PATRIOT64

I think we can all agree that Cincy will score more than 14 that NE has given up in 1 game so far so the obvious thing is that we have to score in bunches to beat the Bengals,28 points will not be enough to win this game IMO

Will this game be like the Cleveland/Cincy game of near 100 points? -NO

But something like say....38-35 is not out of the question,and if its 38 I hope its NE again.

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unoriginal

The Jets had a perfectly respectible receiving corps. And a better tight end.

The key to stopping the Bengals is interceptions. Palmer throws to his two star wideouts almost exclusively, and many of those are just long chucks into double coverage. If the secondary demonstates ball skills this game will be over fast.

Their O-line isn't very good either, if Seattle can stop their ground game.

frankiesfly

to make the long story short..........Palmer, CJ, Housh-man.

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letekro

It also should be pointed out that against the one good D they have played, they benefitted from 6 baltimore turnovers.

On the other hand, we shouldn't rely on last year's game b/c Palmer was playing his second or third game after major knee surgery, and clearly wasn't the same player.

JJDChE

I think there's a pretty decent shot that we hold them to 14 or less.

We beat them 38-13 last year.

NYCPatsFan

And didn't Plamer have some fancy quote after last year's game about they were the better team or something like that?

FlyingElvis75

Yes, the sample sizes are WAY too small for any sort of "real" statistical analysis.

@ RPCity: Yes, you could look at the defenses Cincy has played...but then you'd probably want to look at the defenses that NYJ/SD/BUF has played, and the other offenses that those teams played, and then maybe the defenses that those offenses played, etc...turns into a big job pretty quickly! Anyway, I was only grouping by the "Game vs. Patriots?" variable and the "Is Cincinnati?" variable. The Cincy games all have a value of "N" for the former, which is all I cared about above...

I feel that if we can really stifle the Bengals offense - make them look like the Chargers or Jets did - that will be a pretty good indication that our D has a stronger influence on the outcome than an opponents' O. Which would be encouraging if it keeps up into the Indy and Pittsburgh games.

Either way, I'd predict Patriots 38, Cincy...less than 38.

denverpatsfan

Last years game is not a good example. Palmer was coming off that leg injury and was not yet 100%. He is fully healed physically and mentally. Our D never peaks till the end of the season. I don't expect to hold the Bengals in their own building to 14 points. More like 24 or more.

Pats should be able to out score this team in a shoot out with the new improved offense. TD's not FG attempts are the key here. Think back to the high scoring Colts-Pats games of a few years back. Expect that.

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Grizzafted

They're going to have to shift gears for this one. They can't just play the spread offense, throw the ball up to Moss and expect the Defense to be on the field every fifteen minutes. I think Maroney and Morris get the bulk of the offensive plays and we run a more ball-control Charlie Weiss style pass attack.

I'm a little worried about this one. Last year our Achilles heel was defending the vertical pass. We haven't been tested there yet because none of the teams we've played have run that style of offense. I think this one is a lot closer than people think, and there is a good chance the Pats lose.

borg

Based on the previous three games, there is a 66.66% chance that the Patriots will knock out the Cincy quarterback.

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