When the Cincinnati Bengals roam into RingCentral Coliseum to take on the Raiders on Sunday afternoon, there will be a clear favorite — by 11 points.
That’s because the Bengals are 0-9, starting a rookie quarterback, and without their best player, while the Raiders are 5-4 and making a legitimate playoff push.
Cincinnati is starting an offensive line full of guys even draft nerds don’t know either because they really don’t remember them, or because there’s no way they should be starting in the NFL. By Football Outsiders’ DVOA, they are 32nd in run blocking, and marginally better in pass protection, coming in at 19th.