WEEK 15

BY SIN BLITZERS

Ravens @ Bengals  By Bill Murphy 

Last week , the Bengals lost to the Buffalo Bills, by a score of 39-34. Joe Burrow went 25/36 for 284 yards and four touchdowns.  Chase Brown had for 12 carries 23 yards and a touchdown. Tee Higgins had six receptions for 92 yards and  two touchdowns, Mike Gesicki had six receptions for 86 yards  and a touchdown.  The Bengals , now face off against the Baltimore Ravens in a week 13 rematch in which the Bengals won 32-14.  The Ravens are coming off of a  27-22 loss against the Pittsburgh Steelers . Lamar Jackson went 19-35  for 219 yards and a touchdown. Lamar added 43 yards on seven carries and a touchdown. Isiah Likely went for 25 yards and one touchdown (although he should’ve had two) 

Keys to the game 

Ravens 

Offense 

Lamar Jackson 

La’marr Jackson has a perfect 4-0 record against the Bengals. Jackson  has five consecutive games where he has two touchdowns . The Bengals offense has scored over 24 points in four straight games . Jackson can take advantage of this awful Bengals defense that surrenders a lot of points.

Defense 

Kyle Hamilton

Kyle Hamilton this year has 79 total tackles 43 solo, 36 asst , one sack and two forced fumbles.  Hamilton can slow down both Burrow and Chase , he can be a big help to this teams defense 

Bengals 

Offense 

Joe Burrow 

Since Burrow has recovered from his injury , he has thrown for a combined 545 yards  and six touchdowns.  Burrow needs to hit Ja’marr Chase, because Tee Higgins will be out. The Raven defense has struggled in the secondary all season.

Defense 

Pass defense 

Yes , the pass defense has been terrible for the Bengals , but two weeks ago against this ravens Team , they held them to only 14 points and three turnovers from Lamar Jackson . It was five turnovers in total . If the Bengals can do it again, they might put a dagger in the Ravens playoff hopes.

Prediction 

Ravens 27 Bengals 24 

BUF AT NE : The Bills and Patriots will meet for the second time this season. The Pats will look for a season sweep and an AFC East title in Mike Vrabel’s first season. In the first meeting the Patriots held James Cook to 49 yards rushing, if they can do that again they will win the division. For the Bills it’s all about someone on the outside stepping up, in the first meeting against New England it was Dalton Kincaid, who went for over 100 yards, Kincaid returned from injury last week and found the Endzone, He could be a big piece for Josh Allen.

IND AT SEA : Nobody in football is in a worse spot than the Colts, they’ve lost three in a row and four out of five, and now they either have to start Riley Leonard or Philip Rivers, who they signed this week after Daniel Jones tore his Achilles. Not only that but they have to go to Seattle, where the Seahawks defense has been dominant. Indy needs to win the line of scrimmage to win or the free fall will continue.

GB AT DEN : Game of the week that features two similar teams. Both possess great defenses and quarterbacks with something to prove. Jordan Love has been awesome the past few weeks, but can he do it against the best defense in the league. Can Bo Nix avoid a big Micah Parsons’ game? Whichever QB makes more plays with their legs should win the game.

MIA AT PIT : Massive Monday night game as both teams are playing for their playoff lives. The Dolphins are rolling, having won four straight games. They’ve leaned on the run game and tremendous defense. They’ll play a Steeler team that could make a big play in the AFC North. The Steelers will be without TJ Watt, who suffered a collapsed lung and had successful surgery. Who can keep their playoff hopes alive on Monday?