predictions

[DanBengalfan]

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Broncos are favored by 3
o/u 47.5

uh...

that's bat shit crazy, maybe the game is fixed and we'll win just so Andy can look bad in the playoffs again. This team can't do shit to the Broncos if they're actually trying.

 

[Gypsumstack]

Let's see: a QB that is unstoppable in Prime time vs. a QB that is very much stoppable in Prime time, advantage Denver. Both teams have everything to play for, advantage Denver. Weather forecasted to be in the 40s, advantage Denver. Cincy is actually better on the road this year, advantage Denver.

3 pts? How?

 

[bphillips4gg]

This feels like it'll be one of those weeks where the defense will constantly fail to get off the field, similar to the Pitt game. I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up like the Indy game, I would be only mildly surprised if it looked like the Pats game from last year. Manning isn't right, but he's still Manning and he's probably the smartest person to ever play football going up against Marvin...

 

[bengaldoug]

Let's see: a QB that is unstoppable in Prime time vs. a QB that is very much stoppable in Prime time, advantage Denver. Both teams have everything to play for, advantage Denver. Weather forecasted to be in the 40s, advantage Denver. Cincy is actually better on the road this year, advantage Denver.

3 pts? How?

According to my power ratings Denver is 5 points better than the Bengals on a neutral field. The standard home field advantage is 3 points. That would make the projected line Denver by 2. My outplay factor stats for the last six weeks project a score of Denver 24 Bengals 22. Again, Denver by 2. So the line is in order and maybe even a little inflated offering value to the Bengals' side. If you think my numbers are way out of line, consider this:

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[bengaldoug]

What it's going to come to really has little to do with Peyton, believe it or not. Denver has averaged 37 rushes over the last four games. We have to stop CJ Anderson or it could become ugly. We can't let him have the kind of day LeVeon Bell had against us two weeks ago, or it's going to be a long night.