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The Cincinnati Bengals' two-time Pro Bowl quarterback is 7-2 against the Browns and in one of those losses , he threw a team-record six touchdown passes.

The Bengals, who swept the 5-5 Ravens and 5-5 Steelers this season, have a 7-3 record and tiebreakers in hand against both teams.

The Raiders' 20-17 stunner over the Bengals was blacked out on local television, and only seen in person by an announced 34,112 -- the smallest Coliseum crowd since Christmas Eve 1967.

Everybody has thrown their two cents into the nickel package so effectively lately that the Bengals defense has turned third down into money.

On the edge of the mayhem, but also deeply entrenched in the middle of it, stands the Bengals' Jonathan Fanene, the indomitable defensive end from American Samoa.

So, I don't really have anything to say about this one. We dominated every phase of the game but turned the ball over at some very inopportune times, including Andre Caldwell 's fumble kickoff, and Jeremi Johnson 's fumble in the red zone.

Disillusioned Raiders fans used to be able to count on the Cincinnati Bengals as one of the few teams that made their team's tailspin somewhat palatable.

Cincinnati Bengals running back Cedric Benson missed his third straight practice Friday with a hip injury and is officially listed as doubtful for a Week 11 tilt against the Raiders.

Bengals rookie halfback Bernard Scott was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week by the NFL Wednesday.

Nose tackle Domata Peko is one of the main cogs in the Bengals defense, which ranks fifth in the NFL in points allowed.

View full size photo>> Your Cincinnati Bengals are 7-2, leading the division by effectively 2 games with 7 to play.

There may be no greater compliment to a defense than to call it "no-name," because it invariably means it is winning football games.

The way to approach this weekend's epic struggle in Pittsburgh is to ask yourself: "Why won't the Bengals win?" If your response consisted of: a) because they're the Bengals, b) because it's the Steelers, or c) because it's a big game on the road, please leave now.

It was a hot August day, and the clock was heading toward noon. Northwestern's football players were sweating like race horses at the finish line of the Kentucky Derby as they walked up the hill behind the school after practice to their locker room.

Three things happened. One, we posted a lengthy midseason review on Wednesday that we wanted to keep in your peripheral vision so that more readers will see and comment on it.

Marvin Lewis has molded the 2009 Bengals into a team that reflects his personality.

The same truck that ran over the Ravens in October rumbled through Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday and flattened them again.

BENGALS COACH MARVIN LEWIS Initial comments: "Today was a hard-fought win. Looking back on it, offensively we got off to a great start and were able to put points on the board early by converting third downs and converting on defense.

Sunday's matchup between the 5-2 Cincinnati Bengals and the 4-3 Baltimore Ravens has the potential to be one of the best games to watch in Week 9. Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer is arguably coming off one of his best performances of his career, after throwing for 233 yards and five touchdowns against the Chicago Bears.

Analyzing the NFL is often about glamorizing the mundane and intellectualizing the simple.