The Bengals’ second scoring drive, he gave up the two biggest plays on the drive — an 18-yard catch and a 12-yard catch and run where he missed the tackle. Then the first play of the third quarter, he had Joe Burrow dead to rights on the blitz and missed the tackle to give up an 11-yard scramble instead.

The Bengals remain in the playoff race in an AFC with half the conference sporting three or fewer wins, hence the team wanting to keep pushing. And a game against a rebuilding, 2-6 Raiders team with a minus-66 point differential is certainly winnable.

The Bengals score 24.4 points per game, comparable to the 26.3 per contest the Raiders allow. Cincinnati racks up only 6.3 more yards per game (325.3) than Las Vegas allows per matchup (319). The Bengals have turned the ball over four more times (8 total) than the Raiders have forced a turnover (4) this season.