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    Donovan McNabb Would Like To Use One of His Lifelines

    OK it's true, Donovan McNabb had no idea that there was such a thing as a tie in the NFL (see video below). But let's not pick on him; it seems that there were several members of the Eagles and Bengals who were unaware of the rule, as unbelievable as that might sound. In what will go down in my household as a tragic waste of some very nice avocado dip, the teams stumbled to a 13-all deadlock on Sunday, the first time since 2002 that NFL teams will use two dashes when listing their records. Ha. Just like soccer. More »
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    Welcome To The House Of Chads

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    Why do I get the feeling that this isn't the only room in Chad Johnson's home that is full of giant portraits of himself? In a move usually reserved for Latin American dictators or advanced Alzheimer's patients (who am I again? Oh yeah!), Ocho Ego has his crib festooned with his own image, as we see in this screen capture from a recent interview on the NFL Network. He may not know art, but he knows what he likes. More »

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    Bengals Jerk Line Gets Its Chain Yanked

    As you may have heard, the NFL is out to hunt down and destroy boorish fan behavior at its solemn and dignified Sunday skull crushing meetings. Like several other teams, the Cincinnati Bengals have what is known as a "Jerk Line," a phone number that fans can call while in the stadium to report the guy who just poured a beer over their child's head. Of course, Bengals fans know who the real jerk is and have recently rallied around the idea of calling the line as often as possible to complain about the loutish behavior of owner Mike Brown. More »
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    Ocho Cinco: Excuse Me, While I Kiss This Star

    You've got to give props to Chad Formerly-Johnson, whose talents as a receiver are almost equal to his marketing acumen. Managing once again to somehow keep an 0-4 team in the spotlight, he vowed on Wednesday to score a touchdown and kiss the Dallas star when the Bengals play in Irving on Sunday. But he wasn't through. More »
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    Ocho Cinco Knows How To Cure The Bengals: It's Time To Par-tay

    The Artist Formerly Known As Chad Johnson does not want to go to that strip club. The last thing he wants is to go on a drunken tequila binge and wake up in his hotel room on Sunday draped in hookers and clutching a reefer the size of a corncob. But damn it, he will do it for the team. No sacrifice is too big for the well being of the Bengals. More »
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    Ocho Cinco's Name Change Papers Reveal His Creative Kids' Names

    Tired of hearing about Chad Ocho Cinco yet? Me neither. The Smoking Gun has his name change documents and while they are mostly unexciting, we've learned a few things about the man. Apparently he claims to have no ulterior reasons for changing his name. I guess "Sticking it to Roger Goodell" wasn't on the multiple choice. Oh, and that two of his kids are named Chad and Chade. Not quite George Foreman ridiculousness, but still. Are we to expect Chada, Chado, Chadi, and Chadu in the coming years? God, I hope so. More »
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    NFL Season Preview: Cincinnati Bengals

    We're less than 24 hours away from the start of the NFL season, so it's time to finish the impassioned season previews from various writers, bloggers, diehard fans, cooks, TV personalities, and numerous other walks of life whom consider football the only sport worth watching. Clearly, these previews will be running until, oh, the first round of the wild card playoffs based on how quickly they've been coming in. So, for the next few days, expect a lot of these. More »
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    Aye Carumba! Chad Johnson Changes Last Name To Ocho Cinco

    So Bengals wideout Chad Johnson has legally changed his name to "Chad Javon Ocho Cinco." Which I guess is only slightly better than "Chad Javon GoldenPalace.com." Chad expects to play in the Bengals' season opener, despite suffering a dislocated shoulder in the preseason and creating more needlework for his equipment manager. More »
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    Now You Can Bet on Which NFL Team Will Have the Next Arrest


    Somewhere Roger Goodell is crying. Or making a boatload of cash thanks to inside information. Right now the Cincinnati Bengals lead the clubhouse at 5/1. Many teams are set at 25/1. Not content with betting on teams? In addition to team arrests, you can take the over/under on number of individual arrests—currently set at 7.5; Regular season vs. offseason arrests in 2008 and 2009, and what the next player will be arrested for. Drug possession leads at 2/1. More »
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    Kenny Irons ("AKA The Franchise") Is "Hongry" For Some Hooters

    So he does what any man who is hongry for some Hooters does, he takes a camera in and narrates a trip to the restaurant. I'm sure this video will go a long way towards making Bengals fans feel better about the second round pick their team spent on the Auburn running back. If you've ever wondered what Michael Scott's trip to Hooters would look like if he played in the NFL and was obsessed with weed, check it out after the jump: More »