Pros
- This week’s line suggests a passing game script for the Bengals, who are -3.5-point underdogs.
- Our trusted projections expect the Cincinnati Bengals to be the most pass-focused offense on the slate this week with a 68.6% pass rate, based on their underlying play style and matchup dynamics.
- Opposing offenses have averaged 39.0 pass attempts per game versus the Ravens defense this year: 7th-most in the NFL.
- Ja’Marr Chase has run a route on 97.0% of his offense’s passing plays this year, placing him in the 98th percentile among wideouts.
- The predictive model expects Ja’Marr Chase to garner 11.8 targets in this week’s contest, on average, putting him in the 100th percentile when it comes to WRs.
Cons
- The projections expect the Bengals offense to be the 6th-slowest paced team in the league (in a neutral context) right now, averaging 28.87 seconds per snap.
- The Bengals O-line grades out as the 9th-worst in the league this year in protecting the quarterback, which has a harmful effect on all passing attack stats across the board.
- Ja’Marr Chase’s talent in generating extra yardage have declined this year, notching just 5.25 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) compared to a 6.64 rate last year.
- This year, the strong Baltimore Ravens defense has surrendered a paltry 140.0 adjusted receiving yards per game vs. opposing WRs: the 9th-fewest in the NFL.
- This year, the imposing Ravens defense has given up the least adjusted yards-per-target in football to opposing WRs: a meager 6.6 yards.
Projection
THE BLITZ
92
Receiving Yards