Underrated matchup against Rams

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(02-07-2022, 06:42 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: This will be the best defense the Bengals have played in the post-season - they are better than the Chiefs and Titans. The only real mismatch in the game is the Rams pass rushers vs. the Bengals OL. That's a pretty big gap, but the rest of the game is fairly evenly matched. Stafford can and does make mistakes to keep the offense back and the Bengals defense is playing well enough to take advantage of those opportunities. 

That’s just not true. The titans and raiders gave up less yards and the titans and chiefs gave up less points.

What are you referencing when saying this is the best defense? After Ramsey, Donald and Miller, this is a beatable team.

Rams have more elite talent on D.. sure. Bengals have deeper talent overall.

I mean, Eric Weddel as played great this post season. But 3 weeks ago he was on his couch.

This is from PFF

Biggest defensive strength: PFF’s single-best defense in team grade against the run, Aaron Donald and company generally made life a living hell for rushing attacks throughout 2021. They ranked seventh in average depth of tackle at 3.84 yards and held their opponent under 100 rushing yards on nine separate occasions throughout the year.

Biggest defensive weakness: Obviously, Jalen Ramsey holds up his end of the bargain during any given week, but at the end of the day, the Rams fielded just the league’s 15th-best defense in PFF coverage grade and 20th-ranked group in yards per attempt allowed. Don’t expect Ramsey to follow Christian Kirk around the formation come Sunday; only Davante Adams, Mike Evans, D.K. Metcalf and Justin Jefferson have earned shadow treatment from the Rams’ No. 1 corner over the past two seasons.