Bengals-Ravens will determine AFC North, Burrow for MVP and more NFL midseason predictions
New York TimesThe Athletic has live coverage of Jaguars vs Bengals on Monday Night Football. Taking a look at the broader view, here are my six predictions for the second half of the regular season, ranked from coldest to boldest: GO DEEPER NFL second-half predictions for all 32 teams: Keep an eye on Lamar Jackson, Kyler Murray Bengals don’t lose another home game There’s a lot of bad football being played out there. Barring an injury to Lamar Jackson or Burrow, it’s hard to see Cincinnati chasing down two games and a tiebreaker on arguably the most complete team in football. GO DEEPER Cincinnati is for closers: Bengals turn leads into wins better than any NFL team Hendrickson leads AFC North in sacks, pressures For those not paying close attention, merely watching Myles Garrett and T.J. Watt soak up all the headlines they might not realize Trey Hendrickson actually has more pressures than both this season with 43. GO DEEPER NFL Coach of the Year, MVP candidates and biggest surprises at midseason: Sando's Pick Six Higgins outgains Chase the rest of the way The Bengals offense turned around this season by feeding Ja’Marr Chase.