Bengals Now Outside Looking In for Playoffs, Do They Make It?

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(12-12-2021, 10:21 PM)ochocincos Wrote: With the losses to the Chargers and now 49ers, the Bengals have fallen to 9th in the AFC and 3rd in the division.
https://www.nfl.com/standings/playoff-picture

They have 4 games remaining, all against teams pushing for the playoffs.

Next week's game at the Broncos and then home vs the Ravens are going to be huge.
Bengals likely are not beating the Chiefs.
Browns game is only important based on how the other games go before it.

Do you think they end up making the playoffs?
If so, do you think they do it as division winners or a wildcard?
If no, do you think they get at least a winning record or not?

As the resident eternal optimist, I think they still win the AFC North.  They "control their own destiny" and hold the tie breaker over the Rats right now.  The Browns game week 18 could decide it.  As much as everyone wants ZT fired (I don't), they seem to forget how the Ravens, Bills, Raiders, and steelers have looked recently.


I hated the fumbled punts.  I was cussing out Phillips something fierce.  But they rallied and were in position to win it.  Burrow was amazing.  

I think they have every bit as good a chance to win the AFC North as Cleveland or Baltimore.