Hunting for a third consecutive AFC title game appearance, the Cincinnati Bengals confront a difficult-looking schedule in 2023.
That schedule has some really easy games on the slate early in the season, sure. But the Bengals go on a post-bye sprint that includes more than half of their AFC North games and some tough encounters with the likes of the 49ers, Bills and Chiefs.
In our early game-by-game projections, we don’t see that stopping the Bengals from putting up double-digit wins and a likely AFC North crown, plus more.
How do others feel about the schedule, though? NFL Network’s Adam Rank just ran through his game-by-game predictions for every team and this is how he sees things shaking out for the Bengals.