Bengals Optimism Despite 4th Straight Loss? Steelers Win Again, Chiefs Beat Lions, Indiana Upsets Oregon, Ohio State Rolls

On today's edition of The Stone Shields Show, we discuss the Bengals' 4th straight loss, but why things could be heading in the right direction leading up to Thursday Night Football against the Steelers. Also, Stone goes around the NFL and around College Football discussing the biggest games of the weekend, including the Chiefs beating the Lions, Indiana upsetting Oregon and Alabama winning their third straight game against top 16 teams.

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In a chilly Lambeau Field showdown that felt like a playoff prelude, the Cincinnati Bengals' desperate bid for redemption ended in frustration, falling 27-18 to a resilient Green Bay Packers squad on October 12, 2025. Joe Flacco's Bengals debut—his sixth NFL team after a midweek trade from Cleveland—sparked a valiant second-half rally, but it couldn't overcome a dismal first-half blackout, marking Cincinnati's fourth straight loss and dropping them to 2-4.

The Bengals' offense slumbered through the opening act, mustering just 21 net yards and one first down across four puny drives. Flacco, the 40-year-old veteran fresh off a Browns upset over these same Packers three weeks prior, looked rusty: short completions to Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins yielded nothing. Green Bay's defense, led by a suffocating front that limited Cincinnati to zero points, feasted. Jordan Love methodically carved up the Bengals secondary, connecting with Tucker Kraft for a 24-yard score and setting up Josh Jacobs' first touchdown burst. Jacobs, battling illness, shrugged it off for a 14-yard plunge, capping a 10-0 halftime bulge. Kicker Evan McPherson's 67-yard hail mary sailed short, sealing the half's futility.

Awakening post-intermission, Flacco channeled his Super Bowl grit, going 29-of-45 for 219 yards and two touchdowns. A gritty 11-play drive chewed clock before Chase's 12-yard grab narrowed the lead. Ultimately Al Golden's defense couldn't get a crucial stop in the second half which ended up losing the game for Cincinnati.

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