The Cincinnati Bengals won what might be one of the season’s most shocking blowouts with a 42-21 dismissal of the Carolian Panthers on Sunday.
Shocking, because the Bengals were flattened just six days prior in humiliating fashion by the Browns while falling to both 4-4 and 0-3 in the AFC North.
Suddenly, a 5-4 record at the bye isn’t terrible and one could argue the team picked up some serious momentum with the win over the Panthers.
Along the way, some key names put up huge numbers, some serious lessons were learned and the injury bug appeared to strike multiple times again.
Here’s a look at some key takeaways and notes after the win.