Power Rankings: Bengals Top 5

[Johnny Cupcakes]

(10-01-2015, 12:13 PM)Ryuko Wrote: This. We have to take care of business against two short-week opponents at home. (5-0) I can understand dropping the Bills or Steelers game (6-1), but we have to dismantle the Browns at home in primetime (7-1) and follow it up by smashing the Texans at home in primetime with a long week (8-1). Anything worse than 7-2 will be a disappointment in my book, and it should honestly be 8-1 with the bye to prepare for Pittsburgh.

If the Bengals are 8-1 heading into the second Pittsburgh game, then you can consider them the best team in the league.  I definitely won't say that I "expect" that from them.  I think they're talented enough to do it, most definitely, but even great teams lose a few games.  I'd be extremely happy with 7-2, especially with the Chiefs, Seahawks, Bills, and Steelers coming up.