Cedric Benson News

Hearts started racing in the fourth quarter as the Bengals offense flatlined after opening a 17-0 lead early on.

Every game is important in the NFL, but the Ravens' matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals this weekend has a tinge of extra mojo riding on it.

The Ravens are set to take on the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium . BR.com offers a look at Baltimore's next opponent.

Kevin Cowherd Ravens 24 Bengals 21 Ravens on a mini-roll, get pay-back for earlier loss to Bengals and old pal Marvin Lewis.

With the Ravens preparing to take on the Cincinnati Bengals this weekend, two members of the enemy team answered a few questions about their squad.

The Cincinnati Bengals are the halfway house of the NFL, the Grand Central Waystation for second chancers, last dancers and chronic screwups.

Jeremi Johnson had his left leg perched on a wooden stool, a bag of ice draped across his sore knee.

Jeremi Johnson knows better than anyone what it is like to be cast aside. Last November, the Bengals reached an injury settlement and released him after two years of weight problems and a knee injury.

Halfway through the 2009 fantasy season, are you kicking yourself for allowing Cedric Benson to slide by round after round? Did you cast your lot with the wrong Steve Smith? Have you hurled epithets in Larry Johnson's direction that could get you suspended by the NFL? Yes, dear reader, it's time for our semi-annual exercise in self-flagellation, ...

The Bengals had a rough drive to win 4 of the first 5 games this season, each time falling behind the opposition because of an interception being returned for a touchdown or numerous penalties that helped kill a drive or keep the oppositions alive, or see players that are expected to catch the ball suddenly forget how to catch it as it sails ...

There's two ways to relieve a headache. You can take Advil. Or you can have your head chopped off.

There was plenty to like about the play of the Bengals' offense entering the Week Eight bye: QB Carson Palmer 's precise passing, the offensive line's soundness and strength, the physical running of Cedric Benson .

Don't misinterpret Cedric Benson 's 37-carry day as just a effort to show up the Chicago Bears .

Marine, Some good points as always. You posed the question on another thread about what kind of team are the Bears ???..................I think this will be a game in which the passing offense comes to the forefront - they won't be running off the bus this week.

Pedal-to-the-metal offenses ruled the day Sunday, with three teams scoring more than 40 points and six more putting up at least 31.

KYLE COOK IS "THE GLUE" THAT KEEPS LINE TOGETHER Before we bring in the NoDoze, pillows and couch for Marvin Lewis' Monday news conference - complete with a round of Mountain Dew - a few words about the Cincinnati Bengals offensive line.

It is often said that the offensive linemen are the unsung heroes of a football team.

I grew up a Cincinnati Bengals fan, but lost interest over the years because I always felt owner Mike Brown treated the club as if it were his personal fantasy football team.

For some schools, having three alums on the same field is not a big deal. But for the folks at Abilene Christian, it doesn't get any larger.

There is no quarterback out there less appreciated for what he's doing right now than Cincinnati's Carson Palmer .