Looking ahead

[*SHRacerX*]

I know the players and, most likely, the coaches don't look ahead past their current opponent, but here is what the next four weeks look like:

Jacoby Brissett (Browns)
PJ Walker (Or Baker Mayfield? Carolina)
BYE
Kenny PICKitt (steelers)
Ryan Tannehill (Titans)

Honestly, if the Bengals can play mistake-free ball on the offensive side (no strip sack fumbles or INTs), the defense should be able to keep the Browns under 20 and the Bengals win a close game. After that happens, I can honestly see them believing in themselves enough after the MNF win to beat the next three teams and be 8-3. I think Chase is (most recently) rumored to be back for the steeler game.

Even if you don't have him, or Reader, until after the Titans game, you have a team that won 4 straight without arguably their best players on offense and defense. Get them back for the stretch run that starts with a home game against KC. That would be incredibly exciting.

Sometimes championship teams become championship teams because they had to overcome some major adversity and they came out better and stronger on the other side. Maybe this "test" will show they have really good depth that we didn't really know about at the DT position (Tufele) as well as multiple ways of beating you on offense.

Here is the remainder of the schedule after the home KC game:

Cleveland
@ Tampa Bay
@ New England
Buffalo
Baltimore

Win this Monday Night and I would imagine they would be favored in all of these games except Buffalo.