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Falcons vs. Bengals: 3 in-game matchups to watch The Falcons go out of conference in week four to face the Cincinnati Bengals. Here are three critical in-game matchups to watch. The team’s backs are against the wall in week four of the 2018 season for the Atlanta Falcons. A 43-37 overtime to division rival New Orleans Saints left a bad taste in the mouth of the team Black Grady Jarrett Jersey , coaching staff, and fan base. Coming up for the Falcons is a talented team in the Cincinnati Bengals that possess one of the best receivers in the NFL, an underrated interior defense, and a secondary that has plenty ability to make game-changing plays. So let’s engage on some important matchups within the game to focus on as the Falcons welcome the Bengals to Atlanta. Falcons cornerbacks vs. Cincinnati WR Tyler Boyd No, you read correctly. Cincinnati’s Tyler Boyd is emerging as a reliable weapon in the Bengals offense as a third-year receiver out of the University of Pittsburgh. In back-to-back weeks, Boyd has led the Bengals in catches and yards and has scored two touchdowns in that same span. While there is no question that receiver A.J. Green is the clear cut top option, Boyd has one less catch (16 to 15) and only four fewer targets than Green so far this season (25 to 21). According to Football Outsiders, the Falcons see approximately two more passes per game thrown to #2 receivers compared to #1 receivers (9.7 to 7.8) and with Green possibly entering this game with a groin injury and not 100%, Boyd could be looked upon for a busy afternoon. Cincinnati Offense vs. Atlanta’s Defensive Takeaways Here is an aspect of the game that has been a true deficiency for the Falcons over the past few seasons. On the season, the Falcons are 18th in the league with just three takeaways on the season and in their contest against the Saints last week, the defense could not force a takeaway, which may have led to a victory in a back-and-forth overtime dual. What the Falcons have in an opponent this week is a Cincinnati offense that is 26th in the league in turnovers committed. They are also fresh off a four turnover game last week against Carolina. Coincidentally Grady Jarrett Jersey 2019 , all of them were four interceptions thrown by Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton. To dive a little deeper, in the Bengals last five losses dating back to last season, the offense has committed 10 turnovers. Whether it is interceptions or fumble recoveries, the Falcons defense has to make an impact on this phase of the game. Especially with the unit dealing with a number of injuries and a young defense still trying to find their footing. Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty ImagesAtlanta’s Rushing Offense vs. Cincinnati’s Rushing Defense Buried beneath the numbers of a great offensive performance against the Saints, was the fact that the offense had trouble getting the run game going. Posting just 48 yards on 22 carries will not win many, if any, ball games. Granted, the Falcons are missing their top running back in Devonta Freeman but there is still plenty of talent in the backfield in rushers Tevin Coleman and Ito Smith. Which was apparent with the tandem posting 170 rushing yards against Carolina in week two. The lack of run game played a part in the Falcons offense not being able to control the clock and prevent much-needed Saints possessions last week. This week, the pass game is capable of generating big plays against the Bengals defense but it has been evident in the past that this Falcons offense is significantly more dangerous when the zone running scheme is producing. This Bengals defense is fresh off a contest against Carolina in which they allowed 230 yards on the ground. College football is infamous for its humongous upsets. Every year, we all look forward to that one weekend when the whole world falls apart, hoping we’ll get a sequel to 2007 in our lifetimes.So let’s try something fun: keeping a rolling list of the 11 biggest FBS upsets of 2018, based strictly on Vegas point spreads at the time of kickoff. By the end of the year Black Brian Poole Jersey , I’m betting (Vegas term) some of these will look hilariously outdated, but we should also see at least one or two of the year’s most consequential games on this list. Consider this a fluctuating list of time capsules. Things have changed so much, Maryland beating Texas and Kentucky beating Florida are among those no longer making the cut! Even Purdue stunning Ohio State doesn’t make the list, if we’re strictly going by spreads.11. (tie) Cincinnati, 15-point underdog, won at UCLA in Week 1Photo by Harry How/Getty ImagesWelcome back, Chip! Cincy’s loading up on talent, and we knew this would be a drastic Year Zero for Kelly. So this wasn’t quite shocking. But still.11. (tie) Tennessee, 15-point underdog, won at Auburn in Week 7Photo by Michael Chang/Getty ImagesIn what might have been the craziest week of the year, with four top-eight teams losing, only one upset made the raw point spread list. Fun fact: Auburn opened as a TWENTY-point favorite! (LSU Brian Poole Jersey 2019 , Iowa State, Oregon, and Virginia were single-digit ‘dogs; USC was favored over Colorado; and Penn State was only favored over Michigan State by 13.5.)10. Temple, 16-point underdog, won at Maryland in Week 3Art Pittman-USA TODAY SportsIf this list went to 25 games, sooo many teams would appear on it as both upsetters and upsettees. It’s as if our sport has such a tiny sample size that we have to wildly overreact to each result.8. (tie) Eastern Michigan, 17-point underdog, won at Purdue in Week 2Sandra Dukes-USA TODAY SportsSecond straight year with a Big Ten win for EMU.8. (tie) East Carolina, 17-point underdog, beat North Carolina in Week 2James Guillory-USA TODAY SportsDays after UNC head coach Larry Fedora said he didn’t remember getting blasted by ECU in 2014, the Pirates gave him another one to forget.6. Hawaii (tie), 17.5-point underdog Black De’Vondre Campbell Jersey , won at Colorado State in Week 0A CSU fan watching Hawaii win in Fort CollinsRon Chenoy-USA TODAY SportsThe season’s third FBS game will finish as one of the biggest upsets of the whole year. Hawaii had gone 3-9 the year prior, including a home loss to a decent CSU by 30 points.6. (tie) Wake Forest, 17.5-point underdog, won at No. 14 NC State in Week 11Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty ImagesThe ACC Atlantic had a weird number of teams jump into the top 20 of the rankings before this week. Wake provided an adjustment.5. Akron, 21-point underdog, won at Northwestern in Week 3Quinn Harris-USA TODAY SportsThat was the Akron Zips’ first Big Ten win since before “the Akron Zips” or “the Big Ten” existed.4. UNLV, 22.5-point underdog, won at San Diego State in Week 11Photo by Kent Horner/Getty ImagesUNLV, without NCAA Football prototype dynasty cornerstone Armani Rogers for a month now, went into San Diego and knocked off one of the Mountain West’s steadiest teams.3. BYU, 23.5-point underdog, won at No. 6 Wisconsin in Week 3Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty ImagesRemember when this felt like a massive game changer?2. Oregon State De’Vondre Campbell Jersey 2019 , 24.5-point underdog, won at Colorado in Week 9Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty ImagesAnd that undersells it! The Beavers came back from 28 down to win in overtime. That’s not even Colorado’s worst collapse this decade, at least?1. Old Dominion, 28-point underdog, beat No. 13 Virginia Tech in Week 4Photo by Michael Shroyer/Getty ImagesODU was 0-3, but pulled off the first Power 5 win in school history anyway. This wasn’t even their weirdest win of the year, though.