WEEK 15 PREVIEW

BY SIN BLITZERS

BENGALS AT TITANS : The Bengals kept their playoff hopes alive with a dramatic win over the Cowboys on Monday night. Joe Burrow had another 369 yards with three touchdowns in this performance. His co-star Ja’marr Chase had 14 catches for 177 yards and two touchdowns. Burrow and company will see a familiar face on the opposite sideline this week as former offensive coordinator Brian Callahan and the Titans will look to end the Bengals’ season. The key to this game is the Bengal defense. It has been awful all season long, but this is a game where they have to step up. Will Levis has had issues turning the ball over and taking sacks, if the Bengals defense does their part, they should come away with a win. 

DOLPHINS AT TEXANS :  Like the Bengals, the Dolphins kept their playoff hopes alive with a win over the division rival Jets. Tua Tagovailoa was 33-47 for 331 yards and two touchdowns. The duo of Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle had their best games of the season as well, with both essentially going over 100 yards. The Dolphins will take on the AFC South leading Texans, who are coming off their bye week and prior to that a win over the Jags. The Jags gave them a scare late in that game, the Texans despite their record haven’t played all that well this season. One thing is that this could be a trap game for Houston as they could be looking forward to playing the Chiefs next week, so Miami can keep their playoff hopes alive with a win. 

COLTS AT BRONCOS : This game has AFC Wild Card implications on the line with two young starting quarterbacks at the helm. Anthony Richardson has been great since coming back from his benching and Bo Nix is in the running for Offensive rookie of the year. The key to this game for me is Anthony Richardson. The Broncos defense has been sensational this season, if Richardson can make plays with both his arm and his legs, maybe that propels the Colts to the upset. Bo Nix will manage the game well, I also think Sean Payton will utilize his legs to move the pocket, so the Colts pass rush doesn’t get to him. 

BILLS AT LIONS : Game of the week, this might be game of the year, the way these two are going. Josh Allen was sensational last week against the Rams despite the loss. This game against the Lions he will have to have another MVP performance. On the other side Jared Goff and the Lions have been red hot. These are arguably the two best teams in football at the moment. The key to this game for me is simple : who wins the line of scrimmage on both sides on the ball. The Lions’ pass rush has been good, even without Aidan Hutchinson and their offensive line at times can be dominant. The Bills defensive line has had some big performances and they’ll need another one. 

STEELERS AT EAGLES – Battle of Pennsylvania, state bragging rights are on the line. This will be an interesting test for Russell Wilson, who for the second straight game will be without George Pickens. Philly has been rolling for a while now, and we know how dynamic their offense is, but this defense has been sensational especially the young players. Quinyon Mitchell, Cooper DeJean, Nakobe Dean, and Jalen Carter all have had massive impacts. Again this will be a battle of wills on the lines, whoever wins that probably wins the game. 
PACKERS AT SEAHAWKS : The Packers travel to a place that has been a house of horrors for them. Both defenses have been good most of the season. But this game will come down to which quarterback makes fewer mistakes between Geno Smith and Jordan Love.