Chris Perry is becoming very injury prone.  He broke his foot Sunday against the Browns and will miss the remainder of the football season.  Perry finishes his second season in the NFL with 10 carries for 57 yards (5.7 ypc) and 9 receptions for 42 yards (4.7 avg). 

Look for Kenny Watson to move into the #2 RB role.  Watson carried the ball 14 times for 72 yards (5.1 ypc) and a TD.  Watson has caught 12 passes for 81 yards (6.8 avg).

The Bengals have played really well the last two weeks and need a win badly to make up ground in the division against the Ravens.  The Bengals have outscored their opponents 61-16 the last two weeks.  The Ravens have won 5 in a row, including an absolute thrashing of the Pittsburgh Steelers last week.  The Ravens can seal the AFC North Championship with a victory tonight.

The Bengals will probably attempt to run Rudi Johnson (890 yards rushing) at the Ravens rough run defense that allows only 76.5 yards rushing per game and 3.2 yards per carry.  The Bengals have to run the ball some to slow the Ravens pass rush that had 9 sacks last week against the Steelers.  If Carson Palmer has time, he should be effective at moving the ball around among his great receiving corps. 

When the Ravens have the football, look for them to attack the Bengals soft run defense that has allowed 116.6 yards rushing and 4.2 yards per carry.  Since Brian Billick took over the play-calling, the Ravens are 5-0 and have averaged 27.8 points per game.  Jamal Lewis (735 yards rushing) should have little problem getting his yards this week.  Steve McNair has played really well of late, but he must be careful with the football as the Bengals have been picking off alot of passes lately.

I like the Bengals to rise up in the Jungle and turn the tables on the Ravens who beat them 26-20 earlier in the season.

This was a game that the Bengals dominated all the way through.  Carson Palmer was outstanding as he completed 25 of 32 passes for 275 yards with 3 TDs and 1 INT.  Rudi Johnson had a rough time as he carried the ball 25 times for 64 yards (2.6 ypc) and a TD.  Chad Johnson was outstanding again with 7 receptions for 123 yards.  T.J. Houshmandzadeh was tough with 7 catches for 79 yards and a TD.  Chris Henry was all about big plays as he caught 5 passes for 41 yards and 2 TDs.

The Bengals had been having a rough time as of late, but you wouldn’t know that by watching this game.  LB Caleb Miller was all over the place as he had 8 tackles and a sack.  Kevin Kaesviharn had 2 tackles, a sack and 2 INTs.  Tory James also had 2 interceptions.  The Bengals held the Browns to 51 yards rushing on 14 carries (3.6 ypc).  The Browns completed 18 of 29 passes for 152 net yards passing.

The Bengals totally dismantled the Browns and move to 6-5 on the season.

The Battle for Ohio, Part II.  The Bengals handled the Browns pretty easily in week #2 of the season, 34-17, but the Browns beat them up physically.  The Bengals are coming off a win that broke a 3-game losing streak.  The Browns lost a heartbreaker to the Pittsburgh Steelers, but they have looked much better of late.

The Bengals will try to pound the Browns defense with Rudi Johnson (826 yards rushing).  The Browns allow 136.9 yards rushing per game and 4.8 yards per carry.  After the Bengals establish the run, it will be “Ocho Cinco” time.  Chad Johnson has been pretty good this season (57 rec, 932 yards), but we’ll see if he has “alligator arms” after Brian Russell made him a bloody, incoherent mess in the last meeting between these teams.  The Bengals must do a good job of keeping Kamerion Wimbley (6.5 sacks) away from Carson Palmer, who gets rattled when he gets hit.

The Browns hope to have Reuben Droughns back for Sunday’s game.  Droughns has said that his injured foot is feeling alot better and that he more than likely will give it a go.  The Browns need him, because he’s the kind of back that hurts the Bengals.  The Bengals have allowed 123.2 yards rushing per game and 4.2 yards per carry.  If the Browns have a running threat and the tackles keep the Bengals Ends (Justin Smith & Robert Geathers) away from Charlie Frye, he could have his best game as a pro.  The Bengals allow 254.4 net yards passing per game, so Kellen Winslow and Braylon Edwards should have big games.

This game will be a high-scoring game, but I have to side with the Bengals because of Rudi Johnson who’s been kryptonite to the Browns in his career.

The Bengals played good on offense and made enough big plays on defense to get a victory.  Carson Palmer completed 14 of 22 passes for 275 yards with 3 TDs and 1 INT.  Rudi Johnson had a good game with 27 carries for 111 yards (4.1 ypc).  Chad “Ocho Cinco” Johnson had another amazing game with 6 receptions for 190 yards and 3 TDs.

The Bengals definately played bend-but-don’t-break defense yesterday.  Caleb Miller ad 14 tackles and recovered a fumble.  Kevin Kaesviharn had 11 tackles, 2 sacks and an interception. Madieu Williams (5 tackles, interception) and rookie Ethan Kilmer (4 tackles, 52-yard interception return for TD) also were a big help on defense.  The Saints carried the ball 23 times for 91 yards (4.0 ypc).  The Saints completed 37 of 52 passes for 504 net yards passing.

This win pulls the Bengals back up to .500 (5-5) on the season.

This should be an exciting football game.   The Bengals gave up 49 points in a devastating loss to the Chargers and the Saints gave up 38 points on the road in Pittsburgh last week.  Both teams need this game badly!  The Saints need the win to stay in first place (6-3), while the Bengals need the win to stay alive in the playoff race as they are only 4-5 on the season.

Look for the Bengals to run a wide-open offense, but to run the ball early and get Rudi Johnson involved in the gameplan.  Willie Parker rushed for over 200 yards last week against the Saints and Rudi Johnson is a better back than he is.  Look for Carson Palmer to keep playing catch with his two top receivers, Chad Johnson (51 rec, 742 yards) and T.J. Houshmandzadeh (46 rec, 576 yards) as the Saints secondary has been getting torched as of late.  Opposing QBs have 17 TDs and only 4 INTs against the Saints.  The Saints must blitz Palmer or he will carve their defense up.

Look for the Saints to also run a wide-open attack.  They might try to run the ball a little more than usual to attempt to keep the Bengals offense off of the field.  The Bengals are soft against the run, allowing 126.8 yards rushing and 4.3 yards per carry.  But the Saints will certainly attack the Bengals down the field, with Brees taking shots to the soon-to-be offensive rookie of the year Marques Colston.  All Colston has done this year is catch 54 passes for 869 yards and 7 TDs.  Colston is a mis-match for any Bengal DB because of his rare blend of size and speed.

Buckle the seat belts kiddies.  This will be an exciting football game, just like each of them played in last week.   The only difference is that one of them will win this week, and I think it will be whoever has the ball last.

What an incredible football game this was.  The Bengals built a 28-7 lead in the first half.  In the second half the Bengals got out-scored 42-13 to lose the football game at home!  Carson Palmer had a great game completing 31 of 42 passes for 440 yards with 3 TDs.  Rudi Johnson carried the ball 18 times for 85 yards (4.7 ypc) and a TD.  Chris Perry carried the ball 4 times for 31 yards (7.8 ypc).  Jeremi Johnson very rarely gets the ball, but he carried it 3 times for 9 yards and a TD.  Chad Johnson had the best game of his NFL career with 11 receptions for 260 yards and 2 TDs!!!!  T.J. Houshmandzadeh caught 7 passes for 88 yards.  Chris Henry caught 2 passes for 18 yards and a TD.

The defense played poorly in this football game.  The Bengals held the Chargers to 107 yards rushing on 26 carries (4.1 ypc).  The Bengals couldn’t stop the Chargers passing attack, as the Chargers completed 24 of 36 passes for 323 net yards passing.

This game really hurt the Bengals.  What a choke job!

This game pits two teams that are moving in different directions.  The Chargers have won four of their last five games, while the Bengals have lost 4 of their last 5 games.

Look for the Chargers to run the football against the Bengals who allow 129.3 yards rushing per game and 4.3 yards per carry.  LaDainian Tomlinson (828 yards rushing) and Michael Turner (344 yards rushing) will both have huge games on Sunday against the soft Bengals defense.  Look for Philip Rivers to dice up the Bengals secondary when they creep up to stop the Chargers running game.  Antonio Gates should have a big game and so could Keenan McCardell or Eric Parker.

The  Bengals should come out throwing the football to set up the run.  With alot of the Chargers defense out for the game, the Bengals offensive line must step up and protect Carson Palmer.  Palmer has been a little skittish in the pocket due to his injured knee, but if he has time he will have success throwing the ball to Chad Johnson (40 rec, 483 yards) and T.J. Houshmandzadeh (39 rec, 488 yards).

Look for the Chargers to bully the Bengals with their running game thus controlling the clock.  I do think that Chad Johnson will have his best game of the season this Sunday.  This should be a great football game to watch with alot of scoring.

I think Palmer isn’t 100% healthy because he seems a little jittery in the pocket, and some of his deep passes are lacking a little bit of zip as he might be having problems with his rebuilt knee.  To Palmer’s credit, he hasn’t used it for an excuse and is still putting up decent numbers for the Bengals.  Palmer has completed 61.2% of his passes for 1,879 yards with 12 TDs and 6 INTs.  Palmer’s Qb rating in 89.3 which is pretty darn good.  The Bengals do need to protect Palmer a little better as they have given up 23 sacks.

Bengals reserve cornerback Greg Brooks underwent arthoscopic knee surgery on Monday.  His playing status is uncertain, but he definately is out for the game coming up with the Chargers.