The Cincinnati Bengals sat out a bye in Week 12 and was hoping for some help in the AFC standings at 4-7.
However, during the week the Bengals rested, the national media expressed all sorts of opinions about the team's playoff chances.
ESPN's For example, he went on Pat McAfee's show and said that he wasn't counting out the Bengals yet: “The Cincinnati Bengals are still a dangerous football team and I think they're still capable of making the playoffs… It will.” “But get hard.” You can still do it.”
Much of the remaining hope for the Bengals still comes from the MVP-level performance of quarterback Joe Burrow, who even did this .
And Schefter's point that the Bengals are still all-in this season and other AFC playoff teams don't want to see them when it's all over is a good point.
However, for the Bengals to capitalize on this remaining hype, they need to storm out of the bye week and get a win against the Pittsburgh Steelers.