Bengals vs. Titans: 3 bold predictions, including final score and winner
By John Buhler
The Tennessee Titans host the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Divisional Round on Saturday.
With a trip to the AFC Championship Game on the line, the No. 1 Tennessee Titans welcome the No. 4 Cincinnati Bengals to the Music City.
Fresh off their first playoff win since 1990, the Bengals are playing with a ton of confidence heading into this massive AFC matchup. As for Tennessee, the Titans quietly earned the No. 1 overall seed in their conference. The road to Super Bowl 56 in the AFC runs along the Banks of the Cumberland River. The winner will go onto face either the Buffalo Bills or the Kansas City Chiefs.
Here are three bold predictions heading into the AFC Divisional Round game between the Bengals and the Titans.
Bengals vs. Titans: 3 bold predictions for AFC Divisional Round matchup
3. Rest will turn out to be rust for the home favorite Tennessee Titans
While having home-field advantage is massive for most No. 1 seeds, that may not be the case for the Titans. No doubt about this football team being among the very best the NFL has to offer this year, but Tennessee does not have the raucous home crowd of other franchises. More importantly, there is a chance this mid-afternoon game could be a bit sleepy for the home-favorite Titans.
As for the Bengals, they are coming off an emotional home victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Super Wild Card Weekend. Though they could be in for a letdown performance, this team is bursting with energy. If the Bengals come out hot, it might take a minute for the well-rested Titans to shake off the rust. It could be awfully hard for Tennessee to go out and win a shootout.
Tennessee has to be ultra-physical from opening kickoff to catch these Ohio tigers by their toes.