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National experts are nearly unanimous ahead of Week 17, with analysts overwhelmingly favoring the Bengals over a depleted Cardinals team in Sunday’s matchup.
The Cardinals have lost seven games in a row, a streak that they'll be looking to snap in Week 17 against the defensively-challenged Bengals.
As they prepare for a matchup versus the Cincinnati Bengals (5-10), the Arizona Cardinals (3-12) will be eyeing 13 players on their injury report. The game kicks off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, Dec. 28, at Paycor Stadium.
Coming into this matchup, as Mike Petraglia of CLNSCincy.com shared, Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase shared a goal for Week 17. He's aiming to end a surprising drought, as the Bengals superstar WR is simply looking to score a touchdown.
Big 3. Cincinnati is a vastly better team when they have Burrow, Chase and fellow wideout Tee Higgins on the field together. The Bengals are 31-17 in games when all three players are available. Conversely, they are just 13-20 when they don't.
The Bengals have four players out and three questionable while cornerback Josh Newton was added to the report Friday with a hamstring injury. The only starter on the report, defensive tackle B.J. Hill, is questionable.
The Arizona Cardinals and Cincinnati Bengals revealed their final injury report of Week 17. The Arizona Cardinals could be down some massive names this week. The Cardinals, after ruling out Budda Baker, Paris Johnson Jr. and Kei'Trel Clark this morning, have also added Evan Brown to that list.
The Cincinnati Bengals and Arizona Cardinals wrapped up practices for the week leading up to their Week 17 matchup in Cincinnati, and several Bengals players are already out for the game, but there are even more health questions on the other sideline.