Week 6 Predictions

Nathan Nau — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:32:25 +0000

Houston Texans @Cincinnati Bengals

Prediction: Cincinnati 21, Houston 14. Look for Carson Palmer to continue to play well and the Cincinnati defense will do just enough to pull this one out.

Detroit Lions @ Green Bay Packers

Prediction: Green Bay 31, Detroit 10. This one won’t be close as Aaron Rodgers will have a huge game.

St. Louis Rams @ Jacksonville Jaguars

Prediction: Jacksonville Jaguars 17, St. Louis 10. Can I pick a tie? No, that wouldn’t be fun.

Baltimore Ravens @ Minnesota Vikings

Prediction: Baltimore 20, Minnesota 13. The Vikings running attack will be slowed down and the ageless one will not be able to pull this one out.

New York Giants @ New Orleans Saints

Prediction: New Orleans Saints 28, New York 20. The Saints have too much firepower for a banged-up Giants defense.

Cleveland Browns @ Pittsburg Steelers

Prediction: Pittsburg 24, Cleveland 10. Who is starting at QB in Cleveland Browns again?

Carolina Panthers @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Prediction: Carolina 24, Tampa Bay 6. The Panthers running attack will be the difference in this contest.

Kansas City Chiefs @ Washington Redskins

Prediction: Kansas City 13, Redskins 10. In my upset of the week, the Chiefs finally get there first win after being close a few times.

Philadelphia Eagles @ Oakland Raiders

Prediction: Philadelphia 31, Oakland Raiders 14. I’m being nice only giving the Eagles 31 points, they could easily go for 50.

Arizona Cardinals @ Seattle Seahawks

Prediction: Seattle 28, Arizona 27. In perhaps the most exciting game of the week, Seattle pulls one out at home late in the game.

Tennessee Titans @ New England Patriots

Prediction: New England 17, Tennessee 14. Surprisingly Tennessee will keep this one close, but New England is clearly better and at home.

Buffalo Bills @ New York Jets

Prediction: New York 31, Buffalo 24. The Bills offense will get back on track, but the defense will not follow.

Cincinnati Bengals

Neal — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 05:50:11 +0000

The Cincinnati Bengals became apart of the American Football League in 1968 only to merge with the NFL in 1970. The Bengals weren’t the first professional football team, during the 1930′s and 1940′s the team with the same name played in Cincinnati. The Bengals won their first home game in the second game of the season defeating the Denver Broncos 24-10 on September 15, 1968, finishing with a 3-11 season. Coach Paul Brown, who had a major influence in bringing a team back to Cincinnati, won AFL Coach of the Year in 1969. Brown coached the Cleveland Browns for seventeen seasons. Brown was eager to get back into coaching and with the aid of then governor Jim Rhodes brought football back to Cincinnati.The Bengals first winning season came in just two seasons later in 1970 with a 8-6 record winning the AFC Central. This was the first time that an expansion team would win a division title in its first three season. As the decade wore on the Bengals came back down to Earth and posting back-to-back 4-12 seasons in 1978 and 1979. In 1981 the Bengals rebounded and made their way to Super Bowl XVI bu lost to the San Francisco 49ers 26-21, this was the beginning of the 49ers dynasty. Following a disappointing 4-12 season in 1987, the 1988 Bengals went 12-4 finishing first in the AFC Central and were Super Bowl contenders once again playing in Super Bowl XXIII. As was the case in their previous Super Bowl appearance the Bengals lost to the 49ers 20-16 on a last minute pass by all-time great quarterback Joe Montana.

The Bengals were lead in the 1980′s and early 1990′s by left-handed quarterback Boomer Esiason. Boomer was one of the most prolific left-handed passers of all-time being elected four times to the Pro Bowl, named the leagues Most Valuable Player in 1988, and has over 37,000 career passing yards. Another Bengal great was offensive tackle Anthony Munoz. Munuz was elected to eleven straight ro Bowl from 1982 to 1992 and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998.

The 1990′s were a low point in Bengals history. They only appeared in two playoff games, winning one, in the entire decade posting four different 3-13 seasons. From 1991-2004 the Bengals made the playoffs zero times, never having a winning season and even had a league worst 2-14 record in 2002.

The 2000′s have produced not much more success then the 1990′s did. The Bengals since 2000 have only made the playoffs one time in 2005 winning the AFC North with a 11-5 record. The Bengals lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, who eventually would go on to win Super Bowl XL, in the first round 31-17. There are positives within the Bengals organization, with quarterback Carson Palmer the Bengals have someone to build a team around.

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