The Cincinnati Bengals will play the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday night in Week 4 of the NFL 2015 preseason. Time is running out for teams to clamp down on all preparations for the new season, and today's game will be a final dress rehearsal for the start of the regular season. The game has a scheduled start time of 7 p.m. ET and takes place from the Lucas Oil Stadium.The game can be watched online through live stream via the link below.
Despite this being the final preseason game, many feel that Week 4 is a waste of time as most teams do not even dare to use their starters so close to the start of the season. That means the teams will be mostly filled with second and third string players.
For these two teams, it will be the 15th consecutive year that they've faced off in the final preseason game, as well as the 22nd time in the last 23 years.
Over that period the Bengals have had the lion's share of the results, claiming 15 wins compared to the Colts' 8. Cincinnati have also won 9 of the last 11 games between the pair in the preseason.
However, today's game still will have little implications on the regular season, where the Colts hold an all time record of 19-10 in the regular season and playoffs.
The Colts will be preparing to play the Buffalo Bills on September 13.
Week 3 was probably a more accurate assessment of where each team lies in their preparations for the new season, as most teams played a majority of their starters for half a game or more last week.
In Week 3, the New England Patriots managed to claim a 17-16 win over the Carolina Panthers, and they also received some good news this week with a court overruling the four game ban on quarterback Tom Brady.
In other games on Friday the Kansas City Chiefs continued to look impressive in their preseason warm-ups. The Chiefs claimed a very convincing 34-10 victory over the Tennessee Titans, and their preseason form will give them hope that they can make a significant impact in the new season.
Meanwhile, the Detroit Lions looked far from their best, but still saw off a Jacksonville Jaguars team that looks like it is on the way up, but still a few seasons away from being able to seriously compete for postseason spots. The Lions came away from Jacksonville with a 22-17 victory.
On Saturday last week, the Buffalo Bills stormed to a massive 43-19 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the New York Jets were able to claim a 28-18 win over city rivals, the New York Giants.
In a low scoring game the Miami Dolphins claimed a 13-9 win over the Atlanta Falcons, and the Minnesota Vikings gained a win over the Dallas Cowboys by a score of 28-14.
The Cleveland Browns looked good in their Week 3 outing, defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-7, where as the Washington Redskins also piled on the points in a 31-13 win over the Baltimore Ravens.
The Chicago Bears were unable to hold their own against the Cincinnati Bengals, losing 21-10, where as the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers played out the highest scoring game of Week 3, with the Eagles coming out on top 39-26.
The Indianapolis Colts defeated the St Louis Rams 24-10, where as the Seattle Seahawks claimed a tight win 16-15 victory over the San Diego Chargers, and the Denver Broncos gained a 19-12 win over the San Francisco 49ers.
On Sunday in Week 3, there were two more games, and the Houston Texans won 27-13 over the New Orleans Saints, and the Arizona Cardinals defeated the Oakland Raiders 30-23.
Today's big game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Cincinnati Bengals has a start time of 7 p.m. ET and can be watched online through live stream by clicking here.
