{"id":23479,"date":"2025-05-19T22:31:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T22:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=23479"},"modified":"2025-05-19T22:31:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T22:31:51","slug":"major-outlet-mentions-bengals-as-one-of-top-teams-that-needs-to-get-off-to-fast-start-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=23479","title":{"rendered":"Major Outlet Mentions Bengals as One of Top Teams That Needs to Get Off to Fast Start in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CINCINNATI \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0FOX\u00a0Sports’\u00a0analyst Carmen Vitali thinks the Bengals need to start fast this fall. The team has historically gotten off to terrible starts in the Zac Taylor era, but they\u00a0have a chance to\u00a0turn that around.<\/p>\n

Cincinnati plays Cleveland on the road and Jacksonville at home in the first two weeks.<\/p>\n

“The Bengals\u00a0aren\u2019t\u00a0exactly known for fast starts. In fact,\u00a0they\u2019re\u00a01-4 in Week 1 over the past five years,”\u00a0Vitali noted. “The lone victory came in 2021, the year they went to the Super Bowl. In fact, they started 5-2 that year, which\u00a0is something\u00a0they should be aiming for this season, too.\u00a0Though\u00a0it might be a bit harder. The Bengals can theoretically ease into the season, taking on the Browns in Cleveland and the\u00a0Jaguars\u00a0at home.\u00a0They\u2019ll\u00a0then travel to Minnesota, Denver, and Green Bay with a home game versus Detroit sandwiched in between.<\/p>\n

“A\u00a0three-game homestand against the\u00a0Steelers,\u00a0Jets, and\u00a0Bears\u00a0before their Week 10 bye might be favorable. But coming out of those first nine games with six wins could go a long way for Cincinnati toward setting up a return to the postseason without\u00a0a lot of\u00a0late-season heavy lifting. The Bengals have a three-game stretch from Weeks 13 to 15 where they get the Ravens twice and the\u00a0Bills. You\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0want your playoff hopes riding on those weeks if\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0the Bengals, so your best bet is to get off to a good start, no matter how hard\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0been in recent years.”<\/p>\n

Cincinnati is 7-14-1 in September during the Zac Taylor era.<\/p>\n

They have started 0-2 in three consecutive seasons and went to the Super Bowl in the 2021 season, the last time they notched a Week 1 victory. Every game matters the same, and Cincinnati has to start better to maximize its Super Bowl chances.<\/p>\n