Cincinnati Bengals vs Los Angeles Chargers 12/5/21 NFL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Chargers clash Sunday afternoon in week 13 NFL action at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. The Los Angeles Chargers look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Cincinnati Bengals look for a win after winning six of their last nine games.

The Los Angeles Chargers have won three of their last five road games. Justin Herbert is completing 66 percent of his passes for 3,230 yards, 24 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Mike Williams and Keenan Allen have combined for 1,639 receiving yards and 9 touchdowns, while Austin Ekeler has 51 receptions. The Los Angeles Chargers ground game is averaging 103 yards per contest, and Ekeler leads the way with 604 yards and 7 touchdowns. Defensively, Los Angeles is allowing 26.6 points and 350.2 yards per game. Derwin James Jr. leads the Los Angeles Chargers with 93 tackles, Joey Bosa has 7.5 sacks and Asante Samuel Jr. has 2 interceptions.

The Cincinnati Bengals have won three of their last five home games. Joe Burrow is completing 68.3 percent of his passes for 2,835 yards, 22 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins have combined for 1,466 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns, while Tyler Boyd has 46 receptions. The Cincinnati Bengals ground game is averaging 111.9 yards per contest, and Joe Mixon leads the way with 924 yards and 11 touchdowns. Defensively, Cincinnati is allowing 20.5 points and 348.2 yards per game. Logan Wilson leads the Cincinnati Bengals with 89 tackles, Trey Hendrickson has 10.5 sacks and Eli Apple has 2 interceptions.

The Chargers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Bengals are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games following a straight up win. The under is 4-1 in Chargers last 5 road games. The over is 4-1 in Bengals last 5 games overall. The Chargers are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 meetings.

The Los Angeles Chargers continue to be hit or miss, and they’re a tough team to figure out because you never know which team is going to show up. Until the Chargers can string together a good performance or two, I’m not trying to get behind them, especially on the road. The Cincinnati Bengals have put together back-to-back dominating performances, and all of a sudden they look like one of the better teams in the AFC. The Chargers run defense is dead last in the league, which isn’t good with the way Mixon is running lately. I’ll lay the field goal with the Bengals.