{"id":297061,"date":"2023-11-14T14:24:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T14:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=297061"},"modified":"2023-11-14T14:24:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T14:24:48","slug":"bengals-preparing-for-a-playoff-game-in-november-on-thursday-night-vs-ravens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/nfl\/bengals-preparing-for-a-playoff-game-in-november-on-thursday-night-vs-ravens\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengals preparing for a 'playoff game in November' on Thursday night vs. Ravens"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thursday night’s Baltimore Ravens-Cincinnati Bengals game was always going to be a pivotal bout. But with both clubs falling this past Sunday, the sense surrounding the game has ratcheted up a notch.<\/p>\n

“I think it feels like a playoff game in November,” Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan said on Monday, via the team’s official website. “Usually, when we play them, it’s going to come down to probably the last possession or two. It’s usually how all these games against have gone. And you’re just mentally ready for it.”<\/p>\n

The Ravens beat the Bengals in Cincinnati in Week 2 in a back-and-forth affair that saw Baltimore pull out the road win. The battle occurred as Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow still dealt with the calf injury that plagued him early in the season.<\/p>\n

The loss to Baltimore pushed the Bengals to 0-2 on the season before five wins in their next six games got Zac Taylor’s team back in the hunt. However, Sunday’s home loss to C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans pushed them to 5-4, just outside a playoff spot entering Week 11.<\/p>\n

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