10-07-2015, 09:54 AM
(10-07-2015, 08:57 AM)djs7685 Wrote: CAN the Bengals beat the Patriots? Well, any team CAN beat any team, so sure.
Is it likely that the Bengals beat the Patriots? It doesn't seem like it right now. Brady would abuse our LBs and current safety play.
Does Burfict come back 100%? Is Iloka 100%? Does either team suffer major injury by then? What does each team look like after playing against more contenders?
There's too many question marks right now. This question will be better off IF we get there. There's not even a guarantee that both of these teams make the playoffs (but I'd probably bet on them being there as of right now), anything can happen with 3 more months of football to be played.
IMHO, if BOTH teams are at full strength (and for the Bengals that means that VB is back and playing at 100%), the Bengals have a 60/40 chance of winning here and a 30/70 change of winning in Foxborough.
Again, IMHO, the biggest difference between the two teams is preparation and coaching. You KNOW that the Pats would be well-prepared and will come up with some creative, quasi-legal formations, plays, etc. that will confuse the Bengals defense (as they confused Baltimore's last year). The Pats will make extensive adjustments during the game to negate what the Bengals are doing well. Our coaching staff will do none of this.
