Know Your Opponent: Cincinnati Bengals

For the first time in team history—including after their Super Bowl year—the Ravens will open their season on Monday Night Football against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. This will be the Ravens' fourth road opener in the last five seasons, and the opening road has not been kind to Baltimore in the past. The Ravens have lost three of their previous four road openers, with the single win coming against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last year. The Bengals have had a tumultuous August with their roster, mostly due to injuries. The preseason games (1-3 record) weren't too pretty. But Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis treats the preseason as pure lab-experiment, and has kept basically the same demeanor as he did during an 4-0 preseason in 2006. Offensively, the Bengals have one of the NFL's best skill position lineups, but the line did not get a preseason start from OTs Willie Anderson and Levi Jones, due to injury rehab. It's hoped they'll both be re...