I can't call it. I do think its a test game though.
So we already know the 49ers are the team to beat in the NFC. We've failed that test 3 times now. But now we know we're not gonna play to the level of bad teams like the redskins. So for now we can throw those 2 games out as outliers. This bengals game to me is going to show if we have what it takes to play a competent team for 60 mns after coming off a scrub team. Are we gonna stay level headed? Are we going to take our opponent for granted? The bengals are a playoff contending team. We need to make a statement. We can't throw this game away. It can't be a 21-17 "we almost had it" moral victory. This is a must win game to me.
I see cincinnati, philly & ny as must win games. We have to go 4-2 or 5-1 in the division.
If we split atl and dallas I'm okay. Reason being is that who these teams are in the regular season, isn't who they are in the playoffs. On top of that, I only see 1 of those teams even making it into the post season.