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Mike Criste, a 6-foot-5, 285-pound offensive lineman from Mission Viejo, Calif., has committed to Washington, according to the Orange County Register.

One was making sure tackles on defense. The other found himself lined up across a shutdown corner.

It's not just the Bengals and Bearcats that are winning this fall. From sports bars to apparel stores to television stations to grocers, local businesses are seeing unprecedented surges in business as a result of the dual success of Cincinnati's professional and collegiate football teams.

In what has been blatantly obvious for weeks now, given the Bengals perfect 5-0 divisional record start, coupled with the Saints undefeated record, can we just skip ahead to what will likely be a very thrilling Super Bowl of firsts for these downtrodden franchises? Sure, its chic to be a Saints fan now.

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.

Before Friday's game, Pinole Valley head coach Steve Alameda had his players slide through the mud at Eureka's Albee Stadium in an effort to get used to the sloppy field conditions.

Cincinnati Bengal fan here with a question for you USC diehards. We've been very very happy with the arrival of Mr.

The Cincinnati Bengals had not swept the Pittsburgh Steelers in 10 years. The Steelers had won four in a row, and were sporting "the toughest defense in football." The Bengal pass rush that only got to Ben Roethlisberger once in a week three matchup was now without defensive end Antwan Odom - out for the season with a town Achilles.

A no-name defense has helped make the Cincinnati Bengals the surprise team of the NFL through the first half of the season.

But if it happens, ita s more than a minor transaction buried in the agate print of the sports page.

On the morning of Oct. 8, Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer kissed the love of his life goodbye and went to work.

Ita s a black-and-orange tie affair as we walk down the striped carpet to the Marvins, the Bengals.com Midseason Awards Ceremony.

After nearly two years, Maurice Purify may finally get his chance this week to play in a real NFL football game.

"Same Old Bengals" has assumed such a different meaning, we wonder whether we missed a highway exit and ended up in Pittsburgh.

Much as the Bengals offense kept the Ravens defense on their heels all day, it was the Bengals defense that made the most memorable plays.

When he was drafted by the Bengals back in April, it wasna t said but people just assumed that head coach Marvin Lewis now had his Cincinnati version of Ray Lewis in the form of Rey Maualuga.

Here is a slice of what came out of the Ravensa locker room Wednesday: When the Bengals blanked Ravens wide receiver Derrick Mason last month, it was a defensive effort for the ages.

Through seven games the Bengals have managed to surprise and exceed expectations.

As strange as it sounds, Ryan Fitzpatrick might be one of the hottest quarterbacks in the league.

About 2,000 people jammed the Backstage Alley Friday afternoon t o support the Bengalsa effort to raise funds for the victims of the tsunami disaster in American Samoa.