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Cincinnati Bengals – Buffalo Bills The Cincinnati Bengals are off to a 1-3 start, and this week things don’t get any easier as they welcome the surging 3-1 Buffalo Bills who are coming off an impressive road victory in Atlanta. You look at the statistics for this game and you think, why in the world is the Bengals favored over the Bills this week. There's plenty of reasons why, but what is most important is the Bengals are at home and they are in a must win situation.
Cincinnati is a team with playoff hopes year in and year out. To start the season 1-3 with a couple of embarrassing losses, is nothing short of a disappointment. The Bengals offense has found new light after not scoring a single touchdown in their first two games against Baltimore and Houston. They fired their offensive coordinator and brought in new offensive coordinator Bill Lazor. They’re getting the ball out quick and its making Andy Dalton look like an all-pro quarterback. In the last two games Dalton has completed 46 of his 57 pass attempts, to the tune of 498 yards, 6 TD’s and only one interception. Andy Dalton will be solid, but the play of his defense against this putrid Buffalo offense is what will win the Bengals the game.
The Bengals defense has been stingy to say the least. They simply don’t give up a lot of yards, ranking 3rd in the league in total yards allowed per game, giving up under 275 yards per game. They’re 3rd in the league in points allowed per game, giving up only 16 points per game. Those stats aren't very telling but when you dig a little deeper, you realize why the defense wins the game today. They have a solid front 7 and one of the most underrated secondaries in the league. Everyone knows the Bills offense is one of the worst in the league and they win games with the play of their defense, but today they’ll need some offense to win. This Bengals defense that ranks top 10 in 3rd down stop rate will not have it! Through the last 3 games, the Bills are dead last in offensive yards per play. We all know the Bengals defense year in and year out thrives on pressuring the QB (top 10 in sacks per game), they will look to put Tyrod Taylor in tough 3rd and long situations. With #1 WR Jordan Matthews injured it will be even harder for this 31st ranked pass offense to get crucial first downs on 3rd and long against this 3rd ranked Bengals pass defense. Bengals get out to an early lead and the Bills offense struggles against this tough Bengals defense on the road. Bengals -3 (-120)
Cincinnati is a team with playoff hopes year in and year out. To start the season 1-3 with a couple of embarrassing losses, is nothing short of a disappointment. The Bengals offense has found new light after not scoring a single touchdown in their first two games against Baltimore and Houston. They fired their offensive coordinator and brought in new offensive coordinator Bill Lazor. They’re getting the ball out quick and its making Andy Dalton look like an all-pro quarterback. In the last two games Dalton has completed 46 of his 57 pass attempts, to the tune of 498 yards, 6 TD’s and only one interception. Andy Dalton will be solid, but the play of his defense against this putrid Buffalo offense is what will win the Bengals the game.
The Bengals defense has been stingy to say the least. They simply don’t give up a lot of yards, ranking 3rd in the league in total yards allowed per game, giving up under 275 yards per game. They’re 3rd in the league in points allowed per game, giving up only 16 points per game. Those stats aren't very telling but when you dig a little deeper, you realize why the defense wins the game today. They have a solid front 7 and one of the most underrated secondaries in the league. Everyone knows the Bills offense is one of the worst in the league and they win games with the play of their defense, but today they’ll need some offense to win. This Bengals defense that ranks top 10 in 3rd down stop rate will not have it! Through the last 3 games, the Bills are dead last in offensive yards per play. We all know the Bengals defense year in and year out thrives on pressuring the QB (top 10 in sacks per game), they will look to put Tyrod Taylor in tough 3rd and long situations. With #1 WR Jordan Matthews injured it will be even harder for this 31st ranked pass offense to get crucial first downs on 3rd and long against this 3rd ranked Bengals pass defense. Bengals get out to an early lead and the Bills offense struggles against this tough Bengals defense on the road. Bengals -3 (-120)