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Are Bengals for real? They're certainly fun

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Let me know if you've heard this one before: Are the Cincinnati Bengals for real? Last season, the surprising Bengals went 9-0 against non-playoff teams and 0-7 against playoffs teams. This year, Cincinnati has followed the same path. After getting rout…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

When Billy Cundiff last tried a clutch field goal at the end of a game, his Ravens wound up as losers of the AFC Championship Game. Cundiff got another shot on Sunday as the Redskins drove in position for him to try a 41-yarder with seconds left in thei…

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

This is where we'll be stashing the best GIFs from Week 4-from Percy Harvin returning a kickoff for the first touchdown of the day to, in all likelihood, Michael Vick breaking a rib. The day is done, except for the Eagles and Giants, so let's take a loo

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

In late August, the Baltimore Ravens released Pro Bowl kicker Billy Cundiff in favor of rookie kicker Justin Tucker. A missed field goal in the AFC championship game was probably a factor, but that story was overplayed -- in truth, Tucker won the job on…

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Thoughts on the Cincinnati Bengals' 27-10 victory at the Jacksonville Jaguars: What it means: The Bengals won their third straight game to improve to 3-1 and remain tied atop the AFC North (they lose the tiebreaker to the Ravens based on their season-op…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

There were dramatic finishes and displays of incredible football all over the NFL today. There was also a game in Jacksonville. The Bengals did what a (relatively) good team should do to a (relatively) bad one,  thumping the Jaguars 27-10. They did it e…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Don’t look now, but the Bengals might be pretty good. Quarterback Andy Dalton’s run for a touchdown and thrown another to Chris Pressley (pictured, on his head), and the 2-1 Bengals have a 17-7 lead over the Jaguars. The Bengals have been helped along…

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

The Arizona Cardinals will be without veteran defensive tackle Darnell Dockett, who had been listed as "doubtful" with a hamstring injury. Before Sunday's game, Dockett had missed just one game in his eight-plus seasons in the NFL. The Cardina…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

The Bengals will suit up just three cornerbacks today, with Nate Clements, Jason Allen, Dre Kirkpatrick and Leon Hall inactive for today’s game against the Jaguars. That leaves just Terence Newman, Adam Jones and Chris Lewis-Harris at the position. Then…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

After a second solid showing from Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco in five days, as the team finished a four-games-in-17-days-stretch with a 3-1 record, the phone of agent Joe Linta still isn’t ringing. Linta tells PFT that there have still been no talks s…

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In the video, Herm Edwards and Darren Woodson make their predictions for the Bengals at the Jaguars. As far as the other experts go, ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter is the only one to predict the Bengals to get upset at Jacksonville: Eric Allen: Bengals …

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Yes, he injured a shoulder last weekend against the Browns.  Sure, it looked bad at the time.  Yep, he’s been limited in practice this week.  Yeah, Spiller will be the backup to Fred Jackson. But a source close to Spiller says that Spiller, who enter…

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By correctly picking the Ravens over the Browns, I improved my season record to a pedestrian 5-3. There's only one division game for Sunday, so it's all or nothing for me. Here's my forecast for Sunday's game: Cincinnati Bengals 27, Jacksonville Jaguars…

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The Ravens and Browns played Thursday. The Steelers are on their bye. That means all of the pressure of upholding the good name of the division rests on the Bengals today. Before we start Who Dey Sunday, let's take a look at what is happening around the…