Looking Ahead - Schedule

[thillan]

(10-04-2018, 12:10 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: I know, I know, we just need to concentrate on the Dolphins. No we don't we're not the players we're fans we get to look ahead.

Four of our next five games are at home with a bye week thrown in there before the Saints.

Dolphins - H
Steelers - H
@ Chiefs
Bucs - H
BYE
Saints - H

This stretch is critical ! Again I know every game is critical....But we need to take advantage of this home stand and put ourselves in the drivers seat for down the stretch. If we could end up this at 7-2 we'd be in a mighty fine position to challenge for the Division.

We can beat the Dolphins, the Steelers are a mess. I don't think even the Chiefs are a juggernaut their D is vulnerable. The Bucs we have a good shot at. Brees is one you can't count out of any game but still.

If we can get four wins out of this stretch, oh boy. Three is a must !

I'm honestly nervous about all of these games, minus Bucs. 

Miami is not a bad team by any means, especially on defense. Really hoping Ross can join the crowd this week, because Xavien Howard is not going to be an easy match for AJ (goes both ways though). They also have a front that can bring the heat, so of course Boyd will need to continue to do his thing. Overall, offense will be more difficult to execute this week than it was last week against Atlanta. I do thing we beat them though. Big x-factor is Burfict having an impact on run defense, because Miami loves play action when their RBs are playing well.  W

Steelers because they are the Steelers.. feel like they'll have a chip on their shoulder. We will 100% put up points against them though, that defense is BAD. I think we win this one. W

… I have the least hope against the Chiefs honestly. If Austin has us play man, I have more hope. But that means WJ3 and freakin' Dre would have to keep up with Tyreek Hill and Sammy Watkins.. and then one of our LBs would have to play great against Kelce. They just have too much on offense. Don't see much of a chance here. L

Bucs. W lol. If we lose this one I'm REALLY worried

Saints will be rough. Man do they have some offensive firepower, and that backfield will be nuts. Alvin Kamara against our LBs? No thanks. Michael Thomas is crazy good, so underrated. Jesse Bates will need to have a great day to shut this one down to me, because they have a really stout O-line. Defensive line isn't giving me much hope. L

That's just how I see it. Man do we have a tough schedule this year, the entire AFCN does. If both Ravens & Steelers lost and we won this weekend, it would be HUGE to me.