San Diego has a good thing going this year. With the addition of rookies WR Keenan Allen and ILB Manti T'eo as well as add-on from the Patriots, HB Danny Woodhead, the Chargers put themself in a good position for playoffs. QB Phillip Rivers is also having one of the best years of his career right now. San Diego has had some big games like beating their rivals Denver (once) and Kansas City (twice). The Chargers are no team to take lightly.
Cincinatti seems to be going smoothly. They were in a lack luster division with last years Super Bowl winning Baltimore Ravens who didn't even make the playoffs, the Pittsburgh Steelers who were without their rookie all-star HB Le'Veon Bell half the season, and the Clevland Browns who were just kinda a mess the entire time. The Benagls have to prove that they earned this playoff spot. QB Andy Dalton is very young, but he has WR AJ Green who was in the same draft class to help him be in the most dominant QB-WR combo I've seen in the past few years. HB Giovani Bernard, first halfback drafted in this years NFL Draft, has been astounding in the passing game and running game. He has proved that he deserved to be the first back in the draft.
In the end, I have a feeling the Bengals will come out on top, 23-3. Phillip Rivers just won't be able to take the Bengals defense as he will throw 200 yards for 3 interceptions. Nobody on the Chargers will do very well. Even Keenan Allen will be unable to soar high in his first playoff game. The Bengals however will have a gold rush with Bernard. I expect Bernard to get 200 all-purpose yards and help the Bengals plow San Diego in to the ground to prove that this could be Cinncinatti's time to shine.
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