I hear ya. That is the one thing that worries me. But Cincy’s o line hasn’t been awful all year. They really are a middle of the pack unit
Titans game was rough but Chiefs game was pretty solid.
It’ll be interesting if Bengals more deliberately look for screens/if Rams prepare much for that. I lean yes to both of those questions.
Bengals should have someone open much of this game; question is will Burrow be quick enough to find him
Even though I am on the Bengals, I can see where the Rams may win the game, but I do think that is solely dependent on Stafford playing very well. If the 49'er defensive back catches the ball, most of the Ram's fans would be wishing for the good old days of Goff at QB.
What I don't understand from the comments above is the apparent coronation of the Rams as a great team...they are not. Even with all of those defensive "stars," they have the 17th rated defense (YPG) which is below half...Cinn is 18th. They gain 11 more yards per game on offense and both teams score 27 points per game.
The stats are about as even as you can get. With that, intangibles come into play and those point to the Bengals with a QB with a history of winning (including LSU), a team that beat the #1 and #2 seeds and the gift of four points in a game that will most likely be decided by three.
What I don't understand from the comments above is the apparent coronation of the Rams as a great team...they are not. Even with all of those defensive "stars," they have the 17th rated defense (YPG) which is below half...Cinn is 18th. They gain 11 more yards per game on offense and both teams score 27 points per game.
The stats are about as even as you can get. With that, intangibles come into play and those point to the Bengals with a QB with a history of winning (including LSU), a team that beat the #1 and #2 seeds and the gift of four points in a game that will most likely be decided by three.
Great post
Its a weird year with every team being flawed, with Rams and Bengals included. The numbers don’t point to the Rams being world beaters like people seem to believe
Also kind of weird how the Raiders guy said the Bengals didn’t sack the Mahomes all day, yet they actually sacked him four times in the 4th quarter alone.
ALL 3 of my PR's have the Rams winning by 2-5 points so no surprise the line is not moving now.
Burrow is the edge you cant count him out he is a gamer and the team will go to the mat for him. This is why every time the RAMS edge up to 4.5 it quickly gets slapped down. Couple that with McVays cautious approach when he has when in the lead might leave the back door open. Having said the Rams should be able to control this game well into the 4th Q they have the edge on both lines.
Lastly how did the Bengals get here? Turnovers - They were -2 in week 17 now they are +5 over a 4 game span they have had the Edge in TO's by 7 .
Maybe they get a lucky TO that swings the game Momentum but that is too much variance to TO's to make them predictable. Both QB's are -150 to thrown an INT.
Oh one other thing Ron Torbert the HEAD Ref and I know he gets a new team off officials to work with but his crews have the home team -20* in teh hole all time he is pretty even on totals but his games average Under 40 PPG.
Good luck guys you like side look for the props that support your side.
Burrow is the edge you cant count him out he is a gamer and the team will go to the mat for him. This is why every time the RAMS edge up to 4.5 it quickly gets slapped down. Couple that with McVays cautious approach when he has when in the lead might leave the back door open. Having said the Rams should be able to control this game well into the 4th Q they have the edge on both lines.
Lastly how did the Bengals get here? Turnovers - They were -2 in week 17 now they are +5 over a 4 game span they have had the Edge in TO's by 7 .
Maybe they get a lucky TO that swings the game Momentum but that is too much variance to TO's to make them predictable. Both QB's are -150 to thrown an INT.
Oh one other thing Ron Torbert the HEAD Ref and I know he gets a new team off officials to work with but his crews have the home team -20* in teh hole all time he is pretty even on totals but his games average Under 40 PPG.
Good luck guys you like side look for the props that support your side.
