09-13-2018, 01:46 PM
I can now predict look for both teams players to be bent over breathing heavy. The NFL Players Union has cut way back on off season practices and Training Camp. Most of these starters on both teams saw little action in preseason. There is no way they are ready to play a full game out of the gate Sunday and then a full game Thursday. Oh, the game will be played, it's scheduled, the game will be played. Players will just be very winded and dragging rear ends. This is where the substitutes off the bench for both teams will be huge. This is also a game you can't have offense going 1, 2, 3, punt all night or your defense will be in great fatigue giving up points.
Fatigue in the first Thursday Night Game after a real Sunday Game is going to be a huge factor. If both coaching staffs were honest, they would admit their teams aren't ready for all 4 quarters of this game. Both coaches are going to have to do a lot of substituting and hope their offenses can mount some drives against 2 top defenses to give their defenses a breather. AS a Bengal Fan, I'm hoping our Bengals O Line can help more and eat some clock. Our O Line was awful against teams like Ravens, Steelers, Jaguars last season and not all that hot against Colts a couple days ago. I'm hoping enough blocking to give our D some time off the field. Time Of Possession will be a huge fatigue factor. They need to save some gas for the 4th quarter. This game could easily be won in the last seconds. maybe even in overtime. Fatigue will be a huge factor this early in season. We need O Line and players off the bench to step up in order to get this WIN......GO BENGALS.
I still predict a Defensive Game. 2 FG and a TD for Ravens. 3 FG and a TD for Bengals. BENGALS 16, RAVENS 13. unless one team just can't eat any clock and they get handed a shutout loss.
It will be interesting to see if Cincinnati has good NFL Fans or just no help boo birds. This is a home opener and maybe biggest game of season in Cincinnati this year, so will it be THE JUNGLE helping team win, or the fans too busy on phones & so sarcastic negative they are no help to team at all. Bengals could use the 12th Man On Defense tonight. 2-0 with a win over top AFC North team Ravens would be a great start to season.
Fatigue in the first Thursday Night Game after a real Sunday Game is going to be a huge factor. If both coaching staffs were honest, they would admit their teams aren't ready for all 4 quarters of this game. Both coaches are going to have to do a lot of substituting and hope their offenses can mount some drives against 2 top defenses to give their defenses a breather. AS a Bengal Fan, I'm hoping our Bengals O Line can help more and eat some clock. Our O Line was awful against teams like Ravens, Steelers, Jaguars last season and not all that hot against Colts a couple days ago. I'm hoping enough blocking to give our D some time off the field. Time Of Possession will be a huge fatigue factor. They need to save some gas for the 4th quarter. This game could easily be won in the last seconds. maybe even in overtime. Fatigue will be a huge factor this early in season. We need O Line and players off the bench to step up in order to get this WIN......GO BENGALS.
I still predict a Defensive Game. 2 FG and a TD for Ravens. 3 FG and a TD for Bengals. BENGALS 16, RAVENS 13. unless one team just can't eat any clock and they get handed a shutout loss.
It will be interesting to see if Cincinnati has good NFL Fans or just no help boo birds. This is a home opener and maybe biggest game of season in Cincinnati this year, so will it be THE JUNGLE helping team win, or the fans too busy on phones & so sarcastic negative they are no help to team at all. Bengals could use the 12th Man On Defense tonight. 2-0 with a win over top AFC North team Ravens would be a great start to season.
1968 Bengal Fan
