Arkansas Bengal Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 Chris Roling Sat, Oct 21, 2023, 8:20 AM CDT·5 min read Survival is perhaps the best word to describe the theme of the Cincinnati Bengals‘ season so far. The team survived to 3-3, enduring Joe Burrow’s calf injury and a brutal opening sequence that included Baltimore and Cleveland. Now, the team hopes the theme of the second half coming out of the bye is simple — going on a run. It’s no easy task. Right out of the gates, Burrow and Co. have to face the San Francisco 49ers and then the Buffalo Bills. Houston isn’t a slouch before Baltimore and Pittsburgh and neither are Jacksonville and Indianapolis. Later, they close the season against Pittsburgh, Kansas City and Cleveland. Let’s take a look at updated projections for each game now that we have seen six games from these 2023 Bengals. Week 8: at 49ers Syndication: The Enquirer The 49ers are maybe the best team in the league, yet there’s reason for hope. Brock Purdy and Co. looked human in Week 6 during a loss to the Browns, have injury issues of their own and enter this one off a short week after playing a Monday night game. The Bengals should have a healthy Burrow and will be better rested, road game or not. Prediction: Win Week 9: vs. Bills (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images) With Burrow presumably at 100 percent health, this should look a lot like last year when the Bengals were pacing to blow the Bills out during the regular season before the game got called off, then really blew them out in the playoffs. It’s just a bad matchup for Buffalo. Prediction: Win Week 10: vs. Texans Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports We call this a trap game. Fortunately for the Bengals, the upstart Texans have looked rough against great teams, like a 25-9 loss to Baltimore. Lou Anarumo will need to confuse breakout rookie C.J. Stroud to create an advantage. Prediction: Win Week 11: at Ravens (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) This one boils down pretty simply: Lamar Jackson plays, the Ravens probably win. If he doesn’t, it swings the other way. Jackson’s just playing that good right now, flirting with the MVP race, on top of all the other problems the Ravens usually present for the Bengals. Prediction: Loss Week 12: vs. Stealers Syndication: The Enquirer The Stealers are always a tough out, but Kenny Pickett isn’t scaring anyone, as Pittsburgh looks trapped in a bit of football purgatory for the foreseeable future. Prediction: Win Week 13: at Jaguars Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports Don’t sleep on the 5-2 Jags. Provided Trevor Lawrence’s injury as of this writing doesn’t limit him near the start of December for this matchup, they’ve got all the right pieces to give the Bengals big problems. Prediction: Loss Week 14: vs. Colts Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports If breakout rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson wasn’t lost for the season, this one’s outlook would be much murkier. But the already-.500 Colts as of this writing might be going through the motions by this point. Prediction: Win Week 15: vs. Vikings (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) As of this writing, the flatlining Vikings are 2-4, with the two wins coming over teams with a combined one win. Now, they project to be big sellers at the trade deadline. Prediction: Win Week 16: at Stealers Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports Last year, the Bengals still split with the Stealers because Pittsburgh caught them at the start of the season with Burrow slowed by the appendix — never mind the long-snapper injury mid-game. But now, we’re working under the presumption Burrow is back and the offense is in full swing. Prediction: Win Week 17: at Chiefs (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Know what would be nice for this one? No silly comments from mayors or fake media controversies like “Burrowhead” to dilute what could be the game of the year for the league. As of this writing, though, the Chiefs have lost a single game by just one point. Prediction: Loss Week 18: vs. Browns Syndication: The Enquirer Good luck figuring out what version of the Browns shows up for this. The team won last week without Deshaun Watson and has a stunning defense. But the injuries have been piling up and this one is at Paycor Stadium. We’ll call it a win as the Bengals jockey for playoff standing and to split the season series. Prediction: Win Final thoughts Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports Final record: 11-6 Winning eight of 11 might seem a little confident in the face of such a schedule. But this is largely the same team that won 10 in a row last year before coming a few plays from a second consecutive Super Bowl showing. It really just comes down to Burrow’s health and based on what we’ve seen over the last two games, he’s nearing 100 percent. If key pieces like Tee Higgins and Chidobe Awuzie can too, question marks like the offensive line and a young secondary have already started to sort themselves out. The 11 wins here might just end up being enough to steal the AFC North too, depending on the injury situations for the other teams. And even if not, nobody really wants to see these Bengals regardless of seeding if they establish this type of momentum going into playoff games. https://sports.yahoo.com/predicting-bengals-wins-losses-final-132031617.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claptonrocks Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Arkansas Bengal said: Chris Roling Sat, Oct 21, 2023, 8:20 AM CDT·5 min read Survival is perhaps the best word to describe the theme of the Cincinnati Bengals‘ season so far. The team survived to 3-3, enduring Joe Burrow’s calf injury and a brutal opening sequence that included Baltimore and Cleveland. Now, the team hopes the theme of the second half coming out of the bye is simple — going on a run. It’s no easy task. Right out of the gates, Burrow and Co. have to face the San Francisco 49ers and then the Buffalo Bills. Houston isn’t a slouch before Baltimore and Pittsburgh and neither are Jacksonville and Indianapolis. Later, they close the season against Pittsburgh, Kansas City and Cleveland. Let’s take a look at updated projections for each game now that we have seen six games from these 2023 Bengals. Week 8: at 49ers Syndication: The Enquirer The 49ers are maybe the best team in the league, yet there’s reason for hope. Brock Purdy and Co. looked human in Week 6 during a loss to the Browns, have injury issues of their own and enter this one off a short week after playing a Monday night game. The Bengals should have a healthy Burrow and will be better rested, road game or not. Prediction: Win Week 9: vs. Bills (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images) With Burrow presumably at 100 percent health, this should look a lot like last year when the Bengals were pacing to blow the Bills out during the regular season before the game got called off, then really blew them out in the playoffs. It’s just a bad matchup for Buffalo. Prediction: Win Week 10: vs. Texans Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports We call this a trap game. Fortunately for the Bengals, the upstart Texans have looked rough against great teams, like a 25-9 loss to Baltimore. Lou Anarumo will need to confuse breakout rookie C.J. Stroud to create an advantage. Prediction: Win Week 11: at Ravens (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) This one boils down pretty simply: Lamar Jackson plays, the Ravens probably win. If he doesn’t, it swings the other way. Jackson’s just playing that good right now, flirting with the MVP race, on top of all the other problems the Ravens usually present for the Bengals. Prediction: Loss Week 12: vs. Stealers Syndication: The Enquirer The Stealers are always a tough out, but Kenny Pickett isn’t scaring anyone, as Pittsburgh looks trapped in a bit of football purgatory for the foreseeable future. Prediction: Win Week 13: at Jaguars Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports Don’t sleep on the 5-2 Jags. Provided Trevor Lawrence’s injury as of this writing doesn’t limit him near the start of December for this matchup, they’ve got all the right pieces to give the Bengals big problems. Prediction: Loss Week 14: vs. Colts Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports If breakout rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson wasn’t lost for the season, this one’s outlook would be much murkier. But the already-.500 Colts as of this writing might be going through the motions by this point. Prediction: Win Week 15: vs. Vikings (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) As of this writing, the flatlining Vikings are 2-4, with the two wins coming over teams with a combined one win. Now, they project to be big sellers at the trade deadline. Prediction: Win Week 16: at Stealers Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports Last year, the Bengals still split with the Stealers because Pittsburgh caught them at the start of the season with Burrow slowed by the appendix — never mind the long-snapper injury mid-game. But now, we’re working under the presumption Burrow is back and the offense is in full swing. Prediction: Win Week 17: at Chiefs (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Know what would be nice for this one? No silly comments from mayors or fake media controversies like “Burrowhead” to dilute what could be the game of the year for the league. As of this writing, though, the Chiefs have lost a single game by just one point. Prediction: Loss Week 18: vs. Browns Syndication: The Enquirer Good luck figuring out what version of the Browns shows up for this. The team won last week without Deshaun Watson and has a stunning defense. But the injuries have been piling up and this one is at Paycor Stadium. We’ll call it a win as the Bengals jockey for playoff standing and to split the season series. Prediction: Win Final thoughts Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports Final record: 11-6 Winning eight of 11 might seem a little confident in the face of such a schedule. But this is largely the same team that won 10 in a row last year before coming a few plays from a second consecutive Super Bowl showing. It really just comes down to Burrow’s health and based on what we’ve seen over the last two games, he’s nearing 100 percent. If key pieces like Tee Higgins and Chidobe Awuzie can too, question marks like the offensive line and a young secondary have already started to sort themselves out. The 11 wins here might just end up being enough to steal the AFC North too, depending on the injury situations for the other teams. And even if not, nobody really wants to see these Bengals regardless of seeding if they establish this type of momentum going into playoff games. https://sports.yahoo.com/predicting-bengals-wins-losses-final-132031617.html Very good assesments and predictions. The luck in games could change the record 1 or 2 games but I could envision 11-6 and into the playoffs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvilleBengal Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 Let's just play our teams one week at a time. If our boys do their jobs, things will work out. After all, untimately we just have to make the dance, rhen all hell can break loose. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 My own prediction ... 10 in a row again, for the 2nd year in a row. Lose last one while resting starters. (13-4) @ San Francisco 49ers - W vs. Buffalo Bills - W vs. Houston Texans - W @ Baltimore Ravens - W vs. Pittsburgh Steelers - W @ Jacksonville Jaguars - W vs. Indianapolis Colts - W vs. Minnesota Vikings - W @ Pittsburgh Steelers - W @ Kansas City Chiefs - W vs. Cleveland Browns - L 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 @ San Francisco 49ers - L vs. Buffalo Bills - W vs. Houston Texans - W @ Baltimore Ravens - W vs. Pittsburgh Steelers - L @ Jacksonville Jaguars - W vs. Indianapolis Colts - W vs. Minnesota Vikings - W @ Pittsburgh Steelers - W @ Kansas City Chiefs - L vs. Cleveland Browns - W We end up at 11-6, and win the division again. Sadly I think we lose to the Chiefs again, but if we see them in the AFCC we win that one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|High School Harry| Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 One at a time. The Future starts Sunday. Go Jags beat The Squeels and the refs Go Seahawks beat The Clowns and the refs Go Arizona... well, good luck. Go Us... beat Bosa and Sure Does Have a Purdy Mouth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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