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Boye Mafe Wingman Mentality
Boye Mafe leads Bengals defense with wingman strategy.
In brief
Boye Mafe leads Bengals defense with wingman strategy. Boye Mafe emphasizes team trust and belief to create a wingman defensive mentality for the Bengals. Originally reported by Cincinnati Bengals On SI.
Boye Mafe's debut
Boye Mafe had a huge Bengals debut this past weekend.
Wingman defense
He loves being a wingman to help the whole defense lift off together.
Missed tackles
The defense had a lot of missed tackles as one of the five highest-missed-tackle-rate defenses in the league.
Pro Football Focus grade
Mafe led the defense with a great 86.5 Pro Football Focus grade on 37 snaps.
Fumble recoveries
The defense posted 100% recovery of four forced fumbles and four-plus sacks.
Week 1 stats
Cincinnati is the first team since the 1993 Saints to post -4 sacks -4 fumble recoveries -Defensive TD.
Mafe's quote
They bring guys like us in for a reason to change that narrative and show what it can be here.
“They bring guys like us in for a reason, and one of those reasons is to change that narrative, create our own narrative, and show the guys what it can be here.”
Team trust
Having that belief in each other and trust creates the wingman mentality that will take them far.
Game result
Cincinnati gave up less than 300 yards in the 33-27 win over Tampa Bay.
Offensive impact
The defense helped the offense overcome a rough day from Ja'Marr Chase.
The key point
Boye Mafe emphasizes team trust and belief to create a wingman defensive mentality for the Bengals.
