Sorry I left so quickly yesterday, I forgot it was game time!
I was fortunate to have had the Ravens game setup to automatically record, I did not miss a thing. I was disappointed to see they started our rookie 1st round draft pick, Lamar Jackson, but he impressed me, with his legs. I was hoping with Joe Flacco injured we would get to see Robert Griffen (RGIII). Jackson was 13 of 19 for 150 yards passing, 1 INT, nothing special. He ran the ball 27 times for 117 yards, not bad!
Griffen has above average mobility, has better than average arm strength and good accuracy. Best of all he is extremely intelligent! Jackson is extremely mobile with wide receiver speed, but unconventional in his throwing motion and not the "brightest crayon in the box". I give the offensive coordinator, Marty Mornhinweg all the credit for a great game plan and play calling. When the Bengals focused on Jackson they gave the ball to another rookie, undrafted free agent RB Gus Edwards. Gus ran for 115yards on only 17 carries, 6.8 yards per carry and 1 TD.
Lucky for the Ravens AJ Green could not play, along with several other injuries to their receiver corp. It became a game of field position. We had no passing game to speak of, but the Bengals could not control our running game. Reminded me of the 1972 Bears with their running QB Bobby Douglas. it was fun to watch!
Like the 72 Bears (4-9-1) you won't win many games playing like this, but one week at a time until RGIII takes over or Flacco returns.