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It was textbook Baltimore Ravens football. Pound the ball on offense with a straight-ahead rushing attack.

Seventh-year pro has played in Games 2-3 on special teams ... Inactive for Game 1 vs.

You know you got to go through hell Before you get to heaven --Steve Millera s "Jet Airliner" Bengals-Ravens, 1 p.m. Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium.

Q: You said, "A theme of the bye week is going to be how surprisingly well the offensive line has played." I for one am not surprised.

's mind. Or so the Bengals running back said after running for a career-high 189 yards in Cincinnati's 45-10 victory over the Chicago Bears .

The pass was perfect. Easy touchdown. And it was just getting started. For the first time in years, Palmer had his way for an entire game, one that felt like a flashback.

Cincinnati quarterback Carson Palmer put together one of the best performances of his career Sunday against the Bears.

Over the past couple weeks when talking about his group, there's been more of a gleam in offensive line coach Paul Alexander's eye.

With their most lopsided victory in seven years, the Cincinnati Bengals had everything they wanted heading into their bye week.

The 4-1 Bengals bid for their first five-game winning streak in 21 years and the Bengals.com roundtable is playing a little 21, too.

You didn't think they'd have you happily dialing 911 every Sunday, did you? The Bengals are an NFL team, not a magic act.

The revival of RB Cedric Benson, right, is one of the big reasons why the Bengals are 3-0 against AFC North foes and 4-1 overall.

The Bengals are 4-1 and here comes CBS, ESPN, HBO, SI and everybody but FDR and JFK as the nation descends on PBS to figure out how this team has gone from cardiac care to the Cardiac Cats.

BALTIMORE -- Marvin Lewis chuckled when reminded that the winner of today's game between his Cincinnati Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens will gain sole possession of first place in the AFC North.

Even in defeat at New England, the Baltimore Ravens were impressive. They showed lots of moxie in staying close to the Patriots despite turnovers and overall carelessness.

Even in defeat at New England, the Baltimore Ravens were impressive. They showed lots of moxie in staying close to the Patriots despite turnovers and overall carelessness.

The ability to persuade Bengals coach Marvin Lewis gave Palmer an opportunity to make the play of the game in a 23-20 overtime victory Sunday at Cleveland Browns Stadium.

If his brother is the heart of the team, Dhani Jones the soul, and Bobbie Williams and Andrew Whitworth the conscience, then Jordan Palmer is the poet laureate of these 2009 Bengals.

The Bengals defense can take solace in the fact that they held a team's top receiver without a reception for the second time in three games.

Another last-second victory - this one at the end of overtime - left the Cincinnati Bengals tied for first place in the AFC North, looking like a proverbial team of destiny.