cincyhokie Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 6 minutes ago, HoosierCat said: If Houston/KC is the early Saturday game (and I agree, I think it will be, neither team has a big national following or represents a big media market) then the night game will be an NFC game. my bet is 1 pm Sunday. Yeah, good point. That makes sense. You'd have to have that Wash/Seattle matchup for the early game Saturday to get the Bengals at night. Sunday at 1pm does seem likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimster28 Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 I know this is nice Dream but Patriots blew it, wish they win against Dolphins. Then this would be a possible, Bengals VS Steelers then Broncos then Texans then Cardinals. ALL REVENGE GAMES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazkal Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Guessing bengals early Sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincyhokie Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 33 minutes ago, Kazkal said: Guessing bengals early Sunday Agreed. After considering what Hoosier wrote, it makes sense the Bengals will kickoff at 1pm Sunday. That's a good thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volcom69 Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 4 minutes ago, cincyhokie said: Agreed. After considering what Hoosier wrote, it makes sense the Bengals will kickoff at 1pm Sunday. That's a good thing! That's what I said last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Earendil Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 I thought they were going to announce the schedule at halftime.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted January 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Apparently now waiting until after the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 3 minutes ago, Earendil said: I thought they were going to announce the schedule at halftime.... Maybe they have to see how this game ends. I dunno... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincyhokie Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 The injury to Deangelo Williams will be something to keep an eye on this week. Without him, the Steelers have Ben Tate as a backup I believe. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000613945/article/injuries-deangelo-williams-suffers-ankle-injury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincyhokie Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Zimmer's defense dominating tonight in Green Bay. Good to see him have a great year in Minnesota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincyhokie Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 6 minutes ago, cincyhokie said: The injury to Deangelo Williams will be something to keep an eye on this week. Without him, the Steelers have Ben Tate as a backup I believe. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000613945/article/injuries-deangelo-williams-suffers-ankle-injury Apparently, their backup is not Ben Tate. http://espn.go.com/blog/pittsburgh-Stealers/post/_/id/17159/Stealers-one-of-afcs-most-dangerous-playoff-teams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincyhokie Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Nevermind. Looks like the Bengals will play Saturday at 8pm. https://twitter.com/ColeyHarvey/status/683871723695964161 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 10 minutes ago, cincyhokie said: Nevermind. Looks like the Bengals will play Saturday at 8pm. I felt that coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazkal Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Early Sunday makes sense being steelers and bengals always tend play early on Sunday...nfl just wants make it that much harder for bengals making it prime time XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted January 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Two short weeks in a row. Screw you Goodell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted January 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Oh, and first time ever since expanding the playoffs that both AFC and NFC games have been on the same day. Screw you again Goodell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted January 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 13 hours ago, cincyhokie said: Bingo!!! Now out to Bengals +3. So far all the home teams except DC are dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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COB Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 I love, and I mean absolutely love, this matchup. In spite of the big media jizz-fest, and their own players talking shit, the Squealers aren't playing very well. The Ravens handled them. The Bengals will likely win this game by more than one touchdown. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregcook68 Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 9 hours ago, Kazkal said: Early Sunday makes sense being steelers and bengals always tend play early on Sunday...nfl just wants make it that much harder for bengals making it prime time XD I don't think the lights or night time makes any difference. It's big stage games that they struggle in. (The only NFL game being played with a national audience). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ArmyBengal Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Hope I'm wrong, but think the Bengals lose this game without it being very close. I mentioned prior to the Ravens game that the Steelers were the better team and they would be a tough matchup if they made the playoffs. They had a poor game against the Ravens, but that's always a tough game regardless of records. Now they come back into Cincinnati, where there are question marks at QB and our secondary still doesn't match up well with their offense. Our o-line has had problems with blocking and yesterday, despite the win, they couldn't convert a single 3rd down the whole game. Top that off with seemingly immersing themselves to the neck in stupidity when it comes to all the talking and penalties and I'm not thrilled at all. Hell, I didn't even finish watching the last game between the two, because it was too much to take watching them be the idiots. When these two teams play, they make watching football a miserable experience lately. Nothing would please me more to see a win, but I'm not banking on one. Pushing Dalton back early smacks of desperation and AJ will never win a shootout against the Steelers. Sucks to feel this way, but it is what it is. Enjoying 12-4 for the time being. Steelers 34 Bengals 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregcook68 Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 5 minutes ago, ArmyBengal said: Hope I'm wrong, but think the Bengals lose this game without it being very close. I mentioned prior to the Ravens game that the Steelers were the better team and they would be a tough matchup if they made the playoffs. They had a poor game against the Ravens, but that's always a tough game regardless of records. Now they come back into Cincinnati, where there are question marks at QB and our secondary still doesn't match up well with their offense. Our o-line has had problems with blocking and yesterday, despite the win, they couldn't convert a single 3rd down the whole game. Top that off with seemingly immersing themselves to the neck in stupidity when it comes to all the talking and penalties and I'm not thrilled at all. Hell, I didn't even finish watching the last game between the two, because it was too much to take watching them be the idiots. When these two teams play, they make watching football a miserable experience lately. Nothing would please me more to see a win, but I'm not banking on one. Pushing Dalton back early smacks of desperation and AJ will never win a shootout against the Steelers. Sucks to feel this way, but it is what it is. Enjoying 12-4 for the time being. Steelers 34 Bengals 13 I couldnt agree more ...... expect the worst, hope for the best. I think this is the best approach Bengal fans can take until they prove otherwise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted January 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 I hear ya, Army. Feels like a loss, and not a pretty one, to me as well. The Bengals' only hope is for the defense and special teams to come up big, and for the D I'm talking '85 Bears/2000 Ravens-level big. McCarron has done better than anyone had a right to expect, but the offense just isn't producing with him under center like it was with Dalton. In the 12 games leading up to second Pittsburgh, the team was averaging 257.9 passing yards and 27.8 points per game. Compared to the rest of the league that would be good for 9th in passing yards and 4th in points. In the three games with AJ they've averaged 159 passing yards and 21.6 points per game,with would be 32nd and 19th respectively compared to the rest of the league. With the O struggling to get to 20-ish points, the margin for error for the other two units is nil. And not only can't they make mistakes, they also need to make plays to get the struggling offense in good field position to succeed. Think of the SF game, where they had TD drives of 11, 20 and 36 yards because of a pick, a fumble recovery and a bad punt. They need that kind of day from the defense again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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