HoosierCat

I love me some DJ Reader, but the fact is they were already trash against the run with him. So the silver lining there is that they can’t be much worse. I wouldn’t be opposed to adding someone, though I doubt they will. Losing Chase hurts, no doubt. Charlie Jones needs to grow up quick. Wouldn’t hurt to find where Irwin has been hiding the last couple weeks either.

Bengals are at 6 ahead of the Colts because of head to head — they beat Indy last week. Indy is ahead of Houston because of head to head. Since the Texans lose versus Indy at 7 their win over us doesn’t come into play at the moment, since they have to win a tiebreaker against the team in the 7 hole before tiebreakers for the 6 seed are applied. Bills are out because they lose conference record vs. Indy. At least I think that’s it. I’m not asking too many questions!

Definitive breakdown of the playoff pictures and who to root for from Morrison. https://www.profootballnetwork.com/cincinnati-bengals-playoff-possibilities-preferred-path-2023/

Holy crap almost an hour…

Rudolph to start for Pitt Saturday. https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/news/steelers-make-quarterback-change-mason-rudolph-to-start-against-bengals

I think that speaks to how challenging Burrow’s preferred offense is for the oline. Quick passes, screens, more runs, all make life a lot easier on the line.

There are also the Steelers and Broncos right behind at 7-7. Obviously if they lose this coming weekend Steelers are right back in it. After us they have Seattle and Baltimore. Broncos have the Pats this week, then Chargers and Raiders, so 3-0 isn’t impossible there. Bottom line, Bengals can’t afford any slip-ups.

We got McMoney, they got McMisses

I guess it would be better if Houston won the afc south and the jags were in the WC scrum since we beat Jax but not Houston, but really no, nothing on the line tonight far as I can tell.

Not a minute in and collinsworth starts sucking Baltimore’s nuts

Confirmed today that Reader and Ivey are both out for the year. Ja’Marr day-to-day with a shoulder injury. Meanwhile, in Pitt they’re finally catching up to something I've been saying for a while: it’s time for Tomlin to go. https://triblive.com/sports/mark-madden-steelers-loss-to-colts-another-embarrassment-for-mike-tomlin/

Cowboys are worthless

Not looking like much atm

Cleveland up by 3 with 30 seconds left

And we’re tied in Cleveland…

I’m not sure a browns loss is good for us tie breaker-wise but I can’t root for Cleveland regardless.

Houston ties it up. I blame Army.

Bears muff a punt. Flacco immediately throws a pick. Classic.

Flacco pick six.

Clowns TD boooo

Bears up 7 after a Flacco INT sets them up at the 2. Still almost blew it.

Case Keenum pick six! 13-0 Tits.

6-0 because no one can hit the xp anymore.

Tits up 7-0 vs Houston.

Ok this is over. Good job Detroit.