The Green Bay Packers head into a contest with the Cincinnati Bengals desperately needing to re-prove themselves to the NFL world

If there was ever a game in which the Green Bay Packers needed to make a statement, this Week 6 clash with the Cincinnati Bengals would be it.

It would be one thing if Joe Burrow was playing. Burrow, 28, is one of the best young quarterbacks in the NFL when he's healthy. The problem for him is that he's struggled staying healthy during his NFL career. Case in point? The Bengals have been without him for the past three games thanks to a turf toe injury that was so bad that it required surgury.

The Bengals started the season out 2-0, but have lost all three games that Burrow has missed. That includes a 48-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, a 28-3 loss to the Denver Broncos and a 37-24 loss to the Detroit Lions that wasn't that close until a furious fourth quarterback comeback by Cincy. 

The Lions led that game, 28-3, heading into the fourth quarter. 

For those keeping track, the Bengals, led by backup quarterback Jake Browning, have lost by a combined score of 113-37 over the last three games.

Their defense can't stop anybody (Carson Wentz was the starting quarterback for the Vikings) and their offense, despite having players like Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, just can't keep up.

The Bengals are giving up 31.2 points per game while scoring just 17 points per game (which is the worst offensive production in the NFL.

Frankly, if the Packers lose this game, head coach Matt LaFleur should be fired an the rest of Green Bay's season cancelled.

The Packers are coming off a bye and this game will take place in the friendly confines of Lambeau Field. If the Vikings with Wentz can put up 48 on these Bengals, Jordan Love and the Packers' offense should be able to put up 96. 

Yes, Denver has an elite defense, giving up just 16.8 points per game, but this contest should put the Packers' defense (21 points per game) right back in that category. Keep in mind, before Dallas, the Pack were giving up just 14.66 yards per game and that included a garbage time touchdown by the Lions in Week 1.

Speaking of the Lions, if the Packers want to keep up with Detroit in the NFC North and prove that they belong in a head-to-head battle for the division crown, this is a game in which they have to come out and dominate.

A win is not good enough. Sure, it counts, but the Packers need to make a statement against the Bengals. 

Blow 'em out or pack it in.