Week 17: Bills at Bengals on MNF

[Negan]

1 hour ago, FLFan said:

Burrow, for sure.  He is not a fan of Allen’s style.  He understands Burrow.

I remember the Chiefs at Bills game in 2020 that was moved for Covid, and Aikman wasn't really on board with Allen.

[AlfaBill]

35 minutes ago, Motor26 said:

 

DAMN. Would have loved to watch Manningcast for this game. 

Am I the only one that doesn’t like the Manning cast?

[GreggTX]

This is clearly the biggest game of the 2nd half of our season with huge postseason implications. We are favored by a razor thin margin. Ball security will be paramount. Adeniji is a huge liability at RT and Rousseau needs to take full advantage after a lackluster performance against Chicago. Allen needs to play well. If the weather dictates a run first approach, that means not trying to force anything and just make some nice plays while avoiding turnovers. Josh was lucky he didn't have a couple more picks in Chicago. He has to make better decisions on Monday night and I think he will bounce back.

 

 

 

[JerseyBills]

I still think about that fumble and flukey catch on 4th &18  vs the Vikings... 

They win that game and we just have to go 1-1. Huge gm. Can't wait 

[Dr. Who]

I'm concerned about how much preparation for the game will be affected by extreme weather. Bengals are a difficult test, but I do think outside of the victory over the Chiefs, the Bengals have largely benefited from lesser competition.

[GreggTX]

2 hours ago, Dick_Cheney said:

How big of a loss for Cinci is losing their RT?

 

The depth on the OL in Cincinnati is terrible. Rousseau needs to have a big game and I think he'll be pumped. He knows Adeniji is severely overmatched.

 

[JerseyBills]

9 minutes ago, AlfaBill said:

Am I the only one that doesn’t like the Manning cast?

It's an unpopular opinion but I never turn it on. I feel it takes me away from the game a bit. It is entertaining but not more than the game

[Casey D]

1 minute ago, JerseyBills said:

I still think about that fumble and flukey catch on 4th &18  vs the Vikings... 

They win that game and we just have to go 1-1. Huge gm. Can't wait 

There were also lots of close wins and last minute heroics.  It goes both ways.

[JerseyBills]

1 minute ago, Casey D said:

There were also lots of close wins and last minute heroics.  It goes both ways.

Of course. There will be every season but that Vikings gm was by far the most unbelievable 

[TheyCallMeAndy]

A loss all but guarantees every single key guy will sit vs NE. 
 

Win out and finish strong!

Edited December 26, 2022 by TheyCallMeAndy

[WideNine]

For the amount of times we have seen Pittsburgh and Baltimore the past few years during the regular season it seems odd that we have not had the Bengals on our schedule since 2019.

 

I am sure there is some kind of voodoo scheduling math the NFL uses, but would think this matchup would have the better games with the two young guns battling it out.

 

 

[Boatdrinks]

4 minutes ago, WideNine said:

For the amount of times we have seen Pittsburgh and Baltimore the past few years during the regular season it seems odd that we have not had the Bengals on our schedule since 2019.

 

I am sure there is some kind of voodoo scheduling math the NFL uses, but would think this matchup would have the better games with the two young guns battling it out.

 

 

Yeah it’s determined by where each team finishes in their division. This can lead to repeat matchups and long stretches between others. 

[HappyDays]

27 minutes ago, GreggTX said:

Rousseau needs to take full advantage after a lackluster performance against Chicago.

 

Hmm? He was excellent against Chicago.

[The Frankish Reich]

WHERE'S THE CINCY WEATHER THREAD! SOMEONE PLEASE MAKE A CINCY WEATHER THREAD!! WE ARE 7 DAYS AWAY AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE WEATHER MAY BE IN CINCY ON JAN 2.

 

High in the mid-50s, cloudy, chance of rain.

[TBBills]

THIS IS PLAYOFF FOOTBALL!!!!!!

[Boatdrinks]

8 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:

WHERE'S THE CINCY WEATHER THREAD! SOMEONE PLEASE MAKE A CINCY WEATHER THREAD!! WE ARE 7 DAYS AWAY AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE WEATHER MAY BE IN CINCY ON JAN 2.

 

High in the mid-50s, cloudy, chance of rain.

Yeah looks like 40% chance of rain at 8 pm. Hope it’s a bit off and we have a dry game. 

[Bferra13]

49 minutes ago, Negan said:

I remember the Chiefs at Bills game in 2020 that was moved for Covid, and Aikman wasn't really on board with Allen.

Remember this well. Old Troy is not an Allen fan to say the least.

[Mark Vader]

Can we please get this thread pinned?

[Beck Water]

22 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

 

On offense the Bengals are one dimensional. They're only averaging 3.9 yards per rush, 28th lowest in the league. Our defense thrives against one dimensional offenses. Their OL is still very vulnerable so that bodes well for us being able to get pressure with four which is what our scheme is based around. You can't play man against this group of receivers but we almost always play zone anyways. Burrow is smart and accurate so he will find windows in zone and make plays, we aren't going to shut them out. Just have to pressure him enough to affect him and keep them in 3rd and long situations while bracketing Chase. The goal on defense IMO is hold them under 24 points.

 

On defense they have a very solid front four but Hubbard is unlikely to play and Hendrickson is playing with a broken wrist. Logan Wilson isn't a playmaker but he does a good job covering the middle. Their safeties are both very good. The weakness there is their outside CBs and luckily we are an offense that thrives throwing the ball to our WRs on the boundary so that's a great matchup. DJ Reader is arguably the best run stopper in the league so this is not a game where we will be able to lean on the run game as much. Since this is practically a playoff game Allen will not be shy about running the ball and that is a matchup problem for any defense we play. So for us the matchup advantages are outside WRs and Allen running as necessary.

 

On special teams not too much to say but the Bengals kicker has really been struggling lately. In a likely close game that gives us another decided advantage.

 

So the Ravens, Saints, Browns, and Chiefs all had pretty good run games against the Bengals.  Ravens and Browns are no surprise, that's their Thing.

 

Saints and Chiefs, that was a little unexpected to me.  Kamara ran for 99 yds on 19 carries with a 24 yd long carry - 5.2 ypc.  Taysom Hill and Shaheed basically broke 1 long run, but Kamara was evidently pounding the rock regularly against them. 

 

The Chiefs are a middle-of-the-league run team, but because they don't run very much.  They're tied (#7 through #12) in YPA.  My recollection is that the Bengals rushed 4 and flooded the middle of the field to shut down the KC passing attack.  Kelce was held relatively quiet, 4 receptions for 56 yds.

 

 

[newcam2012]

6 hours ago, Scott7975 said:

This is basically a playoff game.  If the Bills are super bowl contenders then they at the very least will keep this to a one score game if they lose.  We are likely to either face the Chiefs again or Bengals in the playoffs.  Lets go Bills!

The Bills win and likely get the number 1 seed. The Bills lose and they are likely the 3 seed. That's about as big as an implication you can get for a regular seadon game.