Cincinnati
Bengals (6-2) at Miami Dolphins (3-4)
I had to double-check the Bengals’ record when I went to
write this pick. That 6-2 record just doesn’t seem right, especially given that
ugly loss the Browns in Week 4. But the Bengals have also managed to beat both
the Patriots and Packers (when both were relatively healthy) at home, as well
as a fully functional Lions team on the road. Andy Dalton and AJ Green have
finally figured things out, Giovani Bernard is looking less like an eight-game
rookie and more like a seasoned pro, and Marvin Jones (who?) has provided a
nice complement to Green. That said, I don’t trust the Bengals secondary on the
road. Calvin Johnson ate everyone alive two weeks ago, and the same defense
that managed to stifle Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady at home managed to give
Bills fans hope in Thad Lewis on the road. Miami has struggled to run the ball
this season, but Tannehill has been good enough to at least keep his squad in
games, and if Cincinnati isn’t able to force a couple early errors from him or
the Lamar Miller/Daniel Thomas tandem, then it could be in for some trouble.
Miami
Dolphins: 23-17
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