Archive for October, 2008

Report Says Palmer to Shut it Down for Rest of the Season

It looks as if the season is over for Bengals QB Carson Palmer. ESPN reported today that Palmer is not going to return this season for the winless Bengals, who come into the weekend at 0-7. Palmer has played just one game since week three, when he sat the first time due to soreness in [...]

Rivers Done After Hit by Ward

Bengals rookie linebacker Keith Rivers will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to repair two fractures in his jaw. Rivers suffered the injury during Sunday’s loss to the Steelers. Rivers is expected to have his jaw wired shut for about six weeks. Rivers, who was taken with the ninth overall pick in [...]

Palmer Out Again This Week

Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer will miss another week because of a sore throwing elbow. Palmer injured a tendon in the elbow during a loss to the Giants on September 21st, and missed the team’s loss to the Browns in Week Four. He played in Week Five, but has not been on the field since. Head [...]

Former Bengal Faces Trial Over Water Park Fight

An assault case against former linebacker Odell Thurman is slated to go to trial in northern Ohio in January. Police say Thurman punched a man and broke his jaw while they were waiting in line at an indoor water park in Sandusky last spring. He has plead not guilty to felonious assault. Prosecutors said Monday [...]

Time for Marvin to Pay the Price for Losing

38-10 in front of a home crowd that seemed to be split 50-50 between Steelers and home Bengals fans. 0-7 with an offense that is scoring just 14 points and a defense that is giving up 26 per game. It really comes down to one thing – when is the heat going to come down [...]

Fitzpatrick and Bengals Pounded by Steelers 38-10

As is usual for the Bengals year after year, the teams home game vs the Steelers again turned ugly, as with about as many Steelers fans at Paul Brown Stadium as Bengals fans, Pittsburgh blew out Cincy 38-10. The win in Cincy is nothing new for the Steelers, who have not lost there since Kordell [...]

Bengls Set to Square off With Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers, occupying a commanding position in the AFC North Division, visit Paul Brown Stadium this Sunday to face the Bengals. Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis gave his players a mini-bye earlier this week, canceling their Monday meetings. “Our level of work is not an issue,” Lewis said. “We don’t have any whiners on [...]

Week 7 Preview: Bengals Host AFC North Leading Pittsburgh

The Bengals have been competitive the past few weeks, but the record shows right now that the team is 0-6, and this Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium the team hosts a team that has dominated them there over the past decade – the Pittsburgh Steelers. At 4-1, the Steelers right now own the lead in [...]