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Hope fades as we enter the bye week

Umito November 20, 2024

CINCINNATI- The coffin lid is on the Bengals’ postseason body after Sunday’s 34-27 loss to Los Angeles, but Cincinnati has yet to drill any screws.

The Bengals are 4-7 and will likely need to win or lose their only remaining NFC game and win the other five to make the dance. That’s a tall order for a team that hasn’t won three in a row this season, let alone five or six.

They are the 10th seed in the AFC and currently hold a 13.4% chance of making the playoffs according to ESPN’s Football Power Index. Two more losses, or one to the AFC, will likely kill any hope with Cincinnati sitting at 2-5 in AFC play. Every team above them in the playoff standings has a better record in the AFC, which represents their biggest obstacle to climbing into the top seven.

Among AFC teams with more than four losses still realistically trying to get in, Cincinnati has the toughest strength of schedule (20th easiest in the NFL, according to Tankathon).

The season isn’t over yet, but it would take a massive change after the bye week to get back into contention.

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