The Cincinnati Bengals (1-3-1) face off against the Indianapolis Colts (3-2) in this week 6 matchup.
The Bengals come in to this game 26th in total yards per game on offense (332.4 Yds/Game) passing for 229.8 Yds/game and rushing for 102.6 Yds/Game. The Bengals are 23rd in total yards allowed on defense per game (387.6 Yds/Game) allowing 228.6 Yds/Game through the air and 159.0 Yds/Game on the ground. The Bengals have 9 sacks, 5 interceptions, and 0 fumbles recovered, while giving up 22 sacks, 3 interceptions, and 4 fumbles lost this season.
The Colts come in to this game ranked 23rd in total offense (349.8 Yds/Game) passing for 244.0 Yds/Game and rushing for 105.8 Yds/Game. Colts are 1st in total yards allowed on defense per game (266.0 Yds/Game) allowing 179.6 Yds/Game through the air and 86.4 Yds/Game on the ground. Colts have 11 sacks, 9 interceptions, and 0 fumbles recovered, while giving up 5 sacks, 5 interceptions, and 0 fumbles lost.
I like the Colts to cover the spread here. They are likely to control the game on both sides of the ball and get out to a lead. The Bengals will be playing from behind and will likely get more aggressive passing the ball as they fall behind. Still, this is a bad matchup for the Bengals offensively where this is a strength (Colts defense) vs weakness (Bengals offense) and I see the Colts getting out to a lead and the Bengals struggling to keep up.
