Bengals: Week 8 Social Media Recap
By Connor Howe
Nov 1, 2015; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Cincinnati Bengals running back Giovani Bernard (25) runs the ball as Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Cameron Heyward (97) chases during the fourth quarter at Heinz Field. The Bengals won 16-10. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
With a nice 16-10 comeback win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Cincinnati Bengals are now 7-0.
The Bengals’ Week 8 win over the Steelers was an emotional roller coaster filled with high’s, lows, optimism, pessimism and trash talk. For better or for worse, social media is what it is, and people are going to let the world know what they think on Twitter, even before the game is over.
Here’s our social media recap for the week, focusing on the Cincinnati Bengals’ showdown with the Steelers in Pittsburgh.
Le’Veon Bell suffered a knee injury early in the first quarter. While this was a huge loss for the Steelers as a football team, more people seemed to care about his absence from their fantasy lineup. Fantasy Football can be good for football, but it’s when Fantasy Football addicts forget that these players are people too.
When you have LeVeon Bell on all your fantasy teams pic.twitter.com/rS8sgP4lk3
— Nik Alvarado (@SuperNiktendo) November 1, 2015
I had some fun giving Steelers fans a hard time after the play. Does that make me a bad person? Maybe…
Burfict makes nice wrap-up tackle on Lev Bell, Bell gets hurt
— Connor Howe (@iamconnorhowe) November 1, 2015
Steelers fans: THAT WAS SUCH A DIRTY TACKLE
This Steelers fan had a great comeback, so I had to include it in here as well.
@HoweNFL you had never win anything. Thats the way you play Steelers.
— tramons17 (@tramons17) November 1, 2015
Later on in the game, Andy Dalton threw a couple of picks. The first interception was bad, but it came on a play immediately following what could’ve been the worst no-call in NFL history. Twitter had its fun, of course.
Andy Dalton is already in playoff form
— Playmaker TD 🏈 (@playmakerTD) November 1, 2015
You can take Andy Dalton out of Janaury but u cant take the Janaury out of Andy Dalton
— PFT Commander (@PFTCommenter) November 1, 2015
I apologize for the Bengals pick. Apparently Andy Dalton accidentally turned his clock ahead to January.
— Cousin Sal (@TheCousinSal) November 1, 2015
So Andy Dalton is still Andy Dalton?
— The Pickle (@sportspickle) November 1, 2015
10/29 is Andy Dalton's birthday. Here's what he asked for for his birthday: pic.twitter.com/7QLXAjrRES
— NOTSportsCenter (@NOTSportsCenter) October 29, 2015
Andy Dalton had his revenge, however, leading the Bengals to victory and proving his doubters wrong for another week.
The @Bengals stay perfect. pic.twitter.com/ciBuHlMXoj
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) November 1, 2015
Andy Dalton now has more wins as a Bengal than Carson Palmer, and his Bengals are 7-0.
— Connor Howe (@iamconnorhowe) November 1, 2015
@HoweNFL @StripeHype pic.twitter.com/Dq3F0LlMlu
— Charles Lake (@whodeybelake) November 1, 2015
7-0#WhoDey pic.twitter.com/hH9rsANyEj
— Connor Howe (@iamconnorhowe) November 1, 2015
Up next for the Bengals: a Thursday night matchup with the Cleveland Browns.