bengals.com Quick Thoughts: - So I was off by one game, I said 11-5 (that included beating Ravens) the game I messed up on: Texans, had it won though didn't we?  bit.ly/vcG9vZ - If Playoffs started today, guess where we (6 seed) would play: 3 seed @Texans ;) Retribution? (hard to call a playoff win for this young team on the road but it would be fun ;) - I hope Dalton doesn't get injured, you know Bmore is gonna send the farm - Simpson's flip? sweet, just a taste of the excitment this team has brought us all year ;) - Once again we beat a losing team, (9 times 9 wins)  now as i said:  bit.ly/tFmEFI  we have one more chance to beat a winner, we will either carry the "Beat losers only label" (see Reds 2010) or head into the playoffs knowing we beat a quality Defense, thats right, Flacko Offense is the least of our worries (but the D must still play one of there best games of the year! Why? Their D definitely will play huge! Nugent be ready! This could eas...

Bengals.com Well here we go again, with the win over the Rams today, the National media is talking about Cincy playoff possibilities. Thats 8 times we we have played losing teams and we have won them all. At this rate, theres only one winning team remaining on our sked that can keep us from the Playoffs: Baltiomore! Final Game at PBS. If Jets and Cincy win out, its comes down to strength of sked. From Bengals.com : »  The Bengals and Jets are tied for that last AFC Wild Card spot at 8-6 overall and 6-5 in the AFC.  But if they finish tied, ESPN.com says the Jets still hold the tiebreakers based on best winning percentage in common games. Plus, the Jets have a higher strength of victory percentage at .396-.304 Winning only against losers (the what if's loom large now: what if we had just fallen on the fumble v Texans, what if we could have sucked it up a few more minutes to beat the Steelers) is getting old, but it is what it is, and those W's are great stepping stones for t...

Bengals.com Previous Winning excitement has turned to reality that after playoff talk throughout the NFL, the Bengals playoffs hopes took a huge hit in the loss to the Texans. It wouldnt be that bad if we werent beat by some QB named: 1)  Yancy Gates  (oh sorry another "...ates" he was busy beating something else, rediculously enough: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgbvdFW5qoQ )  ....or.... 2) Tony Yates , wait he was a UC player (Champ team 61/62) and Coach during MY, UC years (Metro Conference BBall We sucked!) ....or...... 3) TJ Yates ??? yea thats its, wait, who? You know what, I dont care, not even looking it up, but it was huge for The Texans, From SI.com: " Yates led the biggest drive in Texans history on Sunday, one that put them in the end zone and the playoffs." My Post game tweet:  " @ CincyGy   Steven S  Congrats  # Texans  Youve deserved this for quite sometime! Youv'e got your division,  # Bengals  I had no ex...

Nov 27: "12/4  @ Pittsburgh  28-27 Steelers......hmmmm, I really wish that first loss 3 weeks ago would have been @Heinz, because we could say: paybacks! Well heres to saying the same, but at Pitt, for Rookie Dalton it may be too much: Steelers Win, but wait what if, just what if Bengals shock the world? and Go 8-4, well then You know what? Playoffs! But for now it will be:  7-5" Theres really not much to comment on, the kids just were not ready fo primetime today. The only prob was the final score, 35/38-??? the game was no surprise to me, chalk another learning experience up for the young boys....onto next week, and the D getting their swagger back, and Andy and the O getting there grove back: Onward! Texans will not be easy, they continue to win with a strong D no matter who the QB is. Rams in dome, new environment for Dalton, then home v Cards & Purple Birds, 1 week at a time Cincy! WHO DEY? !!  yes Pitt i Know WE DEY: this time! ;) Sunday Nigh...