BENGALS (-3) Over New York Jets

Disgusting weekend for Cincy football teams.  Not gonna relive it in this post.  I'll chalk it up to a New Years Hangover, and as you can see from "Hangover Cat", it's a nasty one (h/t Everyday Should Be Saturday).

For now, just a few things:

• Bengals remain the favorite at home by -3 (subject to change).  Gun to your child's head, which side of that do you take?
• According to this article, the line on the game started at 2.5 and was pushed by early betting to 3.  That surprised me.
• Read the live blog below for some funny takes on last nights debacle.  If you're into the whole self-abuse thing.

Comments

[FeedMikeBrownToAquaBengal]

I take the Jets and the points!

The Bengals are the lowest scoring team in the playoffs. They haven't beaten a good team since the win over the Ravens which was ages ago. Their defense is incredibly banged up and just got steamrolled. Ocho might be hurt worse than he's letting on. Benson is banged up. They had the whole season to stop getting offensive penalties but last night featured a series with three consecutive, yet again. One and done.

We need a project mayhem action this week. There should be signs saying that a real General Manager is still needed! My early prediction for 2010 is a serious backslide... there is no way in Hades they sweep the division games again next year, and if they hadn't done that they'd be home for the playoffs.

[JoseOle]

I'd take the Bengals, I don't like my kids that much anyway. Last night Costas said the line in Vegas opened at Bengals -4 around 11:30 P.M. So it may have gone down to -2.5 then back up to -3. I think Cinci has a good chance agains the Jets. The Jets used all their tricks to win, the wildcat and the short passing game. The Bengals called is a game after the last drop in the 2nd qtr. Benson not playing let me know they weren't trying either, and after Sims got hurt the defense was done as well. One issue, Crocker has to come back b/c Nelson is no cover man. Why are Hebert and Nelson on this team? Why do the Bengals need 2 special teams aces taking up a roster spot of another player?

[TigerJ@w]

Yea, I liked the dumb comments by Votasi on the blog, he sounds like he works for MFB. Um, Votasi, the O Starters were in there for almost the entire game, and I would like for you to tell us all, how did they do? Those play calls are the same play calls Brat has called for the entire season. You think Brat is all of a sudden going to break out this magical playbook that he has stored away for this special occasion? LOL The O is still doing the same stupid penalties they have been doing all year and the OLman were even laughing about it. Yea, they take their JOB real serious I see. How do you know Peko, Crocker and Geathers will be back? You don't and we lost Simms for the season and now Chad could be worse off then expected since he is getting an MRI today.

This team is pitiful, the O has been horrible all season. Lucky for this team they had Zimmer or they would not be in the position they are in. Can they turn it around? Well, I can't wait to see it on Saturday because even ML said you cannot turn it off and on like people think. I am sure he is right, but now he has to prove us and himself all wrong.

[Me]

Jets. The Bengals haven't played well since the second Pittsburgh game.

[votasi]

what else would you expect a tiger jew to say..."no, no, no, i'll take the burnt piece of toast, it's alright, i'm just your poor motha'".

you don't know peko, crocker, and geathers won't play, so calm your balls. yeah, i guess you're correct when you say the starting O did play 'almost' the entire game. 35 minutes is more than half, so you got me there. of course the jets O was on the field for how much of that? oh yeah, and our real D got steamrolled. you know i forgot that number 51 was a part of our 10 win season. shit, skuta, the rico law, davie jones, oren hatch, st. louis' nemesis - those guys really failed to live up to their reputation. and you know next week, it'll be more of the same with jerry curl laying down on the sidelines signaling reception in his sweet number 89 jersey.

ced's not banged up, peter breath. we kept him out to prevent him from getting banged up in a game we could have given a shit less about winning. the only thing i find fault with yesterday is that it seemed there was some confusion about whether or not we were going to walk through the night or not. the league should allow just a flat forfeit option, or the option to field replacement players for one week only, as opposed to having people line up to get hurt in the end.

we didn't need this game in the least. the jets did. next week we will, and you midol moaners can look forward to predicting your next embarrassing failure with hysterical giddiness.

how's bobbie's ingrown ass taste?

[Hofbraunow]

Speaking of Hangovers I had one this morning...I was mad that I was hungover...WTF, all I had was

two 24oz cans of PBR, half a Pizza, 10 Buffalo wings and 10 garlic curry wings (I made them, because bw3 doesn't have garlic *curry* wings anymore)

So anyway, yeah, I should have been fine this morning...but I wasn't...oh well, it was nothing two tall glasses of milk and a multi-vitamin couldn't cure (still took about 3 hours to get back in balance though)

I think it was great the Bengals got shut out on prime time Sunday Night Football...Screw You NBC...

btw, Faith Hill is SMOKIN' Hot :) What a sweetie