The Cincinnati Bengals (5-2) exploded against the Chicago Bears (3-3) on Sunday and pretty much had the victory in the bag at halftime.  It was an all-around team effort in this one for the Bengals, as Carson Palmer, Cedric Benson, Chad Ochocinco, and the entire Bengals’ defense all played great.  Palmer had five touchdowns and zero interceptions, getting 233 yards on 20/24 passes (83%).  Cedric Benson got revenge against his former team whom he did not part well with, getting 189 yards and a touchdown on 37 carries (5.1 avg).  Chad Ochocinco caught 10 passes for 118 yards and two touchdowns.  The Bengals came out and proved they were the better team, but nobody expected this big of a win for them.  The Bears looked flat out bad.

The Bengals defense did a good job keeping the Bears out of the game, as the offense built a huge 31-3 lead at half.  They gave up one touchdown in the second half to Devin Hester.  Hester was the only effective offensive player for the Bears, finishing with 101 yards on eight catches and a touchdown.  The Bengals defense took Cutler out of the game, intercepting him three times.  He was obviously rattled and was not in any kind of rhythm, as he fumbled two snaps.  This was a big statement made by the Bengals, especially since this game was supposed to be pretty evenly matched.  Hopefully they can keep this momentum going, but they now have a bye week and the Baltimore Ravens are their next opponent so it will be difficult.