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  1. 13 minutes ago, HoosierCat said:

    Bengals are at 6 ahead of the Colts because of head to head — they beat Indy last week. Indy is ahead of Houston because of head to head. Since the Texans lose versus Indy at 7 their win over us doesn’t come into play at the moment, since they have to win a tiebreaker against the team in the 7 hole before tiebreakers for the 6 seed are applied. Bills are out because they lose conference record vs. Indy.

    At least I think that’s it. I’m not asking too many questions!
     

    Ah ha! That's it.

    Interesting observations as I run the playoff simulator. Assuming we beat the Steelers, lose to Chiefs, and beat the Browns, we really need the Texans, Broncos, and Bills to each lose one game. If any of those teams goes 3-0 we are likely out. So if the Bengals go 2-1 we are likely looking at needing the Dolphins to beat the Bills in the last game week 18.

    However, if the Bengals should go 3-0 we would need, in retrospect the Texans to beat the Browns to pretty much lock up the 5 seed. If the Browns win next week against the Texans, and should the Bengals go 3-0 they would very likely lock up a 6 seed regardless of what the Broncos and Bills do. 

    If the Bengals lose to the Steelers, they justifiably are pretty much done.

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  2. The reality is this season was never going to be a SB year. The defense doesn't have it and they weren't going to get past KC, or maybe other teams for that matter. Regroup for next season. See what you have in the rookies. Spoil some other team's playoff hopes. And see if Zac Taylor can win without Burrow. There's stuff to watch here. I hope. 

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  3. Really interesting game. Will likely be the turning point in the season. I can't see the Bengals winning the division if they lose tonight. If they win tonight, I think they win the next 5 in a row to go into KC at 11-4 and win the AFCN.

    Burrow and Chase have to go off tonight for them to win. Mixon needs to be getting key yards. The defense can't be a sieve tonight like last week. 

    I think they win. 24-20.

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  4. I don’t think we’re used to the impact that Joe Burrow has. If he’s elite, and he is, he can turn avg TEs and WRs into impact players. The running game doesn’t need to be top tier. If the Bengals continue to draft line and defense heavy for the next 10 years they are going to be consistently a top 5 team.

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  5. Per CBS Sports:

    Summary:

    Jordan Battle is an intelligent, effective communicator with ample playing experience for the Crimson Tide. He has been a consistent producer for four years, showing range and coverage ability. Battle can do a better job of breaking his feet down in space to make a balanced tackle at the point of contact. His value lies with his understanding of what offenses are trying to do and his ability to communicate that during an era of football where teams are attempting to create confusion through traffic and crossing patterns.

    Strengths:

    • Consistent producer with significant playing experience
    • Good size for the position
    • Aggressive with the ball in the air
    • Good communicator, trash talker

    Weaknesses:

    • Inconsistent breaking his feet down at the point of contact
    • Average burst and top-end speed
    • Play strength

    Combine Results:

    • 40-Yard Dash: 4.55 seconds
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