The Bengals Are Going to Miss the Playoffs. My Mistake.

Here's why I was wrong about the Cincinnati Bengals. Do they still have a shot at making the playoffs?

In my AFC North preview, which I published as an ebook exclusive to Amazon, I evaluated that the division would be extremely competitive and that the Ravens would compete with the Bengals for the AFC North title.

When I graded the strength of their rosters, I evaluated that the Bengals were the best team, a hair better than the Ravens, but my model had a…