Ravens QB Lamar Jackson
A new era starts in Cincinnati on Sunday as rookie quarterback Ryan Finley steps in for long-time starter Andy Dalton as the Bengals look for a spark and their first win of the season against the Baltimore Ravens.
The game is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. ET, and if it’s in your market (coverage map), it’ll be televised on CBS. If you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream of the Ravens vs Bengals on your computer, phone, Firestick, Roku, Apple TV, Xbox One, PS4, Smart TV or other device via one of the following streaming services:
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If the Game is in Your Market: FuboTV
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If the Game is in Your Market: CBS All-Access
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Additionally, most college students can get this service via SundayTicket U.
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Ravens vs Bengals Preview
Winless at the halfway point of their season, the Bengals decided to make a drastic change, inserting rookie Ryan Finley into the lineup. The first test out of the gate is against Cincy’s division rival Baltimore Ravens, who led the AFC North with a 6-2 record.
“It’s definitely a great test for him to see what he can do, and of course we know Baltimore is going to dial up every blitz in the book, so we’ve just got to be ready for all of that,” running back Joe Mixon said. “I’m excited for him and it will be a big week for him.”
The locker room didn’t sound completely convinced it was the right move to sent veteran Andy Dalton to the pine.
“I don’t know what it does for the locker room,” cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick said Wednesday. “It’s one of those things where you’ve just got to see how he performs. Obviously I’m not going to be ‘hooraying’ about Andy getting kicked out because he’s a friend, been around him eight years, so I’ve grown to have a lot of respect for the guy.”
Finley won’t have a full array of weapons to work with. Deep threat John Ross III went on injured reserve earlier this season and perennial Pro Bowl pass-catcher A.J. Green will not make his debut despite optimism earlier in the week.
Green has been dealing with an ankle injury he suffered in the preseason, but saw it swell up this week when he was making his preparations to play against the Ravens.
What could help the rook is a running game, which has been non-existent this season. Mixon has just 320 yards on 101 carries.
“It definitely is frustrating I don’t get the ball, but I’m sure, at the end of the day — at least I hope — they’ll understand you’ve got to get the rock to me,” Mixon said. “That’s just what it is.”
Baltimore is coming off its most impressive win of the season, dismantling the Patriots and Bill Belichick’s vaunted defense 37-20. Quarterback Lamar Jackson ran for 61 yards and two touchdowns and went 17 for 23 for 163 yards and a score.
“I feel like our team already knew what we were capable of. We just had to show it, and we did that,” Jackson said. “We have to build off that. We just can’t get on our high horse and feel like we just won the Super Bowl, because we didn’t.”
Jackson was senaraded by chants of MVP down the stretch against the Patriots — a far cry from last season when some talking heads still believed the QB should move to another position.
“This man is the MVP. I’m right behind him. I’m backing him,” Ravens safety Earl Thomas said of Jackson. “When you finish the game like that, it’s just a sigh of relief for us on defense.”
The Ravens are a 10.5-point favorite.