The Cincinnati Bengals 2022 season began out gradual, very similar to the 2023 season has, after which took off. They gained their final 10 video games, together with two playoff video games, and completed the common season 12-4 (the Payments sport was canceled). The ten-game win streak blurs a variety of the motion collectively, and solely huge moments stick out.

There was one second within the sport in opposition to the Tennessee Titans. Really, it wasn’t in the course of the sport, it was proper after, because the gamers had been leaving the sphere. Ted Karras, the charismatic Bengals heart, had just a few alternative phrases for the opposition.

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The Bengals are heading again to Nashville this weekend to face off in opposition to the Titans, who’re additionally 1-2 and seeking to get their season again on observe. Clearly, the Titans and their followers had been none too completely happy to listen to Karras’ remarks, and the veteran heart is able to hear about it this weekend. He doesn’t have any regrets, although.

“No regrets. It’s what it’s,” Karras stated, in accordance with Jay Morrison. “Justice was served. He acquired fined [Titans’ Jeffery Simmons for punching Karras in the closing seconds of the game]. We’re gonna be again. It’s going to be a grit-fest once more.”

When it got here to getting heckled by Titans followers, he stated, “I’m certain they’ll have one thing for me. It wasn’t notably on the Tennessee followers, however that is what it was. I’m glad they didn’t get the stuff I used to be yelling on the Titans earlier than that.”

The Titans are heading into Week 4 banged up on offense, however they boast the most effective pass-rushing defenses within the NFL, tied for fourth-most sacks thus far this season. Karras and the remainder of the offensive line have held up fairly effectively thus far this season, minus some performs in opposition to future Corridor of Fame gamers like Myles Garrett and Aaron Donald.

The 5 linemen will should be on prime of their video games to maintain a really non-mobile Joe Burrow protected within the backfield.

Hopefully, Karras walks off the sphere with simply as a lot bravado and gusto as he walks off the sphere after one other Bengals win on Sunday.