A.J. Green and Andy Dalton Miked vs Colts

The best part about the video is the awkward conversation between Dalton and Ced right after Benard Scott gets a TD. Benson is probably all pissed off inside cause he's not getting touches. Just putting that fake happy face on.
I'll admit the more I watch and hear Dalton the more I'm starting to get a man crush on him.

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Looking Forward:Indianapolis Colts vs Cincinnati Bengals Preview

The Bengals are expected to get another win when they face off against the struggling Colts.

The biggest news might be the absence of middle linebacker Ray Maualuga, who is expected to miss with an ankle injury.

The one things that's swirling around the inter webs is the performance of Cedric Benson. Is this the game where Bernard Scott get a few more carries than he has been getting?

The last few weeks, the Bengals have struggled to establish the running game. The good news is the Colts are struggling to stop the run so this is a good time to fix that.

I also wouldn't mind if the Bengals threw the ball around. A.J. Green is leading all rookie WR's in yards and TD's. 

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The one player the Bengals defense has to keep a sharp eye on is Pierre Garcon who has 271 yards and four TD's in the past two games. The defense also has to keep an eye out for Dallas Clark who usually manages to carve out the Bengals in the middle. 

I expect the Bengals to come out with a win in another tight game.

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Indianapolis Colts vs Cincinnati Bengals Re-cap 9/1/2011

The final preseason looked like the final preseason game. Mostly it was unwatchable. The Bengals lost 17-13 to the Colts. But the biggest news might be the meeting that took place between the Bengals and Carson Palmer in late July. This is according to Joe Reedy.

The Good:
The good news is Andy Dalton looked like he might be able to survive his NFL rookie season. I don't think the game is way over his head. We also found out that Brad Gardowski (SP?) looked like he can play against the Colts second string defense. Again, the front four of the Bengals D looked like they could consistently put pressure on the opposing QB. The running game looked solid. That should be good news because it's going to be a run first, run second kind of team this year.
Rucker, M. Johnson, C. Peerman and few other players on both offense and defense and a very good preseason campaign.

The Bad:
Dan LeFlavor (SP?), he either needs to be cut or put on the practice squad. I can't see him taking up a roster spot. The return game still sucks, with the new kick off rules I don't think it will make a big difference this year.

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Recap Cincinnati Bengals vs Indianapolis Colts

Bengals - 16
Colts - 23
Another Bengals game and another disappointing showing. How many games can you start out by putting your self in a hole? Just can't win many games like that.
There is no discipline, no passion, bad turnover, cant convert on 3rd downs, and the list just keeps going on.
The Bengals have all these big time super stars on the team, but on the other side the Colts are ravaged by injuries and have no names. But they do have the most important player in Payton Manning and bunch of people that are football players and that seems to be good enough for them to keep winning football games.
I think its safe to say, we can look back on many of the Bengals game and say they should of have won that game. But good teams find ways to make it happen.
I know the Bengals can't be the best team every time they play, but they could put up a decent fight without looking so lack luster.

Chad had a monster game, Carson had a bad start, then got hot, then got really cold. The defense did what it could to keep the Bengals alive. The special teams did nothing.
I am really curious to find out why they keep putting Quan Cosby back there to return punts and not Bernard Scott? It either a fair catch or no catch, he never seems to make any kind of play.
For all the bad play, bad calls, bad turnovers, and bad penalties, some how, some way the Bengals were still in a position on win the game in the 4th quarter. But another turnover by the rookie TE dashed all hopes of a Bengals win.
Its mind boggling to think with 5 turnovers, the Bengals where in a position to win the game on the final drive.
You can just look at the last drive by the Bengals to realize what is wrong with this team, not protecting the QB with game game on the line and our diva WR walking back to the line of  scrimmage when the clock keeps running. If you don't have a desire to fight until the end, the get the fuck of the team.
If Marvin had any class, decency or balls he would be cutting some players after today's game. But sadly everyone on this team is a mirror image of the owner.

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Stat: ESPN

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