We've seen this before in 88'

[walzav29]

The 11-1 Bills came into the Jungle to play the overrated, lucky Bengals. We all know what happend. For those who don't.

Bengals 35

Bills 21

2005

Bengals 38

Colts 17

Who Dey!

[jjakq27]

Mark Curnutte had a good article today, comparing the 1988 team with the 2005 team. Let's hope history repeats itself v. the Colts.

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...SPT02/511110429

[Stripes]

Works for me.

[walzav29]

By the way. The Bengals were 9-3 at the time.

[Ox]

I do hope you're right Wally.

[AMC]

If you could have one player off the '88 Bengals in his prime and put him on the '05 version, who would it be????????????

I think it would be scary if the '05 team had David Fulcher at SS....

[Stripes]

If you could have one player off the '88 Bengals in his prime and put him on the '05 version, who would it be????????????

Tim Krumrie

[AMC]

If you could have one player off the '88 Bengals in his prime and put him on the '05 version, who would it be????????????

Tim Kumrie

Good call...

[ShulaSteakhouse]

Tim Krumrie could not play NT in today's NFL, or any d-line position.

And anyone who thinks the Bengals' will score 30+ points on the Colts is on crack.

[walzav29]

Well spark up the glass pipe and pass it my man. The Rams laid 17 on them in the first quarter and they have no defense, no coaching, no discipline, no jungle. The Colts are going to have it up to their necks about undefeated talk. When they lose the first thing you'll hear is, "We're glad we don't have to have any of that undefeated talk."

[Jeffro35744]

If you could have one player off the '88 Bengals in his prime and put him on the '05 version, who would it be????????????

I think it would be scary if the '05 team had David Fulcher at SS....

Munoz!

[Stripes]

And anyone who thinks the Bengals' will score 30+ points on the Colts is on crack.

You're probably right, but I'll have to save this post for after the game, because I don't think it's all that farfetched.

[NYBengalfan]

The Colts D gives up points, They gave up 28 to the Rams. 21 to the Pats. They stop bad offenses, they will be tested against us. Our offense is a lot more versitile than the Rams and Pats, and not to mention our D is a lot better than the Rams. We create more Turnovers than the PATS. I can see us winning by 2 scores.

Colts 20

Bengals 31

I do think that it is possible for us to light up 30 on the scoreboard.

[Jet23]

If you could have one player off the '88 Bengals in his prime and put him on the '05 version, who would it be????????????

I think it would be scary if the '05 team had David Fulcher at SS....

Munoz!

Yup. If you could take a player from this year and play him against the 9'ers in Super Bowl XXIII, who would it be? I know, they would have only been about 9 years old, but assuming they were grown men.

I would take Deltha, because he would have CAUGHT THAT DAMN INTERCEPTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[walzav29]

I say Palmer. Boomer going for 144 was pathetic. I think he was having shoulder problems or something. You are absolutely right though. O'neal would have caught that int. Man that sucks he dropped it. Hell, why not Marvin in that SB? I'll be he wouldn't have gone prevent on the John Candy drive!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hate the Niners. I'm glad they suck.

[rob_justdmb]

Yup. If you could take a player from this year and play him against the 9'ers in Super Bowl XXIII, who would it be? I know, they would have only been about 9 years old, but assuming they were grown men.

I would take Deltha, because he would have CAUGHT THAT DAMN INTERCEPTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The game wouldn't have been over if Billups caught the INT, we struggled to move the ball the whole game. Would we have had a better shot? Probably, but we had a great shot to begin with and we couldn't stop it. How many times in the 8 years he coached here did we see Sam up a touchdown with 12 minutes left change the entire gameplan and try to kill clock only to have it blow up in our face?

The 11-1 Bills came into the Jungle to play the overrated, lucky Bengals. We all know what happend. For those who don't.

Bengals 35

Bills 21

2005

Bengals 38

Colts 17

Who Dey!

They also clinched the division the week before (on a last second field goal to win 9 - 6 against a crappy Jets team). They didn't come out ready to play and got punched in the mouth early. Bills dominated the second half. I think an undefeated Indy team with more to prove than the 88 Bills will come out firing a little better.

[walzav29]

The proved everything they had to prove on Monday night.

[BengalszoneBilly]

If you could have one player off the '88 Bengals in his prime and put him on the '05 version, who would it be????????????

I think it would be scary if the '05 team had David Fulcher at SS....

Couldn't have said it better myself sir! If we could just find some DNA of his someplace and clone his ass! IMHO he was one of the best, not to mention hardest hitting, safetys of all time! Not just Cincinnati-wise...NFL-wise!

Offensively, I wouldn't mind having Ickey either!

[rob_justdmb]

The proved everything they had to prove on Monday night.

what that they can pass on a team with no secondary? The Patriots are a shell of last year's team. That didn't prove anything. They are undefeated, the only one left. Maybe YOU feel they've proven everything that they need to prove, but I guarantee you they certainly don't feel they've proved everything. Buffalo had just clinched their first division. They came out with a hangover. I watched that game only a week and a half ago. After the first series where they stuffed us what I like to call the "4th and 1 Sam Sweep," they looked worse for a half than San Diego did a week later.

[BengalszoneBilly]

If you could have one player off the '88 Bengals in his prime and put him on the '05 version, who would it be????????????

I think it would be scary if the '05 team had David Fulcher at SS....

Munoz!

Yup. If you could take a player from this year and play him against the 9'ers in Super Bowl XXIII, who would it be? I know, they would have only been about 9 years old, but assuming they were grown men.

I would take Deltha, because he would have CAUGHT THAT DAMN INTERCEPTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't think it was Fulcher who dropped that INT that hit the Bengals players in the numbers. I think it was Billups on the 49'er 1st drive of the 4th quarter:

FOURTH QUARTER of Super Bowl 26

SF 46 1–10 Montana 40 pass to Craig deep right (Billups).

C 14 1–10 Montana pass to Taylor almost intercepted (Billups), incomplete.

C 14 2–10 Montana 14 pass to Rice left, touchdown (14:03). Cofer kicked extra point.

San Francisco scoring drive: 85 yards, 4 plays, 1:31.

Cincinnati 13, San Francisco 13

Cincinnati (14:03)

Cofer kick out of bounds. Cincinnati took possession at C 35.

C 35 1–10 Esiason 8 pass to Brown right flat (McKyer).

C 43 2–2 Woods 4 run off right tackle (Roberts).

C 47 1–10 Woods 2 run right (Roberts).

C 49 2–8 Esiason sacked, loss of 6 (Haley).

C 43 3–14 Esiason pass to Collinsworth left overthrown, incomplete.

C 43 4–14 Johnson 35 punt, Taylor no return, fumbled, Pollard recovered for San Francisco at SF 18.

San Francisco (11:05)

SF 18 1–10 Montana 44 pass to Rice deep right (Billups).

C 38 1–10 Craig 7 run wide right (Buck).

C 31 2–3 Craig run wide left, loss of 1 (Williams).

C 32 3–4 Montana pass to Taylor broken up (Fulcher), incomplete.

C 32 4–4 Cofer’s 49–yard field–goal attempt was wide right.

Cincinnati (8:47)

C 32 1–10 Woods run left side, no gain (Fagan).

C 32 2–10 Esiason sacked, loss of 3 (Carter).

C 29 3–13 Esiason 17 pass to Hillary right (McKyer).

C 46 1–10 Brooks 1 run left (Carter).

C 47 2–9 Woods 10 run left (Fagan).

SF 43 1–10 Woods 7 run right (Haley).

SF 36 2–3 Esiason 12 pass to Brooks right (McKyer).

SF 24 1–10 Cincinnati penalized 5 for false start (Kozerski).

SF 29 1–15 Woods 4 run off right tackle (Romanowski).

SF 25 2–11 Esiason pass to Brooks incomplete.

SF 25 3–11 Jennings 3 run left (Holt).

SF 22 4–8 Breech, 40–yard field goal (3:20).

Cincinnati scoring drive: 46 yards, 10 plays, 5:27.

Cincinnati 16, San Francisco 13

San Francisco (3:20)

Johnson kick to goal line, Rodgers 15 return. San Francisco penalized 7 (half the distance) for illegal block.

SF 8 1–10 (3:10) Montana 8 pass to Craig middle (Zander).

SF 16 2–2 Montana 7 pass to Frank middle (Zander).

SF 23 1–10 Montana 7 pass to Rice right (Billups).

SF 30 2–3 Craig 1 run right (Barker). Two–Minute Warning.

SF 31 3–2 Craig 4 run off right tackle (McClendon). San Francisco–first time out (1:54).

SF 35 1–10 Montana 17 pass to Rice left (out of bounds).

C 48 1–10 (1:49) Montana 13 pass to Craig middle (Barker).

C 35 1–10 Montana pass to Rice incomplete.

C 35 2–10 Montana 5 pass to Craig. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 10 for illegal man downfield (Cross).

C 45 2–20 (1:17) Montana 27 pass to Rice middle (Dixon).

C 18 1–10 Montana 8 pass to Craig middle (Horton). San Francisco–second time out (:39).

C 10 2–2 Montana 10 pass to Taylor middle, touchdown (:34). Cofer kicked extra point.

San Francisco scoring drive: 92 yards, 11 plays, 2:46.

San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16

Cincinnati (:34)

Cofer kick to C 11, Brooks 15 return.

C 26 1–10 Esiason 5 pass to McGee right sideline.

C 31 2–5 Esiason sacked, loss of 4 (Haley). Cincinnati–first time out (:17).

C 27 3–9 Esiason pass to Collinsworth at SF 40 overthrown, incomplete.

C 27 4–9 Esiason pass to Collinsworth broken up at SF 25 (Wright), incomplete.

FINAL SCORE:

San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16

FINAL RECORDS:

San Francisco 13–6, Cincinnati 14–5

[Jet23]

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[Kazkal]

Tim Krumrie could not play NT in today's NFL, or any d-line position.

And anyone who thinks the Bengals' will score 30+ points on the Colts is on crack.

No it's the colts still unproven defense =P I see 30+ pts scored on em much easier then holding em to 17 =P

[walzav29]

There was no need to post that drive. Unacceptable.

[rob_justdmb]

There was no need to post that drive. Unacceptable.

very true. I am forced to retaliate with this:

http://www.justdmb.com/1988%20AFC%20Title.htm

[AMC]

There was no need to post that drive. Unacceptable.

very true. I am forced to retaliate with this:

http://www.justdmb.com/1988%20AFC%20Title.htm

Seeing the name Zander at LB definitely does my heart good....