The Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals clash in week 5 Sunday Night Football NFL action at M&T Bank Stadium. The Cincinnati Bengals look to get a game above a .500 record. The Baltimore Ravens also look to improve to 3-2 on the season.
The Cincinnati Bengals have won 6 of their last 9 road games. Joe Burrow is completing 64.1 percent of his passes for 1,099 yards, 8 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. Tee Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase have combined for 608 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns, while Tyler Boyd has 12 receptions. The Cincinnati Bengals ground game is averaging 89.5 yards per contest, and Joe Mixon leads the way with 224 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, Cincinnati is allowing 17.5 points and 327.5 yards per game. Logan Wilson leads the Cincinnati Bengals with 26 tackles, Trey Hendrickson has 2.5 sacks and Vonn Bell has 2 interceptions.
The Baltimore Ravens have lost 5 straight home games. Lamar Jackson is completing 65 percent of his passes for 893 yards, 11 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. Mark Andrews and Rashod Bateman have combined for 503 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns, while Devin Duvernay has 12 receptions. The Baltimore Ravens ground game is averaging 142 yards per contest, and Jackson leads the way with 316 yards and 2 touchdowns. Defensively, Baltimore is allowing 25 points and 425 yards per game. Marcus Williams leads the Baltimore Ravens with 31 tackles, Justin Houston has 2 sacks and Marlon Humphrey has 2 interceptions.
The Bengals are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 road games and 10-2 ATS in their last 12 games overall. The Ravens are 11-27-2 ATS in their last 40 games in October and 4-12 ATS in their last 16 games in Week 5. The under is 9-0 in Bengals last 9 games overall. The over is 7-3 in Ravens last 10 games following a straight up loss. The Bengals are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings in Baltimore. The road team is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 meetings.
It’s hard to turn down a team as talented as the Cincinnati Bengals in the underdog role, especially since it’s starting to look like they’re turning the corner. I can also understand why some would want to fade the Baltimore Ravens, since they’ve blown massive second half leads twice in the last 3 weeks. With all that said, I’d think the Ravens would want to get that nasty taste out of their mouth. There’s frustration in Baltimore, as this team probably feels it should be undefeated. There’s a good chance that leads to a focused contest on prime time when they finally get a home win. Bottom line is, if the Ravens don’t win this game, there’s going to be a lot of finger pointing. This is a big, big game for the Ravens. I’ll lay the field goal.