The poor Bengals, man. They’re the laughing stock of the NFL right now. They were the worst team in the league last year and it feels like absolutely nobody wants to play for them — not even potential number one pick Joe Burrow.
And, to throw a cherry on top, they’re being used as an analogy by doctors in Pittsburgh to convince people to keep social distancing.
Dr. John Williams of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center said that social distancing is working to help contain coronavirus for the time being, but that people have to keep it up if they want to make any kind of dent.
He used the Bengals to convince people to do that, according to CBS Pittsburgh.
“You know, when the Steelers are playing the Bengals in the divisional playoff and we have the Bengals down 21-7, that is not the time to let up. That is the time to keep blitzing every play. So, I think that’s where we are now. It’s just hard to know it will be time to start lessening restrictions.”
Ouch. That hurts. But, you know, he’s not wrong? We’ve got to keep the pressure on so we can finally go back outside again at some point. If this analogy convinces people of that? Cool.
It’s all for the greater good, right? Right. That’s all you need to tell yourselves, Bengals fans.
And hey! At least he had your team in the playoffs. That’s definitely a plus.
