Will Cincinnati win their next 3 games? (1 Viewer)

[Ministry of Pain]

Cinci plays Houston at home this weekend against a 3rd string QB. Andy Dalton has made a lot of progression for a 2nd round rookie that has started all season. The Bengals have some weapons and if they can beat Houston this weekend at home, they then will travel to St Louis and then it's back home to the frigid weather in Cinci to play Arizona. I'm not sure what the weather will be like this week but I have to think Houston will be at a significant disadvantage rolling with a 3rd string QB and also maybe playing in freezing weather.

Why does any of this matter? The last wildcard is probably going to come down to the Jets and the Bengals IMO. The winer of the AFC West will be Denver or Oakland most likely and the Raiders seem to have a tougher schedule down the stretch, see them maybe going 9-7, Denver either 9-7 or 10-6 to win the division. The Titans are 7-5 but again I see them more in the 9-7 range to finish the season.

The Jets have a fairly soft schedule but the Bengals could be 10-5 going into week 17 hosting the Baltimore Ravens. What is your take and how do you see it playing out?

 

[Raiderfan32904]

I don't see it happening. But I am not a believer in the 2011 Bengals. They should win 2 out of 3 and at least the St. Louis game. And they have good chance at making the playoffs given the other contender's tough schedule.

 

[Area51Inhabitant]

They will lose this Sunday.

 

[Buckna]

With likely no Andre this weekend and playing in another team's house Yates will probably struggle this game. It will be on the RB's & the defense to carry the team even more than last week against Atlanta. What's Nate Clements status? If he is out again that will make things easier on the Texans offense.

 

[doowain]

No Andre. No Schaub. Not even Leinart?

An already stout run defense will be even more brutal to run against. I don't see how even Arian Foster can overcome that.

The Bengals weakness is currently at cornerback, but the Texans don't have healthy weapons to exploit that. Expect 8-9 in the box all day long.

We love dome teams coming to Cincy in December. Come on in Houston and Arizona.

The answer to the question. Yes, the next three games will result in wins.

 

[Shutout]

No Andre. No Schaub. Not even Leinart?

An already stout run defense will be even more brutal to run against. I don't see how even Arian Foster can overcome that.

The Bengals weakness is currently at cornerback, but the Texans don't have healthy weapons to exploit that. Expect 8-9 in the box all day long.

We love dome teams coming to Cincy in December. Come on in Houston and Arizona.

The answer to the question. Yes, the next three games will result in wins.

Play-action to Daniels and Dreesen will be the difference. Houston gets 8+ in the box all the time anyways; nothing new here. Houston will win this game.

 

[doowain]

No Andre. No Schaub. Not even Leinart?

An already stout run defense will be even more brutal to run against. I don't see how even Arian Foster can overcome that.

The Bengals weakness is currently at cornerback, but the Texans don't have healthy weapons to exploit that. Expect 8-9 in the box all day long.

We love dome teams coming to Cincy in December. Come on in Houston and Arizona.

The answer to the question. Yes, the next three games will result in wins.

Play-action to Daniels and Dreesen will be the difference. Houston gets 8+ in the box all the time anyways; nothing new here. Houston will win this game.

I assume you are taking HOU+3 then. I am doing the opposite.

 

[Reaper]

The Jets have a fairly soft schedule but the Bengals could be 10-5 going into week 17 hosting the Baltimore Ravens. What is your take and how do you see it playing out?

Jets?

KC

@PHI

NYG

@MIA

For some reason that doesn't look so soft to me as a Jets fan...

Miami is playing great ball, Philly will have a lot of pieces back, the Giants are playing good ball and took the best team in the league to the brink....

Sheesh, the Jets look to me like 9-7 and I'm not counting KC so fast - In fact lose that game and they probably fold the rest.

As a Jets fan, Kansas City is all they and the fans should be concerned about, this team hasn't proven ANY other team in the NFL is soft this season.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

No Andre. No Schaub. Not even Leinart?An already stout run defense will be even more brutal to run against. I don't see how even Arian Foster can overcome that.The Bengals weakness is currently at cornerback, but the Texans don't have healthy weapons to exploit that. Expect 8-9 in the box all day long.We love dome teams coming to Cincy in December. Come on in Houston and Arizona.The answer to the question. Yes, the next three games will result in wins.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

The Jets have a fairly soft schedule but the Bengals could be 10-5 going into week 17 hosting the Baltimore Ravens. What is your take and how do you see it playing out?

Jets?

KC

@PHI

NYG

@MIA

For some reason that doesn't look so soft to me as a Jets fan...

Miami is playing great ball, Philly will have a lot of pieces back, the Giants are playing good ball and took the best team in the league to the brink....

Sheesh, the Jets look to me like 9-7 and I'm not counting KC so fast - In fact lose that game and they probably fold the rest.

As a Jets fan, Kansas City is all they and the fans should be concerned about, this team hasn't proven ANY other team in the NFL is soft this season.

Not 1 team has a winning record...19-29 combinedI see what you mean but still they aren't playing Balt, Pitt, NE, and Hou down the stretch...

 

[cheese]

The injuries to Hall, Clements, Dunlap, etc on defense is a bigger problem than people want to admit. Kelly Jennings was terrible as a nickle back and now he's been starting. The depth behind him is horrible. The DLine hasn't been as impressive now that the rotation isn't as deep.

With that said, the Bengals have shown a great ability to win games against mediocre teams. Green and Dalton are getting better ever week. If I had to guess, I think they will go 2-1 the next 3. That would leave us at 9-6 going into the Baltimore game. That could be a home game to clinch a playoff spot against a Baltimore team that may have their fate already decided. Hopefully, 9-7 is good enough just in case, but it may take 10. It would help if either or both of the NFCEast teams showed up for once against the Jets.

Its possible the H2H win over the Titans could come into play as well. Denver beat us in a previous life so hopefully they don't end up in the tie.

Oh, and FWIW, its really not that cold here yet this year. 40's. I don't think weather will be a factor.

 

[Raiderfan32904]

The answer to the question. Yes, the next three games will result in wins.

Good luck then. I can tell you that homer calls of 3 game win streaks never end well.

 

[AngryPatriot]

You know, I think they do win all 3. Picking the last 2 is not too hard but I think the D can rattle Yates this weekend.

 

[cvnpoka]

they need to be 80% to win every individual game for the odds to favor winning all 3. they wont be 80% in any of those games.

 

[footballnerd]

Barely beat CLE and McCoy, not extremely confident they will beat Yates/Foster/Tate/Hou Def.

 

[Dragon1952]

I believe Atlanta was the 2nd ranked rushing defense when they faced Houston last week and Foster/Tate combined for 152 yds and a TD. Houston also has a very good defense that can keep them in a game despite 3rd string QB's (actually Yates is probably a better option than Leinart anyway) and possibly no Andre Johnson (didn't they go 5-2 w/out AJ?) I think Houston wins this week too.

 

[Fensalk]

Barely beat CLE and McCoy, not extremely confident they will beat Yates/Foster/Tate/Hou Def.

OR you could argue that the Browns are simply playing better. They nearly beat both the Bengals and Steelers these past two weeks.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Before the season started, I thought the Bengals would be the worst team in the league. A rookie QB, rookie WRs, etc.

 

[BoneYardDog]

Texans will win by double digits this weekend...

They will start out passing and will go long early...

Their defense will destroy Dalton...

Foster and Tate are the best RB combination in the NFL...

Owen Daniels is one of the most underrated TE's in the league...

Houston is better than a mediocre team even with AJ out and starting a 3rd string QB...

 

[David Yudkin]

Bengals against teams with losing records: 6-0, +58 points in scoring differential.

Bengals against teams with winning records: 1-5, -42 points in scoring differential.

IMO, HOU still has a tough defense and a solid running game. That one could go either way. I still think the Texans pull it out. Bengals go 2-2 the rest of the way in my book to finish the season 9-7.

I see NYJ 10-6 (loss to NYG), TEN 9-7 (losses to NO and HOU), OAK 9-7 (losses to GB and either DET or SD), and DEN 10-6 (loss to NE). Jets get last playoff spot.

1 seed BAL (13-3)

2 seed NE (13-3)

3 seed HOU (13-3)

4 seed DEN (10-6)

5 seed PIT (12-4, loss @ SF)

6 seed NYJ (10-6)

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Bengals against teams with losing records: 6-0, +58 points in scoring differential.Bengals against teams with winning records: 1-5, -42 points in scoring differential.IMO, HOU still has a tough defense and a solid running game. That one could go either way. I still think the Texans pull it out. Bengals go 2-2 the rest of the way in my book to finish the season 9-7.I see NYJ 10-6 (loss to NYG), TEN 9-7 (losses to NO and HOU), OAK 9-7 (losses to GB and either DET or SD), and DEN 10-6 (loss to NE). Jets get last playoff spot.1 seed BAL (13-3)2 seed NE (13-3)3 seed HOU (13-3)4 seed DEN (10-6)5 seed PIT (12-4, loss @ SF)6 seed NYJ (10-6)

Nice David, question or comment I suppose. Pitt vs Denver and NYJ vs Houston in the wildcard opening round...I see both road teams winning those games, what say you?

 

[Ministry of Pain]

I can see that happening. It's coming down to the wire. I think 2 games is more of a realistic statement. The Bengals have done a great job in the draft the last 2 years and now with two number one draft picks and collecting more. I'm excited for the future.The playoffs is a toss up and really the old saying one game at time goes pretty well here. It's something different for us Bengal fans to be watching this young team fight for a playoff berth.Proud of my team.

Dalton will get better, he has two nice weapons, one a potential superstar in AJ Green, they have a solid TE option for him, ground game needs some improvement and a RB with some jets would really open things up for this team. Put me in the camp of Cinci should be good for the next several years. They will still finish 3rd in their division so I doubt the schedule next year will be brutal outside of Pitt/Bal and eventually they have to learn how to beat both of them at least once a season.

 

[cheese]

I can see that happening. It's coming down to the wire. I think 2 games is more of a realistic statement. The Bengals have done a great job in the draft the last 2 years and now with two number one draft picks and collecting more. I'm excited for the future.

The playoffs is a toss up and really the old saying one game at time goes pretty well here. It's something different for us Bengal fans to be watching this young team fight for a playoff berth.

Proud of my team.

Dalton will get better, he has two nice weapons, one a potential superstar in AJ Green, they have a solid TE option for him, ground game needs some improvement and a RB with some jets would really open things up for this team. Put me in the camp of Cinci should be good for the next several years. They will still finish 3rd in their division so I doubt the schedule next year will be brutal outside of Pitt/Bal and eventually they have to learn how to beat both of them at least once a season.

I get your point here, but Cincy has actually done pretty well against them over the last decade. Lewis has a winning record over Baltimore and has done pretty well in Pittsburgh. We have struggled for sure to beat Pitt at home though.

 

[comfortably numb]

The Jets have a fairly soft schedule but the Bengals could be 10-5 going into week 17 hosting the Baltimore Ravens. What is your take and how do you see it playing out?

Jets?

KC

@PHI

NYG

@MIA

For some reason that doesn't look so soft to me as a Jets fan...

Miami is playing great ball, Philly will have a lot of pieces back, the Giants are playing good ball and took the best team in the league to the brink....

Sheesh, the Jets look to me like 9-7 and I'm not counting KC so fast - In fact lose that game and they probably fold the rest.

As a Jets fan, Kansas City is all they and the fans should be concerned about, this team hasn't proven ANY other team in the NFL is soft this season.

I think I see why people point East Coast bias and NY media around a lot.Only in NY do you lose 4 in a row and hear you are playing good ball.

 

[Dragon1952]

I'm a west coast guy and would just say that the NY Giants have had a pretty tough 4 game stretch having to play a tough divisional game vs a Philly team that showed up on defense and 3 teams that are a combined 31-5 with 2 of those being on the road, all of this without their #1 RB and with Nicks and Manningham dealing with injuries.

 

[Dizzy]

Lose to HOU, should beat StL, ARZ is a toss-up.

 

[Sinrman]

 

[Kirby]

Bengals will be 10-6 and miss the playoffs.

 

[BassNBrew]

they need to be 80% to win every individual game for the odds to favor winning all 3. they wont be 80% in any of those games.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Looking good early

 

[Fensalk]

Looking good early

That's why they play the games.

 

[Fensalk]

Disclosure: I picked Cincy in the pick em pool this week. I like them to win all 3.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

50-22 No vs Yes

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Cue the toilet bowl sound...that was Cinci's season going right down the toilet, just wow.

 

[notdarkyet]

Dear Bengals,

I hate you.

Hate,

Travis

PS - That's why good teams run their offense to the end of the game instead of playing "don't lose" ball. Time for draft talk *&^A?*#EU&U!!!

 

[Shutout]

No Andre. No Schaub. Not even Leinart?

An already stout run defense will be even more brutal to run against. I don't see how even Arian Foster can overcome that.

The Bengals weakness is currently at cornerback, but the Texans don't have healthy weapons to exploit that. Expect 8-9 in the box all day long.

We love dome teams coming to Cincy in December. Come on in Houston and Arizona.

The answer to the question. Yes, the next three games will result in wins.

Play-action to Daniels and Dreesen will be the difference. Houston gets 8+ in the box all the time anyways; nothing new here. Houston will win this game.

I assume you are taking HOU+3 then. I am doing the opposite.

Yup, I took Houston straight up without getting points and watched Daniels and Dreesen do exactly what I said they would. YOUR $$ in my pocket this morning.

 

[doowain]

No Andre. No Schaub. Not even Leinart?

An already stout run defense will be even more brutal to run against. I don't see how even Arian Foster can overcome that.

The Bengals weakness is currently at cornerback, but the Texans don't have healthy weapons to exploit that. Expect 8-9 in the box all day long.

We love dome teams coming to Cincy in December. Come on in Houston and Arizona.

The answer to the question. Yes, the next three games will result in wins.

Play-action to Daniels and Dreesen will be the difference. Houston gets 8+ in the box all the time anyways; nothing new here. Houston will win this game.

I assume you are taking HOU+3 then. I am doing the opposite.

Yup, I took Houston straight up without getting points and watched Daniels and Dreesen do exactly what I said they would. YOUR $$ in my pocket this morning.

Horrible collapse in the 2nd half. Just ridiculous.That being said, I had HOU+9 as part of a 6 team teaser I nailed. So, no, not my money.

Pretty neat that you felt the need to post that though. I'm sure your life is loads of fun.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Did they get in?

 

[SacramentoBob]

Did they get in?

Yes. Finished the year 3-5.

 

[GregR]

Congrats Cinci. If any FBGs are coming into Houston for the game and want to tailgate, let me know.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

So Cinci will be on the road @Hou? This will be a very close low scoring game IMO.

 

[slayer666]

Not a chance in hell, but I could see them (with a little luck) kicking Houston's ### on the road in the wildcard round of the playoffs.

 

[Area51Inhabitant]

Both AFC Wildcard games will set offensive football back 50 years.

 

[SacramentoBob]

Both AFC Wildcard games will set offensive football back 50 years.

The way the NFL is now, that's a good thing.