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Cedric Benson said before today's practice that he will be a gametime decision for Sunday's Bengals' game at Oakland.

In what has been blatantly obvious for weeks now, given the Bengals perfect 5-0 divisional record start, coupled with the Saints undefeated record, can we just skip ahead to what will likely be a very thrilling Super Bowl of firsts for these downtrodden franchises? Sure, its chic to be a Saints fan now.

The Bengals were fortunate enough to come away from Sunday's game without any major injuries.

Keith Rivers News: Week 11 inactives: QB Jordan Palmer , RB Cedric Benson, WR Jerome Simpson, OT Andre Smith, OG Evan Mathis, FB Fui Vakapuna, TE Chase Coffman, and LB Keith Rivers.

Disillusioned Raiders fans used to be able to count on the Cincinnati Bengals as one of the few teams that made their team's tailspin somewhat palatable.

Cincinnati Bengals running back Cedric Benson missed his third straight practice Friday with a hip injury and is officially listed as doubtful for a Week 11 tilt against the Raiders.

The summer campaign of the Cincinnati Bengals was supposed to be internal. But the television cameras of HBO's Hard Knocks made it very public in training camp.

CINCINNATI - Following Sunday's 18-12 win over the Steelers, the AFC North-leading Bengals were greeted with long-sleeve shirts in the locker room with the initials "N.D.C.Q". Rey Maualuga has talked about the theme repeatedly during the season.

The balance of power in the AFC North shifted in the Bengals' final drive of Sunday's showdown at hushed Heinz Field to the left side of their offensive line.

There may be no greater compliment to a defense than to call it "no-name," because it invariably means it is winning football games.

Ten quick takes on Steelers - Bengals ... 10. When the Steelers lose, it's tempting to look only at what they did wrong ? and we will ? but how about giving the Bengals some credit? This is clearly a different breed of Bengal, one that isn't tamed easily.

A few postgame notes and quotes following Sunday's 18-12 win over the Steelers: A "It's the most physical grinding game I've ever been on the sideline for," head coach Marvin Lewis said.

A no-name defense has helped make the Cincinnati Bengals the surprise team of the NFL through the first half of the season.

CINCINNATI - It seems more than a matter of when Maurice Purify is going to get called up from the Bengals practice squad.

Keith Rivers #55 of the Cincinnati Bengals looks to make a tackle against # of the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on September 7, 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Bengals LB Keith Rivers isn't scheduled to play Sunday against the AFC North rival Steelers , a league source told NFL Network's Jason La Canfora .

When Joe Flacco threw deep down the left side, Leon Hall was there to intercept.

BENGALS COACH MARVIN LEWIS Initial comments: "Today was a hard-fought win. Looking back on it, offensively we got off to a great start and were able to put points on the board early by converting third downs and converting on defense.

After racing to a 17-0 lead in the first half, the Bengals defense took over the game in the second as frenzied Paul Brown Stadium Sunday celebrated a 4-0 AFC North record and a sweep of Baltimore with a 17-7 victory that pushed Cincinnati to 6-2 and the Ravens to 4-4. As 64,313 watched a win that marked a sea change in the division, the Bengals ...