This is my weekly article on the five keys to beating the Cincinnati Bengals’ upcoming opponent. This week, that opponent is the Detroit Lions, but I’m not going to write that article.
Instead, this week’s five keys are about what the Bengals need to do to in this game to be a serious contender this season. As it happens, doing these things will almost certainly lead to beating the Lions, so it works both ways.
These are the five things the Bengals need to do to compete with the best teams in the league this season and in turn beat the Lions this weekend.