The 2024 season was a roller coaster ride for the Cincinnati Bengals . Last year, every game seemed to play out the same way: The offense would score a boatload of points and then everyone would hold on for dear life and hope the defense could hold the lead.

The Bengals first preseason game of 2025 felt a lot like every game they played in 2024: The offense was great, the defense wasn't and the special teams fell somewhere in between.

Let's take a look at the good, the bad and they ugly from the Bengals' 34-27 loss to the Eagles .

The good: The first-team offense rolled

Going into Thursday's game, Joe Burrow had only thrown eight preseason passes in his ENTIRE career, and he beat that number in Philadelphia. Burrow was on the field because Bengals coach Zac Taylor decided to gi

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