One NFL prediction and notes

There is very little for the Cincinnati Bengals to play for in today’s home tilt vs the Baltimore Ravens.

A Cincy win will only benefit them if the Denver Broncos lose and the Kansas City Chiefs win.

That trio of results would give the Chiefs, the AFC West and the “3” seed and enable Cincinnati to move into the “2” seed.

The Bengals are at least a “3” seed as AFC North winners, and can only be the “2” seed if Denver loses. In fact losses by all three teams also gives Cincy the “2” seed.

All this leads to a prediction.

Bengals 24 Ravens 17

Cincinnati is a 9 plus point favorite.

Elbert “Ickey” Woods pictured above led the Bengals to the Super Bowl in the 1988 season. In that Super Bowl game, the San Francisco 49ers beat the Bengals.