Bengals LB Germaine Pratt issues message after team's OT loss

With the Cincinnati Bengals off to a 1-4 start, there’s been a lot of disappointment from players, coaches and fans. Linebacker Germaine Pratt let everyone know what he was thinking after the overtime loss to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 5.

“Look yourself in the mirror and get better,” Pratt posted to Twitter on Sunday after the game.

There’s nothing much more to say about such a poor start to the season for the Bengals, especially for the defense that is second to last in the league in points allowed with 29.0 per game given up, in front of only the Carolina Panthers which have allowed 33.0 per game.

The defense might not be playing well, but Pratt hasn’t been a part of that to this point in the season. The 28-year-old had another solid performance against the Ravens on Sunday with nine total tackles (six solo), the third game in a row he has reached that mark. His season total of 51 stops is just one short of linebacker Logan Wilson’s 52 for the year.

Losing Dax Hill to a season-ending injury might only make getting better tougher from this point, but the Bengals will have the chance to see what they can do against Daniel Jones and the New York Giants this coming week on the road before they have another AFC North game in Cleveland a week later.

But as Pratt said, there’s nothing more to do than just get better moving forward, hopefully.