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To say the\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0backs are against the wall as the calendar flips to October would be an understatement.<\/p>\n

Despite a 2-2 record and sole possession of second place in the AFC North, the Bengals are reeling after\u00a0back-to-back blowout losses\u00a0and enter a three-game stretch against teams with winning records when they host the\u00a0Detroit Lions (3-1)\u00a0at Paycor Stadium Oct. 5.<\/p>\n

Without quarterback Joe Burrow, national pundits are dismissing the Bengals as a threat in the AFC. So are the sportsbooks, which had the\u00a0Bengals as slight favorites (-150) to make the playoffs\u00a0before the regular season began.<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0BetMGM Sportsbook, the Bengals are now +600 ($10 bet wins $60) to make the postseason and are +1000 to win the AFC North (up from +260 to start the year). The Bengals opened the year with a win total of 9.5 games. It is now down to 6.5 (Over: +100, Under: -120)<\/p>\n

The Bengals are in a foreign spot as the biggest underdog in the league in Week 5. Currently,\u00a0Detroit is a 10.5-point road favorite over Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

“I feel like people have always made us underdogs,” Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase said Oct. 2. “I feel like it’s our job to make sure that we show them they’re wrong.”<\/p>\n

What is the Bengals history as a double-digit home underdog under Zac Taylor?<\/h2>\n

Under head coach Zac Taylor, the Bengals have been a double-digit underdog 10 times. In those contests, the Bengals are 2-8 straight up and 4-6 ATS (against the spread).<\/p>\n

The Bengals have only been a home underdog of 10-plus points four times during Taylor’s tenure, and it hasn’t happened since 2020. In those four spots, the Bengals are 1-3 straight up and 1-3 ATS.<\/p>\n

2019, Week 10:\u00a0Ravens\u00a049, Bengals 13<\/h2>\n

The Ravens (-10.5) came into then-Paul Brown Stadium and\u00a0dominated the winless Bengals\u00a0in Ryan Finley’s first career NFL start.<\/p>\n

2019, Week 15: Patriots 34, Bengals 13<\/h2>\n

New England (-10.5) came to Cincinnati and pulled away behind a pair of Tom Brady touchdown passes and a key 64-yard third-quarter pick-six by Stephon Gilmore\u00a0to beat the Bengals by 21.<\/p>\n

Former Bengals running back Rex Burkhead capped the win with a 33-yard touchdown run for the Patriots in the final minute.<\/p>\n

2020, Week 15: Bengals 27, Steelers 17<\/h2>\n

In one of the biggest wins early in Taylor’s time as head coach, the Finley-led\u00a0Bengals stunned the Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0in primetime as a 14.5-point underdog.<\/p>\n

Giovani Bernard ran for a touchdown and caught another while Finley’s 23-yard fourth-quarter touchdown run helped lead the Bengals to a victory.<\/p>\n

2020, Week 17: Ravens 38, Bengals 3<\/h2>\n

There was no such magic just a few weeks later as the Ravens (-13.5) came to town and\u00a0blasted an injury-riddled Bengals club in the season-finale\u00a0to lock up a playoff spot.<\/p>\n

How often have the\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0lost three consecutive games?<\/h2>\n

The early years of the Taylor era were littered with losing streaks, including an 0-11 start to the 2019 season. The Bengals lost three straight games 10 times in 2019 (nine times within the 0-11 start and once after that streak was snapped) and four times in 2020.<\/p>\n