![]() I remember falling in love with it: ( Prometheus, 2012). I remember my skepticism: ( Avatar, 2009). Remember 3D movies and 3D TV’s? For a hot minute in the twenty-teens, it seemed like the technology was the new standard at home and at the movie theater. Check out last year’s Summer of Stars countdown or the year before when we did blockbusters! Find the rest of the Flop and Fizzle series here ! The entire unit, from coaching to execution in the trenches and beyond, needs to be able to match the defense quickly or they could fall into an 0-2 hole with Baltimore up next.For our annual summer countdown, we are looking at our favorite 25 movies that were not huge hits during their initial release, but mean a lot to us. That’s not to make excuses - the Bengals starting slow, especially on offense for a game they had all offseason to prep for, happens too often. This one stems from rust, lack of reps together, that injury to Burrow and weather. S Nick Scott and Dax Hill - A productive day for the new safety duo, with Scott dominating the tackle charts and having a few key breakups and Hill getting that interception.ĭeja vu: Another slow start for the Bengals. LB Germaine Pratt - A huge showing from Pratt, being around a sack and a fumble early. There were many bad stats in this one, but the inability for Burrow and Higgins to link up derailed a handful of drives and key moments and was the best example of how out of sync everyone was. Still, it had a huge presence throughout.Ġ-8: Catches and targets for Tee Higgins. Rookie punter Brad Robbins had a rough day, though benefit of the doubt applies due to weather. This one snowballed out of control as the rain started to come back down, with Burrow looking sluggish and the defense losing contain on big runs. Dax Hill, finally starting in place of Jessie Bates, registered his first career interception. But he later missed another from 51 that would have made it 10-6. ![]() Bengals finally got on the board in the second half via a McPherson field goal, assisted down the field by a defensive penalty. Neither did misty, rainy conditions, producing a career-low 6 of 14 for 36 yards. Rust, partially due to the injury that cost Burrow most of training camp, didn’t help. A not great start for the Bengals offense in the first half. Germaine Pratt, a surprise return, doing not-so-surprising things by getting in on a sack and a forced fumble in Q1. Huge opening quarter for Germaine Pratt: was the third-and-one target on a pass slightly high that probably registers as a drop. ![]() Before a punt on the second offensive series, new tight end Irv Smith Jr. First drive of the game ended on a Joe Burrow sack as he tried to escape a collapsing pocket. Rookie wideout Andrei Iosivas was a punt gunner, confirming his status as a key contributor. First drive of the game, Trayveon Williams was the third-down back, as expected. Here’s a look at some quick thoughts and notes coming out of the game. The Cincinnati Bengals started rusty in rainy weather during the season opener against the Cleveland Browns and never recovered, suffering a 24-3 loss.īack from a training camp calf injury and with a freshly-extended contract, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow posted a career-worst first-half line in a low-scoring, AFC North affair.
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