Something has to give.

The Cincinnati Bengals have made history over their last three games, becoming the first team in the Super Bowl era to allow north of 500 yards in three consecutive games. To spur change, Teryl Austin got fired and Marvin Lewis is now serving as defensive coordinator.

The Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati’s opponent this weekend, hasn’t hit the 500-yard mark in 102 games, last doing so all the way back in 2012:

Bengals players like Vontaze Burfict have praised the way Lewis has taken command of the defense.

But at the same time, Burfict isn’t guaranteed to play and two other starting linebackers will miss the game. The Ravens likely won’t have starting quarterback Joe Flacco, but that only means the Bengals have to prepare for the unknown with either Lamar Jackson or Robert Griffin III, if not both.

The Bengals don’t want to extend their worst-ever streak and seem set up nicely to avoid doing so — but they’ll have to overcome versatile quarterbacks while successfully masking the absence of key players after undergoing a dramatic change in the coaching staff.