I wanted to join just to say that I was his old boss and I am sorry for not coddling him more. I didn't mean to bag on Ohio sports as much as I did, as I honestly didn't know there were still Bengals fans.

I don't see how any of us could really have anything genuinely negative to say about the Bengals. Before we drafted Mahomes, they were one of only a handful of franchises who had a more pathetic history than the Chiefs.

Good on them for developing a roster with some real talent and excitement. They absolutely deserve it. I'll root for them against any other team in football provided it doesn't negatively impact KC.

We just need a "Your Not in Kansas Anymore" sign at the game
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CINCI VS GOOD TIGHT ENDS!!

Waller= 7 catches for 116 yards

Kittle= 13 catches for 151 yards & a TD

Andrews= 8 catches for 125 yards & a TD

Hockenson= 8 catches for 74 yards


QB's THEY'VE FACED THIS YEAR

Mike White
Jared Goff
Trevor Lawrence
Lamar Jackson
Baker Mayfield
Aaron Rodgers
Derek Carr
Justin Herbert
Jimmy Garopalo
KIrk Cousins
Teddy Bridgwater/Drew Lock
Big Ben
Josh Johnson
Andy Dalton/Justin Fields

The qb's they've faced is littered with rookies and average to poor guys under centre. One thing that is clear as day though...is they simply cannot handle quality tight-ends. Andrews ate them alive yesterday with Josh Johnson as his QB who barely knew him. Whilst Kittle was doing anything he wanted to that defense a few weeks ago. A number of receivers have also had huge games against Cinci..namely Devonte Adams, Mike Williams and Adam Thielan.

Agree. I have always felt bad for them for the Carson Palmer injury in the playoffs. It’s gotta be tough watching the Steelers and Ravens go to SB after SB while you suffer

They have one of the best TV shows ever...........WKRP.

Hoping they're not planning a turkey drop pregame

+1

I'm guessing Chiefs are going to be the magical 3.5 favorites.

Trey Hendrickson is a quick, explosive pass rusher. He gave Eric Fisher fits last year when he was with New Orleans, primarily with speed-to-power moves. He's got the quickness and twitchiness to give Brown problems with pure speed moves. I can't see him working speed-to-power moves as effectively against Brown as he did against Fisher, though.

Their other DE, Sam Hubbard, seems like a solid role player but not a star. I've watched them a half dozen times and don't remember hearing his name. Their DTs are good-not-great rushers in Ogunjobi and D.J. Reader (formerly of the Browns and Texans, respectively).

It's a good unit. I don't think their E are as good as Crosby and Ngakue, and I don't think their overall DL unit is as good as the Browns' was week 1, or as deep and good at rushing the passer as the Bills.

They can certainly give KC some trouble, though, and I expect them to make some plays.

The Bengals look to have trouble with TEs (both watching them and stat scouting), so getting a 100 percent healthy Kelce back would be tremendously helpful.

Their FS, Jessie Bates, is possibly the most underrated S in the NFL. Really good all-around player who doesn't get a lot of notice (kind of what you want from your FS). Very similar to Thornhill.

They're a good team. It won't be a cake walk. But I think KC's much improved OL and defense really show up in this one. Something like a 31-17 or 31-20 win is what I see.

Key thing is going to be disrupting their line with the front 4 and letting Spagnuolo play games with Mathieu, Sneed, and Thornhill. Gay and Bolton (hopefully cleared from COVID reserve) will have to defend the run well downhill and also handle Mixon out of the backfield.

4.5 this morning

I just heard their backup QB tested positive… Whoa baby!

Cincinnati was also known as "Porkopolis"; this less desirable nickname came from the city's large pork interests.


I thought it was the women there.

What team have the Bungals beaten that's good? I see mediocre wins, three ugly losses to horrible teams and no wins against real SB threats.

There aren't any. The Ravens weren't even good when they actually had players to put on the field and they had virtually nobody yesterday.