10-22-2021, 07:38 PM
Do you guys realize we are talking about beating the Ravens on the road.
At the beginning of the season I doubt even the hard core homers had us winning this game.
Right now I have a lot of questions about the Bengals. We have a nice record, but we have been playing mostly trash teams. We have zero wins against teams with winning records.
Fans are excited about our defense only allowing 331 yards a game good for 8th in the league. But our opponents have had such bad offenses that they are only averaging 334.1 against everyone. 5 of our 6 opponents are averaging less than the league average 359.9 yds/gm. Four of them are in the bottom 11 of the league.
Our offense has shown flashes of brilliance but they are still 19th in yards, 16th in third down conversions, and 16th in drive success rate.
But if we freaking beat the Ravens ON THE ROAD then everyone will be looking at this team differently. And it would be a HUGE step toward a playoff berth.
Of course nothing is guaranteed this early. Last year the Raiders started 6-3 but fell apart. You see teams like that every year.
At the beginning of the season I doubt even the hard core homers had us winning this game.
Right now I have a lot of questions about the Bengals. We have a nice record, but we have been playing mostly trash teams. We have zero wins against teams with winning records.
Fans are excited about our defense only allowing 331 yards a game good for 8th in the league. But our opponents have had such bad offenses that they are only averaging 334.1 against everyone. 5 of our 6 opponents are averaging less than the league average 359.9 yds/gm. Four of them are in the bottom 11 of the league.
Our offense has shown flashes of brilliance but they are still 19th in yards, 16th in third down conversions, and 16th in drive success rate.
But if we freaking beat the Ravens ON THE ROAD then everyone will be looking at this team differently. And it would be a HUGE step toward a playoff berth.
Of course nothing is guaranteed this early. Last year the Raiders started 6-3 but fell apart. You see teams like that every year.
