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2014年11月22日Cincinnati Bengals show they’re among AFC elite
That’s wholesale jerseys right, the Bengals. The team that last won a playoff game in 1990, and for far too long has lacked the maturity and killer instinct to finish off inferior opponents. But there was no letting the plucky Jets hang around in this one. Scoring 14 points in each of the first three quarters, Cincinnati buried Rex Ryan’s club and stamped itself as a legitimate member of the AFC’s elite at midseason. Even the Bengals defense outscored New York, returning two Geno Smith interceptions for touchdowns to bolster the offense’s 35 point outburst.
The Bengals were my AFC preseason Super Bowl pick, but I honestly didn’t expect them to cruise to the AFC North title because they rarely make things easy on themselves. Perhaps that’s an outdated perception. Cincinnati is growing up before our eyes this season, winning both close games (it’s 4 1 in games decided by seven points or fewer) and games against quality opponents. It earned victories over Green Bay, New England and Detroit, all of whom currently have winning records, and overwhelmed the Jets, who entered the game 4 3 and on a high after knocking off the Patriots last week.
The Bengals take their four game winning streak to reeling Miami Thursday night, but then should get the benefit of that 10 day gap between games as they prepare for a Week 10 showdown at Baltimore. Cincinnati should be in the race for the AFC homefield advantage, or at least a first round bye. The Bengals play just two more teams that currently have winning records, with a Week 13 trip to San Diego (4 3) that falls after Cincinnati’s bye, and a Week 14 home game against Indianapolis (5 2). Nothing too daunting about that.
Cincinnati was last 6 2 at the midpoint of a season in 2011, but those Bengals limped down the second half stretch and barely made the playoffs as a 9 7 wild card, losing in the first cheap jerseys round at Houston. But these Bengals won’t repeat that pattern. These Bengals are built for bigger things than just a No. 6 seed. This Cincinnati team will not only make the playoffs for a third year in a row, establishing a franchise first, but also should keep making noise well into January. The Bengals finally have both talent and determination in equal supply.
If Josh Gordon is on the trading block between now and Tuesday’s deadline, the Browns’ second year receiver might have created a much more active market for himself Sunday in Kansas City. Gordon pretty much was Cleveland’s entire offense in the first half against the Chiefs, accounting for 86 of the Browns’ 131 yards in the passing game. Gordon had a 39 yard second quarter touchdown catch, and later took a short Jason Campbell pass for 47 yards, helping set up a 44 yard Billy Cundiff field goal.
Miami has now lost four in a row after that hopeful 3 0 start, and is 0 2 in the AFC East. The Dolphins face a short week and a visit from the Bengals Thursday night, so things could easily get worse for Joe Philbin’s young team. Especially if receiver Brandon Gibson is Cheap Jerseys for sale lost for the season, as feared, with the knee injury he suffered against New England. With both Gibson and tight end Dustin Keller sidelined, only Mike Wallace would be left from Miami’s big three offseason upgrades to its receiving game.
That’s wholesale jerseys right, the Bengals. The team that last won a playoff game in 1990, and for far too long has lacked the maturity and killer instinct to finish off inferior opponents. But there was no letting the plucky Jets hang around in this one. Scoring 14 points in each of the first three quarters, Cincinnati buried Rex Ryan’s club and stamped itself as a legitimate member of the AFC’s elite at midseason. Even the Bengals defense outscored New York, returning two Geno Smith interceptions for touchdowns to bolster the offense’s 35 point outburst.
The Bengals were my AFC preseason Super Bowl pick, but I honestly didn’t expect them to cruise to the AFC North title because they rarely make things easy on themselves. Perhaps that’s an outdated perception. Cincinnati is growing up before our eyes this season, winning both close games (it’s 4 1 in games decided by seven points or fewer) and games against quality opponents. It earned victories over Green Bay, New England and Detroit, all of whom currently have winning records, and overwhelmed the Jets, who entered the game 4 3 and on a high after knocking off the Patriots last week.
The Bengals take their four game winning streak to reeling Miami Thursday night, but then should get the benefit of that 10 day gap between games as they prepare for a Week 10 showdown at Baltimore. Cincinnati should be in the race for the AFC homefield advantage, or at least a first round bye. The Bengals play just two more teams that currently have winning records, with a Week 13 trip to San Diego (4 3) that falls after Cincinnati’s bye, and a Week 14 home game against Indianapolis (5 2). Nothing too daunting about that.
Cincinnati was last 6 2 at the midpoint of a season in 2011, but those Bengals limped down the second half stretch and barely made the playoffs as a 9 7 wild card, losing in the first cheap jerseys round at Houston. But these Bengals won’t repeat that pattern. These Bengals are built for bigger things than just a No. 6 seed. This Cincinnati team will not only make the playoffs for a third year in a row, establishing a franchise first, but also should keep making noise well into January. The Bengals finally have both talent and determination in equal supply.
If Josh Gordon is on the trading block between now and Tuesday’s deadline, the Browns’ second year receiver might have created a much more active market for himself Sunday in Kansas City. Gordon pretty much was Cleveland’s entire offense in the first half against the Chiefs, accounting for 86 of the Browns’ 131 yards in the passing game. Gordon had a 39 yard second quarter touchdown catch, and later took a short Jason Campbell pass for 47 yards, helping set up a 44 yard Billy Cundiff field goal.
Miami has now lost four in a row after that hopeful 3 0 start, and is 0 2 in the AFC East. The Dolphins face a short week and a visit from the Bengals Thursday night, so things could easily get worse for Joe Philbin’s young team. Especially if receiver Brandon Gibson is Cheap Jerseys for sale lost for the season, as feared, with the knee injury he suffered against New England. With both Gibson and tight end Dustin Keller sidelined, only Mike Wallace would be left from Miami’s big three offseason upgrades to its receiving game.
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