The Cincinnati Bengals are on a bye for Week 7, so they will get to rest and have time to further heal any injuries that have been plaguing them.
However, that rest is going to be extremely important going forward because, according to Pro Football Focus, they have the second toughest remaining schedule in the NFL, behind only the Miami Dolphins.
That gets obvious quickly with the first two games back from the off week being the San Francisco 49ers and the Buffalo Bills. The Bengals are also going to play the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns one more time, the Pittsburgh Steelers twice, the Kansas City Chiefs, Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings and Houston Texans.
There are some games in that stretch the Bengals should win on paper, but as the beginning of the season has proven, nothing is for sure in this league.
The Bengals are good enough to get through this season in a playoff spot, but it’s going to be an arduous task.
The toughest remaining schedules this season
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