HoosierCat Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 For those keeping track, Dunlap and now Burfict are down sick, tho listed as probable. Pacman showed up on the report today as questionable with a hammy issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walzav29 Posted December 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Boys, boys, boys. We all have nervous energy. Let's refocus it on this huge game. I'm pretty sure it's the biggest game in Marvins history. This game means everything as far as I'm concerned. I guess that 2005 game at Pittsburgh was the same thing. But this is Marvs Team 2.0.... Very nervous myself. Divided we shall fall gentleman. Together we stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Pacman tweets that he will be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volcom69 Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Pacman tweets that he will be fine :sure:/>Feels weird to say awesome for that guy, but he has been a huge surprise for this team, maybe even the best CB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spor_tees Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 There is way too much positive media out there on the Bengals this week. When a team doesn't get good press when they win 4 games in a row, yet after being 5-1 and control their own destiny to win the division, they are all of a sudden the "upstart Bengals."They are doomed, this team can't handle the pressure of deciding of paper or plastic, let alone a big game like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 They couldn't handle the pressure of sweeping the Steelers in Pittsburgh in 2009, and then they won it in true bully fashion.I really think the majority of the talk about this franchise "folding under pressure" is nonsense. There are many ways to lose, and the only game where I really think that might have been an applicable description was @Denver 2006 with the botched PAT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duus Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 A couple potentially important updates:Foster at left guardLewis still hurting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semiotter Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Pacman tweets that he will be fine :sure:/>I hope do has really been playing good.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Don't have the whole piece because it's E$PN InSider but FWIW:NFL Upset Watch: Week 16How the Bengals can clinch a playoff spot by beating the SteelersBy Aaron Schatz | Football OutsidersUpset Watch appears every Thursday this season for ESPN Insider, as Football Outsiders uses a proprietary formula to forecast the expected point spread of each game based on current DVOA ratings (explained here) and, early in the season, our DVOA projections. Each week, we highlight the most likely upset on a game with a line of more than three points plus an additional game in which a significant underdog has a strong chance to cover.Upset Watch: Cincinnati (+4) at PittsburghThe last two AFC wild-card spots have come down to four teams: Indianapolis, Miami, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. But Indianapolis has a 91 percent chance of grabbing one wild-card slot, according to the Football Outsiders playoff odds, and Miami's chances of making it require a set of machinations that would make even Rube Goldberg wince.So really, we're talking one spot and two teams: two division rivals who face off Sunday afternoon. If Cincinnati wins, the Bengals are in. If Pittsburgh wins, the Bengals are in real trouble. They'll be tied with the Steelers at 8-7, but because the Steelers will have swept them this season, the Bengals will need to win at Baltimore in Week 17 while hoping the Cleveland Browns can upset the Steelers in Pittsburgh.Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati 24-17 when these teams met in Week 7, but a funny thing happened since that loss. While very few people were paying attention, the Bengals got better. A lot better, in fact, especially on defense.Football Outsiders has a metric called "weighted DVOA," which lowers the importance of early-season games to get a better idea of how well teams are playing right now. And by that metric, Cincinnati, not Houston, is the third-best team in the AFC right now behind New England and Denver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Game day is upon us guys. Honestly it feels more like the playoffs to me, that's how much is riding on this matchup. :bengal: They can do it! :bengal: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Game day is upon us guys. Honestly it feels more like the playoffs to me, that's how much is riding on this matchup. :bengal: They can do it! :bengal: It is the playoffs. If they lose, the chances they make the postseason are basically nil. Time to take care of business! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volcom69 Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Leave it all out on the table today. Play, and play calling needs to be aggressive today to win. Lets get this win!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Well, if they should lose today, the odds are diminished, but not over.They would need to beat the Ravens next week and have the Browns beat the Steelers.That game is in Pittsburgh.Slim, but not completely out of the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 There is another way even beyond that -- Indy losing to KC and Houston would eliminate them and open the door for three AFC North playoff teams if all three are 9-7 (Steelers would win the division).Let's just beat them though, because I definitely don't want to rely on the Chiefs or the Browns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spor_tees Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 There is another way even beyond that -- Indy losing to KC and Houston would eliminate them and open the door for three AFC North playoff teams if all three are 9-7 (Steelers would win the division).Let's just beat them though, because I definitely don't want to rely on the Chiefs or the Browns.Damn that was harsh, Indy scheduled to play Houston twice in the the last three games of the season, ouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combatbengal Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Lets just win!! It's going to be a dog fight!! We have to come to play the entire game. Can't do any of that prevent crap. Run screens on them to help open holes for the law firm, gang tackle on def and we have to cover their WR's all day; no cushion!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spor_tees Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Lets just win!! It's going to be a dog fight!! We have to come to play the entire game. Can't do any of that prevent crap. Run screens on them to help open holes for the law firm, gang tackle on def and we have to cover their WR's all day; no cushion!!More than just gang tackle, second guy to the ball needs to also go after the ball. Make the Pittsburgh players start worrying about holding onto the ball instead of getting that extra yard. Get in their heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Inactives:Nugent, Herron, Kirkpatrick, Iloka, Still, Thompson, QuinnNo real surprises. Looks like they are about as healthy as they are going to get.Steelers:QB Leftwich, CB Taylor, CB King, LB Robinson, DE Woods, OT Adams, WR Burress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spor_tees Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 I would have liked to see Herron active to help out on special teams. Pittsburgh has seemed to have the Bengals' number on special teams.I think Nugent's time in Cincinnati is almost over. If the Bengals make the playoffs, Still and Thompson can be game changers, they will have the freshest legs on the team. Kirkpatrick might be getting saved for the playoffs while nursing injuries, and I wish Iloka would get activated over Taylor Mays at least long enough so we can see what he has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spor_tees Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 CBS talking heads didn't even make picks on the Pittsburgh and Bengals game. pfft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShulaSteakhouse Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 I just don't see our Bengals' winning this game, don't think they can score enough points. I have little faith in Dalton or his o-line. Hope the defense keeps them in it again, Also hope I'm wrong of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combatbengal Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Everybody is picking the Steelers to beat us. The media, the so called football experts, etc. I hope we come out and just trash em and kick them out of the playoffs. Game starts in 10 min!! Who Dey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 I'm just going to try and find my happy place and enjoy this game in a state of calm.That won't last through the opening kick though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 I'm not sure why they are even bothering to play this game since the Steelers are going to win... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 I'm sure the actual team has more faith in themselves than the fanbase does, thankfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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