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First Quarter History Nugget


HoosierCat

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I tickled the database over at profootball-reference.com for a list of Bengals wins in the first four weeks of the season. If I've eyeballed that right, 2012 will be the 13th (uh-oh :o ) time that the Bengals have started 3-1 or better. In the 12 previous seasons, they have never finished under .500, and they have won 10 or more games six times.

Looking at the modern 16-game era (which chucks four seasons from the seventies) and setting aside the strike-shortened 1982 season (they were 7-2 after 9 games) the list of comps is:

2009: 10-6

2006: 8-8

2005: 11-5 (4-0 start)

1990: 9-7

1989: 8-8

1988: 12-4 (4-0 start)

1981: 12-4

Notably, that list includes the team's only two Super Bowl seasons as well as two of the three Lewis-era playoff appearances. Bottom line, the bengals aren't quite playoff-bound yet, but anything worse than 8-8 would be literally unprecedented.

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Jeeeeeeeez - my 6-10 (7-9 at a push) is looking way off the mark I'm very glad to say :cheers:

Nice work with the stats there Hoosier :sure:

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With the suck that is Tony Romo, I might be inclined to change that one to a win.

I still think they find a way to a winning season.

In all fairness to Romo (who sucks, don't get me wrong), Dez Bryant killed him last night.

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