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Cincinnati Bengals Sportsbook BettingLewis is fixated on getting Cincinnati off to a fast start. He believes the back-to-back 1-4 starts his first two years doomed the Bengals' playoff chances and reinforced the losing mentality that has permeated a franchise without a winning season since 1990. Lewis believes they need to give themselves something to build on early during a stretch of games that include Cleveland, Minnesota, Chicago, Houston and Jacksonville.

The Cincinnati Bengals were one of the surprise teams of the 2011 season. Many were predicting disaster as the team turned to 2nd round rookie quarterback Andy Dalton and top pick A.J. Green on offense. Instead, they managed to get into the playoffs at 9-7, after trading away unhappy Carson Palmer to the Raiders and getting a first round pick out of the deal.

How much did Cincinnati really improve, though? Looking at the last three seasons, when Cincinnati has bounced from 10 wins and a division title, to 4 wins, back to 9 wins, it would seem they have been on quite the roller coaster ride. In truth, they have been close to an average team all three years, with the differences entirely explained by schedule and close game results.

Last year, Cincinnati made the playoffs despite being 0-7 against teams that reached the tournament. They beat the bad teams and won close games against non-playoff teams. To illustrate the impact of schedule, last year’s Bengals were 2-8 against the top 20 teams in simple rating system. The year before, when they only won 4 games, they were 3-11 against the top 20 teams.

Cincinnati Bengals Betting Schedule

Cincinnati Bengals Football Schedule
Thursday - Aug. 8 at Atlanta Falcons (Preseason)
Georgia Dome
8:00 p.m. ET - ESPN
Saturday - Aug. 17 Tennessee Titans (Preseason)
Paul Brown Stadium
7:00 p.m. ET - TV TBA
Saturday - Aug. 24 at Dallas Cowboys (Preseason)
Cowboys Stadium
8:00 p.m. ET - TV TBA
Thursday - Aug. 29 Indianapolis Colts (Preseason)
Paul Brown Stadium
7:00 p.m. ET - TV TBA
Sunday - Sept. 8 at Chicago Bears
Soldier Field
1:00 p.m. ET - CBS
Monday - Sept. 16 Pittsburgh Steelers
Paul Brown Stadium
8:40 p.m. ET - ESPN
Sunday - Sept. 22 Green Bay Packers
Paul Brown Stadium
1:00 p.m. ET - FOX
Sunday - Sept. 29 at Cleveland Browns
FirstEnergy Stadium
1:00 p.m. ET - CBS
Sunday - Oct. 6 New England Patriots
Paul Brown Stadium
1:00 p.m. ET - CBS
Sunday - Oct. 13 at Buffalo Bills
Ralph Wilson Stadium
1:00 p.m. ET - CBS
Sunday - Oct. 20 at Detroit Lions
Ford Field
1:00 p.m. ET - CBS
Sunday - Oct. 27 New York Jets
Paul Brown Stadium
4:05 p.m. ET - CBS
Thursday - Oct. 31 at Miami Dolphins
Sun Life Stadium
8:25 p.m. ET - NFLN
Sunday - Nov. 10 at Baltimore Ravens
M&T Bank Stadium
1:00 p.m. ET - CBS
Sunday - Nov. 17 Cleveland Browns
Paul Brown Stadium
1:00 p.m. ET - CBS
Sunday - Nov. 24 BYE ---
Sunday - Dec. 1 at San Diego Chargers
Qualcomm Stadium
4:25 p.m. ET - CBS
Sunday - Dec. 8 Indianapolis Colts
Paul Brown Stadium
1:00 p.m. ET - CBS
Sunday - Dec. 15 at Pittsburgh Steelers
Heinz Field
8:30 p.m. ET - NBC
Sunday - Dec. 22 Minnesota Vikings
Paul Brown Stadium
1:00 p.m. ET - FOX
Sunday - Dec. 29 Baltimore Ravens
Paul Brown Stadium
1:00 p.m. ET - CBS
Note: Game times for weeks 11-17 are subject to change
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