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Bengals vs Dolphins: Madden simulation predicts a low-scoring game The Bengals grinded out a tough win over the Falcons to take their record to 3-1 and maintain the lead in the division. The Bengals defense failed to show up though and that will be something that has to change if they want to be true contenders. A win against Miami will get the Bengals to 4-1 going into their first matchup with Pittsburgh.So http://www.thebengalslockerroom.com/authentic-ryan-glasgow-jersey , how does Madden predict this game will play out? Let’s take to our Week 5 Bengals vs. Dolphins game simulation to find out.The Dolphins start off with the ball and are instantly able to find success with a first down pass to Danny Amendola. They easily march down the field into the redzone, however when they get there the Bengals defense locks up. The Dolphins settle for the field goal, starting the game 3-0.Dolphins first field goalAfter the field goal the Dolphins kick off and Alex Erickson fields it and attempts a return. A Dolphins player lays the boom on him causing him to fumble the football. The Dolphins recover the ball inside the 15 yard line. Luckily, the Bengals defense makes another stand and the Dolphins are forced to take another field goal, making the score 6-0.Dolphins second field goalThe Bengals receive the ball and are able to slowly march down the field. They get into a third-and-eight situation and Dalton is able to find C.J. Uzomah in the endzone; the Bengals take a first half lead, 7-6.C.J. Uzomah touchdownFor the rest of the half, neither team is able to get a drive going. The Bengals receive the ball to start the second half, but Andy Dalton throws an interception and the Dolphins quickly drive down the field and score on a long Kenyan Drake run. Ryan Tannehill runs in a two-point conversion to make it a 14-7 game Jake Fisher Jersey White , in Miami’s favor.Kenyan Drake touchdownNeither team is able to get a drive going for the rest of the third and most of the fourth quarters. However, with less than one minute left, the Bengals are driving trying to get back into the game. Unfortunately it’s not to be as Dalton and A.J. Green are unable to connect on fourth down. The Bengals fall to the Dolphins 14-7.Final ScoreBengals 2018 Madden predicton record: 2-2Final score and statsLet’s hope Cincinnati plays much better in real life on Sunday than they did in the Madden simulation. My kindergarten teacher taught me that if you don’t have anything nice to say, you shouldn’t say anything at all. I think it goes without saying that she wasn’t a Bengals fan. The Bengals’ loss to the Kansas City Chiefs was beyond ugly. Yes, the Chiefs have a dynamic offense led by one of the NFL’s brightest young stars, but the Bengals certainly have enough firepower that they should have been able to make it a good fight. The offense’s lack of production, the defense's inability to tackle, and punt team’s epic fail were all bad Jeff Driskel Jersey , but what bothers me more than anything was the field goal the Bengals kicked in the 3rd quarter.The Bengals were losing 38-7 with just over 6 minutes left in the 3rd quarter and faced 4th and 8 on the Kansas City 15-yard line. Was a comeback possible at this point? Certainly. Was it probable? Almost certainly not. Nevertheless, after previous dramatic comebacks this season, the Bengals should have been setting themselves up for another, but Marvin Lewis was more included to be conservative and take whatever points he could get. At this point, if the Bengals had missed the field goal attempt or failed to convert on 4th down, it would have remained a four-possession game.Being down 31, they needed four possessions to take the lead or tie the game (4 touchdowns, 3 2-point conversions http://www.thebengalslockerroom.com/authentic-clint-boling-jersey , and 1 extra point to tie or 4 touchdowns and 4 2-point conversions to take the lead). They made the field goal cutting the Chiefs’ lead to 28 points. A 28-point lead is still a four-possession game (4 touchdowns and 4 extra points). It is certainly easier to be able to kick extra points, but it would still take four possessions, and at this point the clock was their biggest enemy. With six minutes left in the 3rd quarter, the Bengals would have had 21 minutes to accomplish this (while preventing the Chiefs from scoring again). People always think that when you are losing by multiple touchdowns you need to score as quickly as possible. That is not true. You just have to break it down. If you need to score four times in 21 minutes, you need to score every five minutes and 15 seconds. This is a bit of an issue, since both of the Bengals scoring drives (the touchdown and the field goal) took approximately five minutes. If that is the speed they can drive and score at, it leaves no time for the Chiefs’ possessions. Not surprisingly, the Bengals ended up only having three more possessions in the game Alex Erickson Jersey , so even if the score on all three and pitched a shutout on defense, it was all for naught. Let's say for a second that the Bengals went for it on that 4th down in the third quarter and threw a 15-yard touchdown pass. If they kicked the extra point (I would have gone for 2, but that’s a whole other argument), they would have been down by 24 points with 21 minutes left in the game. It would have been a three-possession game (3 touchdowns and 3 2-point conversions tie the game). Only needing three scores, the Bengals would have needed to score every seven minutes to keep pace (while not allowing a score on defense). The Bengals had three possessions the rest of the game, so technically, this would have been possible (although they gave up another score and probably should have given up another). Clearly, the defense wasn’t going to be able to stop the Chiefs and the offense wasn’t going to be able to outscore them. Having said that Clayton Fejedelem Jersey , the decision to kick that field goal in the third quarter took away any chance they had at making a comeback. Marvin Lewis either didn’t have the thought process of how to give his team a chance to win, or even worse, he didn’t have the mindset that they could make a comeback. Either is troubling.