In a rather surprising turn of events, a small percentage of experts have decided to side with the Cincinnati Bengals over the New York Jets when the teams meet in Week 13.
A week ago every expert went against the Bengals before their eventual loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Not this time. At NFL Pick Watch, 13 percent of experts went with the Bengals over the Jets.
The Bengals turning back to Andy Dalton under center might have something to do with the slight shift. He was 0-8 and in the middle of his worst year as a pro before he got benched, but things managed to get worse with rookie Ryan Finley under center.
It helps the Bengals have shown some signs of life in recent weeks via a defense that keeps hanging in there and a running game that has started to come alive.
Even so, the Jets are on a roll. They’ve won three consecutive games while scoring 30-plus points in each. The defense is the best in the league against the run and star safety Jamal Adams happens to remind Dalton of Troy Polamalu.
While it isn’t a terrible time to consider the underdog Bengals, it isn’t hard to see why most experts still prefer the opposition.
