The Bengals are a team that do have to do some scoreboard watching this year, and in Week 12 the teams currently slated for playoff spots did their jobs.
Stats to Know From The Bengals First 11 Weeks of 2024
Joe Burrow’s 89.3 PFF-pass grade is the second-highest in the NFL and trails only Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson. PFF also has charted Burrow with 21 big-time throws, the second-most behind Buffalo’s Josh Allen. Burrow additionally has a 77.8 PFF-pass grade under pressure this season, the second-highest grade in the league among QBs with at least 50 dropbacks under pressure.
Bengals AFC Playoff Picture
If the Bengals can win their remaining six games, they have a 94% chance to make the playoffs. Per The Athletic, Cincinnati is favored in five of the team’s last six games as of this writing, with the lone exception being Week 18 in Pittsburgh. A loss to any of the following opponents would significantly decrease postseason chances varying amounts depending on the game.
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The Pittsburgh offense entered 2024 with two new signal callers as Russell Wilson and Justin Fields have both seen action under center. Wilson, injured the first six weeks of the season, took over for Fields in Week 7. The former Seahawks and Broncos QB has been smart with the football, boasting a 7-2 TD-INT ratio. Per PFF, he has committed three turnover-worthy plays since Week 7, tied with a group of quarterbacks for the eighth-lowest in the NFL. However, all three have come when Wilson was under pressure, and his 53.3 pass grade under pressure ranks 17th among QBs with at least 50 dropbacks, per PFF.
Bengals have a horrific Evan McPherson problem
McPherson, affectionately called Money Mac and other names by fans, has been anything but this year. Over 11 games, he’s gone 15-of-21 and missed four of seven attempts from 40-plus yards.
Bengals Slight Home Betting Favorites Against Steelers Coming Off Bye Week
Cincinnati cannot afford another AFC loss and enter this contest 4-7 overall with a 6-5 record against the spread. Pittsburgh is 8-3 ATS and straight up amidst a stellar start to the season.
Six games to go: A look at the Bengals’ playoff odds as the team enters bye week
Now, as the time elapsed since the team’s last win surpasses the one-month mark, oddsmakers are increasingly closer to reaching a verdict about whether the team will be able to make it back to the playoffs this year.
Bengals don’t get much help in playoff race during bye week
The Week 12 weekend was more mixed for the resting Bengals. Tennessee knocked off Houston in an upset, bringing the Texans down to 7-5. But Miami stomped New England to move to 5-6.
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But the Bengals keep losing the close ones. They are 4-7 at the bye week and in danger of missing the playoffs for the second straight season. They’d likely have to win all of their last six games to have a chance at the postseason. Burrow, still not completely recovered from surgery on his throwing hand, leads the NFL in completions (274), passing yards (3,028) and touchdowns (27).
Oddsmakers take an unexpected stance on Bengals ahead of Week 13 matchup vs Steelers
It’s very late in the year for the Bengals and Steelers to have their first meeting of the season. Had this matchup occur in September, Pittsburgh would have a different quarterback leading the charge, and the Bengals’ playoff hopes wouldn’t be as diminished. Nevertheless, it’s a chance for the home team to get their biggest victory of the season.
