09-18-2018, 01:52 PM
I understand that the only one that really counts comes in Feb but in the meantime....
consensus looks to be around 10-12
PFT
11. Bengals (2-0; No. 20): The Bengals are making it had to forget about the league’s most forgettable team.
ESPN
13. Cincinnati Bengals
Record: 2-0
Week 2 ranking: 23
For the first time in franchise history, the Bengals have scored at least 30 points in each of their first two games of a season. This is a far cry from the slow start the Bengals got off to last year, when they managed a total of nine points during an 0-2 beginning and didn't score a touchdown until their third game. -- Clawson
USA Today
11. Bengals (16): Might be best team you won't see rest of this year. Barring flex changes, Cincinnati will play 1 p.m. local starts for season's duration.
NFL.com
13
BENGALS (2-0) 8
Previous rank: No. 21
This move upward might not be as high as Bengals fans were anticipating. Unfortunately, the Joe Mixon injury looms large, especially at this juncture, when Cincy has the opportunity to take command of the AFC North. He is supposed to be out two-to-four weeks, but the Bengals should be conservative regarding that timetable. Meanwhile, the defense has not been as strong as the WhoDey peeps said it would be, but it definitely has been clutch. Nice win.
Sporting News
11. Cincinnati Bengals 2-0 (last week: 15)
The Bengals' offense looks more streamlined and less dysfunctional, and their defense looks well put together, even without Vontaze Burfict. They're the new mild AFC North favorites.
Bleacher Report
10. Cincinnati Bengals (2-0)
High: 8
Low: 15
Last Week: 16
Week 2 Result: Won vs. Baltimore, 34-23
There's good news and bad news for the Cincinnati Bengals.
The good news is that after throttling the Baltimore Ravens early and holding on late, the Bengals are 2-0 and in first place all by themselves in the AFC North. The last time that was the case was 2015—which just so happens to be the last time Cincinnati made the playoffs.
The bad news is that the Bengals now begin a murderous stretch on their schedule without second-year tailback Joe Mixon, who will miss at least two weeks after having his knee scoped.
Over the next month, the Bengals play at Carolina and Atlanta before hosting the Dolphins and Steelers. Three of those teams made the playoffs in 2017, and the Bengals have lost their last six matchups with Pittsburgh.
The ongoing debate about whether the Bengals are contenders or pretenders is likely going to be settled over that span.
Washington Post
4. Cincinnati Bengals (2-0) | Last Week’s Rank: 8
The Bengals’ start is oh-so-promising, and they’ve made an early-season case that they’re the team to beat in the AFC North. But now they must get by without RB Joe Mixon, who’s sidelined for an estimated two weeks after knee surgery.
consensus looks to be around 10-12
PFT
11. Bengals (2-0; No. 20): The Bengals are making it had to forget about the league’s most forgettable team.
ESPN
13. Cincinnati Bengals
Record: 2-0
Week 2 ranking: 23
For the first time in franchise history, the Bengals have scored at least 30 points in each of their first two games of a season. This is a far cry from the slow start the Bengals got off to last year, when they managed a total of nine points during an 0-2 beginning and didn't score a touchdown until their third game. -- Clawson
USA Today
11. Bengals (16): Might be best team you won't see rest of this year. Barring flex changes, Cincinnati will play 1 p.m. local starts for season's duration.
NFL.com
13
BENGALS (2-0) 8
Previous rank: No. 21
This move upward might not be as high as Bengals fans were anticipating. Unfortunately, the Joe Mixon injury looms large, especially at this juncture, when Cincy has the opportunity to take command of the AFC North. He is supposed to be out two-to-four weeks, but the Bengals should be conservative regarding that timetable. Meanwhile, the defense has not been as strong as the WhoDey peeps said it would be, but it definitely has been clutch. Nice win.
Sporting News
11. Cincinnati Bengals 2-0 (last week: 15)
The Bengals' offense looks more streamlined and less dysfunctional, and their defense looks well put together, even without Vontaze Burfict. They're the new mild AFC North favorites.
Bleacher Report
10. Cincinnati Bengals (2-0)
High: 8
Low: 15
Last Week: 16
Week 2 Result: Won vs. Baltimore, 34-23
There's good news and bad news for the Cincinnati Bengals.
The good news is that after throttling the Baltimore Ravens early and holding on late, the Bengals are 2-0 and in first place all by themselves in the AFC North. The last time that was the case was 2015—which just so happens to be the last time Cincinnati made the playoffs.
The bad news is that the Bengals now begin a murderous stretch on their schedule without second-year tailback Joe Mixon, who will miss at least two weeks after having his knee scoped.
Over the next month, the Bengals play at Carolina and Atlanta before hosting the Dolphins and Steelers. Three of those teams made the playoffs in 2017, and the Bengals have lost their last six matchups with Pittsburgh.
The ongoing debate about whether the Bengals are contenders or pretenders is likely going to be settled over that span.
Washington Post
4. Cincinnati Bengals (2-0) | Last Week’s Rank: 8
The Bengals’ start is oh-so-promising, and they’ve made an early-season case that they’re the team to beat in the AFC North. But now they must get by without RB Joe Mixon, who’s sidelined for an estimated two weeks after knee surgery.
Winning makes believers of us all
