We're making the playoffs

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(09-27-2024, 10:53 AM)TheCincinnatiKid Wrote: I don't think we're done, but I wouldn't be anywhere near saying 'we're making the playoffs'!

Hopefully from this point, we'll have Chase and Tee more involved and picking up pace as the season goes. Offensively we should be very good, and good enough to overcome our defence.

I think the problem is the division. We don't have a tough schedule, though part of that is two losses to poor teams that we've already got. We'll need to go at least 10-4, and we still have 6 AFCN games.

I personally don't see us sweeping the Ravens. 1-1 at best in my opinion.

We always struggle with Cleveland. Promisingly, Watson looks awful so far, so maybe we'll get more of a chance here than we've had recently. I'd still say 1-1 is the most likely outcome.

The Steelers are not that great, but they clearly have a good defence and seem back to their traditional mould of winning close games. Maybe another 1-1 split.

So there's 3 of the losses.... meaning we'd need 7-1 in the other 8 games. It's not impossible if we get on a roll, but my concern is that even a Bengals team playing very well struggles with the AFCN, and we're bound to take a couple of L's in the division. We'll see.

Actually, I think the Ravens sweep us and I still see us making the playoffs. And I fully admit it's primarily based on hope, but man, I think the Bengals are going to surprise many of us (in a good way)