While the Cincinnati Bengals lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in heartbreaking fashion on Sunday, film takeaways reveal quite a few reasons to be optimistic about the team's 2024 future. Joe Burrow and the offense took major steps forward, and Lou Anarumo and his secondary looked like the kind of unit that can give opposing passing attacks headaches. Mike Santagata joins Jake Liscow to break down how Joe Burrow is progressing, what the offense did to evolve schematically, and how the Cincinnati Bengals defense limited Patrick Mahomes and the KC passing offense could be a good sign for the future.

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