October 28, 2025Oct 28 comment_1810291 Chicago Bears at Cincinnati Bengals: CBS, Nov. 2, 1 p.m.© Dylan Buell, Getty ImagesAnnouncers: Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, Aditi Kinkhabwala Report
October 28, 2025Oct 28 Author comment_1810292 Chicago (4-3) at Cincinnati (3-5)Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS, Paramount+)I'm not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing, but for the second straight week, the Bears will be facing one of the worst defenses in the NFL. Usually, I would say this is a good thing, but based on what happened to them in Week 8 against the Ravens, this might be a bad thing. Going into Week 8, the Ravens were giving up more points per game (32.3) than ANY other team in the NFL and the Bears couldn't score on them. Part of the reason the Bears couldn't score is because Caleb Williams didn't play great, which has now been an issue for about a month. Over his past four games, Williams has more interceptions (3) than touchdown passes (2) and he's averaging just 230.3 passing yards per game in that span. After watching Williams throw for 298 yards and four touchdowns in a Week 3 win over the Cowboys, I was convinced that he had already mastered Ben Johnson's offense and that the Bears were going to be unbeatable this year. But instead, I'm now worried that he might have peaked in Week 3. I know that it's like to peak early. I peaked in fourth grade. It's been downhill ever since. Williams will have a chance to turn things around this week: He gets to face a Bengals defense that has given up the most points per game, the most rushing yards per game and the third-most passing yards per game this year. If the Bears can't move the ball on this defense, they might want to blow their offense up and start over from scratch. The Bengals have given up at least 27 points in four straight games, which makes me feel like this game is going to turn into a shootout. In Week 8, the Bears got to face a team that had a bad defense and an offense led by a QB who spent most of August on the Browns' roster (Tyler Huntley). In Week 9, the Bears once again get to face a team that has a bad defense while being led on offense by a QB who spent August on the Browns' roster (Joe Flacco). Things didn't work out so well for the Bears last week and I'm not feeling any better about them this week. The Bears secondary is banged up and I think Flacco is going to be able to take advantage of that. PICK: Bengals 34-31 over Bears | Bengals +2.5 | Odds via BetMGMhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/nfl-week-9-picks-and-score-predictions-colts-destroy-Stealers-chiefs-beat-bills-in-afc-thriller/ar-AA1PlaUV?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=6900e472de364f61925233cd850a390f&ei=59 Report
October 28, 2025Oct 28 Author comment_1810293 Chicago Bears (4-3) @ Cincinnati Bengals (3-5)Sunday, November 2, 1:00 PM ETI don’t know that you can be gifted a better chance at getting right than what we’ve seen from the Bengals the past two weeks.They won a shootout against the Stealers in what was shockingly one of the most entertaining games of the season so far, and they followed it up with another nail-biter against the winless New York Jets. Unfortunately for the Bengals, they couldn’t find a way to close that one out, even though they were firmly in control in the second half.Joe Flacco has been solid for them since coming over in the trade from the Browns, but losing against the Jets was a back-breaker for this Bengals team. They now have to bounce back against a Chicago Bears defense that has been tough this year, but can the Bears outscore the Bengals?We’ve seen the Bears’ offense play pretty well at times this season, but for the past couple of weeks, it’s been tough sledding for Caleb Williams. He hasn’t thrown a touchdown pass in a couple of weeks, and on top of it, he’s got a pair of interceptions and a pair of fumbles.Vegas is expecting this to be a relatively high-scoring game with an initial over/under of 51.5 points, and the Bears are 2.5-point favorites on the road. If Joe Flacco takes care of the ball, I don’t know that Chicago has the offensive firepower to keep up. If Flacco is reckless with the ball, the Bears might be able to squeak out an ugly one.Prediction: Bengals win 27-24https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/2025-nfl-picks-score-predictions-for-every-week-9-game/ar-AA1PkL5A?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=6900e472de364f61925233cd850a390f&ei=12 Report
October 28, 2025Oct 28 Author comment_1810305 Bengals say Joe Flacco is day-to-day with a shoulder injuryBy Josh AlperPublished October 27, 2025 03:19 PMBengals quarterback Joe Flacco did not miss any snaps after briefly going into the locker room in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Jets, but it looks like he will be on the team’s injury report this week.Head coach Zac Taylor said at a Monday press conference that Flacco is day-to-day with a shoulder injury. Flacco left the field after being sacked by Jets edge rusher Will McDonald, but returned for the final offensive possession of the game and said he was feeling well after the game.“I had something happen, wasn’t feeling 100 percent,” Flacco said, via a transcript from the team. “Just trying to make sure something was right. . . . Landed a little awkward. I feel good right now.”Jake Browning started three games before the Bengals traded for Flacco and was warming up before Flacco returned to the field on Sunday. He would be in line to start against the Bears if Flacco isn’t good to go in Week 9.https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/cincinnati-bengals Report
October 29, 2025Oct 29 comment_1810318 4 hours ago, Arkansas Bengal said:Bengals say Joe Flacco is day-to-day with a shoulder injuryBy Josh AlperPublished October 27, 2025 03:19 PMBengals quarterback Joe Flacco did not miss any snaps after briefly going into the locker room in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Jets, but it looks like he will be on the team’s injury report this week.Head coach Zac Taylor said at a Monday press conference that Flacco is day-to-day with a shoulder injury. Flacco left the field after being sacked by Jets edge rusher Will McDonald, but returned for the final offensive possession of the game and said he was feeling well after the game.“I had something happen, wasn’t feeling 100 percent,” Flacco said, via a transcript from the team. “Just trying to make sure something was right. . . . Landed a little awkward. I feel good right now.”Jake Browning started three games before the Bengals traded for Flacco and was warming up before Flacco returned to the field on Sunday. He would be in line to start against the Bears if Flacco isn’t good to go in Week 9.https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/cincinnati-bengalsi knew we were cooked when he was limp wristing his warm up throws coming back from the locker room.not enough time for the pain killer to kick in.. Report
October 29, 2025Oct 29 comment_1810321 If they lose, Zac and Company need to hit the Bricks but MFB and Katie will save them and say, Burrow was injured, Hendrickson injured, blah blah blah. Report
October 29, 2025Oct 29 comment_1810324 They lose this one at home, it'll be a full on mutiny, fans & players alike. Report
October 29, 2025Oct 29 comment_1810328 22 minutes ago, saphead said:They lose this one at home, it'll be a full on mutiny, fans & players alike.They'll win this one and a few more.Enough to get into the lower half of the draft tiersso they can draft another Mild Murphy, Cam Taylor-Swiftor Shemale Stewart. Report
October 29, 2025Oct 29 comment_1810334 CBS EARLY🔵 Alaska🔵 Hawaii Indianapolis @ PittsburghIan Eagle, J.J. Watt San Francisco @ NY GiantsKevin Harlan, Trent Green Atlanta @ New EnglandAndrew Catalon, Charles Davis, Jason McCourty Chicago @ CincinnatiSpero Dedes, Adam Archuleta LA Chargers @ TennesseeTom McCarthy, Ross Tucker Report
October 29, 2025Oct 29 comment_1810335 23 minutes ago, Griever said:Stay loose, Jake.Keep the cart warmed up for Trey. Report
October 29, 2025Oct 29 comment_1810348 Maybe Browning has learned a thing or two over these past couple of weeks. Maybe he plays better. Report
October 29, 2025Oct 29 comment_1810354 1 hour ago, Catfish Bob said:Maybe Browning has learned a thing or two over these past couple of weeks. Maybe he plays better.Maybe he grew eight inches taller and overcame his tunnel vision. Report
October 29, 2025Oct 29 comment_1810355 Remember when Jake dove over the line for the game winning TD in Week 2 against the Jaguars? Remember how jazzed we were then?Pepperige Farms remembers.Man - that seems like a full season ago rather than just 6 weeks. Report
October 30, 2025Oct 30 comment_1810370 6 hours ago, High School Harry said:Maybe he grew eight inches taller and overcame his tunnel vision.lol Report
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