Forecast for Bengals, partly sunny

In less than a week the new NFL 2024 season will be underway. There will be 32 teams fighting and scrapping for the right to be called World Champions. About a third of those teams have a legitimate chance of actually winning the Lombardi trophy. The Cincinnati Bengals are one of those team that has a chance.In back-to-back seasons, the Bengals appeared in the AFC Championship, winning one of them. The key players on those teams are primed and ready for the upcoming season. On offense, QB Joe Burrow is the unquestioned leader. Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins are the playmaking wide receivers. On defense, Logan Wilson and Jermaine Pratt are veterans from those championship teams. Vonn Bell, Mike Hilton and Sam Hubbard are important supporting caste members from those teams. At the end of the day the Bengals chances are the same as everyone else. Any success will be dependent on how healthy your key members can remain. When a player or players do go down, are your second and third string players up to the test?Cincinnati finished the pre season 0-3. The Bengal backups were outplayed thoroughly in all their preseason games. No stats count. Luckily preseason is...