Cincinnati Bengals

 NY - As we review the Cincinnati Bengals AFC North Odds for 2008 you can clearly see that they have no problem on the offensive side of the ball past few years. ...

By Chris Maier Aside from Chad Johnson’s gradual mood adjustment (Happy???), the Bengals actually held a mini-camp this past weekend.   Partially due to the Chad Johnson sideshow (or lack there of), the non-Ocho news was a little on the light side.  Below are some observations including one key change...

By Kirkendall Justin Britt, G/C, 6'4", 302 lbs, Alabama. (Sports Illustrated) Bradley Glatthaar, RB, 5'11", 245 lbs, Cincinnati (Sports Illustrated) Anthony Hoke, LB, 6'0", 238 lbs, Cincinnati (NFL Draft Countdown) James Johnson, RB, 5'11", 202 lbs, Kansas St. (Sports Illustrated)

By Kirkendall I'll be honest, I know little of Simpson (actually nothing), but we knew that the Bengals would look at wide receiver in the first three rounds. Scouts, Inc. listed Simpson as the 11th best wide receiver in the draft -- but the sixth selected.

By Kirkendall Palmer supports drafting Ellis while admitted Bengals fan, Kirk Herbstreit puts the smack down on the Cincinnati Bengals. "There's talk about (USC defensive tackle) Sedrick Ellis coming in as a Cincinnati Bengal," Herbstreit said. "I don't know if he fits Cincinnati because he's got gr...

By Kirkendall A: Every NFL team has talent. Q: About some of the players. Obviously, the franchise guy is Carson Palmer, and he hasn't been the Pro Bowler he was last year. Q: Rudi Johnson is averaging 2.9 yards per carry. Sunday against the Browns, it looked like Kenny Watson made yards that Rudi hasn't made.

By Kirkendall We all agree this team needs to change the front office. We need executives with football wisdom. We need to revamp the entire personnel department. The Bengals need football smarts to fall in line with consistent NFL success. Will they? I doubt it. The Brown family is too damned stubborn and eg...

FOXSports.com 5 playoff plans knocked askew Chicago Tribune, United States - The Bengals have been misfiring all season, but they had enough left Sunday to stick it to their archrivals, the Browns. The Bengals' 25th-ranked pass ... Upon further review: Week 16 FOXSports.com

By Kirkendall Without a game Sunday, the networks in Cincinnati gave us some intriguing (not really) games. When I saw Cleveland's field for the Browns win over the Bills, I was pumped. I hate football being this suddenly pristine sport. Slop, freezing cold, snow and gail-force winds are always a variabl...

Key Steelers matchup LAST WEEK: The Bengals' receivers got the jump on the Steelers a couple of times in the early going, but after the opening drive, the Steelers' defense ... Patriots vs. Steelers Boston Globe Fast Willie's Big Plays Have Disappeared AOL SPORTS

By Kirkendall Cincinnati fans and media have completely changed their perception about Marvin Lewis. Whereas he was considered a savior of sorts, he's now being questioned if he can ever get this team back to the playoffs. And while Mike Brown said that Marvin Lewis is safe, many fans are determined to se...

By TarZander I won't dwell on the debacle that was the Bengals-Steelers game on Sunday.  I see it like this - a few plays here and there and the Bengals win that game.  Alas, however, it is the Bengals' inability to make plays this year that has doomed this team to underachieving and mediocrity.

By Tony Moss, NFL Editor (Sports Network) - Sunday night's nationally-televised matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals represented a three-hour long scouting assignment for America's viewing public. Did the Steelers, who have ...

Steelers' Tomlin sticks by Parker Willie is our feature ball-carrier," Tomlin said after the Steelers beat the Bengals, 24-10. "He is a professional, and he's done a great job to this point ... Defense key to their success Cincinnati Enquirer

Steelers remain work in progress Now that the Steelers improved to 5-0 in the division following Sunday night's 24-10 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals at Heinz Field there's talk that ... Defense key to their success Cincinnati Enquirer

Bengals notebook  OH - COM Bengals players voted tight end Reggie Kelly the winner of this year's Ed Block Courage Award, the team announced Thursday. Each NFL franchise selects a ... Steelers' Polamalu unlikely for Sunday Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

By Kirkendall Where will Anthony Munoz be Sunday? Anthony Muñoz will be autographing Bengals tickets  prior to this Sunday’s home game versus the Arizona Cardinals. The ticket to the game has a picture of Muñoz on the front. Muñoz will be signing the tickets from 9 a.m. to noon outside of the Anthony Muñoz Fo...

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.

Ravens-Steelers Preview Key Steelers matchup Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Happy anniversary? Steelers celebrate 75th season by playing Ravens SportingNews.com Monday Night Football: Baltimore at Pittsburgh Cappers Mall Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Sports Network

By Kirkendall Brian: JP Losman is starting this game! The Bengals' struggling defense will have a curveball thrown at it this week, seeing as Losman has not started since Week 3. There's not much film on Losman from this year, so it might be a bit more difficult than usual to game-plan for the Bills' offens...

NFL Week in Review (10/28/07) NOLA.com, LA - Steelers 24, Bengals 13: I've seen more pathetic attempts at playing defense (like at the University of Nebraska, for instance), but the Bengals' ineptitude ... Local Drill: 49ers safety Mark Roman The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com

RATING THE: OFFENSE  OH - The offensive line did not allow a sack of quarterback Carson Palmer, but the Bengals simply didn't make enough plays. A couple of long passes from Palmer ... Bengals Week in Review (Steelers Week): Big questions at RB and ... Cincy Jungle all 2 news articles

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 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...

Steelers-Bengals key matchup  PA - By Mike Prisuta LAST WEEK: Denver DT Sam Adams didn't show up on the stat sheet with so much as one assisted tackle, but the Broncos prevented the Steelers from consistently establishing the running game (or was it the Steelers that prevented the ...

By Kirkendall Cincinnati Bengals Out: T Willie Anderson (knee), LB Ahmad Brooks (groin), LB Caleb Miller (back) Doubtful: RB Rudi Johnson (hamstring) Questionable: WR Antonio Chatman (hamstring) Probable: S Dexter Jackson (hip), WR Chad Johnson (ankle), LB Corey Mays (hamstring)

A lot of that kind of gets blown out of proportion" Carson Palmer called Dick LeBeau the best defensive coordinator in the NFL. T.J. Houshmandzadeh said the Steelers haven't faced an offense like the one the Bengals will trot out Sunday, but he quickly added ... via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

By Kirkendall But one trend broken: Heading into Sunday, the Bengals have allowed the opposing team's feature back to gain over 100 yards in four straight games. Thomas Jones finished the game with 67 yards rushing. The Jets are the first team the Bengals defense held to under 100 yards rushing (84) with t...

Gameday and Open Thread: Bengals vs. Cardinals (Game #10) - Cincy Jungle

Bengals blitzing changed complexion of game, win 27-20 - Cincy Jungle

By Kirkendall Of the fantastic four, Chad Johnson (two receptions, 13 yards) and T.J. Houshmandzadeh (one reception, five yards) were the only ones in the NFL at the time. Carson Palmer CompAttYardsTDsINTs182724821 Rudi Johnson Att.YardsTD23671 Chad Johnson RecYardsTD5991

By Kirkendall Maybe the Bengals should trade Chad Johnson. Hold on. Of course, there are complicating issues -- the Bengals would be without a legit No. 2, there's not guarantee Houshmazilly would be as successful as a No. 1, and Chad Johnson, warts and all, is one of the league's best wideouts.

By Kirkendall I won't make any correlations between Brady's rookie season and Palmer's. Fortunately, for us, the Bengals transformation from losers into contenders was calculated. The best part of that calculation is that Bengals fans witnessed it throughout 2003. Think about it. Chad Johnson became...

NFL Betting – AFC North Preview Cincinnati Bengals - The Bengals have one of the NFL's strongest offensive lineups – not to mention the one at the police department. ... AFC North not easy on coaches Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Stopping short Los Angeles Times

For my money, this is the best division in football. 3 of the teams can possibly win the division, and one of the teams is in shambles. I'll start off with a little blurb about each team, and then make 10 predictions for the upcoming year. Cincinnati Bengals: Off-the-field antics aside, the Ben...

Bengals' smack talk starts early Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - By John Harris "Let (Troy) Polamalu and those boys know I'm not having it this year,'' Johnson said Wednesday following the Cincinnati Bengals morning ... QB Palmer declares Bengals the best Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

QB Palmer declares Bengals the best Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - The pain gnawed away at Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer throughout the offseason. No, not his surgically repaired left knee damaged on a hit by ...

Hall was viewed as the best cornerback in the draft by some experts, and he and 2006 first-round pick Johnathan Joseph could eventually form one of the top CB tandems in the league.

 OH - The Browns and Bengals will meet this upcoming season on Sept. 16 in Cleveland and Dec. 23 at Cincinnati, the NFL announced today as it released the ... Steelers Will Play a Lot Under the Lights AOL SPORTS Browns will open 2007 against Steelers Cleveland Plain Dealer

Eat your hearts out, Bengals fans. ... The Steelers, who started the season 2-6, finished it 6-2, to end it 8-8, same as the Bengals. ... Jackson unhappy with bad ending Cincinnati Enquirer Parker rushes into record book Beaver County Times AOL SPORTS

 OH - After 15 years of futility, the Bengals won the AFC North title ... moment Steelers tackle Kimo von Oelhoffen rolled into quarterback Carson Palmer's left knee ... 2006: the year in review Kentucky Post Steelers didn't throw in towel Cincinnati Enquirer all 2 news articles

By David Mazzotta It's tempting to take the 7.5 points the Steelers are giving the Browns in Pittsburgh. The Browns are showing signs of life. The Steelers are hammered and will be without Troy Polamalu, safety Ryan Clark, and both starting wide receivers. Can they win by more than a TD in that situation? I'll gi...

Dallas Morning News (subscription)Sunday's NFL Capsules: Bengals blow lead  PA - rally Sunday for a 49-41 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. ... The Bengals had one final chance to tie it with a ... through the mist and tightened the AFC East race ... Battered Giants Host Bears NBC6.net

 PA - Nov 2, 2006 By AP. CINCINNATI - The Bengals' most recent gamble on a troubled draft pick is paying off for now. The Bengals took middle linebacker ... Brooks making most of chance for now WANE all 5 news articles

 IN - April, when they didn't know whether Carson Palmer would be ... 27 loss to Atlanta yesterday dropped the Bengals a game behind Baltimore for the AFC North lead ... Wright expected back for Ravens Akron Beacon Journal Wright expected back for Ravens Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

 PA - Oct 2, 2006 tough," quarterback Carson Palmer said. "He's one of our best receivers. Any time you lose any player, it's tough, especially big-play guys.". The Bengals (3-1 ...