Week 14 · 2025–26 season
Bengals
L 34-39 at Bills · Dec 7, 2025
Misery Index · Despair
Bengals fans done debating whether it's Tobin, Taylor, Golden, or the defense — the answer is all of them.
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the game window. Up is worse.
What happened
Driver's seat in the fourth, and then C.Benford takes a J.Burrow throw intended for J.Chase 63 yards the other way for a pick-six — followed sixteen seconds of game time later by another J.Chase interception, this one by A.Epenesa. The defense couldn't get off the field on third-and-long, J.Allen scrambled 40 yards for a score untouched, and the linebacker discourse is back with a vengeance. A winnable game, lit on fire in roughly five minutes.
What fans said
“Barrett Carter and Demetrius Knight are the worst pair of starting linebackers in NFL history.”
u/Affectionate_Yak6739▲ 290rage
“I cringed every time his head bounced off the turf, and you know it probably feels like concrete in that cold.”
u/OneBasilisk▲ 136despair
“That one really sucked. We were in the drivers seat and then boom it’s toaster bath time. That 3rd and 15 was fucking shit. I hate Josh Allen. I hate the Bills. I hate football.”
u/fluffHead_0919▲ 27rage
“Defence has to get the fucking stop on 3rd and 15 man. Give Burrow a chance to go win the game”
u/gugly▲ 129frustration
“FIRE DUKE FIRE DUKE FIRE DUKE FIRE DUKE FIRE DUKE FIRE DUKE FIRE DUKE FIRE DUKE”
u/Narrow_Vegetable5747▲ 16rage
“Bengals win out and win the Superbowl in a shootout and last minute game winning drive to Jamarr in the end zone.”
u/BlackSunlight7▲ 23joy
14 more
“Doesn't matter what number the pick is when Tobin is making it”
u/divisionblues▲ 89frustration
“21 points given up in Q4? Not a serious defense.”
u/AbyssWankerArtorias▲ 46frustration
“Hey nfl no matter how much you try burrow dog walks the golden child. The whole buffalo mafia shit is so over rated. No one gives a fuck”
u/ask0009▲ 18rage
“This is the worst defense in NFL history and the fact that Duke Tobin, Zac Taylor, and Al Golden - who have each made significant impact to this roster - are still employed is the reason this team will miss the playoffs for a 3rd straight year”
u/BTsBaboonFarm▲ 18rage
“Gonna be a lot of talk about Burrow shitting himself. But the defense had 2 opportunities to keep the Bengals in the game and didn't.”
u/PeteRosesBookie14▲ 183frustration
“How depressing that a team with Burrow, Chase, and Higgins will miss the playoffs 3 years in a row, and this year is potentially the most embossing.”
u/LeagueOfDolson▲ 25despair
“It's the way that we lose that hurts the most. It's always some crazy weird crap that never goes our way. So. Much. Pain.”
u/UnaverageAverageJoe▲ 16despair
“FUCK Buffalo, jealous ass haters”
u/Ok-Situation-5865▲ 15rage
“There is NO fucking excuse to not have someone containing Allen. NONE.”
u/Imlivingmylif3▲ 15rage
“Zac Taylor is a fucking idiot. Throw the challenge flag”
u/lokojo55▲ 14rage
“Fuck I hate being a Bengals fan.”
u/Anakin_Skywanker▲ 14despair
“Fire Al Golden TONIGHT”
u/BTsBaboonFarm▲ 14rage
“If Taylor doesnt get fired, Burrow should ask for a trade and I wouldnt blame him”
u/Champfinder23▲ 20betrayal
“Tee Higgins damn near died for this.”
u/duhduhduhDAVID-▲ 429gallows_humor