Good news, we picked up a new running back, Cedric Benson. He should add some much needed depth while triple D is moved to the IR and Watson nurses his hamstring. If all goes as planned maybe he'll even give Perry a run for the starting position in a few games.

With the addition of Benson, I can already hear some fans getting ready to explode about the players we bring on board. It's only going to give them more fodder with the possibility of Henry starting back up this weekend. Personally, I can't wait. It did remind me of a little video...




For the people that aren't familiar with the name, here are some of his better plays.



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"There ain't nothing wrong with going to the scrip club..."

If you can get past all the talk about how the Bengals are going to get owned by the Cowboys, there are some serious events taking place on the field in Dallas this Sunday. The two biggest NFL bad boys will be making an appearance on the field at the same time.


On our left we have Mr. Jones who loves the scrip club. His claim to fame was taking 30,000 dollars to the club and "making it rain". Only to later demand his money back and get arrested.

On the right is Mr. Henry. He broke onto the scene by throwing a party at a Miami nightclub only to get into an altercation outside and pull a gun on the other individual and then point it at a cop. All while wearing his own Jersey.


Cowboy fans like Bengal fans have historically embraced the bad players knowing that sometimes they give you a chance to win. Jerry Jones, the owner of the Cowboys, is much smarter than Mike Brown. While we backfill our roster with solid players with no emotion, he fills with sensitive souls that cry and attempt suicide.

(It will be ok TO)

Cowboy fans are pretty easy to spot. They wear jeans, boots, large belt buckles and they love each other. Hollywood best captured the Cowboy fan in Mr. Showbiz's favorite movie BrokeBack mountain. So unless you are into a little tie down and wrangling, steer clear of the cowboy fan.




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We all want a winning team, but it isn't everything. I would happily take a lose if it meant Carson was not in danger of sitting on the injured reserve list. The comments from Palmer after the game are stomach turning.
"Did the MRI show anything scary?"
Palmer: "I'm not going to comment on everything."
"Do you think it's long term?"
Palmer, after a pause: "I hope not."

The only official word we have is Bengals.com saying,
"All indications are it's not a structural problem with ligament or tendon damage." This is from the same organization that constantly give us half truths when it comes to players' health though. So can it even be believed?

It sounds like the injury was caused by a tackle from the Giants and not just normal aches and pains. So here are some common acute elbow injuries that we could be looking at:
* Bruises from a tear or rupture of small blood vessels under the skin.
* Injuries to ligaments, the rope-like fibres that connect bones to bones around joints.
* Injuries to tendons that connect muscles to bones.
* Injuries to joints (sprains) that stretch or tear the ligaments.
* Pulled muscles (strains) caused by overstretching muscles.
* Muscle tears or ruptures, such as your biceps or triceps in your upper arm.
* Broken bones (fractures) of the upper arm bone (humerus) or the forearm bones (ulna or radius) at the elbow joint.
* Dislocations of the elbow joint (out of its normal position).

I think we're safe from a Bruise which wouldn't be enough to keep him out of the game and I don't think they would keep a muscle tear or broken bone a secret.

If he has a stretched ligament recovery time is fairly short and the ligament can be tightened back up through therapy. A pulled muscle would call for ice and rest. Either of these could warrant him sitting out for a game to allow another week to reach 100%.
A dislocation could be possible. If it popped back in similar to Chad Ocho Cinco's injury the elongated resting would make sense. What doesn't make sense is that he stayed in through the entire Giants game, and I don't think that would have been possible.

I'm no Doctor and I only know as much as everyone else about the injury, but I feel like Carson will be back in the game in no time. They may decide to sit him for the Dallas game, but I know he wouldn't want them to do that. I expect to see him throwing the ball over a sea silver and blue and into the arms of some black and orange.

edit:
An article on ESPN has Palmer saying that he's already made up his mind and he'll be playing


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I love drinking during the day. I love hanging out with friends in the morning, grilling meat and watching football. All of these things are made possible because we have a professional football team in Cincinnati.

I agree that there have been some ridiculous moves made by this coaching staff: clock management, wasted timeouts, too many men on the field after a timeout, the 1990’s run/run/pass/punt offense, etc. But do you really think this is Marvin’s fault? I agree that he is the head coach and responsibility lies with him, but we had two assholes behind us at the game screaming that Marvin was responsible for every mistake, including the short punt in the 4th quarter.

Marvin is not the same guy that started with us, probably because of Mike Brown, but I’m pretty sure he still wants to win. To these two douchers: I recommend you stop buying your Bengal’s mesh shorts and jerseys, stop double fisting beers, and stop coming to the stadium. Nothing with this franchise will change until you stop giving Mike Brown your money.

What is the stupidest thing you can do?

It is spending a hundred dollars on a Sunday and then going to the stadium just to boo. Do me a favor and sell your tickets so I can enjoy the game with my friends, comfortably drunk and knowing that my hundred dollars was well spent. I’ll be the guy smiling and laughing at how upset you’re getting.

Mike Brown is probably laughing too…all the way to the bank.


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awwww, he looks so scared...


Writing this article for this season is getting tough. I was hoping I would not be this disappointed until at least week 13. The Bengals are 0-4. I think I kept optimism through the first 3 losses based on a couple of reasons.

• They lost to some pretty good teams. The Titans and the Giants look very good and the jury is still out on the undefeated Ravens.
• They were competitive with the Super Bowl champs in their own house.

And then we lose to the Browns. This team stinks.

What I didn't like:
The clock management of this team is terrible. How do you use all of your timeouts in the second half of a close game you are losing with 13 and a half minutes left? That is just moronic coaching. Ryan Fitzpatrick is a terrible QB. He was wildly inaccurate with his throws and several times forgot what team he played for and tossed it right to the Browns defenders. The O line could not open holes and even when they did, Perry couldn't hit them. Marvin Lewis is becoming a joke. I could go on and on, but like the Bengals, I am going to mail it in this week.



What I did like:
Believe it or not there are two bright spots that come from this game. Ndukwe had an outstanding defensive game. He was all over the field. Sacks, interceptions, passes defensed and tackles, he was outstanding. Second, now all of the idiot Bengal fans will stop saying how good Fitzpatrick looked in the pre-season and maybe he needs a shot. It was stupid then and stupid now. You should all be ashamed of yourselves.



It looked like so much fun tackling the Bengals the refs even joined in.


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Usually we'll compare a few of our upcoming opponents Cheerleaders to our own Ben-gals, but the Cleveland Browns don't have cheerleaders. With no other alternative I have to go with a few of their mascots, which are giant dogs. In reality I guess their mascots are about as good looking as any girl that would cheer for their team.

First Up:
Lindsay VS TD the German Shepard(protector)

Lindsay attended Ohio University and in Cincinnati she enjoys dining at the locally-owned restaurants, visiting the art museums, and watching the Reds. She considers herself driven, passionate, and honest and keeps a Wheaten Terrier named, Scooter, as a pet. She is a down to earth, light hearted girl.



TD (The Protector), is a lonely man in a dog suit. As you can see from this picture he is protecting that poor kid from getting picked on by his peers. That is until he gets back to school and all of his peers see this picture on the internet. Good job TD, you just ruined this kids childhood.









Next Up:
Tiffany VS Chomps

Tiffany has been with the Ben-gals the past 4 years and her most memorable moment with the squad was going on the overseas tour to Italy and Egypt in 2007. She considers herself compassionate, caring, and outgoing. Her most memorable Bengals game is the home playoff game against Steelers in 2006.





Chomps is another lonely man, but this time disguised as a playful Labrador. His favorite school subject is Art and Band and favorite song is Bad to the Bone. His favorite quote is "Teamwork is the fuel that allows common people to produce uncommon results." What an appropriate quote for a team that's out of fuel and made of common people.


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"You know I never
I never seen you look so good
You never act the way you should
But I like it
And I know you like it too
The way that I want you
I gotta have you
Oh yes, I do"


Well it looks like Brady Quinn will need to wait another week before he gets his opportunity to start a game for the Browns. I have a suspicion though that even though Brady is not going to start, if the Browns struggle early then he may see some playing time.

Plus it seems we have started a little rivalry with the site: http://dawgpounddaily.com

What you want to see on Sunday

The Bengals had a decent game on the road last week against the Giants. They were able to do some things this Bengal team historically has a hard time doing, make some in game adjustments and come back when the opponent answers. Hopefully some of that fire will carry over into this next game against Cleveland. The Browns do not have the defensive personnel like what we have seen in our first three games. Palmer should have time and can pick this Browns secondary apart. I expect a quick score at the beginning of the game and then a lot of rushing yards for Perry and Watson as the game progresses. Every now and then Bob will call a deeper pass play to keep the Browns off the line of scrimmage. As long as they avoid the turnovers the Bengals can control the pace of this game.

I also expect the Bengals to bring pressure on Anderson / Quinn. Our D line has been playing progressively better and I think this is a team that we can exploit some on their line. On paper they seem to have a great line but the product on the field has been sketchy.




What you don't want to see

Jamal Lewis with a lead. In an earlier article we mentioned how Jamal Lewis is a Bengal killer. He has averaged 154 yards a game in the last couple of times these teams met. Also, the Bengals have a hard time covering tight ends. Kellen Winslow has seen a ton of success against the Bengals. The last (and maybe biggest) threat the Browns have is Joshua Cribbs. It would be terrible to spot the Browns points if their offense never touches the field. Special teams for the Bengals is a must.

I am going to hope for some more QB woes for the Browns.

This blogger is going to predict a handy Bengals victory. I see the Bengals winning in comfortable fashion.
Bengals 31 Browns 17

Who Dey


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Yeah I said it. Play Offs! Can we do it? Now is just as good a time as any to guess, and after seeing how some teams in our division are playing football I think we still have a chance.

We're currently 0-3, but looking at the teams we've bumped and grinded with coming home without the W doesn't look that bad. I could justify why we lost each game, but the fact is that it doesn't matter. We're in a hole and we need to know what that means for the future of our season.

The entire division is stacked with a hard schedule. It's almost like they singled out the AFC North for all of the play off teams to run a train on. It's going to be a painful season, but everyone has to deal with it. So it boils down to who will have the least mediocre season.

We're sitting at 0-3 and we've got the Browns, Cowboys, Jets, Steelers, and Texans to go. We have to beat the browns, it isn't an option at this point. The Cowboys are looking to take names for their ever growing list of ass kickings handed out this season so I see a defeat, with small possibility of win. The Jets and Steelers are good teams, but both can be taken down. See our secondaries picking off Farve, and our Defense teaching Big Ben what turf tastes like. I see the Texans as a team fighting for life, but can't turn it around because they flat out lack talent.
Half way through the season, we're looking at 4-4.

I really hope that everyone is done hyping up the Browns. The army of media and dog biscuit eating fans that thought this team was going to be able to walk on water has finally started to quiet down. After their team hits Cincinnati they are up against the Giants, Red Skins, Jaguars, and the Ravens again. The Cleveland pile could pull off a Win in Washington, and I expect an upset game against the Ravens or Jaguars.
This sets the Browns at 2-6. They will start going into a rebuilding offense mode before the 8th game, but I don't see Brady Q. turning into Payton M. anytime soon.

The Steelers are a team you can never turn your back on. They fight every single year and play hard. Let's face it, we hate them so much because they are a good team. I can't wait to see how they play against the Ravens this Monday. The Steelers just had their ego blimp deflated and I predict a re-enactment of the Hindenburg. Both the Ravens and Jaguars will continue to tear into season before their bye week. When they come back we'll see a hard fought game here in the Jungle, but the Bengals will come out on top because of Ben spending most of the game in his personal fantasy, on his back covered in men. Then the Giants will be the unexpected whipping boy for a pissed off Pittsburgh team.
They'll be sitting at 3-5 come mid season.

The Baltimore Ravens are the team I'm worried about. They've come out of no where playing strong. They're only two games out of the gate, and I can't wait to see how they actually stack up against the Steelers. With the Bengals and Browns behind them they'll eat up Pittsburgh next. Then they'll hit some road blocks. The Titans are going to feed them the football. The Colts should be back in the swing of things and even their solid defense can't keep Peyton down. The Dolphins are a coin toss, but I think the Ravens can pull it off; and Raiders and Browns will go down hard.
This makes the Ravens a 6-2 football team. Yeah I can't believe I just typed that either.


The second half of the season we'll see some switching it up. The Ravens' season gets harder, the Bengals' gets easier,then the Browns and Steelers see about the same.

At that point the season seems like a toss up. I don't think the Ravens can continue their success against stronger opponents and they won't beat the Bengals or Steelers a second time as age and injuries begin to set into their key players.
I see at least two 9-7 or 8-8 teams in the Bengals and Ravens, with the possibility of the Steelers showing up late in their season to have some upsets and end with similar rankings.

So don't discount an 0-3 start from a talented team in a mediocre division plagued by hard games. I have a feeling the AFC North is going to be a slugfest for every team involved. (The Browns really aren't a football team at this point)


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When looking to the game this Sunday I thought it would be interesting to compare some of the individuals who will be squaring off with each other. This could help determine what matchups we want to watch for on the field and will help to predict the outcome.

Head Coach:
If this was an eating competition then hands down Browns have it. Believe it or not Romeo has slimmed down from his college days. During his senior year he wore size 67" 30" pants and he weighed 320 pounds. However this is a football game and as such Romeo Crennel has not had much success with the mistake on the lake. Marvin has shown some marginal success with the Bengals and has beaten up on the Browns in his time here.
Edge: Bengals


Defense:
There may not be much defense on the field this Sunday. I happened to be at the shootout game in Cleveland last year and I have a feeling this week may be more of the same. However, the Bengals D has shown some life this year and I believe they hold the edge. Pictured below are Jonathan Joseph and Chinedum Ndukwe for the Bengals. Andra Davis (reading his favorite book) and Shaun Rogers (the only reason Romeo is not the biggest man on the sidelines)
Edge: Bengals


Quarterback:
Lets assume the Browns make the right decision and decide to start Brady Quinn this weekend. We all know that Quinn can not hold Carson Palmer's jock strap no matter how bad he would like to. Quinn's fairy like presence on the field should light a fire under the closet Cleveland fans that will be basing their presidential vote on which candidate will recognize their marriage.
Edge: Bengals


Wide Receiver (and Tight End):
The Bengals duo of Chad Ocho Cinco and Tj Houshmandzadeh are far superior to anyone the Browns are going to run out onto the field. I expect big numbers from these two. Chads offseason troubles showed the world how idiotic he can be. Next to Kellen Winslow Jr. he looks like a Rhodes Scholar. While Chad argues for more money, Kellen keeps it real on a motorcycle he does not know how to ride.


Braylon Edwards may have style but the Bengals have it times 2.
Edge: Bengals



Well there you have it, by my count this game should be owned by the Bengals. Can't wait to see how it plays out on the field.

WhoDey


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It is no secret my hatred for the Cleveland Browns, mostly it is the Cleveland Browns fans.

I have chosen some of my favorite Browns pictures to let the average Bengal fan know what to expect to see this weekend as the shit trickles down from Cleveland. This may help you to be able to spot a Browns fan from far away and you wont have to listen to that annoying barking sound that radiates from groups of them.

The most obvious sign that you are encountering a Browns fan is the ugly dog mask they choose to wear. This is actually fairly clever and serves two purposes. The first is the masks are so ugly, that when taken off the Browns fans faces actually resemble a normal human beings face. And the second is that part of being a Browns fan is the fact that you constantly live with a lot of shame and embarrassment. The masks help to hide your face and keep you from being identified as a fan outside the stadium.


Which brings us to our next sign of a Browns fan. Shame. There is a lot of shame that you must endure to root for this team.


Another sign of being a Browns fan is the ability to throw a plastic beer bottle deep from the stands out onto the playing field. This is one area that Browns fans have excelled. They take littering the field to a new level. (Bonus points if you can tell me if the first idiot is a man or a woman)


Also, watch out for this woman. She calls herself "The Bone Lady" and rides around in the Bone Mobile. Seriously. This wife / mother thinks that this is a good idea. Be very sceptical of rides in the bone mobile. I think they only play cornhole in there if you know what I am saying.


I call these last two fans out individually. The first guy decides to dress up for his two favorite things. The Cleveland Browns, and large McDonald's French Fries. I mean I know you had a terrible quarterback at one time with the last name of Fry, but you are dressing up as food surrounded by some of the fatest and hungriest fans in the NFL. I would rethink it.


This last guy just creeps me out. I mean if dressing like this is not illegal it should be. I see the look he was going for but maybe he should have dressed as a poodle or something a little more manly.

But I guess when your future star QB likes to touch other men's junk, you try and get on his good side.



WhoDey


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Last week WhoDeyFans wrote about the Bengals fans jumping ship. It will be interesting to see after yesterdays game whether or not the fans are going to start coming back or will ticket prices keep dropping? While the Bengals did suffer their third straight loss, they did so in a well played game that they were very close to winning. The good news is they face a terrible Browns team this weekend, the bad news is they follow up with a trip to Dallas to play the Cowboys. (more on that next week).

What I Liked:

I have been riding Carson Palmer pretty hard, I have even (inadvertently) insulted him in front of his wife at a local store. Yesterday however, he showed up, took his beating and delivered. He looked like the Carson Palmer of old. He even got chunks of yards on his feet. He was bruised and bloody but he almost willed his team to a victory. TJ also did his thing. He found gaps in the great Giants defense and was able to make catches in traffic. Most wide outs would not have held onto the ball in the end zone with a defender all over them but he was able to keep possession for the touchdown.

The defense. Each week they have been playing good enough to win the game. They faced their toughest task this past week in a great Giants offense with some very talented receivers. They were physical and even though injured they kept the Giants in check for most of the game.

What I didn't like:
Is Chad Johnson an elite receiver? He dropped a pass he should have easily had, and then was silent for almost the rest of the game. At some point his lack of production is going to boil over into "Some more Chad antics". Bob Bratkowski, you almost had me. You called a pretty good game. In overtime though, why get conservative? Palmer has been on fire the whole 4th quarter throwing the ball and you call back to back runs up the middle on first and second down. It seems you were playing not to lose. (take a hint from the Giants who lined up in Shotgun the entire overtime period).

Then I got to thinking, we accuse teams of looking forward to opponents and losing games they should have won. Has Bob been looking forward to the Giants this entire season? We run some of the worst "Vanilla" offensive play calling in the first two games against the Ravens and Titans. Then we blow up with screens, play action and the old school flea flicker against the Giants. Seems like two different worlds to me. Marvin better keep an eye on that.

Lets hope Bob looks to the Browns before the Cowboys, Jets or Steelers.

WhoDey


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Well, I was right about one thing. All of the Bengals fans are jumping ship. One idiot in my section chanted at the top of his lungs "Here we go Steelers" the whole second half. (among many other stupid things he could shout between sips of his beer and making out with his huge girlfriend)

The early odds on this game at Sportsbook.com show the Giants as 13-point favorites and the total at 41.5

Lets look ahead to this weeks task. The Giants are a good football team. Super bowl champs good. Although they are missing some of their best defensive lineman (Strahan and OSI) they still bring QB pressure and harass the quarterback. They had 6 QB sacks last week against the Rams.


Eli Manning is a good qb also (even though he looks like an idiot).
Last year Eli moved out from under his brothers shadow and showed the world that he is a decent quarterback. However, Eli has been known to try and force the ball into tight spots and throw interceptions. in fact he had 20 interceptions in the regular season last year. An opportunistic defense could exploit this.

What you want to see on Sunday
It would be nice for Bengals offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski to get his head out of his ass. The Giants are the third team in a row the Bengals will face that has a great run D. We can still be committed to the run and throw the ball downfield every once and a while. While the Bengals O line is getting the most heat for this team you may be surprised to know we have given up the fewest amount of sacks in the league. (it is true, look it up) You will want to see Carson hooking up with his old friends Chad and TJ. It is important the Bengals play a close game or with a lead, falling behind to the Giants will make for another long Sunday.

The corners need to play up on the line against the Giants wide outs. You want to see some physical play from the corners to knock big receivers like Plaxico Burress off of his route. Manning will still try the throw and interceptions could be had by Leon Hall and Jonathan Joseph (or Jones).

What you don't want to see
The Giants with a lead. The G-Men's running game is formidable and can control the clock and the tempo. If the Giants are milking a lead I don't have confidence the Bengals can stop the run.


Being the ultimate Homer that I am I predict the Bengals pull this one out on the way to turning their season around.

Bengals win 31-28

Who Dey



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Real Men of Genius, saluting die hard Cincinnati Bengals Fan.

http://home.ntelos.net/~blades/BudLightPresents.mp3




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Ahhh, Deja vu. The bungles are back baby, only with some new flavor. Any one who was a fan of the Bengals in the 90's are reminded of the torment every Sunday this fall. However, the Bengals of the 90's were famous for actually being in games and finding ways to lose. Occasionally you would see some fight from the team but ultimately the outcome was the same.

The new Bengals don't even know how to fight. I think the biggest issue right now is our offensive coordinator. Mr. Bratkowski has lost whatever touch he used to have. His play calling is terrible and there is no variation. He vows to stick to the run and this is going to run into a 3 and 13 season. Someone needs to remind him that it is ok to run outside the tackles every once and a while. Also, sometimes the run opens up play action, or a screen pass.

Another issue is Cincinnati's golden boy Carson Palmer.
(My favorite excuse this week is how terrible the winds were. Apparently they were not as terrible for Kerry Collins) He is scared and he can not throw a good pass. He was consistently behind his receivers and does not look off his primary. He never faked a throw or looked off a safety. These are the kinds of things he learned in High School and has since forgot. I know the O-Line does not give him a lot of time to throw the ball but when he does he is not doing it well. Every so often Carson sees something in the defense that causes him to audible at the line. Every single audible at the line this season has been a handoff to Chris Perry up the middle. If I can figure that out, I am pretty sure other defensive coordinators can also figure it out.

Marvin Lewis has no balls. 4th quarter roughly 13 minutes left in the game, we are down a couple of scores. 4th and 2 around mid field and we punt. Marvin Lewis basically says he has no faith in his team and wants to go home. "Grind Harder, Coach Harder, Play Harder"

One positive play I think merits mentioning. We have piled on Marvin White for looking for the big hit rather than the heads up play. On the long run by Tennessee right before the half Marvin caught up to the rookie running back and instead of knocking him out of bounds into the third row, he wrapped him up and pulled him in bounds to tackle him. This kept the clock running and was a very heads up play.


On a different note, the tailgate was awesome.
The good thing about the Bengals doing poorly is that tickets become cheaper. When tickets are cheaper then the bottom crust decides to spring for a game. When that happens, we all smile.

Quote of the game: "Next home game I am going to wear a bag over my head"
My response: "Make sure it is a plastic bag"

Who Dey


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Comer Kai jumps into the early lead with 11 of 16 correct, ShakHak follows closely behind with 10 of 16. Terry LeDouche was 9 of 16, Pittmaca was 8 of 16.
The rest of us are 7 of 16.





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The Bengals are either going to rebound this week or Cincinnati fans might all jump off the ledge they are perched on. Cincinnati fans are very quick to turn on their team, almost as quick as they are to jump on the bandwagon when the Bengals string a couple of wins together.

The Titans defense has been tough for the last couple of years. This year is no exception they held the powerful Jaguars rushing game to 1.9 yds per carry in the 17 - 10 win over their rivals. On offense Vince Young struggled but the Titans running game helped him out with a 4.3 yds per carry average. Kerry Collins came in for the "Injured" Vince Young and completed two passes for 66 yds. One was a 44 yd pass to tight end Bo Scaife.

The Bengals struggled and had one of their worst games ever last week. They ended with 154 total yds.

If the Titans have done any film study then you can bet that they are going to be bringing pressure on Carson Palmer. The Bengals offensive line needs to give Palmer some time to set his feet and find his open receivers. In the last meeting between these two teams Carson and Ocho Cinco hooked up for 3 tds in a Bengals routing of the Titans 35 - 6.

What you want to see on Sunday:

Carson Palmer looking for the quick out routes or the screen to Chris Perry. This will relieve some of the pressure the Titans bring and allow the tight ends to not have to stay in and block every down. If this happens you will find some one on one match ups for either Chad Ocho Cinco or TJ and the talent of those wide receivers will allow them to get open. The Bengals need to score touchdowns and it will be their game to lose if they can build a lead and force the Titans to abandon their rushing attack and have Kerry Collins try to beat them with his geriatric arm.

What you don't want to see:

If the dynamic line of the Titans is able to get pressure and penetrate the O-Line of the Bengals it is going to be a long day.

To break it down for those that still don't get it:

If we see a lot of this:



We are probably going to see more of this:



This blogger thinks the Bengals pull it together and most of Chris Perry and Kenny Watson's yds are gained in the 4th quarter when the Bengals are milking the clock and looking forward to their first win.

Bengals: 27
Titans: 14

Who Dey


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First and foremost the Bengals want you to know that the police will be out in force looking for drunk drivers after the game. I think this is a notice less for the fans and more for the players, if you see Chris Henry, please give him a ride home.


If you aren't going to the game, you should. Tickets are pretty affordable right now.

Behind enemy lines

Apparently this guy did not watch the game. power rankings


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Even the Canadians can see that something is wrong with the Bengals.

Bengals fans are mad at Willie Anderson, I was reading some of the forums yesterday and they were comparing it to spygate. Get a grip.

David Pollack is back in Atlanta and on the airwaves...

Apparently the Titans are still pissed about last years 35 - 6 spanking the Bengals handed them.

Bleacher report is disappointed in Ohio teams.


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This article is courtesy of Mr. ShowBiz. He is currently unable to post but did send me a text message to let me know that Chris Hanson is much taller in real life...

Game:

• - The Bengals were playing against a head coach, starting QB and starting RB each in their first NFL game.

• - In the 1st quarter, the Bengals average drive start was on the Baltimore 40 yard line, the Ravens average drive start was on their own 16 yard line. Score at the end of the 1st quarter, Ravens 7, Bengals 0.

• - The Ravens scored on a 38 yard run by Joe Flacco, and a 42 yard run by Mark Clayton. The Bengals leading rusher, Chris Perry, had 37 yards rushing.

• - Bengals total first downs on Sunday; by run 1, by pass 5, by penalty 2.

• - Bengals drive summary by the number of first downs they got: 0, 1 by pass and 1 by run, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 by pass, 2 by penalty and 1 by pass, 0, 1 by pass, 0, 1 by pass. That is 7 out of 12 drives without a first down.

• - When the team needed 2 yards or less to get a first down, the Bengals were 1 for 6, the Ravens were 6 for 6. Both lines were dominated.

• - The Bengals gave up 229 yards rushing and could not pressure the QB all day. Here is the number of starts up the middle for the Ravens offense:

1. - Adam Terry -- 11
2. - OG - Marshal Yanda -- 12
3. - C - Jason Brown -- 29
4. - OG - Ben