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kramer1
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“Did Cincinnati get in?” Palmer asked, mindful that the Bengals – the team for which he played his first eight NFL seasons before refusing to report last summer, commencing a stare down that led to the October trade which sent him to Oakland – had lost a pivotal game to the Baltimore Ravens.
Yes, he was told, the Bengals had backed into the AFC’s final wild-card spot.
“Are you serious?” Palmer said. “At what, 9 and 7? And they play at Houston? Cincy will beat Houston, watch.”
To be fair, Palmer’s tone contained no bitterness. It was more one of bemused resignation, a feeling to which many NFL fans can relate.
“Did Cincinnati get in?” Palmer asked, mindful that the Bengals – the team for which he played his first eight NFL seasons before refusing to report last summer, commencing a stare down that led to the October trade which sent him to Oakland – had lost a pivotal game to the Baltimore Ravens.
Yes, he was told, the Bengals had backed into the AFC’s final wild-card spot.
“Are you serious?” Palmer said. “At what, 9 and 7? And they play at Houston? Cincy will beat Houston, watch.”
To be fair, Palmer’s tone contained no bitterness. It was more one of bemused resignation, a feeling to which many NFL fans can relate.