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It was the only time all day when - no matter how hard he tried - he just couldn't come up with the play.

Bengals first-round pick Andre Smith has been practicing this week, but there's been no indication of whether he'll make his NFL debut this weekend against the Ravens.

Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker Here are the final injury reports for Sunday's AFC North game between the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals .

The first indication of a change came in the summer when Cincinnati head coach Marvin Lewis agreed to allow his Bengals on "Hard Knocks," a cable TV production that showed the rigors of training camp, but also the comic side.

This article is fairly self explanatory, but I should probably clarify the grounds to make this illustrious team.

Nine Cincinnati starters were sent packing by their previous teams. And boy, are the Bengals glad.

The 6-3, 318-pound Peko got the call for the first time since last year on the first play of the fourth quarter with the ball on the Bears 1 and the Bengals looking to get running back Cedric Benson a touchdown against his old mates.

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Marvin Lewis had been seeking a complete performance from his Cincinnati Bengals all season.

Both men credit Lovie Smith for life lessons. The same Lovie Smith who cut them from the Chicago Bears.

And now, stay tuned for "Who Wants to be a Midwestern Playoff Team?" On one side, ladies and gentlemen, we have the Chicago Bears - who dropped their opener, won three straight to refuel long dormant postseason chatter, then proceeded to lose a seven-point primetime decision in Atlanta after surrendering the decisive touchdown with three minutes to ...

Expressed in the trendy, 140-character-or-less form of communication preferred by the Bears and Bengals last week: @Ochocinco -- You should've told Ced to keep his mouth shut.

Tank Johnson was eager to tackle the job of putting together bunk beds for his daughters.

Cedric Benson believes the Chicago Bears did all they could to prevent him from signing with another team.

Benson had a season-low 44 yards last week in the loss to Texas. He could be ready to atone against the Bears.

Defensive end Antwan Odom has a severe Achilles' tendon injury that will leave the Cincinnati Bengals without their top pass rusher indefinitely.

Carson Palmer wore a glove during Wednesday's practice but fully participated in all sessions despite a sprained left thumb.

Bengals defensive end Antwan Odom, the NFL's co-leader in sacks, has the tough task of trying to rein in Ravens standout QB Joe Flacco.

BALTIMORE - The man everyone wanted to talk to declined politely to speak. That was fine.

Bengals DT Tank Johnson is out of today's game with the Ravens after he was listed as questionable this week due to a foot injury.