NFL Week 3 and we will see the Tennessee Titans travel to Paul Brown Stadium, in Cincinnati, Ohio to take on the Cincinnati Bengals. The game has a start time of 1:00 pm (Eastern) and will be televised on CBS. Current Vegas odds have the Bengals listed as 6.5 point favorites, while the total is set at 42.5.
Analysis: The Tennessee Titans got off to a 3-1 start last year, but then the wheels fell off and they went just 4-10 the rest of the way, finishing at 7-9. The Titans will be an improved team this year, but not sure it will show up in wins and losses. This year has been an up and down one for the Titals already, as they won 26-10 at Kansas City, but lost 26-10 at home vs Dallas. Last year the Titans were 19th in the league in scoring, at 22.6 ppg, while also ranking 22nd in total yards (336.9.8 ypg), 21st in passing (218.5 ypg) and 14th in rushing (118.4 ypg). Very average offense at best. Pretty much an average offense again this year as they have averaged 359 .5 ypg and 18 ppg this far. The defense for the Titans has been exceptional as they rank 8th in total yards (306.5 ypg), 1st vs the pass (163 ypg) and 9th in points allowed (18 ppg).
The Cincinnati Bengals have had a nice 2-0 start to their year as the beat the Ravens in Baltimore to open the season and then took care of the Atlanta falcons at home last week. The Bengals do have a banged up WR corps, but they also have Andy Dalton, who has been solid in the early going, throwing for 553 yards with 2 TDs, while posting a 105.4 QBR through 2 games. The Bengals are ranked 3rd in the league in passing (301.5 ypg) and they have also been solid on the ground with 124.5 ypg, which is 13 th in the league. The defense for the Bengals has played bend but don’t break defense, as they have allowed 366 ypg (366 ypg) but just 13 ppg so far. Top to bottom this may the most complete team in the league, but still they do have a length injury list so now we will find out a little about their depth.
Pick: Going to look under in this game. The Bengal offense is explosive, but they are banged up at WR and that should mean a bit more running from Bernard, who has been solid in the early going. Another reason the Bengals may look to run more is that they just saw the Titans get run over by the Cowboys last week. The Bengals have given up some yards this year, but make no mistake this is a very good defense that will only get better as the season goes on. Despite allowing 366 ypg, they have given up just 13 ppg so far. The Titans offense is not an explosive one, but more of a ball control one that will just look to keep the clock moving. They have averaged just 18 ppg thus far and I don’t see them putting up a whole lot on this tough Bengals defense. The Titan defense has been solid and are 1 st in the league vs the pass, while allowing just 18 ppg on the year so far. The Under is 6-1 the last 7 meetings in Cincinnati, while the UNDER is also 6-1 in Tennessee’s last 7 games on Fieldturf. Both trends should continue here as we get a game in the mid-30s at best.
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