oldschooler Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 Let the strength of schedule formula tell it, the Cincinnati Bengals have it easy in 2018. After another down season and undergoing a coaching overhaul underneath the newly re-signed Marvin Lewis, the Bengals could use a break. They get it in 2018, at least according to the strength of schedule metrics that have them sitting on the third-easiest schedule, ranked tied for 29th. The Bengals play opponents with a combined record of 121-135 and a winning percentage of .473. These numbers can be deceptive, of course. The AFC North is as tough as always, yet the Cleveland Browns skew the numbers. The Oakland Raiders and Denver Broncos had down years but could be tough opponents. Road games against the Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers and Atlanta Falcons won’t come easy, either. Here’s a look at the full list of opponents. Home Denver Broncos Oakland Raiders New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers Miami Dolphins Baltimore Ravens Pittsburgh Stealers Cleveland Browns Away Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers Indianapolis Colts Baltimore Ravens Pittsburgh Stealers Cleveland Browns https://bengalswire.usatoday.com/2018/02/13/nfl-strength-of-schedule-2018-bengals/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRAPradio Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 Only reason it's this "easy" is because we play the Browns twice. I think they've got the 5th hardest schedule or something like that b/c they can't play themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgdrdoom Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 Yeah there are always a couple of teams that come out of nowhere and others that aren't as good as advertised. Plus there's free agency + the draft to come. I like the looks of our home schedule for now at least, not so fond of the away games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|High School Harry| Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 Every other team on the list is saying the same thing because they are playing the Marvengals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A Rock Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 Hard to know the carry over of who's gonna be easy to beat next year, but our Marvin Lewis Groundhog Day will probably continue. Stomp the shit out of bad teams, maybe the Dolphins or Colts. Split the difference, win some, lose some, with good teams. Then definitely lose the big ones, i.e. The Stealers or any game with true playoff implications. I hope I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saphead Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 I see a nice 7-9, 8-8 season for us. Reeeeeeal mediocre... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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