Cincinnati Bengals News and Rumors
Bengals moved ball on ground in lossBenJarvus Green-Ellis carried the ball 11 times and finished with 63 yards in the 19-13 loss against the Texans. |
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With the offense struggling to get going Saturday, the Bengals defense spent more time on the field than in any other game this season. |
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Did the Texans right the ship after their 19-13 wild-card win over the Bengals? Austin Murphy says we'll know the answer next Sunday, when Houston re-visits New England. |
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The secret to the Houston Texans offense really is no secret. For the second straight postseason, however, the Bengals failed to come up with an answer to running back Arian Foster and it cost them Saturday in a 19-13 loss in the AFC Wild Card game at R… |
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Joe Reedy offers a key stat, a key play and notes from each quarter of the Bengals' 19-13 playoff loss to the Texans in Houston on Saturday. |
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HOUSTON -- The look on the faces of the Cincinnati Bengals' players entering the locker room Saturday night was telling. Andy Dalton, A.J. Green and Jermaine Gresham all had a look of disappointment and shock after a game in which they missed many oppor… |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com In Cincinnati's 19-13 wild-card loss to the Houston Texans, Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton's day was defined by one underthrow and one overthrow, and a whole lot of bad throws in-between. With 11:10 left in the first half and the ball on his own 38-yar… |
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Geoff Hobson, bengals.com Leon Hall » Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis looked pretty grim after his playoff record dropped to 0-4. "We have to keep banging on the door until we break it down," Lewis said. "A lot of good guys... |
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Geoff Hobson, bengals.com Leon Hall » Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis looked pretty grim after his playoff record dropped to 0-4. "We have to keep banging on the door until we break it down," Lewis said. "A lot of good guys... |
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Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com So, 23 years now, and a guaranteed extra 365 days (at least) on that 8,400 day playoff winless streak for the Bengals. Yikes! They sure do suck. Matt Schaub played just OK but still completed 29/38 passes, Arian Foster ran for 140 yards, and J.J. Watt c… |
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After playing from behind most of the game, the Bengals still haven't won a road playoff game. The Texans held on for a 19-13 win in Houston, ousting Cincinnati from the postseason. |
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Baltimore fans will have to say goodbye to Ray Lewis on Sunday. With the Bengals losing at Houston, there is no chance for the Ravens to host another game in the postseason (the fourth-seeded Ravens would be the lowest remaining seed if they win). That … |
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My thoughts on the Cincinnati Bengals' 19-13 loss at the Houston Texans: What it means: The drought continues. The Bengals extended their streak to 22 seasons without a playoff win, the longest streak in the NFL. In order for the Bengals to get the resp… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com … |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com The Houston Texans had dominated the Cincinnati Bengals through the first quarter-and-a-half of their wild-card matchup, at least in yardage. Starting their second drive of the second quarter, the home team at Houston Reliant Stadium had well over 100 t… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com If you can’t get in front of a TV today or you want even more than the TV has to offer, you’re in luck: Both of today’s wild card playoff games will stream live as part of Wild Card Extra right here at NBCSports.com. Wild Card Extra features the liv… |
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Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com Cincinnati at Houston (NBC), 4:30 p.m.: The Texans may have the superior record but they backed into the playoffs, losing three of their last four, while the Bengals haven't lost a game by more than one point since Week 9. Plus, it'd be more fun if they… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Cincinnati strong safety Chris Crocker is inactive for the Bengals' AFC wild-card playoff game against Houston. |
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Eric, whodeyfans.com … |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com After playing more on special teams than on defense during the regular season, inside linebacker Barrett Ruud will be a starter in the postseason. As we noted would likely be the case thanks to the Texans’ injuries at the position, the team has official… |
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HOUSTON -- Here are the Cincinnati Bengals players you won't see in Sunday's wild-card game against the Houston Texans. Bengals WR Dane Sanzenbacher CB Jason Allen S Chris Crocker HB Daniel Herron DT Devon Still DT Brandon Thompson TE Richard Quinn |
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Geoff Hobson, bengals.com HOUSTON — The Bengals closed the regular season with a 7-1 finish that featured their best players playing the best when they needed them most, but in Saturday's AFC Wild Card game at Reliant Stad... |
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Sam Eifling, deadspin.com For a summer in college I interned for the sports department of the Columbus Dispatch, which sent me for a few days to cover Cincinnati Bengals training camp. The 1990s had just come to a close—a dismal era even by the Bengals' standards—and the beat … |
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The playoffs are here! See what Bengals fans and our writers are saying write now about the game in our module below. |
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Geoff Hobson, bengals.com Kevin Walker makes the tackle on Bo Jackson that ended Jackson's career. Kevin Walker maintains there is no "Curse of Bo" and, in fact, he believes the Bengals have a great shot of winning Saturday... |
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Geoff Hobson, bengals.com Kevin Walker makes the tackle on Bo Jackson that ended Jackson's career. Kevin Walker maintains there is no "Curse of Bo" and, in fact, he believes the Bengals have a great shot of winning Saturday... |
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Join our ESPN.com NFL experts for the wild-card match up between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Houston Texans. Contribute your thoughts and questions beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET. See you there. Countdown Live: Bengals-Texans |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The latest name to emerge as a candidate for the Eagles’ head-coaching vacancy is Gruden. But not Jon Gruden. The Eagles are expected to seek permission from the Bengals on Monday to talk to their offensive coordinator, Jay Gruden, ESPN’s Adam Schefte… |
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The Cincinnati Bengals have never beaten Houston's Matt Schaub, but they are certainly not intimidated by him. In the Blogger Blitz video, I talk about the rising confidence of the Cincinnati defense. Also, Joey Koontz of ESPN Stats & Information br… |
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Marvin Lewis is the first Bengals coach to win 10 games three times and the first to lead the franchise to the postseason four times. That won't carry much significance without a win today and Lewis would be the first one to say that. |
