Maurice Purify News

The defense brought to life a tomb-like Paul Brown Stadium, but the offense had it booing again even though Shayne Graham a s 44-yard field goal with nine seconds left in the first half gave them a 17-7 lead over the Lions.

The Bengals have just gone ahead of the Lions. Carson Palmer threw a 36 yard touchdown pass to Chad Ocho Cinco in the back of the endzone.

The Bengals got a 24-hour extension to sell out their game against Detroit on Sunday and avoid a local television blackout.

The reason the Bengals can play such effective ball-control offense is because they possess their best defense in a generation.

Before an anxious Paul Brown Stadium sellout that in the end saluted the first division sweep in franchise history, the Bengals stood on the brink of a 6-0 finish in the AFC North when they had a 16-7 lead and the ball at the Browns 49 with 8:48 left in the game.

The Bengals led the Browns, 16-7, after three quarters today at Paul Brown Stadium.

One was making sure tackles on defense. The other found himself lined up across a shutdown corner.

The Bengals placed safety Roy Williams on season-ending injured reserve Friday and replaced him on the roster with wide receiver Maurice Purify from the practice squad.

Friday was a good day to be a Eureka Logger. Even former Loggers were having great days.

The Cincinnati first-year wide receiver Maurice Purify from the practice squad for Sunday's game at Pittsburgh.

View full size photo>> Remember last year? I know, I know. Why bring up terrible memories of a team that started the season on an eight-game losing streak.

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Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Keith Rivers missed Sunday's key AFC North matchup with the Steelers.

Roy Williams' misfortune turned into a golden opportunity for Maurice Purify. The Cincinnati Bengals placed Williams -- a veteran safety -- on season-ending injured reserve Friday and replaced him on the roster with Purify -- a former standout Eureka High wideout -- on Friday.

The Cincinnati Bengals will be without the services of their Pro-Bowl safety Roy Williams for the rest of the season.

Chad Ochocinco's pretend $1 bribe is going to cost him a lot more. The Cincinnati Bengals receiver was fined $20,000 and reprimanded by the NFL for taking a dollar bill onto the field during an officials' review of one of his catches last Sunday.

The $1 bill Chad Ochocinco offered an NFL official during the Bengals' win over Baltimore Sunday, Nov.

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

After nearly two years, Maurice Purify may finally get his chance this week to play in a real NFL football game.

I think in the greater scheme of things that this week will not determine who is the Division Champ.