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USA Today's NFL experts make their picks for a Week 16 showdown between the Miami Dolphins and Cincinnati Bengals
What Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals need to do to get back on track and beat the Miami Dolphins on Dec. 21.
Bengals predicted by Mel Kiper Jr. to make NFL history at 10th overall with safety pick originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Cincinnati Bengals have a lot of needs to address this offseason, with the majority on the defensive side of the ball.
CINCINNATI — The Bengals face one of the weakest slates of opponents this coming season based on last campaign's win rates. It's a completely flawed system to gauge the strength of schedule on, but it's all we have to go on until sportsbooks start truly judging the schedule strengths with their projected win totals.
The Dolphins only needed three plays to respond to the Bengals' touchdown and tie the game up. Two plays after Quinn Ewers connected with Jaylen Waddle for a 16-yard gain, Achane made a Bengals defender miss and outran the rest of the Cincinnati defense for a 48-yard rushing touchdown.
The Matthew Stafford for Jared Goff trade was gigantic. Could we see an even bigger QB swap this offseason involving Joe Burrow?