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The question for everyone is how far can the Bengals sink before a massive adjustment is done by oddsmakers. More than any other team in football, the Bengals have got in their own way. This is a stylistic game that favors the Eagles with slight advantages on the sideline, red-zone scoring percentages and big-play ability on both sides of the football on third down.
This is a matchup of struggling, depleted offenses facing solid defenses. Look for the Under to improve to 16-7 in Cincy's last 23 games as each team cashes the Under for the fourth week in a row.
The Eagles have gone Under the total in each of their last three games as their offense has started to sputter. They'll be without Ryan Mathews here and could also be missing top passing-game target Jordan Matthews. The Bengals have also gone Under the total in each of their last three and are of course also shorthanded after dealing with recent injuries to A.J. Green and Giovani Bernard. Expect both defensive fronts to dictate the action, putting yet another Under on the books for both teams.
This clash should generate the fewest points of the week. Each team’s last three games have wound up under 42. Eagles QB Carson Wentz’s effective start has fizzled, and he is struggling with a substandard receiving corps. The Bengals’ Andy Dalton is missing WR A.J. Green terribly, and the QB’s protection has crumbled so much that four of his last eight throws Sunday were deflected at the line of scrimmage. As a topper, K Mike Nugent has blown four PATs in four weeks.