As painful as it is to admit…….

Why? Tomlin has had great success against John Harbaugh. Both Harbaugh's have more talented teams this season. Both have elite quarterbacks. Tomlin's team is 2-1 against them anyway this season.

 

You only have to look at the team we're playing Saturday to get some perspective. Zac Taylor has a HOF caliber QB and arguably the best receiver group in the league, and they are likely not even going to make the playoffs. I'm pretty sure they'd trade head coaches with us.

 

Zac Taylor never plays his starters during preseason and every year they start terribly. This season it probably will cost them a playoff chance.

 

It didn't help that they pissed away fantastic opportunities to win both times they played the Ravens, but yeah, that 0-3 start is a big reason why they are hoping for a win and a lot of help to get into the playoffs. One of those was a loss to the Patriots in the opener. The Bengals' prolific offense managed only 10 points in that game.