The Cincinnati Bengals are 3-1, so that’s pretty weird! But are they any good? Let’s dive in for this week’s by the numbers preview for the Green Bay Packers’ next opponent.
The Opponent’s Opponents
We’re still at a point in the season where who you play matters a lot in regards to your team’s statistical output, but also early enough to where adjustments for that get really noisy. I just don’t think we can quite overlook how fortunate Cincinnati has been in that regard, though. The Bengals rank second in easiest schedule played so far per Football Outsiders, only outdone by the Buffalo Bills, who got to enjoy a completely hapless Houston Texans this past weekend.