10-27-2022, 12:48 PM
Bengals Browns games are so difficult to predict.
We've been more talented than them the last 2 seasons and yet we've gone 0-4 (granted, one was a rest game).
Zac Taylor is only 1-5 against them in his 3 years.
Chase was unable to put together much against Ward with just 49 yards, including a fumble and a pick 6 thrown Chase's way on the goal line.
Plus, they have the kind of offense that could wreck the Bengals by eating up clock and limiting the number of chances that Burrow has on the field. We may have forgiven it now because we ended up winning, but the Bengals only had 8 drives (and only 3 in the second half) against the Saints compared to their 10 because they were able to control the clock (32:14 minutes on defense) with 2 7+ minute drives in the second half. We had to score on all 3 2nd half possessions to win that game because the Bengals' first two drives were ineffective and they lost a drive in between them because of Erickson's fumble. The Saints got the ball in and out of the half and scored a field goal in each possession. The Saints won the coin toss, deferred and our slow start allowed them to control the game script.
I fear the Browns game will be similar but with the exception that the Browns running game won't crap out at the end of the game like the Saints' did (the Saints' last two drives were a 3 and out, run run pass punt style, and turnover on downs drive where Dalton was forced to throw 8 of the 9 plays)
Plus, the Browns are basically playing for their season at this point. If they fall to 2-6, they are pretty much eliminated from the playoffs. That will give them a fair amount of desperation which, depending on the team's composition, leads to either a great performance or a shit performance.
Browns 23
Bengals 20
We've been more talented than them the last 2 seasons and yet we've gone 0-4 (granted, one was a rest game).
Zac Taylor is only 1-5 against them in his 3 years.
Chase was unable to put together much against Ward with just 49 yards, including a fumble and a pick 6 thrown Chase's way on the goal line.
Plus, they have the kind of offense that could wreck the Bengals by eating up clock and limiting the number of chances that Burrow has on the field. We may have forgiven it now because we ended up winning, but the Bengals only had 8 drives (and only 3 in the second half) against the Saints compared to their 10 because they were able to control the clock (32:14 minutes on defense) with 2 7+ minute drives in the second half. We had to score on all 3 2nd half possessions to win that game because the Bengals' first two drives were ineffective and they lost a drive in between them because of Erickson's fumble. The Saints got the ball in and out of the half and scored a field goal in each possession. The Saints won the coin toss, deferred and our slow start allowed them to control the game script.
I fear the Browns game will be similar but with the exception that the Browns running game won't crap out at the end of the game like the Saints' did (the Saints' last two drives were a 3 and out, run run pass punt style, and turnover on downs drive where Dalton was forced to throw 8 of the 9 plays)
Plus, the Browns are basically playing for their season at this point. If they fall to 2-6, they are pretty much eliminated from the playoffs. That will give them a fair amount of desperation which, depending on the team's composition, leads to either a great performance or a shit performance.
Browns 23
Bengals 20
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