We're making the playoffs

[*ochocincos*]

I had the Bengals at like 10 or 11 wins going into the season.
I had two of those wins against NE and WAS.

As such, I think those will affect them making the playoffs.
They went 9-8 last year and missed out, so I think 10 wins is the minimum to hope to get in. If possible with 9, it will almost assuredly be because of tiebreakers.
That changes if they can turn around enough later in the year to some of my predicted L's into W's once these injured dudes come back and hopefully some of these young players come on more than they've shown thus far.

Bengals are also going to need to actually have a winning record against the division or beat all their non-divisional opponents, as going 2-4 or worse in the division with their current record puts them at 10 wins max.

A lot will hinge on the improvement of this DL and especially the young guys Murphy, Jenkins, and Jackson to turn this season around.
It could happen, albeit low probability.