Projected Vibe in the City & Nationally after Week 5 going into the Bye

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(05-29-2017, 07:50 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: Wow.  That surprises me to hear.  I thought that they exercised the steeler demon in that game toward the end of the season in pitt, and beating them in the playoffs would have sent the Bengals on a run.  Indy would have been tough, but if memory serves, they would have had to play the Bengals in Cincy.  And Manning was still being somewhat of an enigma in the postseason. 

I was sure 2005 was the Bengals chance to win it all.  

The '05 season was special, indeed.  It looked like the beginning of something special was developing, but I never had that feeling like they could go all the way.  I really can't explain why I felt that way, it all just felt sort of like a fluke.  However, in '15, I thought that team was the real deal, from the onset of the season.  Just something about the chemistry of the team that year.  Right up to the time that Andy went down.  Even after, I convinced myself that the team could still go the distance with AJ McCarron leading them.