The Bengals may have lost the Battle of Ohio, but the war still rages on. Paul and Jay hold a quick postmortem on Sunday's loss prior to soaking up bedlam in the AFC. The duo shares their top and bottom three takeaways from the first half of the Bengals' season. In Jay's conversation with Zac Taylor, Cincinnati's ringleader commends his team for protecting each other against Cleveland. Mo joins the pod to muse why Joe Burrow has made head-scratching miscues. Lastly, the guys recap last week's Growler Bet and RPBs, and PDJ asks Jay a surprise RPB.

Rundown:
(8:00) AFC pandemonium
(25:00) Top 3, bottom 3 at the midway point
(44:45) Mo joins the pod
(1:06:30) Growler/RPB recap

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