How to Watch Cardinals vs. Bengals, NFL Live Stream, Schedule, TV Channel, Start Time

When the Cardinals and Bengals meet in Cincinnati on Sunday afternoon, one team will come away with their first win. Arizona is 0-3-1, while the Bengals are 0-4 on the year.  Cincinnati leads the all-time series, 6-5, but lost the last meeting, 34-31, on the road in 2015.

How to Watch NFL: Cardinals vs. Bengals

Kyler Murray, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, has been inconsistent in Arizona’s first four games. Against the Seahawks, Murray completed 22 of 32 passes for 241 yards and one interception, while rushing for 27 yards and one touchdown. He was also sacked four times. David Johnson was a threat on the ground and in the receiving game. Johnson had 40 yards rushing and eight catches for 99 yards receiving. Statistically, the Cardinals offense ranks near the bottom in points (25th), yards (23rd), passing yards (21st), and rushing yards (23rd). 

While the offense struggled to find its rhythm, so did the defense despite keeping Russell Wilson to under 250 total yards and one touchdown. Jordan Hicks led the team with 12 tackles and half a sack. Hicks is second in the league with 48 total tackles on the season. The defense ranks second to last in total yards allowed (417.5) and are near the bottom in most categories. Its woes continued as the team announced it had cut veteran safety D.J. Swearingen, who totaled 29 tackles, but allowed three touchdowns through four games.

In the Bengals first game of the season against that same Seattle team, Andy Dalton looked like he may have a successful season with over 400 yards passing and two touchdowns. A lot has changed since Week 1. The Bengals are currently 0-4. In the last three games, Dalton has thrown four interceptions. Last week against the Steelers, he threw for 171 yards and one pick. The Bengals running game has been pretty absent as well. Joe Mixon rushed for 60 yards in Week 3 and 62 yards against the Steelers, a steady improvement from the first two weeks. Without an injured A.J. Green, the offense hasn’t had much production. The All-Pro wide receiver went down in training camp and is expected to miss at least the next two weeks. Pittsburgh’s defense had its way with the Bengals, tallying eight sacks and two turnovers.

Defensively, the Bengals are on about the same level as the Cardinals. Both teams aren’t spectacular on either side of the ball. Cincinnati is 28th in points allowed (27.5). One area the defense has been successful in is the pass. Mason Rudolph threw for a respectable 229 yards and two touchdowns against the Bengals last week, which is below their average 243.2 YPG. Cincinnati had no sacks in the game and will need to bring pressure against Murray, who is a dual-threat quarterback

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