Game Thread: Bengals @ Steelers

[Ojb81]

Good game, Bengal fans

 

[BKBroiler9000]

Ugly ass win. But I'll take it every time. 7-0 and about got the division under control. Shame about LeVeon Bell though. Hate to see him get hurt. I love watching that man play football. Regardless of the uniform he wears.

 

[Gooch1034]

Good game Cincy! Didn't see a defensive battle coming but that's what we got. The Bengals have the division by the balls now. I have to say, I like this Bengals team and have a lot of respect for their grit. They don't get the credit they deserve and I think that will come in handy come playoff time for you guys. Dalton didn't have the best day but you gotta love what he has done this season in general. Tough kid!

 

[MISKO]

good game fellas

 

[cincygrad]

good game fellas

Wasn't pretty..... Pittsburgh always makes us look bad, even when we win. I'll take the win though!

 

[Cincyfan78]

Ugly wins > Pretty losses every time.

 

[cincygrad]

This team does have to correct some of these stupid mistakes though..... Hard to complain about a 7-0 team, but we talk about the same shit every week.... Silly penalties, turnovers at the wrong time, etc. It would be amazing to see these guys play a clean game.

 

[MISKO]

Wasn't pretty..... Pittsburgh always makes us look bad, even when we win. I'll take the win though!

I would take the win too

 

[DanBengalfan]

it's on the road in Pittsburgh. we weren't going to win pretty so you can move on from that.

 

[cincygrad]

it's on the road in Pittsburgh. we weren't going to win pretty so you can move on from that.

I'm on to Cleveland.

 

[ATL96Steeler]

Ugly wins > Pretty losses every time.

Congrats Cincy and your Hoop brethren.

Hate to put it on you like this, but it (AFCN) truly is yours to lose now. With the exception of week 14 (we probably will be desperate anyway)...I wish you guys well.

 

[Cincyfan78]

Congrats Cincy and your Hoop brethren.

Hate to put it on you like this, but it (AFCN) truly is yours to lose now. With the exception of week 14 (we probably will be desperate anyway)...I wish you guys well.

No need to hate to put it like that. It's a fact. If the Bengals don't win the division, it's because they imploded down the stretch.

Sucks to see such a good player in Bell go down. While it certainly helped the Bengals, you never want to see major injuries like that occur. Just brutal for the kid.

Ben looked as good as you could have expected, with some rust. He clearly was afraid to do any kind of real running/moving around in the pocket, and it cost him at least 1 of his INT's where he could have gotten 4-5 yards easily without contact, but opted to hang and throw resulting in his last (I think it was) INT that set the Bengals up for the TD.

Brutal game flag-wise for both teams. Stupid personal fouls/taunting by both teams, and holding galore, but it was a typical AFCN battle, and I expected nothing less. Good luck the rest of the way (Until the next matchup, of course).

 

[DanBengalfan]

So who's the QB for Cleveland this week? Manziel? Hoyer? Matt Flynn? Jim Drunkenmiller? Tim Tebow? Shane Falco? Burt Renolylds?

 

[Cincyfan78]

So who's the QB for Cleveland this week? Manziel? Hoyer? Matt Flynn? Jim Drunkenmiller? Tim Tebow? Shane Falco? Burt Renolylds?

Pain heals.
Chicks dig scars
Glory last forever

 

[CrashDavisSports]

Pain heals.
Chicks dig scars
Glory last forever

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[futballiscool]

I hope it's not McCown. He's playing really well

 

[CrashDavisSports]

I hope it is. We want everyone's best or we will not be prepared to beat a good team at full health come playoff time. If we can't beat Cleveland straight up, we don't deserve to have that collapse under lights tag removed from us this year. Cleveland is not a great team, but they are a tough team and a win on Thursday night football against Cleveland is the way to get our prime time season started.

 

[kramer1]

McCown will be playing.

 

[futballiscool]

I hope it is. We want everyone's best or we will not be prepared to beat a good team at full health come playoff time. If we can't beat Cleveland straight up, we don't deserve to have that collapse under lights tag removed from us this year. Cleveland is not a great team, but they are a tough team and a win on Thursday night football against Cleveland is the way to get our prime time season started.

The way the top of the AFC is right now I just want to stockpile wins and get the best seed possible for the postseason. That's when the respect can really be earned.. I'd rather face Denver at "THE PAUL" than in Denver

 

[cincygrad]

I hope it is. We want everyone's best or we will not be prepared to beat a good team at full health come playoff time. If we can't beat Cleveland straight up, we don't deserve to have that collapse under lights tag removed from us this year. Cleveland is not a great team, but they are a tough team and a win on Thursday night football against Cleveland is the way to get our prime time season started.

We're not getting Cleveland's best on Thursday. McCown might be playing, but he's hurt.... And rib injuries are not good for a qb (ask Luck).

Even worse for them, Haden left yesterday's game with a concussion. He's the one DB in the league that seems to bother Green.