Las Vegas (2-6) at Cincinnati (3-5) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox BetMGM NFL Odds: Bengals by 7 1/2 Against the spread: Raiders 4-4, Bengals 4-4.
Series record: Raiders lead 21-13. Last meeting: Bengals beat Raiders 26-19 on Jan. 15, 2022, in an AFC playoff game in Cincinnati.
Last week: Raiders lost to Chiefs 27-20, Bengals lost to Eagles 37-17. Raiders offense: overall (21), rush (31), pass (18), scoring (26) Raiders defense: overall (T11), rush (19), pass (7), scoring (27) Bengals offense: overall (18), rush (28), pass (7), scoring (11) Bengals defense: overall (24), rush (24), pass (21), scoring (23) Turnover differential: Raiders: minus-13, Bengals: even RB Alexander Mattison comes off a poor performance, rushing for 15 yards on 14 carries against the Chiefs. His 1.
1-yard average was the third worst for a back with at least 14 attempts in franchise history. Given the Bengals have had issues with stopping the run, this is a game where Mattison — and Zamir White — need to produce far better results. With the Bengals unable to run the ball, their offensive success depends on quarterback Joe Burrow more than ever.
Cincinnati has the seventh-best passing game in the NFL. Burrow is among the league leaders in passing yards and completion rate (70.3%).
Bengals receivers against Raiders secondary. Burrow passed for 234 yards against the Eagles, distributing the ball to seven different receivers. That didn't include Tee Higgins, who was out with a quad injury.
Ja'Marr Chase is the .
