Raiders: 3 teams to root for in Week 13 as the playoff race heats up
By Brad Weiss
Raiders: 3 teams to root for in Week 13 as the playoff race heats up
Cincinnati Bengals
In the biggest longshot of the three teams that need to win for the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, the Cincinnati Bengals will head to South Beach to take on the Miami Dolphins. Miami was able to take care of business against the New York Jets last weekend, and Cincinnati actually hung tough against the New York Giants, this without star quarterback Joe Burrow.
Sunday, Brandon Allen will look to snap the Bengals’ three-game losing streak against Miami, who rolled with Ryan Fitzpatrick under center against the Jets. This is a tough matchup for Cincinnati, who managed to muster less than 160 yards of offense against the Giants, and will be going up against a Dolphins team that should get rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa back.
Like the Colts, the Dolphins still have a game on the road against the Raiders on their schedule, but currently are a game above them in wins, and have one less loss. Them losing before that matchup in a couple of weeks is crucial, and the road is tough ahead for Miami after the Bengals, as they have to face Kansas City and New England before the Raiders game.