The Cincinnati Bengals face the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday in Week 1 of the 2018 season at Lucas Oil Stadium. Here’s all the info you need to watch.
It’s likely that the Cincinnati Bengals and Indianapolis Colts would like to forget what happened one year ago. The former had one of the worst offensive lines in the league, and their offense suffered tremendously for it, ultimately ending a playoff-berth streak. As for the latter, Andrew Luck was out once again and they had to suffer through a full season without the one star on the roster.
The good news for the 2018 season as it pertains to the Colts is that they get Luck back this season. While the quarterback didn’t start throwing a real football until right before the preseason, he seems to be all the way back. Now he needs to prove he’s a game-changer as the roster around him from Marlon Mack to TY Hilton truly leaves a lot to be desired.
On the other sideline, Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton has to be thanking his front office every day. After getting killed last season, they beefed up the offensive line with the likes of Cordy Glenn and Billy Price. It would seem now that Dalton will have time to find the likes of A.J. Green, John Ross and Tyler Efiert while Joe Mixon can also run. Complement that with a solid defense, and Cincy could be a sleeper team.
Details for Sunday’s game are below:
Date: Sunday, Sept. 9
Start Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
TV Info: CBS
Live Stream: FuboTV, NFL Sunday Ticket
We could truly see the preseason roles of these two teams flip in terms of narrative. While everyone is excited about the Colts, things could turn sour very quickly for a team that has very little outside of Luck. Contrarily, we could be talking about the Bengals as a playoff team. We’ll have to see, but it’s in the cards as we head into Week 1.