Errrrr

Second best team? Yeah, they sure manhandled that four win cleveland team in a stunning display of football prowess. They sure did look better than Seattle. Let's take a quick gander back at an the Cincy season: 7 games against teams that at this point have losing schedules, throw in the bears and vikings who had a combined 2-5 record when the bengals played em and you're lookin at 9 easy wins. Yeah, they beat pittsburgh, but that was right smack in the middle of a 3 game losing streak with the starters way less than 100%. And those voctories are hardly what I'd call convincing...beat browns on last second field goal, beat packers by 7 despite 5 int by favre (and 9 [I think] total turnovers by packers), texans by 6, titans by 8, for God's sake Kyle Boller led a 3TD 4th quarter rally against them. Now let's look at the losses: Indy, Jax and Pitts (when pitts was healthy). Their only three tough, playoff caliber games and they lose. Plus, Cincy gives up, what, 120 rushing yards/game (for God's sake Jamal Lewis busted over 100 on them in his most anemic year ever). Let's look at possible first game opponants for them in the playoffs: Jax, S.D., K.C., Den., Pitts - yeah, I'll bet none of them will want to run the ball. Enjoy the first round bye, cuz that's the only advancement Cincy gets in the post season.