On the heels of a 16-point home win over the Houston Texans, the Baltimore Ravens now have their sights set on an AFC North matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 2.

The Bengals have had the Ravens’ number as of late, picking up a win in four out of their last five meetings. Joe Burrow and company also eliminated Baltimore in the AFC wild-card round last season.

This edition of the Ravens vs. Bengals rivalry should live up to the hype, and here is what A to Z Sports Bengals beat writer John Sheeran expects to see in Week 2.

Joe Burrow had arguably the worst game of his career in the Bengals' Week 1 loss to the Cleveland Browns. Where did it go wrong for Burrow and the Bengals offense last week?

A lot of things attributed to Burrow's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. While the misty rain did impact both quarterbacks' ability to get the ball out cleanly on quick throws, Burrow specifically looked rusty with his receivers and not 100% in terms of his comfortability with his right calf that he strained back in training camp. Once the quick game was kaput due to slick conditions, there was little hope for the Bengals, and the Browns' top-tier cornerbacks and pass rushers only made things worse.

Ultimately, missing pretty much all of training camp showed itself for Burrow.

Ja'Marr Chase has had some of his best career games against the Ravens, including a 201-yard outing in his rookie campaign. Do you expect to see another dominant performance from Chase against Baltimore on Sunday?

They will certainly give him chances to have a big day. Even in their Week 1 loss, Chase looked fine considering the circumstances. There's just so much you can do when your QB looks bad. Now he will face a Ravens secondary that, while talented, may not have a cornerback who can match up one-on-one with him. I'm not expecting 201 yards, but a good performance for Chase's standards is certainly on the table.

The Bengals blitzed on 34.3 percent of dropbacks in Week 1, which was up from their mark last season (20.4 percent). Are you expecting to see the Bengals be assertive in blitzing Lamar Jackson?

Not necessarily. Their pass-rushing plan when facing Jackson usually involves mush-rushing the pocket as a way to contain all gaps. They want him contained more than anything. If Trey Hendrickson can defeat Patrick Mekari off the edge a handful of times for clean pressures, he better finish them into sacks because Jackson can weasel his way out of most things.

Aside from a surprise blitz here and there, I expect they'll stick to rushing Jackson with three or four.

What is your prediction for this edition of the Ravens vs. Bengals rivalry?

I like picking the under for most Bengals games early in the season, they simply haven't proven themselves capable of looking like their best selves out the gate offensively. Fortunately, I don't think they'll have to score much against a team that's down a couple offensive linemen.

This is set up to be another close game, and I think the Bengals will relish a bounce-back opportunity at home. 20-17 Bengals.

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