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Andy Dalton Is Just Having A Bad Day
Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton just threw his second pick, and the Chargers have the ball with a 10-point lead nine minutes left in the game. He threw 20 interceptions in the regular season, so these turnovers aren't really an aberration. They're still not helpful, though....
NFL Playoff Longshots: A Guide To The Also-Rans
The teams with the best Super Bowl chances in this year's playoffs are obvious. But who cares about them—most aren't even playing this weekend. This is a look at some of the other teams in the Wild Card round who haven't gotten as much play, whether it's because they're heavy underdogs or just haven...
Colts And Packers Avoid Blackouts Thanks To Corporate Charity
Disaster mostly averted: Of the three teams facing the prospect of local TV blackouts for their wild card playoff games, two have achieved sellouts—sort of—and the third appears close. And it's all thanks to the benevolence of corporate America....
Three Of Four NFL Playoff Games Could Be Blacked Out
The NFL maintains the largest live-to-televised enjoyment disparity of any major sport, but that ought to dissipate come the postseason. Yet three playoff games still have thousands of unsold tickets remaining, and broadcasts in those areas could be blacked out this weekend. The deadlines are just h...
Jeff Triplette Is Working A Playoff Game For Some Reason
How many referees' names do you actually know? In an ideal world, it'd be Ed Hochuli, and that's it. But the name Jeff Triplette has popped up a few times this year, and not for anything good: Triplette's crew had major game-changing screw-ups in consecutive weeks. And what do you know? Triplette's ...
NFL Says Hit On Bengals Punter Was Illegal
The NFL's VP of officiating Dean Blandino said last night that the hit by Steelers LB Terence Garvin on Bengals punter Kevin Huber should have been a penalty....
Seven-Year-Old Writes Supportive Letter To Injured Bengals Punter
Kevin Huber, the Bengals punter who fractured his jaw after an illegal hit by a Steelers player Sunday night, has one young fan, apparently. This seven-year-old's dad tweeted out a photo of his son's letter of support to Huber....
Missed Penalty Gave Pittsburgh A Touchdown (And Broke A Punter's Jaw)
Kevin Huber was a lock for the Pro Bowl. But the Bengals punter's tremendous year was cut short with a fractured jaw, suffered when he was blindsided by Steelers LB Terence Garvin. It sprung Antonio Brown for a touchdown, but it was a blatantly missed penalty that should have cost Pittsburgh the sco...
Jeff Triplette's Crew Screwed Up Another Big Call
For the second time in two weeks, the NFL has had to come out and admit that the Jeff Triplette-led officiating crew blew a major call, this time even with the assistance of a video review....
A Three-Man Front Is A Late-Game Defensive Formation For Suckers
The weekend, as I watched the absurd denouement of the Northwestern-Michigan game, something struck me as familiar — beyond the now-routine bumblefuckery that inspires the Wildcats to turn fourth-quarter leads into triple-overtime losses. No, it wasn't simply that Michigan drove in the dregs of game...
The Bengals Forced Overtime With This Ridiculous Hail Mary
The Bengals were down by seven points with two seconds remaining in the fourth quarter when this happened. A.J. Green has James Ihedigbo to thank for the assist....
Bengals-Dolphins Game Ends With Safety In Overtime
This week's Thursday NFL game had a rare and entertaining finish. The Dolphins beat the Bengals in overtime, 22-20, on a safety after Cameron Wake sacked Andy Dalton in his own end zone....
Son Surprises His Dad With Bengals Tickets; Dad Gets All Weepy
Until today, I never thought that the Cincinnati Bengals were capable of bringing their fans to tears of joy instead of sorrow. But that's exactly what happened when one Giants fan surprised his father, a lifelong Bengals fan, with airfare and tickets to an upcoming Jets-Bengals game at Paul Brown ...
Another Raccoon Runs Wild In Stands During Bengals Game
Raccoons apparently cannot get enough of Paul Brown Stadium. For the second year in a row, here's a raccoon scurrying around the stands during a Bengals game. ...
