Bengals travel to confront 4-2 Falcons

  Terrell Owens has been on fire. 

(Tony Dejak / Associated Press)

The storyline
Matt Ryan is badly in need of a return to form after faltering in front of the hometown fans in Philly last week. The Falcons secondary is getting exposed again, but the Bengals aren't exactly chucking the ball all over the place.

Why you should watch
The Falcons could have difficulty with the AFC North portion of their schedule, and the Bengals need to come out of the bye quickly or their season will slip away in that tough division.

Did you know?
Bengals RB Cedric Benson is averaging 126.8 yards per game in his last six outings against NFC opponents. ... Cincinnati's Chad Ochocinco is one TD catch away from becoming the franchise's all-time leader in that category. ... Ryan is 15-1 as a starter at home. ... Atlanta's Tony Gonzalez has five TDs in five career games against the Bengals.