NFL postseason begins: These two teams met in November, Cincinnati won and covered as two-point favorites, 32-13
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Raiders: They’ve beaten the Bengals the previous 2 times they’ve met in the postseason.
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Raiders: Lost in their last 3 visits to Cincinnati. His last victory there dates back to Nov-05-1995 by 20-17.
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Raiders: This will be just his 2nd. postseason game after playing in Super Bowl XXXVII on Jan-26-2003.
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Raiders: 6 straight postseason road losses. His last victory was on January 11, 1981 against the San Diego Chargers by 34-27.
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Derek Carr (LV): It will be his 1st. postseason game in his career. His 127 starts in the regular season are the 3rd. most for a player before his first postseason game (since 1950).
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Bengals: 8 straight postseason losses. Their last win was on Jan 6, 1991 over the Oilers 41-14.
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Bengals: His 30 straight seasons without a playoff win is the longest active drought in the NFL.
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Bengals: 1-8 all-time in Wild Card Round games. Only the Lions (0-9) have a worse record in those types of games.
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Bengals: They averaged 27.1 PPG this season. It’s their highest average since 1998, when they posted 28.0 PPG and went all the way to the SB.
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Joe Burrow (CIN): Has thrown for 971 yards in his last 2 games. It’s the 2nd. most in NFL history for a QB in 2 straight games.
Gambler’s Guide
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Las Vegas was 8-9 against the line this season (9-8 under). Cincinnati 10-7 (8-8-1 over/under).
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Derek Carr is 19-13 against the line when he is an underdog the past three seasons.
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Las Vegas is 6-1 against the line and 5-2 in its last seven games when underdogs by at least five points (since Week 5 of last season).
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Cincinnati have covered five straight games and 10 of their last 12 games against Las Vegas. These two teams met in November, Cincinnati won and covered as two-point favorites, 32-13.
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Cincinnati have covered three straight games as an underdog (2-1 SU).
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Cincinnati have lost eight straight playoff games (1-7 against the line) with their last victory coming in 1990. Cincinnati scored 17 points or fewer in each game.
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Since 2017, teams favored by at least five points in the wild-card round are 1-10 against the line and 5-6 outright.
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