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OAKLAND -- Last week the Bengals' defense shut down the mighty Steelers, holding quarterback Ben Roethlisberger & Co.

Cincinnati used to be a place where quarterbacks went to die. Now ita s a place where players come to be redeemed.

During training camp, I asked several players to anonymously grade the performance of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

It's now not a matter of if the Bengals are going to sign Larry Johnson, but when.

Mike Zimmer was coaching with mirrors in Dallas in his debut as an NFL defensive coordinator at the start of this decade.

Nose tackle Domata Peko is one of the main cogs in the Bengals defense, which ranks fifth in the NFL in points allowed.

Share + Nov 13, 2009 3:12 pm US/Central 1 of 1 Chicago Bears linebacker Brain Urlacher , former Ald.

Much as the Bengals offense kept the Ravens defense on their heels all day, it was the Bengals defense that made the most memorable plays.

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.

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.

And hea s calling himself day-to-day, not knowing when hea ll be able to go. a oeThata s it.

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 ...