In this week’s review, takeaways from the Cincinnati Bengals trip to London. Dropping Sunday to 0-8 through their 24-10 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. As old struggles followed the Bengals to the United Kingdom.

Offense? What offense?

Despite a decent first half, Cincinnati’s offensive production faded off in the second. Unsurprising, given the Bengals general offensive struggles in recent years. The Bengals failed to score a single point in the second half. While turning the ball over on downs in their final two drives. Their lone touchdown came in the second quarter from running back Joe Mixon.

The Cooper Kupp show

Offense aside, Cincinnati’s defense couldn’t stop Cooper Kupp. The Rams receiver had a remarkable day career-wise on Sunday. Leading the game with seven receptions for a career-high 220 receiving yards. One catch was for a touchdown in the second quarter. Breaking a what was a 10-10 tie; the Rams didn’t trail for the rest of the game.

State of the reunions

Andrew Whitworth also had a career milestone against the Bengals. Beating his former team and becoming the 12th NFL player to beat all 32 teams. Whitworth’s battle against the Bengals was one of two noteworthy reunions. The other was between Bengals head coach Zac Taylor and the Rams. Despite Taylor’s presence, Cincinnati still exhibits the same problems they had during his time in LA.

The silver linings from Sunday

A reader challenged this writer to find some silver linings for the Bengals. That may seem like a daunting challenge for a team that’s still winless. However, Sunday’s game did feature a few silver linings for the Bengals. Despite it being basically the eighth verse of the same song. Cincinnati’s defense shutout the Rams in the fourth quarter. The Bengals offense led the game rushing-wise with 104 yards. While quarterback Andy Dalton didn’t throw any interceptions.

What’s next?

Cincinnati will have plenty of time to recover from transatlantic jet lag. With a bye in Week 9, the Bengals are now midway through their regular season. The Bengals will start the second half of their schedule against the Baltimore Ravens. In a home divisional clash on November 10th at 1 PM Eastern on CBS. Meanwhile, this could be a quiet week for the Bengals front office. With the NFL’s trade deadline approaching this Tuesday at 4 PM Eastern. Cincinnati appears publicly unwilling as this week begins to make any trades.