Vontaze Burfict’s Return Won’t Fix All That Ails Reeling Bengals

September 29, 2016   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

When the Cincinnati Bengals face the Miami Dolphins Thursday night, they will do so with one of their best defensive players back on the field when Vontaze Burfict makes his 2016 debut after serving a three-game suspension to open the season.
Burfict's return is good news for the Bengals. It's also just about the only good news they have received of late, and it isn't going to magically fix all the problems for a football team that's one last-minute field goal from beginning the season 0-3.
It wasn't supposed to be like this. The Bengals have advanced to the playoffs each of the last five seasons. Last year, the team swept September and October, winning its first eight games. Over the last three seasons, the Bengals have been all about hot starts, going 8-2 in September.
This year, however, has been anything but. Through three games (a win over the New York Jets and losses in Pittsburgh and at home to Denver), the Bengals rank 20th in scoring defense, allowing 25 points ...

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