Bengals Face One of NFL's Easiest Opposing QB Schedules

Cincinnati could start fast in 2024.

Jan 30, 2022; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) holds the Lamar Hunt trophy after winning the AFC Championship Game against the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. The Cincinnati Bengals won 27-24. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports / Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

CINCINNATI — The Bengals have a very manageable schedule any way you slice it. That's especially true when it comes to opposing quarterbacks based on The Athletic's QB Tiers-based Strength of Schedule.

Joe Burrow and the Bengals checked in with the fourth-easiest quarterback schedule. Mike Sando has them facing a 2.88-average QB tier throughout the season.

"Burrow’s injury last season delivered a fourth-place schedule (hello, Jacoby Brissett and Will Levis)," Sando wrote."That last-place divisional finish also helped Cincy draw Carolina and Bryce Young for its 17th opponent. The Bengals play seven games against Tier 4 quarterbacks, tied with the Chargers, Jaguars, Bears, and Falcons for most in the NFL."

Cincinnati only plays six games against quarterbacks rated Tier 2 or higher, with four of those contests coming in Week 8 and beyond. They have a major opportunity to start fast for the first time in the Burrow era and turn their normal late-season surge into a cushion instead of a necessity.

The first Tier 4 matchup arrives next Sunday against Jacoby Brissett and the Patriots.

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