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    Three important points after Cincinnati Bengals’ 16-10 loss to New England Patriots

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    CINCINNATI — The Bengals lost 16-10 to the Patriots on Sunday. Here are three postgame takeaways after their third straight loss in Week 1:

    Slow start

    Maybe this team is destined to start every season with a loss. The Patriots are not a good football team. We’re going to look back on that game in a month and wonder how Cincinnati lost to New England.

    The Bengals play the Chiefs, Commanders and Panthers over the next three weeks, and they need to go 2-1 in that span.

    The good news is that everyone in the AFC North lost except the Steelers. The bad news is that the Bengals could have pulled ahead of the Ravens and Browns.

    Related: Winners and Losers from the Cincinnati Bengals’ Loss to the New England Patriots

    No offense

    The Bengals offense was…terrible. It was one of the worst performances we’ve ever seen from a group led by Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase.

    Tee Higgins wasn’t there. Chase decided to play Sunday—at least when Burrow said he found out the star was playing wide receiver.

    Burrow didn’t push the ball down the field. He averaged 5.7 yards per attempt. He attempted just three passes (1-for-3) of 20+ yards.

    The Bengals need to be able to move the ball down the field.

    Run Defense Battle

    The Bengals’ rushing offense was effective, but the Patriots’ run game stole the show. Cincinnati’s defense struggled to handle Rhamondre Stevenson and Jacoby Brissett.

    Stevenson ran for 120 yards and Brissett collected another 32 rushing yards, including a 16-yard scramble.

    Tackling was a big problem for Lou Anarumo’s crew. They forced field goals, but New England ran the ball effectively. The Patriots ran 65 plays on offense. The Bengals ran only 51 plays.

    Cincinnati still has a lot of cleaning up to do before Sunday’s game against the Chiefs.

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