Bengals came out flat and terrible. Adjustments have to be made or it's toast early.
Chargers+13-115 (Top play)
Not much time for a big analysis of why but while Bills are rolling, this is a tough game sandwiched between big games at end of the year, plus making the 3,000 mile trip on top of it. Do they blow out the Chargers tonight? I doubt it. Chargers got smoked last game and as I said in my writeup last week, they were bound to as they wanted Coach Staley gone. These are pro's, they are Proud, and now that they accomplished the mission of getting Staley fired, they dont want to get blown out twice in a row. Further, these guys love the interim guy Giff Smith, he is a player's coach.
The veteran assistant Smith has been credited with helping Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack develop into the best pass rushers in the NFL. He also has decades of experience, a welcome departure from the youthful exuberance of Staley, whose lack of wisdom often was left on display in tight contests.
Above all else, Smith is a Charger through and through. He seems to have the support of those within the locker room, as a result.
“This place matters to him,” quarterback Easton Stick said. “People in the building know him, and they know him well. They know that he cares.”