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5 months ago: CINCINNATI, OH - JANUARY 01: Andy Dalton #14 of the Cincinnati Bengals runs with the ball during the NFL game against the Baltimore Ravens at Paul Brown Stadium on January 1, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
On Wednesday it was reported that Bengals rookie quarterback Andy Dalton sat out of the Bengals practice due to what Joe Reedy called an intestinal virus. According to Bengals.com's Geoff Hobson, Dalton says he will be back at practice today and that he's feeling fine.
This is obviously very good news. I don't think anybody expected this illness to sideline Dalton for very long but it's nerve-racking to see any team's quarterback on the injury report heading into the playoffs. The Bengals have a chance to win their first playoff game in two decades on Saturday afternoon on Houston against the Texans and Dalton is the biggest piece of the puzzle. Hopefully missing that one day of practice has little to no effect on Dalton's ability to prepare for the biggest game of his career to this point.
Stay tuned tonight for both the Bengals' and the Texans' full Thursday practice reports.
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Dalton
" whew, that’s the last time I eat that spaghetti/chilli stuff". ;-)
Bigcatdaddy - January 5, 2012 via mobile
had some skyline last night
of course living in florida i had to go with the frozen kind.
bengalinflorida - January 5, 2012
i know how you feel man
im in texas and really miss skyline, greaters, and LaRosa’s
AMAS85 - January 5, 2012
and some montgomery inn ribs
i also have to settle for the frozen white castles here. down here they have crystal sliders which is a bad knock off of the white castle
bengalinflorida - January 5, 2012
Yeah crystals doesn't compare
To WC. I miss JTM’s soy bean burgers at their best. Grippos bbq are the shit. I have a friend bringing me some Saturday. One good thing that we have here that’s not up north is Whataburger.
Bigcatdaddy - January 5, 2012 via Android app
yea montgomery inn is good too
AMAS85 - January 5, 2012
Thanks to a thoughtful supporter of our Brigade
We now have a case of Montgomery Inn BBQ sauce here in Afghanistan.
WOOD98 - January 6, 2012
I was with you until the LaRosa's.
KSE - January 5, 2012
really? i love that place!
its actually unique to the area like greaters and skyline. thats why i like it so much, you really cant get it any where else .
AMAS85 - January 5, 2012
+ 1
No place like home. I don’t think I’ve had any chip that compares to Grippos bbq. Every time I go home as soon as I’m off the plane I grab a bag, an ale8one, and some smokes. All for under $10.
Bigcatdaddy - January 5, 2012 via Android app
Haha
I have buddy who visits me every few months and always buys the big box of grippos from kroger … I agree nothing compares to Grippos or Ale8one
Toasted_Orange_Monster - January 5, 2012 via mobile
I'm on lunch
And with my deli sandwich I have my grippos and Ale8one
Toasted_Orange_Monster - January 5, 2012 via mobile
damn... how could i forget Grippos either
i had actually bought the seasoning before I left back to dallas last time I had visited home… Great on chicken!
AMAS85 - January 5, 2012
really? I like LaRosa
I think skyline is meh and graeters isn’t worth the extra cost
supergrover - January 5, 2012
Totally agree
LaRosa’s is quality
JayBruce32 - January 5, 2012
FYI: There are two in Florida..
One in Naples and one in Ft. Myers. :-)
80%OFTHETIMEIMRIGHTEVERYTIME - January 5, 2012
I make my own
Oregonbengalsfan - January 5, 2012
IS IT SATURDAY YET?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!??!?
SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Grizzlyfox - January 5, 2012
I second this statment
WreckNTexan - January 5, 2012
Good news!
anyone know which jerseys we are wearing this week?
AMAS85 - January 5, 2012
I've heard white on white
Grizzlyfox - January 5, 2012
Really getting tired of...
all these analyst saying we pretty much have no chance to win this. Whats going on???
NCWhoDey1987 - January 5, 2012
colin cowherd likes the bengals to win.
bengalinflorida - January 5, 2012
Mike and Mike were spent most of this morning talking about the Squeelers matchup....
and when they got to Cincy just said “This is the least sexiest matchup because no one believes either of these two stand a chance to advance past the next round.” Fired me up and it takes a lot at 6am to do that………
The Van Buren Boys - January 5, 2012
Can the Bengals beat the Packers? Probably not. The Saints? Maybe.
Everyone else? I’d give em 60/40 odds.
Had 1 or 2 plays gone their way, they could have beat the Ravens twice and they could have beat teh 49ers, Broncos, and Texans. Maybe the Steelers in that first game.
Just b/c they’ve gotten close but never pulled one out against a playoff team this year doesn’t mean they are incapable of doing so. And just b/c the Texans had a huge drive to beat the Bengals doesn’t mean they can do it again.
Grizzlyfox - January 5, 2012
We will be playing the 49ers in the SB.
For it is written in the prophecy.
UpStateMike - January 5, 2012
+1
LeapingLeonard - January 5, 2012
i think it was yesterday i was watching scott van pelt show
and they were saying do we even have to watch this game. they were just trashing this game, and comparing it to march madness 8 or 9 seed playing and no one wants to watch it. I know it pissed me off when they said that.
bengalinflorida - January 5, 2012
I've seen many people taking the Bengals
simply because of Dalton over Yates.
KSE - January 5, 2012
Rodney Harrison is a big hater
He had to pick Yates or Dalton for which one he would feel more comfortable with leading his team in the playoffs. Of course he picked Yates. The other guy said Dalton cause he has faced better D’s. Rodney said he couldn’t beat any of them that’s why he picked Yates. Yates couldn’t beat Pitt or Balt on his best day so that made no scents to me.
Bigcatdaddy - January 5, 2012 via Android app
Haters gon Hate!
NCWhoDey1987 - January 5, 2012
i couldn't smell it either
dqniel - January 5, 2012
The Shadoe Nose
supergrover - January 5, 2012
I hope it does affect Dalton ...
And puts an even bigger chip on his shoulder to play lights out! I’m going to the game and I wanna see Texans fans (unhappily) streaming for the exits by the early 4th quarter! LET’S GOOOO!!!
Israeli - January 5, 2012
Makes sense, but I still hope he gets better.
NCWhoDey1987 - January 5, 2012
A pretty good breakdown of Bengals/Texans.
KSE - January 5, 2012
*
*oops here http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7427164/bengals-texans
KSE - January 5, 2012
Good read!
NCWhoDey1987 - January 5, 2012
I'd give Bengals 50% chance to beat Texans
Depending on the injury report of course, but even though the Bengals have played well on the road and to Dalton Houston is almost a home game, it is the Texans 1st EVER playoff game played at home so that has to count for a lot. The defenses are both good, it is a matter of which offense can put together some touchdown drives and keep the turnovers to minimum. I’ll be routing for the Bengals, some other analysts are picking them but they can’t be favored by any logical analysis.
brisd - January 5, 2012
The Dalton
Almost a home game, needs to be dead. The Reliant crowd will not be hushing when Dalton takes the field.
WreckNTexan - January 5, 2012
really
do you realize that Dalton has won 2 more games at Reliant than Yates….and thats not significant to you….uh ok….lost twice at home….Panthers, Titans….jus sayin
ticalcaldwell - January 5, 2012
also
all the offensive stats that Yates is getting credit for is mostly from Schaub….give me just Yates stats….then we will talk…..
949 total yards….3 picks, 3 tds, and 5 fumbles in 5 starts…1 game he came in later…..come on man
ticalcaldwell - January 5, 2012
Just sayin
There is a huge difference between a high school crowd, and an sold out NFL crowd.
I’ve been to high school championships in the building, I’ve been to the bowl game they host. Those are not even close to when USA played Mexico, or when Barcelona played. All those moments in Reliant don’t hold a candle to when the Texans play.
If Atlanta had any indicator of how loud that place can be, I can’t imagine how loud it will be this weekend.
WreckNTexan - January 5, 2012
i heard the texans use their sounds system to increas the crowed noise
lol JK
AMAS85 - January 5, 2012
arrogant bastards we areWreckNTexan - January 5, 2012
i agree...the high school and college game is different than the NFL crowd
We love the Texicans……yuck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmIAl2ZK1_A
you guys can have that awful state….
ticalcaldwell - January 5, 2012
LuLz
total LuLz
WreckNTexan - January 5, 2012
Hey man
City of some 4 million people, not all of them are astronauts
WreckNTexan - January 5, 2012
It's not going to be silent for Yates either
Theirs going to be quite a few Bengal fans in the house Saturday. I’ve been searching around for people going and have found a lot. Bringing the Jungle rumble to Houston. WHO DEY!
Bigcatdaddy - January 5, 2012 via Android app
The Thing that Worries Me the Most
The stomach virus Dalton had will sweep through the team. If it is the same thing PDoc had, then it must be 12 hours of living hell. I’m afraid we might be missing a few players if it hits them Friday night into Saturday.
AWC71 - January 5, 2012
I think this is the best possible draw for the Bengals in the 1st round
Dalton is familiar with the stadium, regardless of the level of game he played there. The Bengals have proven they can play with the Texans, which means they can beat the Texans. And the Texans have a banged up Yates, facing the Bengals pass rush. There likely will be a Jake Delhomme sighting, which excites me b/c that could mean 5 Bengals picks.
WOOD98 - January 6, 2012
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