Bengals v Raiders history

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(11-16-2021, 12:57 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: The most notable day in Bengals-Raiders history took place ten years ago.

In October of 2011, the Bengals traded the "retired" Carson Palmer to the then-Oakland Raiders for a first-round pick in 2012 and a second rounder in 2013 which a significant amount of compensation for a quarterback who had no interest in playing for Cincinnati.

This is the proudest accomplishment of Mike Brown’s career.

This deal obtained Dre Kirkpatrick and Giovani Bernard in 2012 and 2013 and also eventually led to Hue Jackson becoming offensive coordinator.

And, of course, Palmer sucked there and was passed off to the Cardinals where he suddenly found his form and played some of his best football.

I remembered actually feeling bad for the Raiders, but not so much any more.  They paid Gruden ridiculous money out of nostalgia and now have an amazing stadium (though it doesn't feel like they have home field advantage that much in any of the games).