The Cincinnati Bengals have gotten off to the worst possible start they could imagine. They enter Week 4 a winless football team, and are coming off surrendering 38 points to a Washington Commanders offense and a rookie quarterback in his third start. Will they defeat the 1-2 Carolina Panthers to get their first win? Here is how writers and media from across the NFL world see things playing out.
CBS Sports
Pete Prisco: "The Bengals are 0-3 and just haven't looked right, especially on defense. The Panthers won behind Andy Dalton last week and now he gets to face his former team. Look for Dalton to play well against a Bengals defense that has issues. This will be high scoring, but in the end the Bengals save their season. Pick: Bengals 31, Panthers 25"
Pro Football Talk
Mike Florio and Chris Simms: "The Bengals are as desperate as they could ever be.
Florio: Bengals, 27-17.
Simms: Bengals, 24-20."
Bleacher Report
BR Staff: "Eventually, the Bengals will emerge from their current funk and win a game. Carolina may not be up for this contest like it was for the Raiders with Dalton taking over the offense. Still, the entire squad looked good, while the Bengals are still trying to figure out what they're doing this season. Also, expect the Panthers to attack rookie right tackle Amarius Mims, who will be making his first career start after veteran Trent Brown suffered a season-ending torn patellar tendon."
Predictions
Davenport: Panthers
Gagnon: Bengals
Hanford: Bengals
Knox: Bengals
Michelino: Panthers
Moton: Bengals
O'Donnell: Bengals
Sobleski: Panthers
ATS Consensus: Bengals -4.5
Score Prediction: Bengals 31, Panthers 24"
