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Bengals vs Packers Line

This Sunday’s match-up between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Green Bay Packers features one team coming off a heartbreaking loss and another coming off a thrilling victory. The Bengals hit the road this week, hoping to rebound after their brutal 12-7 home loss to Denver last week. The Bengals led that game 7-6 on a go-ahead touchdown by Cedric Benson with 38 seconds remaining. Before they knew it, Brandon Stokley was running into the end zone on an 87-yard bomb with only 11 seconds left. The Packers needed a late touchdown strike from Aaron Rodgers to Greg Jennings with 1:11 remaining to beat the Bears 21-15. How will these teams respond following their emotional roller coasters in Week 1? The odds have the Packers -9 over the Bengals with a total set of 42 points.

The Packers actually won in spite of their offense last week. Aaron Rodgers completed 17-of-28 passes for only 184 yards and a touchdown. He was sacked four times, which was a problem last year as well when he was sacked 34 times en route to a 6-10 campaign in his first year as the starting quarterback. Jennings had a big game, though, catching six balls for 106 yards with the game-winning touchdown and the 2-point conversion that ensued. The Packers will try to start 2-0 for a third straight year at Lambeau Field Sunday. Under Dom Capers, the Packers have a new 3-4 defensive alignment that’s already paying dividends. This defense forced Jay Cutler into 4 interceptions, including one by big defensive end Johnny Jolly. The last time they accomplished this feat of four picks in one game was in 2002 against the Detroit Lions. The Packers’ stop unit held the Bears to just 2.8 yards/carry on the ground as well.

Despite playing sluggish throughout, the Bengals took a 7-6 lead late on Benson’s 1-yard touchdown run. At that point, the game should have been over. But a pass intended for Brandon Marshall caromed forward, allowing Brandon Stokley to run under it and scamper all the way into the end zone on an 87-yard play. It was the longest winning play in the fourth quarter in league history. Carson Palmer went 21-for-33 for 247 yards in the loss, but his two interceptions hurt his team’s chances of winning. He’ll have to take care of the football much better this week if the Bengals are to steal a road win. Cincinnati has not won a road game vs. an NFC foe since beating the Saints in 2006. Chad Ochocinco appears back after catching five passes for 89 yards in the loss. But he hasn’t had a 100-yard receiving game since December of 2007, and he has not caught a TD pass in his last five games. But leave it to Ochocinco to say that he’d do the “Lambeau Leap” into the stands if he scores Sunday.