The NFL season is coming to a close. Definitely hope to go on a tremendous run in PO’s to end on a high note.
UNDOCUMENTED record: POW 9-7-1, Overall 40-43-1.
Regular Season: POW 8-7-1, Teasers 5-7, Overall 38-41-1
CIN (+1 ½) must go w/out Dalton to attempt an end to the franchise’s dubious PO streak, & they must do so against a bitter rival. PIT won in their last matchup, however that was the gm that Dalton went down as well as stud TE Eifert. Eifert is a key cog to this “O” w/not only his obvious playmaking ability but w/opening up CIN’s run gm. On the other side, Heath Miller has put up good #s vs CIN this yr, but should be a different story this time around w/Vontaze Burfict finally playing most of the gm. He’s been eased back into the lineup after missing half the season & has been excellent in coverage as well against the run. DeAngelo is out & that will be huge. PIT will be forced to be one dimensional & the pass “O” has been less than stellar their last 2 vs BAL & CLE. Rain is forecast for gm, so that only adds more uncertainty to the prolific combo of Brown & Ben. Besides that, CIN’s DBs have been the best @ covering Antonio anyway. McCarron has looked decent thanks to great protection from CIN’s oline. He threw 2 bad picks in relief of Dalton vs PIT, but has been very good @ protecting the ball since (1 fumble lost vs DEN). PIT’s “D” has been homerun or nothing. If they’re not sacking the QB or intercepting the ball, they’re giving up huge chunks of yds & TDs. So if McCarron can avoid TOs this one shouldn’t be close. Bit of irony here that Dalton seeks his 1[SUP]st[/SUP] PO win, but will likely see his backup get CIN’s 1[SUP]st[/SUP] PO victory since 91.
PIT 20
CIN 27
4 Units
GL to all & comments are most welcome.
UNDOCUMENTED record: POW 9-7-1, Overall 40-43-1.
Regular Season: POW 8-7-1, Teasers 5-7, Overall 38-41-1
CIN (+1 ½) must go w/out Dalton to attempt an end to the franchise’s dubious PO streak, & they must do so against a bitter rival. PIT won in their last matchup, however that was the gm that Dalton went down as well as stud TE Eifert. Eifert is a key cog to this “O” w/not only his obvious playmaking ability but w/opening up CIN’s run gm. On the other side, Heath Miller has put up good #s vs CIN this yr, but should be a different story this time around w/Vontaze Burfict finally playing most of the gm. He’s been eased back into the lineup after missing half the season & has been excellent in coverage as well against the run. DeAngelo is out & that will be huge. PIT will be forced to be one dimensional & the pass “O” has been less than stellar their last 2 vs BAL & CLE. Rain is forecast for gm, so that only adds more uncertainty to the prolific combo of Brown & Ben. Besides that, CIN’s DBs have been the best @ covering Antonio anyway. McCarron has looked decent thanks to great protection from CIN’s oline. He threw 2 bad picks in relief of Dalton vs PIT, but has been very good @ protecting the ball since (1 fumble lost vs DEN). PIT’s “D” has been homerun or nothing. If they’re not sacking the QB or intercepting the ball, they’re giving up huge chunks of yds & TDs. So if McCarron can avoid TOs this one shouldn’t be close. Bit of irony here that Dalton seeks his 1[SUP]st[/SUP] PO win, but will likely see his backup get CIN’s 1[SUP]st[/SUP] PO victory since 91.
PIT 20
CIN 27
4 Units
GL to all & comments are most welcome.
