When the Bengals take the field in Week One of the coming season they had better be ready to go. Their 2015 schedule doesn’t present many breaks nor “easy” stretches, so the team can ill-afford to allow their focus to wane (see the NFL’s complete schedule here). But a deeper look at the schedule reveals a hot start is necessary if the team hopes to make its fifth straight playoff appearance.
The Bengals’ final five will prove incredibly difficult as Cincinnati will face the Browns in Cleveland, then the Steelers at home. Then the Bengals have two prime time games in a row: a Sunday Night matchup against the San Francisco 49ers and a Monday Night matchup against the Denver Broncos.