clevelandbengal Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/powerrankingWe are # 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Holy Camole Batman!Who Dey!!!AHHHH We're ahead of the Steelers!!! Thank you thank you thank you thank you.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalNation1281 Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Everybody loves the Kool-Aid.WHO DEY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleycat Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 I don't think we should be in front of the steelers until they lose another or we can beat them. I like seeing us there, but realistically, we won't prove ourselves until we put a whoopin' on Jax at the least, but really we need to b!tchslap the steelers in week 8. At which point I'll lay claim to #2. Then we'll dethrone Indy and claim our rightful spot at the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Wow. I would also leave us behind the Steelers for now, but I'm not complaining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humanzee 5000 Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 our division is 4 and 5 and 26 and 27. That's beautiful!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalindian Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Now if we could just get it to be 4 and 25-27, that would be amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Now if we could just get it to be 4 and 25-27, that would be amazing! I'd honestly prefer the division be 1,2,3,4, with us on top. Nobody could complain about it being a weak division in that case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalindian Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 True, but strength of schedule only matters in college, and rankings in general have no affect on how the Bengals finish. So if all three were bad, then that would be 6 games given. But we all know the NFL is never like that.P.S. The NFL.com power ranking has the Bengals at #6 behind the Colts, Bucs, Patriots, Steelers, and Eagles, respectively. Either way, that's about where the Bengals should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Behind the Bucs? Meh. I can see it being a tough call, but we have dominated everyone... the Bucs barely got out of Lambeau alive... Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_Bengals_Fan Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 True, but strength of schedule only matters in college, and rankings in general have no affect on how the Bengals finish.Well, it can for the wildcard, every once in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Next_Big_Thing Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 The question of Cincinnati/Pissburgh dominance will be settled in a couple weeks when they come to the Jungle and we welcome them with a roaring crowd and 5 INTS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 http://sports.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnatio...stranker?id=345ESPN may have us at #4, but check out what the fans across the country think!You may be in for a big surprise..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 The question of Cincinnati/Pissburgh dominance will be settled in a couple weeks when they come to the Jungle and we welcome them with a roaring crowd and 5 INTS!I'd be shocked if Roethlisberger gave up 5 INT's, but then again, I was shocked when Culpepper did that very thing. With this Bengal defense playing the way it is, you never know.I predicted the Bengals being ranked #5. Seeing how they were ranked at numbers 4 & 6 in two major polls, I'll call my prediction on the money. I loved this comment about our boys from Cincinnati:With stars on offense, a good, young coach, and an opportunistic defense, the Bengals are suddenly the darlings of the NFL.It's true. I read the N.Y. Times, Los Angeles Herald, and Las Vegas Sun almost daily, (Mostly because Arizona Newspapers SUCK!) and yesterday all had at least 1/4 page write up on the Bengals/Bears game. The N.Y. times was almost 1/2 page. That's a huge departure from the two paragraphs normally reserved for teams outside these newspapers markets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 http://sports.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnatio...stranker?id=345ESPN may have us at #4, but check out what the fans across the country think!You may be in for a big surprise..... Crap, forget this post... When I posted it 15 minutes ago, the Bengals were in 1st! Now they are 3rd, and likely to fall further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekshank Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 I understand the caution here, believing that we still need to prove ourselves a bit more to pass the Steelers.On the other hand, what more could we have done with the schedule that has been assigned to us? The Bengals didn't create the schedule. Sure the Steelers lost to a really good team, but the fact is they lost, and we aren't just winning... it's like college football. The scores aren't even close. There isn't too much more we could do to pass the Steelers at this point in the season. So I don't have a problem with this.That said... on that principle, we should also be ahead of the Colts since we are clicking on all cylinders, and the Colts are #1 because of what everyone expects the offense to do eventually. So you can make the argument from both sides. I don't feel as though we don't deserve to be above Pit. I also wouldn't be outraged if we were below them. I think these rankings are pretty fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Marvin Harrison is down? I had no idea, that is a back breaker for the Colts...Or are you confusing him with Rodney Harrison?*edit*Woah, a second ago, Billy had a post right above this one that spoke of the colts possibly losing Marvin Harrison this year, hence my above post. Now it's gone! I'm going looney, I swear... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingwilly Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Here is another interesting way to rank:http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/nfl05.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekshank Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Here is another interesting way to rank:http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/nfl05.htmThat is pretty interesting stuff. According to his method, we are favored this week against Texas by 14.78. I'll take that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 I'm going looney, I swear... Whaddya mean "going?" You're gonzo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekshank Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 After all that talk about how we would lose to the Bears, at least Prisco is giving us some credit. Still... I think we are better than the Falcons.CBS Power Rankings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turningpoint Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 After all that talk about how we would lose to the Bears, at least Prisco is giving us some credit. Still... I think we are better than the Falcons.CBS Power RankingsFalcons beat the eagles and lost a clsoe on on the road..they;re deserve to be above us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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