The NFL Network will have another matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals visiting the Miami Dolphins for the Week 9 game and the teams come in going in opposite directions when it comes to winning and losing streaks and the AFC conference matchup will be on TV starting at 8:25 pm and streaming online from the main NFL website.
The Bengals come in looking very good after winning over the New York Jets in embarrassing fashion on Sunday, taking the victory by 40 points and putting up nearly 50 in an offensive explosion and that could be some bad news for the Dolphins, as they are reeling after a fourth straight loss since opening the year 3-0 and now they will host the Bengals at Sun Life Stadium on Thursday in what increasingly feels like a must-win game for Dan Marino's former team. The Bengals are going on an AFC East tour with the Dolphins being the last one left, as the team already defeated the New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills and NY Jets and now they are going for the division sweep, which would be a huge win for the club, as they are already 6-2 and leading their own division in the North over the Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers. The team has a ton of offensive weapons with AJ Green and Andy Dalton and they will go up against a struggling Dolphins team in Week 9.
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The Dolphins were looking like one of the surprise teams in the NFL this season after starting off 3-0 and it appeared that their spending in the offseason would be paying off nicely after snagging Mike Wallace and Dannell Ellerbe and re-signing Brian Hartline, but so far the results have not been good since those three wins, as the team has not scored over 25 points in that span and they now are sputtering with four straight losses as they have to play against a team that has been to the postseason in the past two seasons, making it in as a wild card. The Dolphins have a solid defense, but they have not played well the last couple weeks and now the Bengals come in after their offensive outburst against the Jets.
Andy Dalton put up 325 yards in the matchup and threw for a career high five touchdowns in the game and now he can stake a claim as one of the best young QBs in the league. Over the past four weeks he has passed for over 300 yards and it looks like he will have the chance to do it again with the Miami Dolphins on the schedule and he has been very efficient, passing for 11 touchdowns and just two picks over the past three weeks. Dalton has been very accurate with the ball, going for at least 63 percent of his completions over the past four weeks and the Dolphins secondary will have their hands full with AJ Green and Marvin Jones. Green is one of the best talents in the league and Jones is coming off of an amazing performance with eight catches for 122 yards and four, count em four touchdown receptions. The team will also get back Andrew Hawkins at WR.
The Bengals come into the game with a nice division lead and they could continue to push that over the ravens, who have not played as well as last season and with another two matchups coming up, the Bengals could get a hold of the division that the team won't be able to make up. The teams play on Thursday night and the NFL Network game between the Dolphins and the Bengals will start up at 8:25 pm and streaming on the main NFL.com website with the league pass.