The Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons do battle Sunday in week 7 NFL action at Paycor Stadium. The Atlanta Falcons look to get a game above a .500 record. The Cincinnati Bengals also look for their fourth win on the season.
The Atlanta Falcons have lost 4 of their last 5 road games. Marcus Mariota is completing 61.3 percent of his passes for 1,055 yards, 6 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. Drake London and Olamide Zaccheaus have combined for 577 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns, while Kyle Pitts has 13 receptions. The Atlanta Falcons ground game is averaging 165.2 yards per contest, and Cordarrelle Patterson leads the way with 340 yards and 3 touchdowns. Defensively, Atlanta is allowing 22.7 points and 385.2 yards per game. Rashaan Evans leads the Atlanta Falcons with 52 tackles, Grady Jarrett has 3.5 sacks and Richie Grant has 1 interception.
The Cincinnati Bengals have split their last 10 home games. Joe Burrow is completing 66.7 percent of his passes for 1,616 yards, 12 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins have combined for 837 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns, while Tyler Boyd has 21 receptions. The Cincinnati Bengals ground game is averaging 89 yards per contest, and Joe Mixon leads the way with 347 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, Cincinnati is allowing 19.2 points and 339 yards per game. Germaine Pratt leads the Cincinnati Bengals with 44 tackles, Trey Hendrickson has 2.5 sacks and Vonn Bell has 3 interceptions.
The Falcons are 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 road games and 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Bengals are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games and 12-2 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The under is 4-0 in Falcons last 4 games in October. The under is 10-1 in Bengals last 11 games overall.
The Atlanta Falcons are finding sneaky ways to win games somehow, but this is a bad matchup for them. The Cincinnati Bengals have arguably the best receiving group in the league, and the Falcons have a pass defense that’s ranked 31st in the league. The Bengals have the eighth best passing offense. The Cincinnati Bengals should have a field day in this spot, and I’m not sure the Falcons have the offensive horses to keep up, especially with no Cordarrelle Patterson. I’ll lay the touchdown with the Bengals.