I love the NFL! I love the Bengals! This is the day I have been waiting for. A new season, a fresh start, some new players, old ones are gone and some familiar faces remain. The bottom line is; the game does not change. As Herm Edwards has said; "we play to win the game". I hope we win Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens. It shouldn't matter that we do have Rudy Johnson, Willie Anderson, Deltha O'Neil; you get injured, make a mistake, get old or it may be money: you may be gone. It doesn't matter that you were dependable; just like our 9-5 jobs, you are gone. As some leave, one is back; no matter how many mistakes you make, one, two, three or more: Chris Henry is back! Well, just like the start of last season, he is suspended for the start of this season, 4 games. We will survive without him. Now on to my prediction for the game.
The Bengals need to play good defense, rush and blitz the quarterback, stop their running and passing game. The offense needs to protect the quarterback,no penalties, no turnovers, get more 3rd downs and hopefully 4th downs. I am not too concern about the running and passing since we can run or pass all we want but we need to get those downs. I hope Carson gets a chance to get the ball out, don't throw too high and just be accurate. Of course, receivers need to catch the ball, hold on to the ball and hopefully get touchdowns. Special Teams just need to do their part, don't fumble the ball and hopefully get good yardage on the returns.
Bengals 17 - Ravens 10
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