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[BSLChrisStoner]

5-1 Baltimore hosts 4-2 Cincinnati. 

 

ESPN's matchup indicator gives the Ravens a 68.3% chance of winning. 

 

 

[NewMarketSean]

Cincy has a decent defense, especially against the run. Will be tough to get the old-timers going against them so I am expecting a game plan that sees Lamar passing early and often.

[Chris B]

Only Week 7 matchup featuring two +.500 teams.

[NewMarketSean]

Only Week 7 matchup featuring two +.500 teams.

And we'll still get the CBS D-list crew.

[Pedro Cerrano]

I have four tickets available to this game (long story — I’m still going but have extras). I paid $150 each but I’ll sell them for $100 each. Try to recoup as much $ as I can. Will sell in pairs too

Section 524 row 10. Very solid seats.

Lemme know thanks

[Slidemaster]

Cincinnati is pretty good. Burrow, Mixon, and the wide receiver trio are a good offense.

Interested in what the defense dials up.

[Mackus]

Wink and the defense completely dominated Burrow in the game last season, basically doing exactly what we just did to Herbert, except the blitzers from the secondary got Burrow down rather than just force incompletions.  That was early on so he's better now and they've added Chase who is a stud, but in general I like the matchup of the Ravens defense against a young QB.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Im guessing we are like -6.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Im guessing we are like -6.

6.5 with some added juice. We should win but you never know.

[Mike B]

Cincy will play this like it is the Super Bowl.  I think the Ravens take care of them and get to the bye, at 6-1.  

[Ravens2006]

This is obviously an enormous game for both teams as far as the division goes. Taking a two game lead in the L column with at worst a head to head tie, big perk for the Ravens. A Bengals win practically puts them ahead with game two played at CIN, and they'd have the possibility to sew up head to head then.

Heard it mentioned this morning that Buffalo only has two games left on their schedule against teams that currently have a winning record. Now it's early, so some of those teams will go on a run probably, but their schedule could certainly be a lot harder than it currently looks.

Burrow to Chase over the top scares me most. Hopefully Wink continues his run of smarts and ditches the cover zero or single high stuff. I think if the Ravens avoid the quick strike big plays in the air, they'll be in good shape.

[Mike B]

This is obviously an enormous game for both teams as far as the division goes. Taking a two game lead in the L column with at worst a head to head tie, big perk for the Ravens. A Bengals win practically puts them ahead with game two played at CIN, and they'd have the possibility to sew up head to head then.

Heard it mentioned this morning that Buffalo only has two games left on their schedule against teams that currently have a winning record. Now it's early, so some of those teams will go on a run probably, but their schedule could certainly be a lot harder than it currently looks.

Burrow to Chase over the top scares me most. Hopefully Wink continues his run of smarts and ditches the cover zero or single high stuff. I think if the Ravens avoid the quick strike big plays in the air, they'll be in good shape.

Good post.  i think this is the Ravens chance to take charge and with a win, basically tell the rest of the division, that the road goes through Baltimore.

 

As for the Bills, they are now in the old NE role.  They are good and their division stinks, so there is no reason for them not to win 13 games at the least.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Good post. i think this is the Ravens chance to take charge and with a win, basically tell the rest of the division, that the road goes through Baltimore.

As for the Bills, they are now in the old NE role. They are good and their division stinks, so there is no reason for them not to win 13 games at the least.

Tenn has a pretty easy division too. Imagine playing Hou and Jax 4 times a year.SMH.

[Biggsy]

I'm not sure how to feel about this game. Cincy has 4 wins, but 3 of them are the Lions, Steelers and Jags. They played GB tight though, probably should have won that game. But they lost to the Bears. I haven't watched much of them this season. But it seems like they try and use Mixon to set up the pass. And Chase seems to be pretty hot right now.

I'm expecting a close game. I'm thinking like 24-21 type of game. Hopefully the Ravens end it with the 24.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Not playing it or anything but gut tells me we build on last week and cover the 6.5.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Expect more trouble from Cousins, ZImmer, and Minn than Cin.

[BSLChrisStoner]

DVOA

 

Ravens 6th overall, 9th offense, 14th defense, 1st special teams

 

Bengals 13th overall, 19th offense, 5th defense, 10th special teams

[BSLChrisStoner]

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Harbaugh said the Bengals are one of best teams in the NFL right now. “Just watch them play. … We have our hands full.”

[Mackus]

It's not a total mismatch and divisional games are prone to equalizing even moreso than a non-divisional game with the same point spread, but I can't really think of a scenario of how the Ravens could lose without it being a really frustrating and anger-inducing result.  I don't see any potential for "they were ok but they just got outplayed by a good team" type of postgame response like what could've been said after last week's game if that had gone very differently.

[Slidemaster]

It's not a total mismatch and divisional games are prone to equalizing even moreso than a non-divisional game with the same point spread, but I can't really think of a scenario of how the Ravens could lose without it being a really frustrating and anger-inducing result. I don't see any potential for "they were ok but they just got outplayed by a good team" type of postgame response like what could've been said after last week's game if that had gone very differently.

I could see Ja'Marr Chase going crazy being that reason.