The Kansas City Chiefs have suffered a couple bad losses this season, and might still be reeling from the Week 2 loss against their AFC West rival, the Denver Broncos. They lost that game in the final minute when Denver put up a pair of touchdowns in under 60 seconds. Now the Broncos are one of the handful of unbeaten teams in the NFL and the Chiefs are on the outside looking in when it comes to the division.
Chiefs vs. Bengals 2015 live stream: Game time, TV schedule and how to watch online
Here’s how you can watch the Bengals try and start 4-0 for the first time since 2005.
On Sunday, the Chiefs will play the Cincinnati Bengals, a team that joins the Broncos as one of three unbeaten teams in the AFC. Cincinnati scored a dominant win over the Oakland Raiders in Week 1, a victory that was expected but one that is looking more impressive as the Raiders continue to make improvements on a week-to-week basis. They also took down the San Diego Chargers and Baltimore Ravens.
Andy Dalton is playing some of the best football of his career. He's completed 66.3 percent of his passes with eight touchdowns and an interception. A.J. Green is off to a fast start, catching 18 passes for 335 yards and three touchdowns in three games. Marvin Jones and Tyler Eifert are playing well behind him, while running backs Giovani Bernard and Jeremy Hill have run the ball well.
Dalton has plenty of offensive weapons surrounding him and the Bengals will have high expectations going forward. They’ve tripped over themselves once they reached the postseason, but this year there will be no excuses for Dalton. The Chiefs are a team with a lot of potential to do some damage throughout the year, but one that the Bengals will ultimately be expected to beat.
If the Bengals win on Sunday, they'll reach 4-0 for the first time in a decade. The AFC North was one of the toughest divisions in football last season, but the Baltimore Ravens are struggling, the Cleveland Browns haven't quite figured things out and the Pittsburgh Steelers will be without quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for at least a month. There's plenty of room for the Bengals to take a stranglehold on the division.
But the Chiefs haven’t been completely out of the games they’ve lost to this point. They’ve played solid football on both sides of the ball, being able to get to opposing quarterbacks and putting up at least 20 points in each of their three games. It just hasn’t been enough to keep up with top quarterbacks like Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers.
Jamaal Charles is playing well, with a 4.8 yards-per-carry average and four touchdowns, but he has put the ball on the ground multiple times, including the one that allowed the Broncos to win their matchup. Charles needs to be clearer with the football, and Alex Smith needs to put up more points and fewer interceptions. He's completed 63.3 percent of his passes for 724 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions through three games.
How to Watch
When: 1 p.m. ET
Where: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
TV: CBS
Commentators: Spero Dedes, Solomon Wilcots
Online: NFL Game Pass
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