Bengals offense continues a futile
Cincinnati Bengals12/04/2007 12:17 PM The Dayton Daily News reports the Bengals' 24-10 loss at Pittsburgh on Sunday night boils down to one aspect that has haunted the team all season â inconsistency. A brilliant 12-play, 75-yard opening touchdown drive was followed by 53 minutes and 22 seconds of futility and frustration. The Bengals' average drive start on 11 possessions was their 44-yard line. The results? One TD, one field goal, a missed field goal, five punts â four from near midfield â and they gave up the ball three times on downs at the Steelers' 34-, 3- and 44-yard lines. "We weren't as consistent in areas as we need to be," head coach Marvin Lewis said Monday. "We didn't take advantage, offensively, of the field position at all. We didn't score touchdowns. We missed on throws. We missed on catches. That was the disappointing thing. You need to come out of there with points." Read more