Ravens vs Bengals Week 5 Predictions

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

Ravens 38-20.

[J24]

Keys to the game

On Defense

Don't over react to Lamar running ability

Edge discipline on Zone Read is crucial to success

Get speed in middle of the field. Dax should start at Nickleback, Battle should start at SS, and ADG should get a ton of snaps at LB.

Offense

Through Early and often

Speed up the Tempo

Move Chase around; try to get him matched up with Simpson and Hamilton in one on matchups.

35- 31 Ravens

Lamar loves playing In Paycore and Sunday will be no different.

[125250]

(10-03-2024, 07:00 PM)Mer Wrote: You very well may be correct, but I choose to look at the glass half full. Were you around for 90's? Watching these Bengals is a breath of fresh air compared to then.

Don't get me wrong, possibly losing the SB because Spain didn't block for 1/2 a second stinks, but Chase may have dropped the ball or maybe the refs throw a flag on Chase because the "script" didn't include a SB victory on the Rams home field in their new stadium.

Also, 125250, I apologize for the "crawl back in the hole" comment. I feel that was going too far so I removed it.

No worries dude. I’m definitely cynical. Yes, 90s were bad, but I don’t think the talent was ever what it was a few seasons ago. I knew if they didn’t take advantage of the small window of opportunities, it was unlikely the team would get back. The Bengals have to go through bad years to get good draft picks. They will never outspend most teams. I see healthy Burrow years without the necessary talent on defense as such a waste. The offense is good enough to get back to the Super Bowl, but the defense isn’t. The 90s teams didn’t have the expectations of success because of the talent, which was because of some disappointing high draft picks.

It’s incredibly disappointing when you have the talent to win and don’t. Also, extremely disappointing to have an opportunity to make up for the loss the previous yr taken away by an idiotic personal foul. I understand when I player jumps offsides, pass interference, face mask, or numerous other penalties, but a blatant personal foul is too much. That’s totally inexcusable and unacceptable. 

[NotBigzo]

Call it vibes. But I think a Bengals eek out an ugly win here.

Bengals-19
Ravens-17

[Au165]

Burrow throws for over 300 yards and the offense scores on every possession. The Ravens go toe to toe and have the ball late to go ahead, but a late Lamar turnover give us the win....34-28 Bengals

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(10-03-2024, 05:01 PM)Joelist Wrote: Exactly. They are a missed call by a zebra from being 1-3. Also we are getting the missing pieces on our DL back - does everyone actually understand how undermanned the DL was? First two games We missed Jenkins, Jackson and Murphy and Rankins and Hill both went out during the KC game. Third game had us missing Murphy, Rankins, Hill, Jackson. Last week we lacked the same players - all but Rankins look to be back. 

Meanwhile the offense has been really getting good, and unlike our previous offenses this one seems to be a lot more diverse in its schemes and playcalls. 

I think we have a good shot here. And a win here would be HUGE. 

Amazing we damn near beat the Chiefs in their place with all that happening to our DL honestly.

Jayden Daniels clearly caught us by surprise with his accuracy. Never seen Lamar look that accurate and we have played Lamar well at 
times with Sam spying on him. Just need to play disciplined which we notoriously are, the Ravens were really undisciplined against the 
Chiefs in that first game.

(10-03-2024, 05:45 PM)BengalYankee Wrote: You know that the Stealers are favored this week against the Cowgirls, while the Ravens are favored this week. 

I know that, stealers are at home and the Ravens match up well against our Defense, at least when all our DT's were dang near injured.

We are getting some guys back right when we needed them. Both the stealers and Ravens could lose no problem this week.

[Sled21]

(10-04-2024, 02:58 AM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Ravens 38-20.

Ravens might get 38, but I don't see any way that defense holds the Bengals to 20

[Joelist]

(10-04-2024, 01:38 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Amazing we damn near beat the Chiefs in their place with all that happening to our DL honestly.

Jayden Daniels clearly caught us by surprise with his accuracy. Never seen Lamar look that accurate and we have played Lamar well at 
times with Sam spying on him. Just need to play disciplined which we notoriously are, the Ravens were really undisciplined against the 
Chiefs in that first game.


I know that, stealers are at home and the Ravens match up well against our Defense, at least when all our DT's were dang near injured.

We are getting some guys back right when we needed them. Both the stealers and Ravens could lose no problem this week.

The main thing will be tackling. If we tackle soundly we win both the Pats and Washington games handily. And if we tackle soundly we'll win this one. 

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(10-04-2024, 03:41 PM)Joelist Wrote: The main thing will be tackling. If we tackle soundly we win both the Pats and Washington games handily. And if we tackle soundly we'll win this one. 

For sure. Probably my biggest problem with the Defense the last few years has been poor tackling. We get this ironed out and we will be fine.

[kevin]

The Bengals have to score first

That Super Bowl year Coach Taylor liked starting on Defense.  With this years team, you win the coin toss, you better send Burrow out there.  The less this awful Bengals defense takes the field, the better.  

If the Bengals offense can bust out with points and an early lead and make Baltimore play catch up, that would help.  

Also if Bengals have a lead, if they can run the old Cleveland ball control offense and move the chains and eat clock, the offense could keep the awful defense off the field. 

GO BENGALS

[*bengalfan74*]

(10-05-2024, 09:16 AM)kevin Wrote: The Bengals have to score first

That Super Bowl year Coach Taylor liked starting on Defense.  With this years team, you win the coin toss, you better send Burrow out there.  The less this awful Bengals defense takes the field, the better.  

If the Bengals offense can bust out with points and an early lead and make Baltimore play catch up, that would help.  

Also if Bengals have a lead, if they can run the old Cleveland ball control offense and move the chains and eat clock, the offense could keep the awful defense off the field. 

GO BENGALS

I agree Kevin

We have to score TD's early and often. And it would help if our shower curtain D could force a turnover.

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

I wonder if Geno Stone will have some insight that could help us this week.

[sandwedge]

I think this game will be like the SF from last season. The boys get it done this Sunday!

[SouthernFan]

Our run game has finally shown up enough to keep pass rushers wary. Defense does just enough to keep us in it ‘til the end.  Bengals win on last second field goal 34-31.

[SouthernFan]

(10-04-2024, 03:41 PM)Joelist Wrote: The main thing will be tackling. If we tackle soundly we win both the Pats and Washington games handily. And if we tackle soundly we'll win this one. 

(10-04-2024, 04:18 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: For sure. Probably my biggest problem with the Defense the last few years has been poor tackling. We get this ironed out and we will be fine.

Yes and this has a direct correlation to the habitual slow starts of the past few years. I believe it is at least partially a result of Zac’s philosophy of soft preseason and practices to keep players fresh for later in the season. I get that tackling techniques should have been learned in college, but they are now trying to tackle the best of the best in size, strength and speed. I just hope that waiting until in season is not too late to get it ironed out.

[Sled21]

I think Joe Burrow will go off having a huge passing day with touchdowns from Chase, Higgins, Gesicki and Yoshi. And I think we run a couple in as well.

[Whacked]

(10-05-2024, 05:28 PM)Sled21 Wrote: I think Joe Burrow will go off having a huge passing day with touchdowns from Chase, Higgins, Gesicki and Yoshi. And I think we run a couple in as well.

But

Will this offset the 40-burger they will probably put up on us. lol

Let’s just hope the O shows up and lights it up. No slow starts or spotting them a 17 point lead.

Best we can hope for IMHO is an offensive shoot out.

[GodFather]

"I'm going to have to play a damn near perfect game"

-Joe Burrow

Google, please translate quote........


"If we are going to win this game with absolutely no defensive help whatsoever, I'm going to have to control the clock keeping their offense off the field and score every time"

computing..computing... statement is 100% accurate

[Essex Johnson]

(10-06-2024, 12:20 AM)GodFather Wrote: "I'm going to have to play a damn near perfect game"

-Joe Burrow

Google, please translate quote........


"If we are going to win this game with absolutely no defensive help whatsoever, I'm going to have to control the clock keeping their offense off the field and score every time"

computing..computing... statement is 100% accurate

Should we not expect a near perfect game from Burrow to especially with the amount of weapons he has and the $$ we have invested in him and the oline
what we have invested in the oline,
 is being paid at that level?

[*pally*]

Ravens elevated Yannick Ngakoue and Rb Chris Collier. For the game. Collier may be a special teams thing as both their kick return guys are questionable