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Open Thread: Baltimore Ravens (11-4) at Cincinnati Bengals (9-6)

BALTIMORE - NOVEMBER 20:  Jerome Simpson #89 of the Cincinnati Bengals makes a catch against Cary Williams #29 of the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on November 20, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens lead the Bengals 14-7 at the half. (Photo by Larry French/Getty Images)

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6 months ago: BALTIMORE - NOVEMBER 20: Jerome Simpson #89 of the Cincinnati Bengals makes a catch against Cary Williams #29 of the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on November 20, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens lead the Bengals 14-7 at the half. (Photo by Larry French/Getty Images)

Game: Baltimore Ravens (11-4) at Cincinnati Bengals (9-6)
Series Leader: Ravens, 17-14
Streak: Bengals have won three of the past five
Coaches vs. Opponent: Lewis: 10-7. Harbaugh: 4-3
Broadcast: CBS (4:15 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts. SIRIUS: 134 (Bal.), 94 (Cin.). XM: 227 (Cin.)
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Weather: Partly cloudy with a high of 38 degrees [Weather Underground]
Uniform: Black

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Comments

First

Again… WHO DEY!!!

Anyone happen to have a good stream that doesnt stop randomly

besides the normal firstrow

J-E-T-S J-E-T-S J-E-T-S HAHAHA YES OAKLAND OR BRONCOS
Titans about to lose
you think Delhomme will throw a TD pass and then they'll get the 2?
well there's the TD
Sunday Ticket feed still on Texans/Titans

wonder how long before Delhomme starts throwing picks and screaming at his teammates?

the annoucers are stupid, their saying the titans will make the playoffs if the bengals lose today lol
it's still possible
well the broncos and raiders would both have to win... sounds like a long shot to me
titans have a chance then

but need help from broncos, raiders, and bengals

are you ready for some ratbird?

(can’t recall who posted that last week)

This is good

What’s unfortunate, things won’t turn out like this pic at all.

keep watching
Good luck today guys. Kick some Ratbird ass
Texans lose

false start on the 2pt conversion byt Dressen, then the snap rolled 20 yards behind Delhomme

Thanks Houston.. christ.
didnt matter

the same conditions apply to us making the playoffs, only thing the titans win change was the raiders and titans seeding.

if we lose and broncos/raiders win, we’re and titans in. before the titan win, the raiders would have been in. now the raiders only way in the playoffs is for the broncos to lose and the raiders to win.

well..

they could try an onside kick i suppose

that will come back to haunt them in the playoffs

loser ending to their season

ugh.. Ian Eagle and Fouts again

oh well, as least it isn’t Dierdorf or Theismann

I hate Fouts worse than Dumbdorf
anyone but Theismann
so the scenario isn't as was painted before

if the Raiders and Broncos AND Bengals lose, Titans are in? That’s not the same as “Jets lose AND Raiders or Broncos lose”.

no because if either the broncos or raiders lose, we will have a better record than them so we get the 6th seed
i'm confused.

that’s not pretty much what the announcers said, not that they’ve never been wrong before.

don't think that's correct

If Bengals and Titans are tied Bengals win head to head

2 ways we're in

1) win.

2) lose. and have broncos or raiders lose.

anything else, we’re out.

does it have to be either Broncos or Raiders lose, or can they both lose and we are still in?

because we would have a better record than both teams
because we would have a better record than both teams
either or both
yes.

EITHER OR BOTH

RE:

If both lose, we win the tie-breaker against the Titans and we’re in.

thats true, the broncos, raiders and bengals could all lose

and we’d be in also.

exactly

I want the win however

If there are 3 AFC teams that finish 9-7 without winning their divsion

and two of them is the Bengals and Titans, the Titans go to the playoffs. If the Raiders & Broncos both win, the Broncos win the divsion and the Titans get the #6 seed because of hte 3 way tie

nice of the jets to lose for us

but wtf texans

didnt change anything for us.

only matters to raiders/titans

how can tenn get in over us even though we beat them
That's what I'm wondering
In a 3 way tie it goes to conference record.
Bengals lose

and they need the Bronco or the Raiders to lose and the still get in, right?

yea thats right i checked online as well
three way tie i think
Good Luck Bengals...

…do both our teams a favor; you, get into playoffs, us – any Ratbird loss is fun.

hell with just a win.

i want to break the ravens. hurt some of em. send em on the road in week 1 of the playoffs, then have them sent home.

praying for the steelers to be the number 3 seed so the ravens could go there, with the texans choking today, that won’t happen.

Playoffs here we come!!!!!!!!!! BOOM
all black unis
Let's go!!!

Who Dey!!!

Is Marshall Yanda the Gerber baby?
ravens running 2 tes all day on us?

dont like that

http://www.vipbox.tv/watch/25265/1/nfl:baltimore-ravens-vs-cincinnati-bengals-live-stream-online.html

Live feed

is it laggy for u

it is for me

Nope, running pretty good for me.
come on D, you have to win that

Leach was peeking out of the bottom of hte pile

crowd noise timeout? at PBS?
Let's get in the playoff's with some momentum!!!!
damn that was bad
Are you kidding me?
shit

Ray Rice 70 yd TD

Not a good start at all.
Where was the safeties?
As soon as he hit the second level there was no one left.
Playing the run in the box.
still needs to be a safety in back of the linebackers
time to step up. no more of the pitts implosion
What the he** was that.
Defense hadn't allowed a run like that all season
Yanda completely took Rey out of the play, Lawson didn't see Ray until he was a step behind him, then couldn't catch up

and the safeties were apparently all focused on the other side of the field

ray rice had one in the other game for 59 yards.
Well that was a quick affirmation

of who was ready to play.

In carson we trust..... To lose today hahaha
Great defense...
so this is how the bengals are going to play today
ok ok ok get it out of your system bengals
Just showed Yanda ate up REY

Thats all we even had close

its still pretty early guys
Big game Bengals...
I have wondered all week

if the Bengals crap the bed today, how empty the stadium will be for the 2012 season.

time for everyone to grab a beer
i dont think i could even smell a beer without throwing up today
whose to say AJ isn't going to catch an 80yrd td bomb
or benson break off an 80 yard run!

Hahaha

alot of game left
jfc, its still the first quarter

don’t start the whiney shit already

There was the safety I asked about

Misread and did it horribly. With only 1 Safety deep we can’t afford to gamble.

give props to balt coaches

they ran that counter perfect and knew what to exploit

i do know this much

damn i want rice in a bengal’s jersey in 2012

I agree but honestly

Most backs would have ripped a big gain there.

I normally like Ray Rice but today.........@#$% that guy
Ah the old Cedric for nothing offense
Baby Hawk in the game already
that was better than the Ray Rice friendly mark on third

they won’t give it to Hawkins, it seems

Leach went under everyone and got the first

His head and shoulders were sticking out the bottom of the pile, it was a good spot.

it's one drive, let's not cry about the refs already, especially when they haven't screwed us yet
II posted that before the refs said it wasn't good

I was commenting on the run

sure I could crawl under the pile too

But I’d still be down when my knee hit behind the line

what happens under the pile doesn't matter

what matters is where the ball is when the refs dig down & find it. Same with determining who has possession in a pile. Who had it doesn’t matter, all that matters is who has it at the end.

Surprised?

We already know how those calls go :)

3 and out...
of course they give Baltimore the spot

But not us

you know it

We have to work twice as hard for everything.

Hawkins was definitely short

I couldn’t tell with Leach

Like I said above, we know how those calls/spots work

No surprise. Just have to play through it.

Let's go Defense!!
no score in the other two games that matter
KC did get pretty good field position though

Hopefully they can get some points on the board

That was one hell of a tackle
were good,,, we had one busted play... hopefully the defense deosn't affect them any
bengals d needs to step up

2nd quarter to come still, and we dont need to be down 14 nothing once that nightmare quarter starts

can't win with your D being out there all the time.
+1
Ricky Williams for 6
How scary is it that Green Bay has put up 38 points with a backup QB
Their offensive line is blowing our D-line backwards
boy the difference a running back makes :-(
The scenarios really aren't that hard to understand...

If we lose to the Ravens, we need either the Broncos or the Raiders to lose. It’s just that simple.

TEs killing us again

Pitta for 39

never even heard of that guy
Jeeze

Defense looks awful so far.

Wow, there we go trying to strip instead of making a tackle
What happened
Don't they know how to tackle? My god!
te > bengals d.
this is going beautiful...
just enjoy it for what it is
that was horrid. Benglas d already headed home?
Why did Rey stop?
Starting to look the Pitt game now.
Its going to be a long first quarter
this is starting to be one of those games

that will convince Cincy fans to stay home.

Raiders have 3rd and goal
just scored

Palmer to Heyward-Bey

now the ass whipping begins
way to go Peko!
KC in FG range too
KC missed FG

Cmon!

Ravens to punt
er.. try a FG I mean
i didn't see him make it yet
Ravens hit 42 yrd FG
looked like it wasn't going to be good at first
10-0 that quick...
10-0 better than 14-0
glass half full ;-)
only way it is lol
Damn

Where’s Shank?

hurt
Cundiff came back

So they don’t need Shank

Offense has to move the ball here
Really could not have imagined a worse start to this
Especially if you factor in

KC missed a FG and the Raiders scored a TD already!

Isnt really a point of going to the playoffs if we lose today theyll just lose first round to the pats I believe we play
Should be Houston.
Pats?

They have a bye and home field advantage throughout. If we lose to the Pats, that means we made the playoffs and beat Houston. When was the last time the Bengals won a playoff game?

Not what we’re hoping for, but it’s better than we’ve had in a LONG time.

Oakland TD got reversed at least

z

we need a damn TD baby
why did the bengals want this game to sell out again?

to show us this.

well that was my point

get a bunch of fans to show up, who are already incredibly jaded, and then crap the bed? They’ll have to give away tickets for free.

they may not sell out that way either if this keeps up.
Typical Bengals

Bef the fans to package stadium and then lay an egg.

ok, so you stake them to a freaking lead again and then you decide to come to play?

this team just doesnt want to get over the hump does it

Good return tate

we are going to need a big game out of you

Bengals are a young team

Ravens experienced in high pressure. It’s going to be on Andy’s shoulders assuming they don’t make him hand off all day.

Not over yet...
didnt want any home field advantage, or fans involved in the gam now did they?
It's only the 1st quarter guys...we have plenty of time
Hmm

calm down people. there’s a loooot of game left.

Benson's about to rip off a big one!!!!
hah

a big 1, if we’re lucky.

Benson run on 1st down?

that’s usually what they do here.

benson gave up on that play
I hate Benson

Can’t wait till he’s gone!

he'll be cheap enough in the off season

brown could easily resign benson as the rb

Wishing we were the Atlanta Falcons right now
Bengals predictable or what? Run, Run, then have to pass.
passed on 1st down
AJ

Keep going to him

nice to see you again mr green!
GREEN!!!!
Greeeeen!!!!
gruden starting to open it up
Just let Andy throw.
Can we get a substitution for Benson?
I'll take that call.
Yeeeaaaa nice penalty!
Bring in Pressley

And they know it’s a Benson run

Lap......hands in the cookie jar
ravens giving us yards already, can we have last years game?
Benson doesn't look like he'll do much today
No surprise

I’d just bench him and give the ball to Scott and Peerman.

uh, leonard?
Couple carries for Leonard would be fine

As long as he is fresh on 3rd downs still :)

windy windy windy
thank yooou 1st down
that was a terrible throw
Rush got to him I believe

Replay looked like it confirmed it.

arm got hit but damn
yay, simpson on the ground looking at the ball.
tough field goal
not sure I would kick
46 yd field goal

good

NUUUUUUGGGGGGGEEEEEEEEEEEEE
ill take the points! hopfully we can get another stop from the D
chargers driving down the field
charger fans were nice enough when i stopped by their forum

on the ravens game. hope the chargers win today.

nice kick

thought it’d be tough with the wind…

Defense needs to play..

We are staring the 2nd Q in the face.

4 FGs from Nuge wins this game
think it might take 5 :-)
lol that would be crazy, i wanna see the offense go off
now can we have some freaking defense?
our O line is failing bad.
what else is new?

need to draft some OL

we have a guard issue

and a line coach issue

My stream is a play behind...is VIP Box the one you guys are using?
im using radio stream at Bengals.com
I'm using link 2

On firstrow

Time for a turnover

Come on D

Isnt the next drive Benard's on this retarded as back system were running
would you rather benson stay in until he fumbles?
I don't know what's going on there

Marvin has said in the past that he just forgot to get Scott some carries, which seems almost too pathetic to be true.

btw, this Shameless commercial that's on..

if you haven’t seen that show, do so. It’s awesome. If you don’t have Showtime, get it. Shameless, Californication, Dexter.. it’s the best network on TV

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San Diego equalizes!
get em frostee
Hopefully the D was able to regroup with the time on the sidelines
was that Ced Benson in purple?
Ha Ha

We couldn’t give them Benson today

nelson has some hussle

we need him back in 2012

He's still got to clean up some mistakes

He gave up the big run on the Ravens first drive because he was outof position.

That being said, I want to see him back

all day to throw there!
nice pass flacco
Big Stop D!!!
lets go Tate
That's the loudest the stadium has been all season!
well done, D

almost blocked hte punt too. Tate brought it back to the 23

good return
I thought he should have gone left
Kelly jennings playing defense wow by the way I rather see hawkins returning kicks today
Chargers tied up the Raiders
fear the bengals running game

2 yards and a cloud of dust..

I can fall forward for 2 yards, pay me a million!
Unfortunately Benson can't

Atleast not on 3rd/4th and 1 he can’t! Especially on the Goal Line!

what?

They’re saying hte Raiders cannot be a wild card.. Do the Bengals now win the tiebreaker against them?

titans changed that with their win

means raiders or broncos win their division, other is out.

Raiders can't because the Titans won and Jets lost
Simpson with the drop?
is simpson going to have one of his standing around games?
looks like it

the dude still hasn’t done much in his career… would not be sad if they let him leave

I dont know about that anymore
cmon simpson... that shoulda been yours
He made up for it.
KC back in FG range too
chiefs scored
greshem maybe
way to go ROME!
Nice Job Simpson

Go get it

After waiting around for the ball last time

Simpson shows how good he can be!

he's a mystery on the field

spends have the time looking like crap, like he puts no effort into getting the ball.

and some plays, he shows all that talent.

nice grab Simpson!
should our gruden offensive game plan be called

“3rd and 8” for short?

Get a real RB and it'll be "First Down Factory"
rome climbs the ladder
nice catch, Simpson
kc TD!!!

KC up 7-0
Raiders tied 7-7

I would hate to back in the playoff's but....

If we do we have a good shot to beat the Texans, IMO. We owe them for that last second loss anyway!

can we stop this shit on first down run for 2 yards.
We have a distinct advantage in the passing game.

Light them up!

Rome can outjump annyone

we need to use this to our advantage more

How often have they thrown a pass to B Scott?

other teams find a way to get their backs involved in the passing game (screens, etc)

Hawkins is that screen guy but..

I agree that I’d like to see them get Scott involved in more ways.

Agree, we rarely have success with screens for some reason

I would guess it has to do with the OL we have.

their corners can't cover us.

Exploit it!

oh boy 2nd quarter
Think AJ'S GETTRN DOUBLED
so Simpson needs a big game
Chiefs lead

Tebow has them just where he wants them.

Matt Flynn 6 TDs and 400+ passing yards.....omg
He's going to cash in as a Free Agent.
always knew he was underrated when I watched him at LSU
I wanted to trade for him last year after the Pats game.
They'll franchise tag him

and get a 1st rounder from a desperate team

good for him though
Scott for 2

no better than Benson for 2

just stay away from Reed and we can torch them.

Two yard run… Why bother?

There's the pass to Scott out of the backfield!

Just keep Scott in and leave Benson on the bench. Rotate Scott, Peerman, and Leonard in.

there u go scott
AT LEAST HE GOT THE DAMN FIRST DOWN
thought we were going to get the delay
Benson can NEVER pick up a 3rd and 1

However little Scott was able too!

PLEASE KEEP BENSON ON THE BENCH! I know they woon’t though

I'd like to see Scott catch at least 3 passes per game

he was a good receiver in college actually!

3rd and 1, where Benson ALWAYS fails, Scott gets 2
Samething I said

Just leave Benson on the bench

helmet to helmet hit there
Lee getting involved today.
too much dink & dunk right now
need more GRES!
Go Gresh!

He’s going to be a stud

Gresham is the man!
HOW ABOUT THAT
there is our tight end bitches
why can't we throw to him 10 times per game?
I think our OL is so bad they have to leave him in to pass protect to often

Upgrade the OL and he should be able to release out in routes more often!

NICE pass pro there!
win this game with gres gres gres!
Protection is fantastic right now..
im really liking the play selection right now
they can't cover us...
wow, dalton's so smart and composed in the pocket...it really amazes me
I hope he turns into a Ron Gron next year....or today
terrible play

took forever, was obvious they would run though

Scott almost hit in backfield 3 times, keep juking & trying, ends up with 1 yard

not great, but at least it’s positive yardage

benson would have dropped on 1st contact
try enjoying the game

it’s better than running through a list of Benson digs

wind got that
Shame too.. great play call.
wow i don't know about that one
Apparently Dalton throught he was throwing to Gresh

Lee can’t get that high

missed him. too high..
had a man wide open in the end zone

threw to the wrong guy

son of a Rex Ryan neck fold
Nuge wide right from 36
wtf is up with nudge?
that was horrible

just horrible

That was in.
Cmon Looked good to me
wow.....cmon nuge
that was mighty close.. over the bar so can't say for sure if it was good
are you serious?
3RD AND 1,IF WE COULD RUN JUST A LIL BIT
True BUT

If that throw was about a foot lower we have the game tied up!

it was almost picked off as well
they should have gone for it on 4th down
looked good to me

should have gotten the first down. Bengals playing not to lose.

is it odd to hear dexter doing dodge commercials?
not a huge fan of his voice on commercials....dont know why love dexter
wtf were they thinking just get the first down
Raiders D can't cover Gates

Bresnahan’ed

like Shane Grahm all over again...
they only miss when it matters
a good time to start missing short field goals
Can a field goal attempt be over ruled?
All scoring plays are auto reviewed

so it wuldn’t make sense to throw the flag, but I wondered the same thing.

FUKN SHANE GRAHM MUTHERFUKER
What happens if Denver and Oakland lose?

Does Oakland get the playoff spot?

The NFL announces that all these teams suck

and cancels the game. :-)

We get in, I know that ;)

Denver and us get in.

Denver i believe
Can that be challanged?

Not sure I ever saw a FG challanged if it was good or not. I guess its automatically reviewed since all scoring plays are reviewed?

they review automatically IF

its called a score

Oh, that's true

Good point.

We can't trust a kicker in big games.

Period. Stop doing it.

nuge has been screwing up big time lately.
Ravens line blows the Bengals back

Bengals OL? Not so much.

crazy wind and it was so close half of us honestly think it was good

let’s not start hating Nuge just yet, ok?

Tebow turns it over
nates looking a little scary vs smith
True, but in Nates defense

Most CB’s look atleast a little shaky vs Smith

Carson won't win the big one, right?

I don’t want to leave it up to KC. Tebow will do something to get his team a win if they are close.

Nate Clements is fast as hell for an old man.
our D will not hold up if this continues.
Scenario for Denver AND Oakland losing

And we lose? Are we still in?

Yes!

We only need one of them to lose and we are in.

If either lose we are in and if both lose we are in.

appears so if everyone loses
yes because we have a better record
thanks all. just wanted to be sure.
thinking about it makes my head hurt

We don't want to back into the playoffs
No we want momentum

BUT, if we lose I’d still take it to get these young players the experience. PLUS we could very easily beat the Texans and advance even if we lose.

Obviously it’s best to just go ahead and win, but if we don’t I still want to get these young players Playoff expeirence.

Just to reiterate Playoff scenario for Bengals

We win we’re in

OR

Denver lose we’re in

OR

Raiders lose we’re in

OR Denver and Raiders lose we’re in

we're done if we lose

and broncos and raiders win.

Exactly, which is what I said

We win we’re in

OR

Raiders Lose we’re in

OR

Denver Lose we’re in

So with that being said, if both none of those things happen, we’re out :)

Thanks for clearing that up..

There’s been so many people on here today asking about the playoff scenarios:-S

jennings with meh coverage
Evans dropped a huge gain there
Jennings in good coverage on Evans

I’m impressed

though I'd be more impressed if he'd put his hands up

BEFORE the ball hit Evans’ hands

he got lucky.

step for step with evans, but evans didnt catch the ball. it wasn’t jennings d that stopped the catch. evans just blew it.

at least he didn't thump his chest about it
Jennings got lucky!
Jennings you are so lucky
pretty good runback there
Tates looking good this game
Let's have some AJ Green

and use the slot receiver today, how about.

BENSON'S ABOUT TO GET THAT BONUS
he gets a bonus for stringing together 1 yard runs?

:-)

Take it to the house!

Let’s go!

Falcons taking no prisoners 35-0

Bucs have 1 first down.

why can't we win a game like that

maybe next week :-)

sooo many comercials lol
Steelers losing to Browns haha
Could help us if the Ravens see that at halftime

If Steelers lose the Ravens automatically get the bye and second seed

won't make a difference
lol there ya go benson!
lol there ya go benson!
Benson with the catch for 6
and the turf tackle after
dink and dunk

for the Bengals, Ravens keep trying the deep ball

Benson needs to get that ball close to his body
he just looks so sloppy carrying the ball
BabyHawk stopped 1 yard short again
SHOCKING!!
can we please cut his ass now?
wow. benson didnt get that

its a ref gift if they spot it

Lucky if we get that

Let Scott get the ball

Benson did *not* get that

what a shock

make up spot..
That's the first bad spot of the game
I would challenge that too

Benson is horrible

can you challenge a spot?

I forget

yep......here we go
I will be so happy when Benson is gone
+11111111111111111
Me too
time to move on from benson and scott in 2012.

please.

I don't mind Scott as a backup

Depending on who is starting..

Go after Michael Bush from Oakland, IMO..

scott is keeping peerman and leonard off the field in my mind

and i would rather see them on the field.

I doubt they will see where the ball is though

Too many linemen to see probably though it looked like a favorable spot to me.

Cedric Benson is not an NFL starting back.
Would you

want him as a backup? = )

No. but that says a lot also :)
with his piss poor attitude & continual legal problems?

no

i don't think there is enough evidence to show that you can reverse the spot
looked pretty obvious to me
which RBs are free agents this offseason?
he's short..
In a game where the Bengals will struggle to score that 70 yard TD hurts......bad
I'd be fine with taking a RB early in the draft
Dammit just give him 1 fukn 10 yard hole
Is leonard inactive?
Where was Livings going?
The thing is why

would you fuc’ing call that play? Why, if you’ve been paying attention all year?

he did not get the first down good spot.
x

Damn... Should of gotten tickets to the game...
ever heard of a fullback dive?

Maybe we could try it on short yardage.

i think i saw leonard line up at receiver earlier.
he's short...
Wow, now they gave the Ravens a good spot

Should have been in between the two, IMO.

how can they make that spot based on the replay
I agree

You couldn’t see the ball so you have no idea where it is.

He was farther then that I thought, but not enough for the first either way
I don't know how you could so specifically say the measurement.

gotta punt

What a joke...
damn you harbaugh
wtf kind of call was that.
oh sweet!!!

if the Ravens touched it and we got it…

challenge that

miles made the play

he didn't down it.
what the hell was Lawson thinking?
was already down from miles

more a question of what were the refs thinking

is it ours? i'm about 10s behind
we got screwed on the placement

it was downed inside the 2

once again

the refs haven’t screwed us yet. Every single time people are crying about the refs it’s the result of a bad play by a bengal. Not getting hte first or diving on a ball on the goal line.

ah, wait, you're right

as soon as a member of the punting team touches it, it’s down.. you’re right, it should be at the 1

no it isn't

if you bat it back to keep it out of the end zone, it is not down there. you have to down the ball

ok, so I was right the first time
Punt rolled to the 1,

Jeromey Miles stopped it and rolled away, then Lawson dived on it and slid into the endzone, causing a touchback

that was horrid of a play
why did lawson dive on it like that????? wtf
god they cant even down the ball
they did, refs blew it
forces are against us...
Its there for the taking,c'mon
take that yard then...
CHARGERS RAN BACK KICKOFF!
21-10 Chargers!
Stupid diving for it at the end. Could have seriously pinned Flacco back.
Bengals playing like they don't deserve to be in the playoffs
another milestone set against us..
and we get screwed again.
Flag?

WTF is that?

holy crap that was good D and we get screwed again
WTF just happened?
OMG

These rules changes make it something other than Football

give me a break!
wow this is bullshit
can't cover the TE

even with a corner

Actually that time he almost picked it off

pretty tacky call, IMO.

ravens getting it all
penalty flag karma :)
hah

BlindSide false started and Geathers threw him back on to the line

its official the nfl don't want us in the playoffs.
Raiders are helping though
i think the universe doesn't want us in the playoffs
Rucker & Peko dropped Rice like a stone
got to work twice as hard for everything.

Got to beat the other team and the refs.

Ravens had given 25 yards from penalties. Bengals 5.

Game is being called fairly enough.

i like how the telecast highlights of first ravens game

made no mention of the gresham call

Atlanta 42 points in the 2nd Quarter

should Tampa be kicked out of the league?

their headcoach will be
i mean there is like 6 minutes left too

don’t know if I’ve ever seen that in the NFL

Chargers up 21-10

Palmer still can’t win a big game :)

Atleast he’s finally helping the Bengals get in the Playoffs.

+1
+10000
amen for palmer and breshanan. finally helping the bengals out.
just make it to halftime shit.
Ok why did they get a flag on that?

Good hit from what I saw.

This is ridiculous!
Not his helmet it was his shoulder

The NFL HAS to fix these ridiculous calls!

another big play by a TE
but that flag was bullshit

so now there’s finally been a bad call for us to legitimately complain about

if they end up 17-3 at half

do the fans get a refund?

and yet the suck refs didnt call the ravens for the helmet to helmet hit on lee

but we get called for hitting the pads

We are getting jobbed.
WOW refs are blowing the game
WHAT THE FUCK REFS FUKING SUCK
these refs are killing me
turnover please
here we go again...

Another bullshit call. Refs are on the fucking ravens payroll.

If the NFL doesn't fix these atrocious rules I'm not sure I can continue watching the NFL
jesus another bs penalty
illegal contact on Howard
er Rey
they didn't show it, though

wasn’t on the screen because it was so far from the ball, and they didn’t show the replay

here it is...

d’oh.. Rey hit the receiver 9 or so yards past hte line of scrimmage.. man he’s got to get smarter

OMG this is unreal!
These guys are trying to lose the game now.
These refs can eat shit
this ref crew will need a police escort out of town
Marvin Lewis choke game.
Seriously?

What did Lewis do to put them in the hole?

Did he miss the FG?

Did he make the wrong move at the Safety position to open up the 70 yard gain?

What did Lewis do to get them behind?

Didn't go for it on 4th and one
Lol. He's the coach buddy. Wiki what a coach is supposed to do. Lewis choke game indeed
it is an intervention
yet another bullshit call
guess they are going to call every ticky-tack call in the book today.

Why don’t they all just put on skirts. Pussies…

This is horse sheet!
All we can do now is root for San Diego to win.
AND KANSAS CITY
and then to be one and done in the playoffs?

this team right now can’t beat a good team.

doesn't matter

playoffs is nice anyway you put it

We play the Texans and could easily beat them

Also, regardless it would be good for the young players to get the Playoff experience.

There's still one more half to be played
this is ridiculous
listen to the fans
Bengals pleaded for a full stadium

and are crapping the bed.

First game you can actually here them
actually we want Oakland in the playoffs right????

I’d rather see denver lose and oakland in

Yup, a possibilty at a first rounder in 2013 if they are in champ game
no, we want Oakland to lose

to make the picks we get from them better. There’s no chance in hell they go to the AFC championship game

not sure he was in the endzone
can't cover the TE

again

was that drive going to end any other way?
Jesus!
Nice TD by the refs
Only hope now is to root for San Diego, like I said.
San Diego or KC

BTW, it’s not over yet. We’ve played good in the second half.

We get the ball first to start the second half.

Yeah, it's not over guys. Have a little hope.
The refs moved the Ravens down the field and the Bengals couldn't do anything about it.
and of course we cant cover a TE
another big play from a TE

this is why I wanted the Pats to lose today.. if we do go to the playoffs and beat Houston, the Patriots will destroy us

for this team to get a playoff win

would require a miracle, I’d take that scenario frankly.

the crowd is booing the refs fouts.

jeeze

oh really?

i am a company man

That was ugly ugly ugly
beautiful plays by the refs to get this drive started

and then sustain the drive.
even before the drive.
game changers..
the refs

no pass rush at all from the Bengals

DL getting shoved back on almost every play.

what is it with Bengals fans blaming the refs for bad Bengals play?

The only bad call I saw was the helmet to helmet. Every other call was correct.

yep

The Bengals are getting beat up. Their offense is dink and dunk and punt; their defense can’t cover the TE or rush the passer. Pretty simple, refs or no refs.

basically

every call has gone ravens way back to the gresham touchdown in the last game. that last drive only happened because of the late hit call.

so it wasn't

Clements having his arm wrapped around the receivers waist, or Rey hitting the receiver 9 yards from the line of scrimmage, or any of the other bonehead plays the Bengals made? It’s the refs fault for doing their job and calling them?

The helmet to helmet was the only one that wasn’t accurate. If we want to win, we have to play better and quit making stupid mistakes.

that was big though

the hemet to helmet shoulder to shoulder was on 2nd and long?

yes, that was big

the other 6 or so flags were all mistakes by the Bengals, not the refs

This Bengals team will self destruct in

5…4…3…2…1

hardly the 2nd is over

now if the refs will call an even game, we can play in the 3rd.

Just curious

I know even fan team blog writers should be critical of their team, but statements like the one above sort of make you sound just as bad as a bandwagon fan. After all, its just half time and its a 2 score game – not a 42-0 blowout.

Look at how they're playing.

Penalties, missed FG, two 3rd and ones not converted and poor body language. I’m not rooting for them to lose, this team just historically shrinks in the spotlight.

this year were changing trends

I am not saying that you’re rooting for the Bengals to lose, but IMO, the tone of one of the writers should not be the same as a bandwagon fan. Yes, this does mean I hold you to a higher standard than the other posters around here because you’re a writer and most of us are not.
Your most recent statement “this team just historically shrinks in the spotlight” sounds wayyyy better than “Bengals will self destruct in…”

well down 14 at half.....at least this feels natural lol
Cardiac cat's
announcers never track the game changers to the refs

they are company men

1 pass caught by AJ this half?

or was it 2?

The NFL has to do something about the refs making these calls on any hit that is hard

Bill Parcell’s was on ESPN and said that there was one specific NFL crew that had called 800+ more yards then any other NFL officiating crew, on “judgment call” type penalties. That’s obviously an issue.

The league has their favorites and we aren't one of them.

Do you think they call that crap against the Patriots, Steelers or any other cash cow team?

Not just that but the NFL has told the refs to "err on the side of caution" and throw the flag

If they think it MAY be an illegal hit. Up until this year the rule was always only throw the flag if you saw a penalty!

they can still win it, they just need to string some long drives together on offense

by which I mostly mean keep Benson off the field. Every time he fails on 3rd and 1, every time he gets 1 yard or less on first down, that’s another drive the Bengals are just giving away., You can’t keep giving the opponent charity plays like that.

But I ask again

why would any coach who retains his sanity call for a Benson run up the gut on 3rd and 1? After watching this team all year?

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Or Bengals coaches.

Agree

I guess they saw Scott gain a first down on 3rd and 1 and thought that Benson could. Unfortunately we all know Benson sucks and one of the things he sucks most at is 3rd and 1 or 4th and 1.

+1

Quit trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. Use the pass to set up the run. We obviously can’t use the run to set up the pass.

Bengals? Use the pass to set up the run?

You might as well ask a devout Muslim to eat pork 3 meals a day.

Baltimore and the refs can eat a D
This is the worst showing since the Pitt game...

Marvin Schottenhiemer at his best….

Mediocre Marvin

13 straight losses to playoff teams, and counting.

Yup!

Mediocre Marvin Ball. That’s what we’re seeing here…

The only play I saw that I didn't like was the Benson run on 3rd and 1

Other than that not sure what has been so bad about the Bengals coaching staff

What?

How about some other routes to the outside? Something different. They know we are going to punch it up the gut every time… They stop us every time..

Lol. We're down 14. Not gonna hire you as a coach lol
Ravens may start to let off the pedal in the second half

IF the Steelers lose they don’t have anything to play for. The Steelers are currentlfy losing too so……

Harbaugh said it doesn't matter what the outcome of the Steelers game is.
Yea, but the veterans could still relax. I guarantee they will be checking the Pitt score at half
They don't have to relax for the Bengles to lose, The Bungles have already given up.
With Roethlisberger playing you can't count out the Steelers unfortunately. Even if they are down late.

So Ravens have to play 60 minutes.

it won't happen.....too much to lose to rely on the Browns, Harbaugh probably won't look at the scoreboard

Cincy will have to earn this win

The veterans on the team will

With a 14 point lead and the Steelers losing, the vets could easily relax a little. With us being a second half team we only need a small opening.

I didn’t mean they would pull everyone and bench them.

Don't count on it..
Steelers only down by 3 as well.
Chargers are close to FG range with about a min 30 left int he first half

Already up by 8

Mike Brown is a fukn genius,Go Raider's
If we can't show up any better than this we don't deserve to be in the playoffs.

We will lose in the first round again.

fuk it,next week is next week if we get in is all that matter's

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