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Super Bowl Sunday is just around the corner; The wait is almost over.
Jeff Reinebold of Sky Sports NFL is here to tell you all about it, sharing his five key battles that he believes will determine the outcome of the competition…
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This is the most obvious one: the ability or inability of the Bengals’ offensive line to handle passes from the Rams.
Rams present a unique challenge. They have three linebackers in E’Shon Robinson, Greg Gaines and the best player in the league in my opinion in Aaron Donald. On top of that, they have Leonard Floyd and von Miller as an outside linebacker, which means they play nearly five up front, applying pressure.
This forces the Bengals to go defensive where all five of their linemen will have one-on-one blocks they need to make to protect Joe Burrow. And that means they can’t double-team Donald like most teams would.
To be honest, I just don’t think the Cincinnati O-line is good enough against Rams rushers. However, where this really leaves the Rams with some light is in the secondary coverage of the Bengals receivers.
Can the Bengals find a way to schematically protect Barrow and give him the opportunity to throw the ball? He has proven he can take shots and he has a lot of talent he can count on to get the ball.
It’s a league run by quarterbacks. And every time you start playing elimination football, especially in the case of the Super Bowl, the pressure and attention to the quarterback position becomes more intense.
