12-18-2021, 12:39 PM
(12-18-2021, 11:44 AM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: To make the playoffs, my opinion is the Bengals will have to win the AFC North outright and go in as no worse than a number four seed. This means finishing no worse than 10-7; we can probably afford to lose one more game. The rest of the AFC playoff contenders are strong; if Cincinnati finishes let’s say 9-8 I don’t think that’s going to be good enough for a wild card berth.
10-7 seems about right. Baltimore and Cleveland are both must win games for record and division implications, but we just need one more win out of either Denver/KC. Then our 5-1 division record, combined with the other losses Cleveland and Baltimore should have, will give us the division.
The path is there, it's just going to be a hell of a climb.
