The Bengals got the week off, but their critics didn’t.
Let’s take a look at how they moved in the rankings this week.
Yahoo! Sports — No. 10 ↓1
“The good news for the Bengals is that Joe Burrow has been cooking.” — Frank Schwab
USA TODAY — No. 19 ↓1
“Still 3-2 after their bye week, they’ve fallen into the AFC North basement.” — Nate Davis
NFL.com — No. 6 ↑3
“Cincinnati isn’t close to a finished product but owns a stellar defensive front.” — Nick Shook
Pro Football Talk — No. 14 ↓2
“They need to start stacking some wins.” — Mike Florio
Sports Illustrated — No. 12 ↑3
“Another post-bye team, the Bengals are technically in last place
in the AFC North.” — Conor Orr
Sporting News — No. 13 ↓1
“The Bengals have Joe Burrow leading the NFL with his 71.4 completion percentage.” — Vinnie Iyer
ESPN — No. 13 ↓1
“Cincinnati spent the offseason trying to find ways to manufacture bigger rushing plays. So far, that hasn’t materialized.” — Ben Baby
CBS Sports — No. 6 ↑3
“The offense hasn’t been as good as expected, but the defense has been better.” — Pete Prisco
New York Post — No. 11 (no change)
Ryan Dunleavy has the Bengals at No. 11 without a Bengals-specific blurb.
Expect these numbers to change drastically based on the outcome of Sunday’s huge AFC North matchup with the Baltimore Ravens.
We previewed that game in the video below with Ingraven, the most popular Ravens podcaster.
