07-11-2020, 08:50 PM
If things proceed into the fall without NFL football, it's going to be rough for everyone here. This possibility made me think of what 16 games in recent or not-so-recent Bengals history I'd pick to watch in place of live football on Sunday afternoons. Mine will be mostly limited to the year 2000 and beyond, but any game will do. Here's my list:
1. 2013 vs Green Bay @ PBS. Thoroughly exciting win with drama right down to the finish. The Newman runback for a TD was one of the greatest ends to a game I can remember.
2. 2001 Vs Ravens @ PBS. Bengals beat the Super Bowl champs to start the year 2-0 before going into the can and finishing last.
3. 2009 TOUCHDOWN ANDRE CALDWELL!!!! Needs no explanation.
4. 2013 win vs. New England at PBS. Downpour game kills Brady's chances at a winning drive.
5. 2004 Monday Night Football vs Denver. Chad torches Champ Bailey and Carson starts to become a legitimate threat.
6. 2015 vs Seattle at PBS. Heart attack overtime game vs one of the league's best.
7. 2009 vs Chicago at PBS. For my money, the most complete game this team has played in the current millennium. Benson destroys his old team.
8. 2000 vs Denver. Dillon breaks the all-time single game rushing record as the team benches Akili Smith.
9. 2003 vs KC. The Guarantee game. Peter Warrick outshines Dante Hall and Marvin becomes a potential savior.
10. 2006 Thursday Night game vs Baltimore. Loudest PBS has ever been in a defensive stare down.
11. 2005 loss to Indy at PBS. Not the outcome we want, but still a monster game between two juggernaut offenses.
12. 2011 game @ Cleveland. Dalton era opens and ends predictions for the team to go 3-13.
13. 2012 game at Pittsburgh. Bengals win a nail biter in Pittsburgh to keep playoff hopes alive.
14. 2014 win at Baltimore. AJ owns the Ravens and gets a season-opening win.
15. 2005 vs Minnesota at PBS. The second of 3 season-opening routs that left no doubt as to whether the Palmer era has arrived.
16. @ Pittsburgh, 2005. The single most satisfying game of the millennium. The Bengals establish dominance in the North and do so convincingly. What could have been.
For my playoff fix, I'm watching some 80's games OR staring with Joe Burrow beating Bama in Tuscaloosa, followed by his curb-stomp of Oklahoma, then the title game vs Clemson.
1. 2013 vs Green Bay @ PBS. Thoroughly exciting win with drama right down to the finish. The Newman runback for a TD was one of the greatest ends to a game I can remember.
2. 2001 Vs Ravens @ PBS. Bengals beat the Super Bowl champs to start the year 2-0 before going into the can and finishing last.
3. 2009 TOUCHDOWN ANDRE CALDWELL!!!! Needs no explanation.
4. 2013 win vs. New England at PBS. Downpour game kills Brady's chances at a winning drive.
5. 2004 Monday Night Football vs Denver. Chad torches Champ Bailey and Carson starts to become a legitimate threat.
6. 2015 vs Seattle at PBS. Heart attack overtime game vs one of the league's best.
7. 2009 vs Chicago at PBS. For my money, the most complete game this team has played in the current millennium. Benson destroys his old team.
8. 2000 vs Denver. Dillon breaks the all-time single game rushing record as the team benches Akili Smith.
9. 2003 vs KC. The Guarantee game. Peter Warrick outshines Dante Hall and Marvin becomes a potential savior.
10. 2006 Thursday Night game vs Baltimore. Loudest PBS has ever been in a defensive stare down.
11. 2005 loss to Indy at PBS. Not the outcome we want, but still a monster game between two juggernaut offenses.
12. 2011 game @ Cleveland. Dalton era opens and ends predictions for the team to go 3-13.
13. 2012 game at Pittsburgh. Bengals win a nail biter in Pittsburgh to keep playoff hopes alive.
14. 2014 win at Baltimore. AJ owns the Ravens and gets a season-opening win.
15. 2005 vs Minnesota at PBS. The second of 3 season-opening routs that left no doubt as to whether the Palmer era has arrived.
16. @ Pittsburgh, 2005. The single most satisfying game of the millennium. The Bengals establish dominance in the North and do so convincingly. What could have been.
For my playoff fix, I'm watching some 80's games OR staring with Joe Burrow beating Bama in Tuscaloosa, followed by his curb-stomp of Oklahoma, then the title game vs Clemson.
