NFL Power Rankings: The Cincinnati Bengals Are A Top-Ten Team
Admit it. Put your legs up, lock your fingers together and rest the best of your head on the palm of your hands. In late July when Mike Brown was asked about Carson Palmer, he reiterated that a trade wasn't happening. When that press conference was over, many of us were caught mouthing the words: Worst. Offseason. Ever. Coming off a 4-12 season, with an NFL lockout, a rookie quarterback, wide receiver and Palmer refusing to play was a fraction of the issues facing this team.
Not four months later and the Cincinnati Bengals are tied with the Baltimore Ravens for the best record in the AFC, securing a number one seed by virtue of a tie-breaker if the season ended today. And while fans are quick to point out a national blackout on Bengals coverage, the team that you so adamantly love is being recognized. In fact, it's probably safe to say that through nine weeks this season, the Bengals are a top-ten team and not many people would argue that (except for clowns... because clowns are funny).
| Power Rankings | Placement | LW |
| SB Nation | 7th | 9th |
| ESPN's Power Rankings | 10th | 14th |
| Pete Prisco (CBSSports.com) | 10th | 12th |
| NFL.com | 8th | 10th |
| Pro Football Talk | 7th | 8th |
| Brian Billick (FoxSports) | 13th | 16th |
| Your Heart | 1st | 1st |
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Hey Josh...
where do I get one of those kitty cats in the picture?
On a serious note...
I really don’t know how to act – this season thus far has been so surreal. I complained all summer about the lack of leadership this team had (won’t mention any names) and now the whole team is showing me that the Bengals are full of leaders. Now we’ve got to beat Pittsburgh this week and Baltimore next week and move up even further. WHO DEY!
On a serious note...
I really don’t know how to act – this season thus far has been so surreal. I complained all summer about the lack of leadership this team had (won’t mention any names) and now the whole team is showing me that the Bengals are full of leaders. Now we’ve got to beat Pittsburgh this week and Baltimore next week and move up even further. WHO DEY!
Brian Billick's line is interesting
Earlier in the season I seem to remember him giving the Bengals slightly more credit than the rest of the collective national media. Now it seems the media has glommed onto us and is rating us higher than Billick.
Not sure what, if anything, this means, other than Billick isn’t quite as drunk on the Red and Green kool-aid currently making the rounds…
All I can say is the though I don't put a lot of stock in power rankings......
for those of you that do the Bengals have gone from a general consensus of 32nd to 7th in half a season. I think that is sometning you just don’t see every year.
I hope you remember the ole Lou Brown "shi* burger I ordered up for the pundits. it is hot off the grill. I wonder if they want fries with that.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
If they beat the Ravens AND Steelers
the next couple weeks and I openly weep afterwards—does that make me a sissy?
by Bengals NFL Champs on Nov 8, 2011 1:26 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I will both cry and urinate
ANd Ill love it.
i can recall even when we swept the division
we really didnt get any love until we went 6-0 it was like unreeal to espn that the bungals as they used to an still from time to time say actually put together a good team … i really dont watch as much mothership as i used to bc of the total disrespect … lets jus keep winning and as dp says stay against the grain
Walker still has them only ranked 13. That guy was really a tool and a half.
Change gone come mane! Trust me! Cause i Bleed tigerblood!--Jerome Simpson
I've said it all along!!
Read my previous FAN POSTS and you’ll see that I’ve known it from the beginning of the season. WE WILL WIN THE DIVISION THIS YEAR!! And, Don’t be surprised if we go to our 3rd SUPERBOWL, once again for the 3rd time against the San Francisco 49’rs.
The stars are aligned and the Universe has a great sense of humor,
BENGALS 23 49’rs 17
Bengals finally win their 1st SUPERBOWL!
Drinking that kool-aid GM!!!
I’ve never waviered from that notion, and until SOMEBODY proves me wrong, I still think we win the DIV or are a “wild-card” selction at 11-5!
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Watch how EVERYBODY’S perspective changes when we beat the Steelers this Sunday!!!
I can hear the commentators now…they’ll be saying stuff like, “Can the Berngals keep this up”? What a surprise!!! This schedule is brutal! Yeah, but they still have to play the Ravens and Joe Flacco and company….blah, blah, blah,,,
F’ em!!!
Said it before… “There’s no room on the scoreboard fo comments”!
WHO DEY!
I represent the Bengals of Cincinnati with extreme passion and prejudice and make no apologies for it!

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