Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins After a week full controversy, the Washington Redskins face-off with the Bengals in a rare meeting in Cincinnati. Odds makers are calling the Redskins road favorites as Washington looks to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. NFL betting lines have Washington at -6.5 with the total sitting at 36.5.

Following the Redskins 24-10 loss at Baltimore, Pro-Bowl running back Clinton Portis publicly expressed his frustration with first-year coach Jim Zorn's decision to bench him in the second half. On his weekly appearance on a local radio show, Portis sarcastically called Zorn a "genius" when he was removed after the first offensive series of the second half.

Portis finished last week's game with just 32 yards on 11 carries.

Zorn fired back saying that the running back's lack of practice
time was affecting his play. Zorn thought back-up Ladell Betts gave the Redskins a better chance to win.

Apparently, after a 10-minute meeting on Wednesday the two settled their differences.

At 1-11, Cincinnati is just trying to find a way to win and take something positive out of the final three games of the season. The Bengals, after losing 35-3 last week against Indianapolis, have gone 11 consecutive quarters without scoring a touchdown.

"It's definitely been a tough year," said quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. "We have three more games to end on a good note and we can't dwell on what the past has given us and what hasn't happened."

Cincinnati has shown no signs of breaking out of their funk and they might be just what the Redskins need to break out of theirs. Take the Redskins on the road and give the 6.5 points.