Cincinnati Bengals vs Seattle Seahawks Prediction: Seahawks to stun Bengals in this one

On Sunday, NFL action will take place at Paycor Stadium, featuring a matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the Cincinnati Bengals. The Seattle Seahawks now have a record of 3-1 and just finished their first bye week of the season. On October 2, the Seattle Seahawks defeated the New York Giants in their most recent game, which they won. The Cincinnati Bengals played their most recent game against the Arizona Cardinals. That game was ultimately decided in favor of the Bengals, who improved their record on the year to 2-3 with the victory. 

The Cincinnati Bengals' record through their first four games was a disappointing 1-3. The first game was a loss by a lopsided score of 24-3 to the Cleveland Browns, and the next game was a loss by a score of 27-24 to the Baltimore Ravens. The Cincinnati Bengals won their first game of the season, 19-16, against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 3, but then suffered another loss, 27-3, to the Tennessee Titans to start the month of October. Joe Burrow, quarterback of the Cincinnati Bengals, completed 20 of 30 passes for 165 yards during the loss. The Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Arizona Cardinals by a score of 34-20 in a game that took place over the weekend. The Bengals scored points in each quarter of that game, including ten points in both the first and fourth periods. This time around, Burrow racked up 317 yards, scored three touchdowns, and picked off an opponent. Joe Mixon contributed 81 rushing yards on 25 carries, and Ja'Marr Chase wowed with 192 receiving yards, three touchdowns, and 15 receptions. Ja'Marr Chase also had a remarkable day.

The Seattle Seahawks lost to the Los Angeles Rams by a score of 30-13 in the first game of the season, but they have since won three straight games. The first game was a triumph against the tenacious Lions by the score of 37-31 in overtime, and the second game was a victory over the Panthers by the score of 37-27. In their most recent game, which took place on October 2, the Seattle Seahawks defeated the New York Giants by a score of 24-3 on a Monday evening. The Seattle Seahawks were able to score points in every quarter of their game against the New York Giants, and they held the Giants to a minimum amount of points throughout the game. The Seattle Seahawks' Geno Smith completed 13 of 20 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown, and Kenneth Walker led the rush with 79 yards and a touchdown on 17 attempts. Smith completed 13 of 20 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown. Noah Fant had the most receptions among the wide receivers, with two for a total of 63 yards.

In this matchup, I'm going to stick with the Seattle Seahawks. Given that they have an extra week to recover and get ready, the Seattle Seahawks should be in relatively excellent shape coming into this contest. In their most recent game, the Seattle Seahawks held the New York Giants to only 248 total yards of offense, with 136 of those yards coming via the pass, and they came away with three interceptions. However, the team's offense wasn't very good overall, as evidenced by the low number of first downs it achieved (13), as well as its poor performance on third down (three conversions out of 12 attempts). When it came to the Cincinnati Bengals, in their most recent game, they competed against the Arizona Cardinals, who have a reputation for being one of the worst teams in the NFL. The Cincinnati Bengals only converted five of seventeen third- and fourth-down opportunities, and their average gain per play was only 4.8 yards. If the Seattle Seahawks are in fact prepared for this game, I do not believe the Cincinnati Bengals will be able to keep up the scoreboard pace necessary to cover the spread.