The Cincinnati Bengals’ 2022 schedule will be one of the toughest in the entire NFL.
However, they did get a bit lucky in drawing the NFC South as their cross-conference division to face this year.
Sure, the Tom Brady-led Bucs will be formidable, but the Saints, Panthers and Falcons are three games Cincinnati needs to win.
That’s especially true of the Week 9 home matchup with Carolina, who enters the 2022 season with far more questions than answers.
Looking at various preseason rankings, some believe the Panthers will be the worst team in football this year, and everyone has them pegged as a bottom-10 team.