The Cincinnati Bengals enter Week 4 against the Denver Broncos as big underdogs and a team that most probably aren’t picking.
Makes sense, too. Joe Burrow is out, the week prior was a 48-10 loss and the team plans to make yet another change to the starting offensive line in front of Jake Browning.
But not everyone thinks the Bengals will go down on Monday Night Football.
Over at CBS Sports, Garrett Podell says the Bengals will pull off a shocker, mostly because running back Chase Brown will wake up:
“He’ll break out on Monday against a Denver defense that ranks 20th (114.7 rushing yards per game allowed) against the run. The Broncos’ pass rush co-leads the NFL with 12 sacks, but the Bengals will run it well enough to where that won’t matter.”
Bold, indeed. The Bengals are failing Brown across the board, hence his rushing for 93 yards on a stunning 47 carries so far.
Beyond the overarching scheme, the line in front of Brown looked disinterested at best last week. Denver will still need to respect weapons like Ja’Marr Chase, but the trench play will need to take a leap for an upset to happen.
Based on last week, rolling with the Bengals in picks and predictions is more based on the vibes that the team will put up more of a fight. And even then, going into Denver and stealing a win is never easy.
