The Cincinnati Bengals were unable to hold on, losing 47-42 to the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Paycor Stadium, bringing their record to 3-6. The loss piled another weight onto the mountain of historic woes the Bengals face, who have now scored 80 combined points in their last two games, yet failed to win either. They scored 38 points last week against the New York Giants but lost 39-38.

This is the first such instance since the 1966 New York Giants, with an NFL team scoring 38 or more points in consecutive games and losing both, according to ESPN Insights.

The Bengals’ offense performed admirably on Sunday, but their defense left much to be desired . Joe Flacco, starting in place of an injured Joe Burrow, orchestrated a remarkable comeback attempt, engineering two touchdown drives i

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