Wild Card Weekend: Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans

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Wild Card Weekend: Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans
By: John Morgan

The Bengals look to avenge last year's playoff loss while winning their first playoff game since 1989........

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[Deus Irae]

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Barrett Ruud is getting the start for the Texans.

 

[Deus Irae]

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The only surprise on the Texans’ inactives is fullback Tyler Clutts, who played all 16 games in the regular season but will not play in today’s playoff opener. The Texans’ other inactives are CB Roc Carmichael, CB Stanford Routt, G Antoine Caldwell, T Andrew Gardner, G Cody White and NT Terrell McClain.

The Bengals’ inactives are WR Dane Sanzenbacher, CB Jason Allen, S Chris Crocker, HB Daniel Herron, DT Devon Still, DT Brandon Thompson and TE Richard Quinn.

Barrett Ruud to start for Texans vs. Bengals | ProFootballTalk

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

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Rooting for a close, physical game, and hopefully OT.

Unless the Bengals win, in which case hopefully it's 35-0 by halftime and starters rest the whole 2nd half.

 

[Shed83]

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I know it's really wrong but for a few milliseconds there I was wishing that the Texans had beaten the colts so that I could get my Pats fix now!!

Obviously I'm delighted it happened the other way though!

Think the texans are going to scrape through this and we'll play them next week!

 

[mayoclinic]

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From Paul Kuharsky at ESPN:

It's all doom and gloom in Houston - NFL Nation Blog - ESPN

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

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these announcers are going to kill me.....a decent gain is a yard?

 

[PatsSox363804]

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"Thats a win for the Cincinnati defense right there." A 3 and out on the first drive of the game is a win? Huh, learned something new.

 

[Deus Irae]

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Someone should tell Gresham that the game's already started.

 

[Archeryaddict12]

Man these teams don't look very good during their first series.


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[The Gr8est]

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This the unofficial game thread. Where is the official one?

 

[The Gr8est]

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Someone should tell Gresham that the game's already started.

Ben Watson is on line one. He wants his pizza paddles back Jermaine.

 

[Deus Irae]

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This the unofficial game thread. Where is the official one?

The last time I called one "official", they 86'd it.....

 

[mayoclinic]

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The last time I called one "official", they 86'd it.....

Apparently it's not officially official unless Nut starts it.

 

[PatriotSeven]

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I know we have a better chance at a fair game if we get Houston, than if we end up with the Colts or Ravens, but I can't stand the Texans. And I have a soft spot for Dalton and the Bengals.

I'm so torn on who to pull for.

 

[Wax Frog]

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Orange cut Peko?

 

[mayoclinic]

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I'm so torn on who to pull for.

Simple. I'm rooting for Houston to win but to get the crap beat out of them.

 

[The Gr8est]

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I know we have a better chance at a fair game if we get Houston, than if we end up with the Colts or Ravens, but I can't stand the Texans. And I have a soft spot for Dalton and the Bengals.

I'm so torn on who to pull for.

Me too. We can beat any of the possibilities so I am rooting for the outcome that will beat up on Denver the most. If Cincinnati looks shaky we're better off with Houston winning and hope Baltimore roughs up Denver.

Plus, like him or not, Flacco showed last year he can go to a hostile stadium and play well. He outplayed Brady last year in Foxboro.

Are they getting players back?

 

[PatriotSeven]

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Simple. I'm rooting for Houston to win but to get the crap beat out of them.

I just started thinking about that too. Bengals dominate them thoroughly but homer refs screw the Bengals and Houston gets the win. I like it!

 

[mayoclinic]

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Me too. We can beat any of the possibilities so I am rooting for the outcome that will beat up on Denver the most. If Cincinnati looks shaky we're better off with Houston winning and hope Baltimore roughs up Denver.

Plus, like him or not, Flacco showed last year he can go to a hostile stadium and play well. He outplayed Brady last year in Foxboro.

Are they getting players back?

They rested guys last week, including Ray Rice and Flacco. Lewis and Suggs will be back, plus Ngata and Yanda.

I think Baltimore going to Denver wouldn't be a bad thing. They got embarrassed at home, so there would be some motivation.