On this episode of Chatterbox Bengals, live from Smoke Justice in Covington, Kentucky, hosts Reid Maus and Casey McCollister break down a brutal Bengals collapse in Buffalo that felt about as “Cincinnati” as it gets.

Reid and Casey walk through how the Bengals controlled most of the game behind a nearly flawless Joe Burrow…until everything flipped in two snaps: a corner blitz that turned into a devastating pick-six, followed immediately by a tipped-ball interception. They dive into how those mistakes—combined with a defense that once again couldn’t get stops, whiffed on tackles, and allowed Josh Allen to rip off a back-breaking 40-yard run on a critical drive—turned a 92% win probability into a crushing loss and effectively put the Bengals’ playoff hopes in hospice.

The guys also zoom out and get blunt about bigger-picture issues: the paper-thin margin for error with this roster, frustration with the defense and young linebackers, questions surrounding Trey Hendrickson’s situation, Zack Taylor and Duke Tobin’s futures, and whether it’s time to shift fully into “evaluation mode” and think about draft position and organizational change. They even kick around what the Bengals should do at backup quarterback behind Burrow next season.

If you’re trying to process another Bengals gut punch, question where this franchise is headed, or just want to commiserate with fellow fans, this is the episode for you.

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