Archive for September, 2011

The Bengals are heading into Denver tomorrow 1-0. Offensively speaking, the main reason the team is able to be 1-0 right now is that the Bengals were able to move the chains by running the football. The Bengals won at the line of scrimmage with the big men up front and the running backs ran hard all game. Starter Cedric Benson racked up 121 of the 139 total rushing yards

Coming into week 2 it looks like both the Bengals & Broncos are looking a little banged up. Here’s the the latest on both teams injured players. *New* Sept 17th Update Bengals OUT: Dontay Moch “foot” DOUBTFUL: Robert Geathers “shoulder” Otis Hudson “knee” Taylor Mays “knee” PROBABLE: Andy Dalton “right wrist” Kelly Jennings “hamstring” Michael Johnson “groin” Frostee Rucker “illness” Andrew Whitworth “knee”

For this weeks edition of “Show Me My Opponent” I got a hold Kim Constantinesco, the editor of the Fansided Broncos Blog, Predominantly Orange. I asked Kim about the Broncos and what Bengals fans should expect this coming week at Mile High Stadium.

Andy Dalton was seen throwing in practice today, reports both Bengals.com’s Geoff Hobson and the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Joe Reedy. Dalton’s right wrist was injured in the Browns game last Sunday, forcing Dalton to sit out for the second half. Dalton only handed off the ball with his left hand and didn’t throw any passes on Wednesday practice. Today, he started off throwing swing passes, then moved on to deeper passes shortly thereafter. It appeared to be a perfectly normal practice for the young QB, which is a sign that he may be on his way to starting this Sunday against [...]

Clipped from: www.nfl.com After his 4th quarter TD vs the Browns, Bengals RB Cedric Benson has been nominated for GMC’s Never Say Never Moment of the Week. Benson secured his team’s startling victory over the division-rival Cleveland Browns with a 39-yard game-clinching touchdown run with 18 seconds left. The win came as a surprise: not only was Cleveland winning entering the fourth quarter, but the Bengals also had second-string QB Bruce Gradkowski at the helm for the entire second half. Bengals fans have till Friday at noon to vote for Benson. So Bengals fans if you want Benson to win you better get in there now, he [...]

POSITIVES: No turnovers. It seems that the Bengals learned their lesson from the preseason, where their turnover margin was -7 across 4 games. Surprisingly, neither team turned the ball over until late in the 4th quarter on Sunday. The Bengals ended up +1 against the Browns due to one interception by defensive lineman Michael Johnson. The Bengals under Marvin Lewis are now 41-9-1 when they win the turnover battle. Few penalties. The Browns took a page out of the Bengals’ playbook on Sunday, getting flagged 11 times for 72 yards. Even with 3 rookies starting in an away game, the [...]

Clipped from: profootballtalk.nbcsports.com After all speculating by Bengals fans and NFL media it turns that Jordan Palmer didn’t have what it takes to make even an UFL roster. Earlier in 2011 some even though Jordan would be the interim QB for the Bengals. Even after the team drafted Andy Dalton some went as far to say he would take a “Kitna” role to young Dalton. It looks like those who though Palmer would get his shot in the NFL were wrong. And on top of that Palmer the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the UFL already removed him from their roster as well. [...]

Clipped from: cincinnati.com Per Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer; Bengals QB Andy Dalton does not have any broken bones but rather a forearm contusion. His official medical status is being listed as “day to day”. Coach Marvin Lewis commented on the situation We should be OK. No worse than yesterday but a lot better than yesterday, actually.

In the first game of the 2011 NFL season, this classic rivalry between the two Ohio rivals saw a thriller full of twits and turns. Andy Dalton got off to a hot start, hitting 10/15 passes in the first half including a TD to TE Jermaine Gresham to help Cincinnati build a 13-0 lead. But Browns QB Colt McCoy threw back-to-back TD’s on consecutive drives to give the Browns a 14-13 lead before the half. On the Bengals final possession before the half, Andy Dalton was hit on a pass attempt and slammed his wrist off the ground which knocked [...]

It’s week 1 of the NFL Season and the Bengals are kicking off their season with the 76th staging of the “Battle of Ohio”. The game is set set to be on CBS at 1pm and will be announced by Kevin Harlan & Solomon Wilcots.