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22 in Oakland but he wouldn't make him a definite. The only guys out for sure are Crocker and defensive tackle Domata Peko .

I said it weeks ago. Many of us said it. The words were received in some circles and less so in others, arguments were made.

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Another day another win full of question marks for the Cincinnati Bengals after Sunday's 23-13 victory over the Detroit Lions.

The Lions are pretty sure about what the Bengals are going to try to do Sunday. Run the ball, mix in some more runs, then run it again.

With left tackle Andrew Whitworth locking down his side by allowing just one sack this season and right tackle Dennis Roland a brute force in the running game, offensive line coach Paul Alexander is content with the status quo of his unit.

One week after a letdown of bumbling proportions in a loss to the Oakland Raiders, the Cincinnati Bengals dominated the Cleveland Browns 16-7 on Nov.

I am certain: Marvin will have an absolute understanding for ALL that is expected or he's outta here.

In a pivotal game for positioning in the AFC North, the Bengals got the best of the Ravens once again, throttling Baltimore 17-7 to sweep the season series, improve their record to 6-2 and take a half-game lead on Pittsburgh for the division lead.

He is one the most qualified on the planet to talk about Sundaya s 1 p.m. AFC North slugfest at Paul Brown Stadium between the first-place Bengals and the second-place Ravens.

At first I was dead set against it. Now, upon further review, Ia m all for it. I believe the Cincinnati Bengals should activate rookie right tackle Andre Smith, the cluba s first-round draft pick, against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, Nov.

In what looks to be the move to make room for fullback Fui Vakapuna, the Bengals terminated Tuesday the contract of long-time backup offensive lineman Scott Kooistra.

In the bye week that came and went, the Baltimore Ravens obliterated the Denver Broncos .

Q: You said, "A theme of the bye week is going to be how surprisingly well the offensive line has played." I for one am not surprised.

The Bengals offense came out crisper than at any point this season Sunday and confounded the Bears with unbalanced lines, inverted full-house backfields and even a Wildcat formation as they broke to a 21-0 lead over the Bears in the gamea s first 17 minutes before a delighted full house at Paul Brown Stadium.

Only the Steelersa James Harrison has more AFC sacks than Texans defensive end Mario Williams since 2007, the same stretch in which the Broncosa Elvis Dumervil is making a run and is only 2.5 sacks behind.

Each Sunday, the FO staff sends around e-mails about the games that each of us are watching.

On the opening Monday night game of the 2007 season, the Bengals beat the Ravens at Paul Brown Stadium, 27-20; that was the last time Cincinnati could agree that their team was a contender.

Ladies and gentleman, the NFLa s leading rusher: Bengals running back Cedric Benson .

Foschi, not even a Bengal for two months, had been the teama s leading receiver in their latest win with 44 yards on a day The Ocho had two touchdowns.