Rams vs. Bengals: What’s the Game Plan for Cincinnati?

November 28, 2015   ·   Chris Roling   ·   Jump to comments

The Cincinnati Bengals get a shot at a rebound against a struggling St. Louis Rams team in Week 12. 
Marvin Lewis' team has lost two straight to fall to 8-2. The conventional narrative will suggest the team collapsed as it always does in prime time, but closer inspection shows one loss was the product of iffy play-calling and the other injury in what were games decided late by no more than six points. 
The St. Louis Rams bring a more vanilla offense to town than the Bengals have faced in recent weeks but also one of the league's up-and-coming running backs in Todd Gurley. St. Louis' defense is a different animal thanks to defensive tackle Aaron Donald, who is every bit as game-changing as Geno Atkins and J.J. Watt, if not more so.
Below, let's take a look at how Cincinnati needs to approach the cross-conference contest to snap a two-game skid.
 
Offensive Game Plan 
Run, throw and simply get away from Donald as quickly as possible.

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