One thing the Cincinnati Bengals have had a habit of over the Zac Taylor era is playing to the talent of their opponent. We see them either let bad teams hang around, or just generally let them get an early lead the team then has to overcome.
That is what this home game against the Tennessee Titans feels like. This is a one-win team that just narrowly lost to the Cleveland Browns last week and has generally not looked super cohesive yet. Quarterback Cam Ward has four touchdowns and five interceptions
through seven games. Running back Tony Pollard showed he can still pull off some big runs with two long touchdowns last week.
But at the end of the day, Tennessee is a team that usually allows teams to score in the mid-20s while their offense has only scored over 20 points twice.
Cincinnati is coming off a high of scoring 35 unanswered points against the Baltimore Ravens to get to 4-2 on the season to keep pace with the Cleveland Browns. This has the makings of a trap game that Taylor will have to make sure this squad takes seriously, as the Titans are desperate.
How to Watch Bengals vs. Titans
- Date/Time: November 1st at 1:00 pm ET
- Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, at Paycor Stadium
- TV Channel: CBS
- Broadcasters: Tom McCarthy will call play-by-play alongside Robert Turbin as analyst and Tiffany Blackmon as sideline reporter.
- Online Stream: Paramount+ (in market), NFL+ (in market), NFL Sunday Ticket (out of market), and NFL Game Pass International (International, excluding China)
- Radio Broadcast: The Bengals Radio Network broadcast can be heard in Cincinnati on 700 WLW, 1530 WCKY, and 102.7 WEBN. Dan Hoard will call play-by-play alongside analysts Dave Lapham and Tony Pike. You can also listen to the game on SiriusXM Ch. 192.
- SB Nation Titans’ site: Music City Miracles
- Rosters: CIN | TEN
- Series Leader: The Titans lead the series 41-38-1. The Bengals have won eight of the last 11 meetings, which included the AFC Divisional Round game during the 2021 playoffs.
- Weather: According to NFL Weather, the game will be in the mid-60s, and rain is likely.
- Odds: FanDuel Sportsbook has the Bengals as 11.5-point favorites, with an over/under of 46.5 points.
