Philadelphia’s 48-20 drubbing of the Arizona Cardinals was the only Turkey Day bright spot for Bengals fans with an eye on next April’s draft. With the Eagles now at 6-5-1, the only way they select ahead of Cincinnati is if the Bengals run the table and Philly drops all its remaining games — two highly unlikely events.
However, the slow-motion train wreck that is Detroit — and wow, are they bad — went to 0-12, maintaining the Lions’ death grip on the first overall pick. Worse, the floundering Seahawks succumbed to the Cowboys 34-9, giving them (for the moment) sole possession of the fourth pick. With a winning percentage of .167, they are breathing down the necks of the .136 Bengals. Should Cincinnati surprise this weekend against Baltimore, they will swap with Seattle, and could fall as far as the fifth overall pick if Miami beats St. Louis.
The odds of a victory over the Ravens lengthened Thursday, when WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh sat out practice with back problems. Though not on the injury report, Chad Johnson is also dinged, nursing a swollen knee. The full injury report is here.
In other injury news, someone in the Bengals organization apparently noticed that the Bengals play the Colts on Pearl Harbor Day, so the date for Carson Palmer to test his elbow will be either the 6th or the 8th, not the 7th.
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