December 27th, 2009 
Eric McMackin 
Posted in Well, as with so many other games this year, it wasn’t pretty. In fact, it was down right ugly in large stretches. But as the final gun sounded in Cincinnati today, the Bengals were holding a 17-10 advantage over the visiting Chiefs, thereby securing the 2009 AFC North division championship and assuring a place at [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Week 16: Chiefs at Bengals
The Basics The 9-5 Bengals host the 3-11 Chiefs in front of a newly announced sellout at Paul Brown Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 EST. What’s at stake For the Bengals, it’s the third consecutive week that they can clinch the AFC North division crown with a victory. They lost all chance at a [...]
Surace Named Princeton Head Coach
Longtime Bengals assistant offensive line coach Bob Surace was named the new head man at his alma mater Princeton University on Wednesday. Surace replaces Roger Hughes, who was fired on November 22nd. Hughes had compiled a 47-52 record in ten years with the Tigers. Surace played Center at Princeton from 1987 to 1989. During [...]
Bengals Receive 48-Hour Extension To Avoid Local Blackout
For the fifth time this season, the NFL has given the Bengals an extension to sellout the stadium. In part because of Christmas, the club has until 1 p.m. Saturday to sell out Sunday’s 1 p.m. home regular-season finale against the Chiefs so it will be televised locally. If this season’s trend continues, what amounts [...]
Fiancee of Chris Henry Speaks at His Funeral
Chris Henry’s fiancee wept as she spoke about the Cincinnati Bengals receiver at his funeral Tuesday, and she said while she may have helped steer him out of trouble, he changed her life. Henry, 26, was killed after he fell out of a pickup truck bed being driven by his fiance Loleini Tonga during what [...]
Week 15: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Good Carson Palmer had his first 300 yard passing game of the season, getting 314 yards and 2 touchdown passes, including one long ball to Chad Ochocinco. Palmer had only 94 yards in the loss to Minnesota, and had not had a 300 yard passing effort since the last game of the 2007 season. [...]
Chargers down Bengals 27-24
Despite a heroic fourth quarter effort, the Bengals fell to the Chargers in San Diego on Sunday, 27-24. Nate Kaeding’s 52-yard field goal with 8 seconds left lifted the Chargers in a battle of AFC heavyweights. The Bengals came in with heavy hearts, still mourning the loss of WR Chris Henry on Thursday, but [...]
Sunday Inactives
The Bengals announced their inactive list for today’s game in San Diego: Chris Crocker and Domata Peko are out as expected with injuries. As usual, back-up Center Jonathan Luigs and FB Fui Vakapuna are down. In a bit of a surprise, tackle Anthony Collins is also down, meaning that Andre Smith and Dennis Roland will [...]
