This weeks edition (Nov 16) of Sports Illustrated has a feature article, "End Game", on Tyler Eifert. Nothing much new to Bengal fans, but good to see him getting some nationals recognition for leading the league in td receptions.

Lots of discussion about the string of different injuries he has suffered. How he had surgery on both the elbow and the shoulder this offseason. How when his elbow was dislocated it was bent backwards on the field and the muscle was shredded. He said it was like "ground meat". That is why it took so long to heal. They couldn't just stitch the muscle back together. They had to immobilize it and let it grow back together.

He gives Huber and his wife a lot of credit for taking care of him. He lived with them after he had both of the surgeries when he needed a lot of help with just simple everyday tasks. He lost 15 lbs because he could not lift weights for so long.

Finally they point out that Eifert not only leads the league in receiving tds, but that all 9 have come when the Bengals were in the red zone. They say he is the biggest reason the Bengals are 2nd in the league in td percentage in the red zone.

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2015/11/12/cincinnati-vontaze-burfict-injury-report-pacman-jones-bill-obrien/75666396/

Says he tweaked his surgically repaired knee. Big deal?

Doing my best to go to Monday's game (my first of the year) and I'm trying my best to find a site that has reasonable prices (mainly the stupid fees that ruin it). My usual site is SeatGeek but everything feels a bit out of range. I was just wondering what you guys would suggest.

*Note, I understand we have the fan connection for this but there is ONE person viewing that and I wanted a higher chance of both seeing/responses*

Concussions are tricky, but I know just one extra day can be crucial. I realize an extra day makes a difference with any kind of injury, but it just seems like if a guy really is over a concussion he is 100% recovered. Most other injuries have a lingering effect, so players come back when they are 80%-90% recovered.

Even though we have had amazing luck with injuries this year you know almost everyone is a little nicked up. Getting this extra long break from Thursday to Monday is good.

Bye week, then 2 games in 5 days...then 2 Sundays of no Bengals football, going from a Thursday Night game to a Monday Night game 11 days later......My hope is that everybody is healthy from this, but Bengals.com says Andre not practicing, but is early since game not until Monday. ....Stuck on 8-0 and waiting. ...GO BENGALS

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-previews/0ap3000000577543/Texans-vs-Bengals-preview

Enjoy

Saw Marvin on Sportscenter last night. They asked him about his main concern. First he said he felt we had fixed some problems we had on defense. I assume he was talking about our tackling and run defense. Then he said his current concern was running the ball consistently. He was pretty honest. He said we had had some success running the ball, but were not consistent enough. We need to be able to run the ball consistently every play.

No groundbreaking news but better then "We just need to keep working together as a team on getting better and excuting more consistently, blah, blah, blah......."

FBGP's Bengals vs Texans Gameplan Breakdown

Good morning Bengals fans! Good luck this week!

Em

I am happy we are winning... however, I just don't know how to truly feel about winning... I am not the best at explaining my emotions.. since I am a very manly man.. but Does anyone else miss the struggle of the season where we are barely squeaking by? Now they are winning and they are good I feel like my support is not being felt by the players and the team as much almost like a Child saying... I can do this on my own... I really don't need you to be yelling so hard.. or supporting us in the way you did in the past.. As if they are saying We can do it.. Am I just prone to losing or being let down that I am not accustomed to winning.. Since I remember we were never this good.. Almost there sure in 89... but this year we are Good.. we can say it we are good... Doesn't mean I am thinking we are going to win the SB... or even a playoff game but I somehow long for my old Bengals and defending them which made me feel I am with them no matter what their record was...

Ok, I have to go teach some kids.. PS... GO Bengals...!!!!

Actually, he said "take down" the Patriots, per CincyJungle, but it's still huge that even Steve Young is seeing how good this team is.

I didn't say that he's "seeing potential" in this team, because now it's beyond potential and even he knows that we just need to go out and do it. That's an awesome feeling to have to know that "experts" are picking us to do what we're built to do, which is win, so it's not like it's a surprise, but rather just expected.

I'm not saying that we're without a doubt winning it all, just rather that it won't be a Cinderella Story-type deal when we do.

Quote:Despite there being three undefeated teams (Bengals, Patriots and Panthers) in the NFL, there seems to be a general consensus from the national media (and by extension generic NFL fans) that the New England Patriots are the best of the best.

Maybe they are -- when you're knocking around borderline greatness like the Washington Redskins, the Miami Dolphins, the Indianapolis Colts or the superstar-deficient Dallas Cowboys, who has time to analyze such things? Then again, they are destroying teams they should destroy. New England sports the largest net point difference in the league with +133 (276 points scored minus 143 points allowed). Only one other team has a point differential over 100 (the Arizona Cardinals) and the Bengals are only at 87.

Quote:Fine.

New England is good.

Yet, they're not infallible. They can be beaten.

At least former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and current ESPN expert Steve Young believes.

"There's only one thing in my mind to look forward to, that's the Cincinnati Bengals, can they take down the Patriots come the end of the season?" Young said during ESPN's postgame show following Chicago's 22-19 over the San Diego Chargers. "I want to see this football team. I want to see all aspects — live and in person — because to me, the Bengals are the ones that can take down the Patriots. Of anyone else in the league, the Bengals are the ones."

Quote:Young will have the opportunity this Monday night, as Cincinnati hosts the Houston Texans.