Is it possible that the lack of Gio was so that we could have him fresh for Thursday? If I'm not mistaken, the Browns have a pretty horrid run defense this year, and Gio could have a huge game, given he has fresh legs. I did catch him making some mean blocks yesterday though. Anyways, just a random thought about why one of our best weapons was absent most the game.

Hi. Yesterday the CBS Palm Beach affiliate showed the Bengals-Steelers game. When Andy threw his pick in the end zone and the Pittsburgh guy returned it to almost-midfield, I turned the game off and decided to do some work.

I did get some good work done in the hour and a half I had the game off, but was shocked later when I saw my sister's post about the Bengals on FB: 7-0 Whoo-hoo!

Since it's so rare to have a broadcast Bengals game on here and since these are the new, never-say-die Bengals, I should NOT have turned off the game.

Maybe I'm remembering it wrong but I swear the ref used the term 'offsetting'. Unless he didn't, I don't understand how the ball was placed at the spot where Cinci's foul occurred.

The definition of 'offsetting' means the fouls cancel each other out.

I have been a Bengals fan since I was 15 when they came to Cincy, living 50 miles north in Dayton, at the time.  I watched Greg Cook play in Nippert Stadium!

After the Tampa pre-season 'prime time' game, where Lewis left the first string in the whole half, trying to save face for the horrendous play, I started a negative 'schtick', for kicks and giggles.  I'm not a superstitious person, but I also believe, if it isn't broke, don't try and change or fix it. Since I started that, they are 9-0!

I don't care who believes it or not, I'm not here for forum kudos and atta boys!

On to the thread subject.

This is why I typically don't listen and/or watch what any media has to say except the Bengals website.  I didn't get to see the second half, which was the only reason I was watching this video to see the highlights.

This is a great example/reason I don't entertain the talking heads.

At around 40 seconds in when Dalton throws the end zone interception you can hear either Irvin or Sanders say, "That was not a smart pass."  As the defensive back is running the pick back down the sideline, you can hear one of the other guys say, "This is the mistakes Andy Dalton makes in prime time games!!"

(Even though the Bengals have a horrible prime time/big stage game franchise record, it's not on Dalton alone!  This goes back to day one in 1968.  This is why I say, in addition to rewriting history at 7-0 they can rewrite the big stage game history by winning at least half of the 4 they have in the season, not counting the playoffs)

Around the one minute mark, after the touchdown pass to Green, you can hear Irvin say, "He (Dalton) tried so hard to get AJ Green the touchdown, when I thought this time he should have gone to Tyler Eifert or Mo Sanu".

At the 1:28 mark, when Ben throws the pick 'right to' Reggie Nelson, you can hear Sanders say, "Ben kept Cincinnati in the game!"

Even though the pass was horrible and right to Reggie Nelson, he didn't say that it was not a smart pass, like Dalton's, but Ben 'kept' Cincinnati in the game!

So much bias, not to mention the unprofessionalism of the 4 of them all talking at the same time, throughout the whole video!!  

Got Directv and even watch the games with the sound off!  If I could get Hoard and Lap in real time, I would listen to them while watching!


http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2015110102/2015/REG8/bengals@steelers#menu=gameinfo|contentId%3A0ap3000000571077&tab=videos

The defense really carried us yesterday to a victory, they played a great game. I was most concerned about the defense going into yesterday and not the offense and the complete opposite happened. The offense just was off and not clicking at all while the defense didn't allow Ben to pick us apart.

The best part? The lack of offense production and we still come out of Shitsburgh with a victory and making us 7-0 for the first time in franchise history. This week will be fun because Ive been hearing nothing from Steeler fans all last week that a Steeler win was an easy guarantee with Ben coming back. Simply put, hey Pittsburgh...In your face!

I have seen a lot of fans panicking over our "23rd ranked" pass defense. While I agree that we need to improve our pass defense I think some people are being a little too hard with their judgement.

Just looking at yards allowed can be deceptive. The bengals pass defense is actually top 10 or better in many important pass defense categories.

7th in interceptions
7th in fewest tds allowed
9th in fewest long completions (20+yards)
11th in pass efficiency rating.

These numbers are even more impressive when you take into account that we have only played ONE team that ranks in the bottom half of the league in pass efficiency. Four of the seven rank in the top eleven in the league, and even with the Ravens ranked at 24 our opponents average a ranking of 11.7 is pass efficiency.

Why the hit on Marvin Jones was not considered a hit to a defenseless receiver? Marvin was completely outstretched with both arms in the air, in other words completely defenseless. Why is this not a penalty in today's NFL? I've seen the Bengals flagged many times for much less.

I don't know what kind of meds they have the old sack of bones on but they need to drop him off at the closest retirement home. He's the first announcer that makes me want to mute my TV. Maybe it was just me but I thought there was some bias favoring the Steelers on top of perceiving the game wrong.

Dalton throws a pass towards AJ Green that was blown dead in the middle of the play and Green had obviously stopped running his route and it was a "would be interception that got saved by Jake Fisher's penalty. How lucky."

Tyler Eifert makes a contested catch on a slant and "both the Bengals and Steelers player caught the ball!" No Fouts Eifert caught the ball  and had the defenders arm got caught in between his own arms and he took him along for the ride.

He also called Huber "Hoober".  

"Ben Rothlisberger has had four 4th quarter comebacks against the Bengals and he was on his way to another until that pick."

After Ben throws his 2nd pick in two passes.

These are the only teams to be in the last 4 play-offs.

Combined, they have 1 loss, The Packers, and that was to The Broncos.

Of course Patriots and Broncos have the old Hall of Fame quarterbacks at the end of their careers. Brady and Manning. ......Packers have a veteran Hall of Fame quarterback in Rodgers. ......The Bengals were pretty much rebuilt in 2011 after Carson and Chad had been wanting traded. Bengals are the new young team in this group of 4 teams.  The Bengals are one of the 4 teams that has had good enough seasons to go play-offs last 4 seasons and all 4 teams are pretty much a lock to make it 5 straight seasons.  Combined, they are 27-1    so far in 2015.  The up and coming Bengals rebuilt in 2011, are truly one of the 4 teams that can brag of having 5 straight seasons good enough to go play-offs.  Now Dalton is the youngest QB of the bunch. I can't blame him for losing play-off game his rookie season, most rookies don't even start. I don't blame him that much for losing play-offs his second season on the road. He should take some heat for losing play-offs his third season at home to Chargers. I don't blame him for losing play-offs his 4th season at Indy because the team really limped into Indy with no AJ Green, no Jones, no Eifert, no Burfict, nobody to catch the ball and too many injuries to give Colts a game.  So to say he can't win in the play-offs, there has only been 1 play-off game that I think he should have won. ....Still, he has started every game since drafted to lead Bengals to 5 straight winning seasons, putting up touchdown records his first 3 years to put him in company of Marino and Manning, has been in 2 Pro Bowls in first 4 years. .....The other 3 teams have the older more veteran quarterbacks, but our younger quarterback now becoming a veteran is starting his career with 5 years of winning as no other Bengal quarterback ever has.  I saw all of Ken Anderson and Boomer Esiason and Carson Palmers careers here and Andy Daltons first 5 years are better than their first 5 years, and why Bengals are in this group of Broncos, Packers and Patriots of 5 straight winning seasons to go play-offs. 

The Broncos, Packers and Patriots look to be a force again in this group of teams going to 5 straight play-offs.....and I look for our Bengals who are no longer a rookie based team to be more of a force in the play-offs as well.  Right now, the AFC is loaded with 3 unbeaten teams going to 5 straight play-offs, the AFC is TOUGH.....Bengals are the up and coming young team of the bunch, but this is a more veteran 2015 Bengals with youth no longer an excuse.  Dalton has started 75 straight regular season and play-off games and those reps seem to have  him looking like a veteran now and a team leader, reading defenses in his sleep like a vet. 

Did Pittsburgh do something with their rush we haven't seen, was our O-Line just off or was it something else?

When given time Andy has carved apart defenses this year and even did so yesterday when he had more than 2 seconds to throw! However not having any time and getting sacked is what we saw a lot of yesterday.

Don't get me wrong and think the is a negative thread the O-line has been stellar all year just wondering what happened yesterday?