Daisy chaining games together in the NFL is one of the most futile endeavors anyone could undertake. That's one of many reasons why the Cincinnati Bengals should be feeling themselves a bit after Aaron Rodgers' Pittsburgh Steelers got embarrassed in a 30-6 home playoff loss to the Houston Texans on Monday.
What I mean by that is, Bengals fans could look at that postseason result and be discouraged by, say, Week 11's 34-12 loss in the Steel City. I sure was! But Cincinnati's defense improved down the stretch, Joe Burrow is back and balling, and the Bengals have a higher draft position to improve their team — not to mention far more salary cap space to work with in free agency.