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Washington Redskins at Cincinnati Bengals NFL Lines & Picks

Written by Jimmy Boyd

With four losses in their last five games, the Skins have gone from riding high to feeling low. A date with lowly Cincinnati figures to get them back on track this week but it may be too little too late for the Skins even if they are able to make a run the next couple weeks. What Washington’s 6-2 start was hiding was an inadequate offense and that’s why the Redskins are just 7-point favorites with the total set at 36.5 against 1-11-1 Cincinnati.

The Redskins are going to have to find an offensive spark if they are going to start winning football games again. They have scored just 6, 10, 7, and 10 points against Pittsburgh, Dallas, New York, and Baltimore in their last four losses. Their only win during that stretch was a 20-17 victory over lowly Seattle. The Redskins have sunk to 29th in the NFL in scoring, ahead of only the likes of Cincinnati, St. Louis and Oakland. Washington’s lack of a big play threat has allowed teams to take away the running game as well. Clinton Portis entered last week’s game as the NFL’s No. 2 rusher, but left it with his fourth game in the last five under 70 yards. With left tackle Chris Samuel done for the year and with cornerback Shawn Springs battling a strained calf, the Skins will also be without at least one key players and could be without two.

Plain and simple, the Redskins are going to have to pass the football to win games as teams are putting eight and nine guys in the box to neutralize Portis. Whether head coach Jim Zorn believes he is capable or not, he’s going to have to start airing it out with Jason Campbell earlier in games. It will be important that the Skins also try to stretch the field with deeper routes to Antwaan Randle El and Santana Moss. Team have been sitting on the underneath passes because the Skins rarely test them. If you think Washington can get back on track against the Bengals and cover the number in the process, bet the Redskins at -7 at BetUS.

All the media has wanted to talk about is the health of Carson Palmer and I can’t blame them as the Bengals have not done much right all season long. They have been outscored 69-6 the last two weeks, but NFL odds makers have shown the Bengals some hope this week as they are a single-digit dog after spending two of the past three weeks as a double digit underdog. But it has been ugly in Cincy as the Bengals are just 8-23-1 in their past 32 games. If thus team has had opportunities to win, they have been squandered away in the fourth quarter where they have been outscored 122-35 this season. The Redskins have been strong against the run this season, but the Bengals may be able to move the ball through the air. The only problem is that Cincy’s passing game has really struggled without Carson Palmer. Last week, QB Ryan Fitzpatrick was sacked five times and intercepted twice, one of which was returned 85 yards for a score. The Bengals have not scored a touchdown in 11 full quarters now. Injuries have been just one of things that has crippled this team this season. The Bengals have sent 22 players to IR. Cincy does have some talented wide receivers and if Fitzpatrick is able to have a good day, we could see the Bengals pull off an upset. If you think Cincy is due for an offensive breakout game, bet the Bengals at +7 at BetUS.

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