What a difference a week makes.
Last week, we were all recovering from a swift kick in the berries, a game that seemed to prove the Bengals were cursed by bad mojo, stuck in football purgatory for another 16 games and destined for another draft pick in the top five. The offense looked atrocious and discipline appeared almost non-existent.
But here we are now, 1-1 overall, and tied – TIED! – with the Pittsburgh Steelers for second in the division, only a game back from the Balitmore Ravens (whose defense once again appears human). Cincinnati won at storied Lambeau Field, survived a last-second scare and actually fell on the right side of good fortune for once. The offense put up 31 points. Cedric Benson ran like Earl Campbell and Antwan Odom looked like the second coming of Reggie White (nice call, Jeff).
Dare I say it, but for one Monday, things are looking pretty sunny in Cincinnati. It all sets up a monster game at home next week against the arch-nemesis (think Darth Vader with a mullet, and anyone with Photoshop skills please get on that. And put him in a Roethlisberger jersey) Pittsburgh Steelers. Cincinnati could move to 2-1 with a win and then have the hapless Browns on the horizon.
So get back aboard the bandwagon Bengals fans. Paul Brown Stadium needs to be rocking next Sunday. WhoDey Revolution needs to take a day off. (I’m sure even Che Guevara napped every once in a while). Don’t sell your tickets to anyone who might even consider wearing black and gold. Bring your lungs and your backup lungs and create a home-field advantage. And maybe, just maybe, the Bengals can win once again.
Who Dey.
Nate Wilkinson is a long-time Bengals fan who remembers both David Shula and David Klingler - and somehow lived to tell about it. He has covered the NFL for The York Dispatch and has earned awards from the Keystone Press Association and the Associated Press Sports Editors. He's working as a freelance journalist in the Pittsburgh area and anxiously awaiting the second-coming of the Ickey Shuffle.
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