'Same old story for the Cincinnati Bengals': Reactions to New England's Week 1 stunner

For Cincinnati Bengals fans, the slow starts are getting old.

Sunday against New England, the Bengals had their third consecutive Week 1 without scoring a first-half touchdown, and they trailed at halftime by at least 10 points for the third consecutive season opener.

The Bengals have been shut out in the first half of their opener in back-to-back seasons.

It was too much of a deficit to overcome for Cincinnati in a 16-10 loss to a New England team that was 4-13 last season.

"And the same old story for the Cincinnati Bengals," CBS play-by-play announcer Ian Eagle said. "Another slow start to the season. They thought this was the year that that storyline would go by the wayside. Not the case."

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