Cincinnati Bengals

By B.Clifton Burke Every week it seems Cincinnati is issued a new challenge to disprove the Same-Old-Bengals Theory. For Week 11, the challenge is to show they can travel to the West Coast and win. Still, I don’t see a Bengals blowout this week as should be the case against such miserable opposition.

By Jeffrey Boswell With the AFC North well in hand after last Sunday's 18-12 win in Pittsburgh, the Bengals can turn their attention to more trivial things, like the Raiders. Cincinnati wins, 23-7. Read more Oakland Raiders news on BleacherReport.com

Enquirer Bengals beat writer Joe Reedy will be on board at 12:30 p.m. today to take any questions or comments you have about the team, which travels to Oakland this Sunday to face the Raiders.

By mrfootball2112 The Bengals really brought the artificially flavored mustard sauce with orange dye #85 to Heinz Field. In this wild dog fight, neither team was spectacular, but Cincy’s defense impressively shut down the Steelers’ running game and held the game to a field goal contest. And in the end, Cinc...

Count Herm Edwards among the majority of people who think that Larry Johnson's arrival in Cincinnati can be a good thing for both parties.

By Aolani Donegan HeartBreak Warfare — “The CHICAGO BEARS” — Jay Cutler throwing 5 INTS is an embarrassment, get it together windy city. All we ever do is say goodbye – “The Buffalo Bills” are supposedly looking to get Mike Shanahan… they only know how to lose super bowls… he has his work cut out for him should h...

By Al's Wingman In terms of personnel, the Bengals could be labeled a quasi-outlaw type of team.  It’s not often you think of the Bengals to give second and third chances to players who have made questionable judgment calls (Cedric Benson, Chris Henry and now Larry Johnson). Yet, that is exactly what a port...

By B.Clifton Burke Most of the world still has a hard time accepting the facts: In the toughest division in football, Cincinnati has clubbed their way past Darth Raven and the Steeler Emperor twice each. This past week, experts everywhere declared that the Bengals were not ready to succeed on a big stage like...

By Dashiell Bennett Feeling pretty good about that 7-2 record, Bengal backers? In the AFC North driver's seat with a very favorable schedule ahead? Well, Mike Brown can definitely change that. What your team needs is a fourth-string RB with an attitude problem!

By B.Clifton Burke The way to approach this weekend’s epic struggle in Pittsburgh is to ask yourself: “Why won’t the Bengals win?” If your response consisted of: a) because they’re the Bengals, b) because it’s the Steelers, or c) because it’s a big game on the road, please leave now. Cincinnati has spent this...

Both teams are 6-2, but the Bengals have a better division record and have beat the Steelers once already this season.  The Steelers outrank the Bengals in every statistical category that seems to matter, and they have a long tradition of steamrolling teams, including the Bengals.

Chad Ochocinco's pretend $1 bribe is going to cost him a lot more. The Cincinnati Bengals receiver was fined $20,000 and reprimanded by the NFL for taking a dollar bill onto the field during an officials' review of one of his catches last Sunday.

Carson Palmer has had a pretty good run of success when it comes to facing the Ravens' defense. Well, everyone except for Ed Reed.

By B.Clifton Burke At this point in time, it’s up to the Bengals to stop themselves on offense because opposing defenses aren’t rising to the challenge. If they can come close to matching the success they had against the Bears, the Ravens will have little chance of slowing Cincinnati down and winning the game.

By Kirkendall This club is like no other club Cincinnati has had during the Mike Brown era. There's unity. There's pride. There's ambition. There's a genuine lack of me-first personality. I can understand Gene Wang's point in the Washington Post. But having watched all the Bengals teams in the past, and imme...

At first I was dead set against it. Now, upon further review, I'm all for it. I believe the Cincinnati Bengals should activate rookie right tackle Andre Smith, the club's first-round draft pick, against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, Nov. 8, writes blogger Chick Ludwig.

By Kirkendall Like his column, he features several Ten Things I Think I Think, with topics like Top Coaching Hires (Paul Brown is #1 with the Browns), Best Draft Picks, Hall of Fame Snubs, Sports Illustrated Covers (Boomer Esiason is one), Cliches he hates, NFL's Best and Worst. He also lists his top play...

By Kirkendall If the Bengals beat the Bears Sunday, Cincinnati heads into the bye week with a 5-2 record, regaining some momentum, still controlling their own destiny. After that, the Bengals host Baltimore and travel to Pittsburgh in back-to-back weeks. If, and that's always a big if, Cincinnati wins...

Through the first five games, Andrew Whitworth has faced some of the top defensive players in the league. And his reward for Game 6? One of the best linemen in the AFC.

By A Pragmatic Bengals Fan A great opportunity is currently laid out before you.  As you know, in just a little over two hours the end of the blackout extension period will be upon us and the Cincinnati area will find out whether or not they will be able to watch your 4-1 Cincinnati Bengals take the field against the Hous...

By jsl413 Mike Zimmer - the man, the legend. Great job coaching this weekend, and the entire nation is thinking of you and your family. The Enquirer/Michael E. Keating What a game. Without further ado, links to the multitude of photos and stories following the Bengals' 4th straight victory.

By Ron Fritz 1. Ed Reed should have his own comic book with some of the ridiculous plays he makes. Technically, this isn't something we learned today, just something we were reminded of. Reed's interception return for a touchdown in the second quarter... 1. Ed Reed should have his own comic book with some of th...

By Edward Lee The Ravens plan to alter their return duties for Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals with Chris Carr retaining the punt return job and rookie Lardarius Webb handling kick returns. "If you’re a competitor and you’ve been doing it as... The Ravens plan to alter their return duties for...

By Kirkendall CARSON PALMER. There's two arguments with Carson Palmer. There's the ineffective through most of the game, Carson Palmer. Then there's the Carson Palmer that routinely puts the Bengals into position to win the football game. His numbers have been very ordinary and he's yet to eclipse the 30...

Washington Post BENGALS: Though in some respects it should go without saying, minus Carson Palmer, minus Marvin Lewis, a finish like the one the Bengals pulled off on ... Mendenhall mends fences in victoryESPN AROUND THE LEAGUEPhiladelphia Daily News Jerome BettisSI.com

By jsl413 The Cincinnati Bengals (2-1) play the Cleveland Browns (0-16) this week. It should be an extremely exciting matchup as both teams are professional and not amateur (arguably) and are paid to perform on Sundays. But really, I hope the Bengals aren't taking the Brownies too lightly. We all saw...

By Greg Trippiedi As a team, the Cincinnati Bengals have been quite the pleasant surprise.  When I predicted that the AFC North would be the strongest division in football, I was not thinking that the Browns would compete for the title of worst team in football.  But with the Bengals and Ravens off to strong st...

By Kirkendall about : Cincinnati Bengals running back Cedric Benson (32) is lifted in the air by Anthony Collins (73) after Benson scored on a 23-yard run in the second half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, in Cincinnati. Cincinnati won the game 23-20. (AP Ph...

By jsl413 It's Wednesday, which means the Bengals had a day off sometime recently.  Antwan Odom made a bit of news overnight, the nation is getting pumped for the Cincinnati - Pittsburgh game (which is going to be broadcasted live in Chicago again, yes!), and some other stuff happened.

By Kirkendall Bengals owner Mike Brown would rather draft a top offensive lineman than a skill-position player. In 2002, Brown drafted left tackle Levi Brown instead of tight end Jeremy Shockey in the first round. So it shouldn't have been a surprise to see the Bengals take offensive tackle Andre Smith o...

By Kirkendall With the 179th pick of the 2009 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals select cornerback Morgan Trent, University of Michigan. The Bengals were secure with two first-round picks in 2006 and 2007 who have become the team's starters. After that the depth falls. Earlier in the off-season, Mike Zim...

By Nick Nasiri 6) Cincinnati Bengals—Andre Smith—With Stacy Andrews' departure they need somebody to protect Carson Palmer's blindside. 10) San Francisco 49ers—Micheal Oher—They need a QB but they are not going to risk one in the top 10 after the Smith debacle.

By Kirkendall Not to mention that the Bengals are his favorite team, while growing up in the area (played for Elder), Eric Wood is also viewed as being able to play guard in the NFL. This obviously helps the Bengals. Right guard Bobbie Williams is playing the final year under contract. If the Bengals don't dr...

By Kirkendall A mock draft that has Bengals tacking defensive tackle B.J. Raji from BC. Todd McShay has the Bengals picking up Andre Smith, while Mel Kiper has the Bengals drafting Jason Smith; both offensive tackles. Mocking the Draft profiles the Bengals.

By shake n bake The 2007 Bengals were as close to an average team as it gets, 7 wins, gave up 5 more points than the scored and registered a -0.1% DVOA. The 08 Bengals were suppose to build on that. Chris Wells, RB, Ohio State, 6’1, 237 Michael Johnson, DE, Georgia Tech, 6’7, 258

By Kirkendall When the impressed become the impressionable. Carlos Holmes of Big C Pro Football and Dayton Daily News is impressed with Marvin Lewis and the coaching staff, saying "The Bengals staff prepared the unit as if they where preparing for the Super Bowl." Players, who will be playing at the Seni...

By mondesishouse(noreply@blogger.com) I've never been one to think of Bengals WR Chad Johnson/Ocho Cinco as one of superior intelligence, outside of the way he's duped the national media to pay great attention to a decent yet distracting receiver on a horrible team. Thanks to eagle-eyed reader Joe Downey for spotting the Chad J...

By Dave Halprin (Grizz) OK, will Carson Palmer play or won't he. And if not, what can we expect from Ryan Fitzpatrick? Eventually, yea, he will. The Bengals run a lot of three-wide receiver sets. With Henry, it will force defenses to run a deeper zone giving us a lot of underneath stuff - where T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Ben...

By Matt Loede Darren McFarland from WGFX in Nashville on the Titans win over the Vikings Shawn McAllister on the Chiefs upset over the Broncos in KC David Quinn talks about the Cowboys loss at home to the Redskins Dan Taylor gives his take on the Browns first win of the season in Cincy over the Bengals

By Kirkendall We were wondering during Thursday Night's preseason game how the Bengals running back roster would look kickoff weekend. Curnutte believes the Bengals will dump Rudi Johnson and keep Chris Perry, Kenny Watson and DeDe Dorsey on the roster, placing James Johnson on the practice squad af...

By Timzilla Subtract the ‘Chad Walks on Water’ Days. In two short years we’ve gone from ‘In Marvin We Trust’ to ‘In Chad We Disgust’. And I for one couldn’t be happier. My Jedi instincts say there’s at least 3 huddles-full of Bengals’ players sick of The Chad. Nauseated by The Chad. And have been for years. But l...

By Kirkendall Bradley Glatthaar, RB, 5'11", 245 lbs, Cincinnati (Sports Illustrated) Anthony Hoke, LB, 6'0", 238 lbs, Cincinnati (NFL Draft Countdown) ANALYSIS: Johnson is a competitive ball-carrier who could find a spot on a roster as a third running back.

By Kirkendall It's now to the point that many Bengals fans expect the team to lose. And not in the waning moments of the game. Here's a brief template of games this season. Bengals defense allows other team to score, a lot, and the Bengals offense is stuck forcing plays that are just not there.

By Kirkendall Brian: The Bengals' RB situation seems a bit different to me because Cincinnati has already made a contractual investment in Rudi. He's been effective in his time as a Bengal, and he'll continue to start - and he deserves to do so. I feel similarly about Losman - he had a strong 2006 season, and...

By Chris Maier Offensively the Bengals moved the ball well against the league’s number one defense.  Kenny Watson ran for 88 yards, the offensive line provided good protection and Carson didn’t force passes.  Unfortunately, due to gutless calls, key drops (Chad use your hands not your body) and a cost...

By Kirkendall Carson Palmer CompAttYardsTDsINTs182724821 Rudi Johnson Att.YardsTD23671 Chad Johnson RecYardsTD5991 Rudi Johnson's hamstring prevented him from practicing this week. Marvin Lewis will make a game-time decision on Rudi Sunday afternoon.

By Ryan Divish New addition — linebacker Dhani Jones — could help immediately, particularly in special team. Here's the Enquirer's story from the teleconference with Shaun Alexander. A little more detail on the Bengals' injuries. Here's a story on how the turnovers have hurt and helped the Bengals.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Titans cornerback Adam Pacman Jones for the entire season and Bengals receiver Chris Henry for eight games. But that is not all he did.

By David Mazzotta Money Line Pick Recap: Point Spread Ravens +3 Browns +7.5 Packers +5 Titans +2 Giants +3 Seahawks -3 Patriots -3.5 Jets -3.5 Chargers -7 Money Line Vikings, $120 Jags, $105 Ravens, $125 Bucs $155 Eagles, $95.24 Cards, $150 Packers, $180

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