Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith. (Photo : Reuters)
Surprise team Cincinnati Bengals (3-0) will face a tough challenge in their Week 4 NFL 2015 season match versus the Kansas City Chiefs (1-2) at the Paul Brown Stadium on October 4, Sunday.
The Bengals are off to a great start in the current season, registering three straight convincing wins over Oakland, San Diego, and Baltimore, and a lot of it is because of the prolific plays of quarterback Andy Dalton.
In their 28-24 victory over the Ravens, Dalton literally did everything for the offense as he passed 20-of-32 for 383 yards, had three touchdowns and one rushing score, as per Fansided, for an outstanding all-around effort.
Meanwhile, the Chiefs are coming off a 38-28 loss to Green Bay as Aaron Rodgers and Randall Cobb worked together for three touchdowns, via CBS Sports.
Andy Reid has a week to figure out how to bounce back from his team's second straight heart-breaking setback and avoid a three-game skid.
A possible solution would be the recent inspired play of wideout Jeremy Maclin. Quarterback Alex Smith should take advantage of Maclin's resurgence if they want to come away as winners against Cincinnati this weekend.
Prediction: Chiefs win, 35-31.
Kansas City Chiefs starting lineup
Offense: Smith (QB), Charles (RB), Sherman (FB), Maclin (WR1), Wilson (WR2), Kelce (TE), Stephenson (LT), Grubbs (LG), Morse (C), Duvernay-Tardif (RG), Fisher (RT)
Defense: DeVito (DE), Poe (NT), Bailey (DE), Houston (OLB), Johnson (ILB), Mauga (ILB), Hali (OLB), Peters (CB1), Cooper (CB2), Parker (SS), Abdullah (FS)
Cincinnati Bengals starting lineup
Offense: Dalton (QB), Hill (RB), Hewitt (FB), Green (WR1), Jones (WR2), Eifert (TE), Whitworth (LT), Boling (LG), Bodine (C), Zeitler (RG), Smith (RT)
Defense: Dunlap (DE), Peko (DT), Atkins (DT), Johnson (DE), Hawk (OLB), Maualuga (MLB), Rey (OLB), Kirkpatrick (CB1), Jones (CB2), Iloka (SS), Nelson (FS)
