Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jermaine Burton (81) drops a pass as Baltimore Ravens defensive back Brandon Stephens (21) intercepts it during the fourth quarter of the NFL game at M&T Banks Stadium in Baltimore on Thursday, April 7. November 2024, guarded.
If you reverse the outcome of every one-possession game in the NFL this season, the Bengals would be 8-2 and lead the AFC, four games better than their current record. Cincinnati is oh-so-close to the top of the league, losing by 1 to Kansas City in Week 2, to Washington by 5 in Week 3, to Baltimore by 3 in Week 5, and to Baltimore by 1 last week. At least 51 points were scored in all of these games combined.
The Chargers haven't scored more than 44 total points this season, in part because the points allowed is low in the league. Los Angeles has also yet to score 30 points in a game, with the 27-point mark in the final two weeks marking its season high. Cincinnati has crossed this hurdle five times.
