The Tiger Den

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Welcome to Week 3 of the Tiger Den! Where each week we'll get you caught up on everything involving the MOF Bengals and Coach Jfon.

Week 3 of the MOF season saw the Bengals on the road for the 2nd straight week. This time it was the short trip to Cleveland to play their division rival the Browns. Coach Witness and the Browns have owned the Bengals this madden edition winning their last 5 in a row over them. This one looked to continue to that dominance early on as Cleveland hit a deep post on the opening play from scrimmage to go up 7-0 just 10 seconds into the game. Burrow would struggle early on yet again throwing an INT and really looking to dig the Bengals a hole. But the Bengals hung tough especially on defense and would not allow another TD the rest of the game only allowing 3 FGs from the Browns. Mixon finally got some traction agaist one of the best defenses in the league and got the offense moving. When it mattered most late in the 4th the Bengals put together a masterful drive with Mixon capping it off with a 5 yard td plunge giving  them their first lead of the game. The Browns had 1 more chance with just over a minute left down a point, but Carr was picked off by Lavonte David to seal the win for the Bengals who move to 3-0 on the season.

Game Notes
RB Joe Mixon went down late in the 1st qtr with a lower leg injury that had every Bengal fan and Coach Jfon lose their stomach. Mixon would only miss 2 drives though before getting re-taped and return to the game.

Tiger Claws:

Joe Mixons would finish the game with 130 yards and both Bengal Tds, although a little off his early yards per game average it was still a great effort vs one of the Best defenses in the MOF

Auden Tate the converted TE has really come on the last 2 games. getting 2 receptions in the game bringing his total to 7 on the season. But the key 5 of the 7 receptions are on 3rd down and lead to a first down. Tate is really becoming a key guy for Burrow on 3rd downs.

Mike Evans quietly is starting to come on, adding 4 receptions in the game bringing his total to 10 which now leads the team. . Every week Mike is getting better and more comfortable in the offense and were firguring out how exactly we can use him best here. Coach Jfon was quoted.

Looking Ahead:

Week 4 brings the Bengals home after the 2 game road trip to host another division rival the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Jungle. Coach DD and the Steelers are red hot coming in undefeated at 3-0 as well. The Bengals have dominated the matchups this madden edition winning all 6 games played so far this cycle.