Seven 2023 Power Rankings!

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On the Bengals website, they have a list of where journalists and websites have the team ranked going into the 2023 Season!

Quote:Fox Sports Ranking: 3rd

David Helman of Fox Sports has the Bengals slated at 3rd going into the 2023 NFL Season.
According to Helman, "Cincinnati has most of its core players returning and an abundance of cap space. This group should be right back in the thick of things."

Cap space might slim down after signing our draft picks and extensions for Burrow, Higgins, and a few others, but let's hope we save some money to improve the line.

Quote:ESPN Ranking: 4th

NFL Nation reporters have the Bengals ranked 4th for the start of the 2023 NFL Season.
Ben Baby of ESPN says, "Once Cincinnati locks in Burrow for the foreseeable future, the Bengals will get a better sense of what their salary-cap situation will look like for the next few years."

Not much to say there. I'd sell-out to improve the line in free agency, even if it doesn't leave us much cap room after.

Quote:The Athletic Ranking: 2nd

Bo Wulf of The Athletic has the Bengals ranked 2nd for the start of the 2023 NFL Season.
Wulf is quoted saying, "They have the kind of quarterback who, as he said himself, keeps their Super Bowl window open as long as he's around."

Ranked 2nd! Everyone believes in Joey B!

Quote:NFL.com Ranking: 3rd

Dan Hanzus of NFL.com has the Bengals coming in at 3rd to start the 2023 NFL Season
Hanzus says, "Cincinnati's offseason is about finding out how to better position the team to finish the job."

AKA Improve the line!

EVERYONE is taking notice that we have enough to finish the job as long as we have Burrow, so we need to protect him!

Quote:Yahoo Sports Ranking: 3rd

Frank Schwab of Yahoo Sports ranked the Bengals 3rd for the 2022 NFL Season.

Schwab writes "The Bengals are in great shape... There's no reason the Bengals can't get right back to the AFC championship game."

The confidence this team has to have now also has to play a big role in the success we'll have this year!

Quote:Sports Illustrated Ranking: 3rd

The MMQB Staff of Sports Illustrated ranked the Bengals 3rd in their 2023 NFL Power Rankings.

"The Bengals won eight straight games to close out the regular season and then knocked off the Bills in Buffalo. There was no Super Bowl losers' hangover for them, and we can look forward to many more showdowns between Mahomes and Joe Burrow."

Let's just hope that we keep the momentum going into this season!

Re-signing Joe to a big deal, the draft, and a few moves in free agency should only build into our momentum!

Quote:SportsNaut Ranking: 3rd

Matt Johnson of SportsNaut ranked the Bengals 3rd in his 2023 NFL Power Rankings.
Johnson writes "Joe Burrow has elevated the Cincinnati Bengals franchise in a way that only seems comparable to what Tom Brady did for the New England Patriots.... The Bengals are a Super Bowl contender as long as Burrow is around.

Brady is the current GOAT, but I have a feeling that Burrow's going to give him a run for his money and has a chance to win more Super Bowls!

I'm PUMPED to see all these rankings and the respect that we're getting!

WHO-DEY!