The Los Angeles Chargers are set to face the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday Night Football, where Justin Herbert and Joe Burrow will battle for the second time in their careers. Both were taken in the 2020 draft, with Burrow going first overall and Herbert sixth, respectfully. The first time these two teams played, in 2021, the Chargers walked away with a 41-22 win.
But that was then, now things are much different. The Chargers have a new regime and the Bengals are without two main key offensive players they had last time in Joe Mixon, who is now on the Houston Texans, and Tyler Boyd, who is now on the Tennessee Titans. The Chargers like their chances in this one, but because they don't play each other often, there is a lot of unknown between the two.
So, I talked to A to Z Sports' John Sheeran who covers the Bengals to get a better grip on the team and their season. 4 burning questions for Chargers vs. Bengals “The Chargers have 31 sacks in the year and have really turned it up a notch with their ability to generate pressure in the last few weeks.
The common view of the Bengals is that they don’t protect Burrow well enough. Can you see this defensive front cause trouble?” There are more defensive lines that could give the Bengals trouble than not, and the Chargers fall in the trouble category. Cody Ford has been playing for Orlando Brown Jr.
at left tackle recently and the downgrade has been noticeable against good competition. The real problem is the interior as guards .