The Colts are giving up an average of 42.7 points in three games on the road this season. Indy is going to be missing perhaps its three best defensive players here. Linebacker John Simon is out. So are defensive backs Rashaan Melvin and Malik Hooker. Melvin, not Vontae Davis, had emerged as the Colts' top cornerback. Hooker leads the Colts in interceptions. The Colts do not have good depth in the secondary.

The Bengals are due to breakout offensively given their skill position talent, which is made better with rookie speedster wide receiver John Ross healthy at last.

The Colts have some talented skill position players, too. T.Y. Hilton is a top-15 wide receiver and Marlon Mack an exciting runner, who is starting to get more playing time. Look for him to be effective on screen passes.

There is bad weather across the NFL landscape today - but not in Cincinnati. No rain is in the forecast. Temperatures are in the middle 40's with little wind.