Week 16 · 2025–26 season
Bengals
W 45-21 at Dolphins · Dec 21, 2025
Misery Index · Miserable
Bengals fans noting the 45-burger arrived against a backup QB roughly eleven months too late to matter.
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the game window. Up is worse.
What happened
J.Burrow carved up Miami once D.Achane's 48-yard opening jog stopped mattering, hitting J.Chase, D.Sample, and S.Perine on the drives that flipped the game, and the third quarter was, by all accounts, delightful. The 45-point outburst in Week 16 only sharpens the obvious question fans have been screaming for months: where was this offense in September, October, and November, when it could have meant something?
What fans said
“literally where the fuck was this the whole year”
u/sportsnstuff▲ 237frustration
“If only we played the Dolphins (with a backup qb, no less) every week”
u/Storage_Ottoman▲ 136frustration
“Duke, Zac and Al’s jobs are safe, let’s all rejoice! /s”
u/Pale_WoIf▲ 111sarcasm
“Final Score: CIN 45, MIA 21”
u/nfl_gdt_bot▲ 91joy
“It just feels nice to win one. That third quarter was delightful.”
u/Pepi119▲ 67joy
“He’s going out put Rodger’s in a home first.”
u/DuckODeath▲ 46rage
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