Cincinnati Bengals at San Francisco 49ers Prediction

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00:00 I was gonna take the 49ers this week, all week long.

00:03 And then the pretty news came out,

00:06 and I think about Debo Samuel being out,

00:08 and I look at where the Bengals are,

00:12 and Burrow's saying that the urgency's really high,

00:15 and I really wanna pick the Bengals here.

00:19 I do.

00:20 The past 24, 36 hours, I've been leaning Bengals,

00:26 and I just think that they can do just enough,

00:31 especially if Purdy's out.

00:35 And so I'm gonna give you two different picks here.

00:38 First time ever that I'm doing this.

00:40 If Brock Purdy somehow plays,

00:43 I have the 49ers winning 27-24.

00:45 And I said this on Wednesday, by the way.

00:47 I told Elise this on Wednesday.

00:48 I was like, yeah, I think it's like a 49ers by three.

00:50 If he doesn't play, and it's Sam Darnold,

00:54 I have the Bengals winning the game, 27-20.

00:58 I think that this Bengals offense will do just enough,

01:03 and the defense will do a little bit more

01:06 if they don't have to deal with Brock Purdy,

01:08 who I complimented him on Thursday.

01:11 His feel for the game is just well ahead

01:14 of where Darnold is.

01:15 Like, he just knows, all right, I can go throw the ball

01:18 there, I'll get rid of it here.

01:20 He's not gonna have as many turnover-worthy throws

01:22 or plays, so that's my prediction here.

01:26 And it's going to be interesting.

01:27 So it's a three-point game

01:31 if the Bengals have to deal with Brock Purdy.

01:33 If not, I think they force one more turnover,

01:36 get three more points, and hold the 49ers in check

01:41 to seven less, one less touchdown.

01:43 So we'll see if it happens.

01:44 I think that this is gonna be a heck of a game.

01:46 I'm really excited for it.