11-09-2015, 09:06 AM
OK, my pick....Houston has that great pass rush. Dalton will take a beating. It's not all Watt either. Of course, we have Gio and Dunlap and Company. If you LOVE quarterback sacks, you will love both defenses in this game....But the game is in Cincinnati for one thing, and we need our fans to be the 12th man on defense, and I think they will be .....and our defense only gave up 10 points to Steelers and a 13 or so to Browns....Now Hoyer and the Texans offense isn't any better than Steelers. Our DB's have been playing lights out. Houston scored 20 against Tennessee, not a very good team. Lets cut that back and give them 13.......Now the Bengals scored 16 on Steelers and 30 some points on Browns. Houstons defense is pretty good like the Steelers. How about 20 points for the Bengals........Bengals 20, Texans 13......or Bengals 24 and Texans 17
Houston has a heck of a defensive line, but so do we. Jonathan Joseph is still good at DB. They hit you with that pass rush and sacks and try to force interceptions. They are also still hard to run short screens on. It takes a solid running game to make them play the run and not tee off on the QB all game. That is where Hill and Gio come in. Bengals offensive line MUST step up, and the injury to Smith at RT hurts because that is where Watt lines up a lot. We can't use all our weapons if Dalton is getting sacked all game. .....Not as good is Houstons offense. Hoyer is OK, but this is THE JUNGLE and we have been playing lights out defense also.
So I think a Bengals/ Steelers type score 20 to 13 or 24 to 17....Bengals win in THE JUNGLE, and the game ball may have to be shared with the fans, the 12th man on defense. In those 2 play-off games, Houston turned up the NOISE on us. Now it's time to turn up THE NOISE on them. ....Bengals go to 9-0 in a game of two tough defenses of great Front Four's. ...If you like QB's getting sacked, you will love this game. I just hope Dalton comes out of it healthy. To say the least, we need him. Watt and Company vs Atkins & Dunlap and Company...a tough day at the beach for the offensive lines. Some X's and O's on paper will get blown up by the dominance of the defenses. This ain't Houston and Bengals win in THE JUNGLE over a Houston team still very much in the play-off hunt in the AFC South.
Oh Yes, Jones and Tate could have big games on kick returns, it's kind of a Houston weakness. Bengals might win this game on special teams.
No, I'm not predicting Bengals to score 30 or 40 points. I'm giving Watt and that D more credit than that.......but predicting them to beat Houston trying to win the AFC South with that tough D Line isn't bad, nor is predicting Bengals to go to 9-0 ....9-0....sounds good. .....However, IF the Bengals O Line does get the Bengals 30 or 40 points and Bengals win by a huge score against Watt and Company, that my friends will be a message that the 2015 Bengals are getting better as Super Bowl approaches. ...If we hold Steelers, Browns and Texans all under 20 points, How About Our D, that is Super Bowl D type numbers. Fans love offense but Defense wins Super Bowls. ( but if our O Line gets real tough like a Bill Parcells or Vince Lombardi team, to go with our D, here we go ).
Houston has a heck of a defensive line, but so do we. Jonathan Joseph is still good at DB. They hit you with that pass rush and sacks and try to force interceptions. They are also still hard to run short screens on. It takes a solid running game to make them play the run and not tee off on the QB all game. That is where Hill and Gio come in. Bengals offensive line MUST step up, and the injury to Smith at RT hurts because that is where Watt lines up a lot. We can't use all our weapons if Dalton is getting sacked all game. .....Not as good is Houstons offense. Hoyer is OK, but this is THE JUNGLE and we have been playing lights out defense also.
So I think a Bengals/ Steelers type score 20 to 13 or 24 to 17....Bengals win in THE JUNGLE, and the game ball may have to be shared with the fans, the 12th man on defense. In those 2 play-off games, Houston turned up the NOISE on us. Now it's time to turn up THE NOISE on them. ....Bengals go to 9-0 in a game of two tough defenses of great Front Four's. ...If you like QB's getting sacked, you will love this game. I just hope Dalton comes out of it healthy. To say the least, we need him. Watt and Company vs Atkins & Dunlap and Company...a tough day at the beach for the offensive lines. Some X's and O's on paper will get blown up by the dominance of the defenses. This ain't Houston and Bengals win in THE JUNGLE over a Houston team still very much in the play-off hunt in the AFC South.
Oh Yes, Jones and Tate could have big games on kick returns, it's kind of a Houston weakness. Bengals might win this game on special teams.
No, I'm not predicting Bengals to score 30 or 40 points. I'm giving Watt and that D more credit than that.......but predicting them to beat Houston trying to win the AFC South with that tough D Line isn't bad, nor is predicting Bengals to go to 9-0 ....9-0....sounds good. .....However, IF the Bengals O Line does get the Bengals 30 or 40 points and Bengals win by a huge score against Watt and Company, that my friends will be a message that the 2015 Bengals are getting better as Super Bowl approaches. ...If we hold Steelers, Browns and Texans all under 20 points, How About Our D, that is Super Bowl D type numbers. Fans love offense but Defense wins Super Bowls. ( but if our O Line gets real tough like a Bill Parcells or Vince Lombardi team, to go with our D, here we go ).
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