Week 5: Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens 

By Ross Mazin

We have a Sunday night football game with a big time feel. These two teams are very much in the hunt for a Super Bowl title this year. They are relatively young and very scrappy. Last season the Bengals swept the Ravens in the season series for the first time since 2015. 

The Bengals are coming off a big win against Miami last weekend. The offense showed up as well as the defense. Joe Burrow was 20 for 31 for 287 yards,  two touchdowns and no interceptions. Burrow dominated the Ravens last season throwing for 941 yards, seven touchdowns and one interception and a passer rating of 131.1 Ja’Marr Chase had 326 yards receiving and a touchdown in the two meetings. 

The Ravens are coming off a very ugly loss against Buffalo last weekend. They struggled in the second half. Lamar Jackson was 20 for 29 for 144 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. He also had 73 rushing yards. In the one game that Lamar played against the Bengals last year he was sacked five times. In seven career games against his division rival Lamar has nine touchdowns and three interceptions. 

I expect a relatively low scoring game. My prediction is Bengals 22- Ravens 10

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