NFL Game of the Week thread:Bengals vs. Cardinals

[underpants]

Will Corey Dillon get his trade wish?
Will this millennium's "Ickey shuffle" be revealed?

Can the Cardinals elevate their play to a pre-WWII standard?
Will the "curse of David Boston" FINALLY be beaten?

Discuss.

[On the Road]

1. Got to Go With Cincinnati Here

If the Ravens lose, they'll be tied for first in the division. Who cares if it's a bad division this year? That's got to be a motivating factor.

[VermontDem2004]

2. The Cardinals been cursed ever since Bill Bidwell took over the team after

his father. Plus Corey Dillon will not get his trade wish because the trade deadline has already passed.

[underpants]

6. Dillon is a master negotiator huh?

That made my NFL year. He really is quite a good back considering that he and Takeo Spikes were about the only thing you had to worry about on either side of the ball and they stilled produced. I think he needs to let a little air out of his helmet though.

[Blue_Chill]

3. The bengals are back. They have been playing very well

I'd say it's a lock that the Bengals win if the Cards hadn't pulled two upsets this year already. It seems that one week they can beat anyone and the next they can't beat anyone.

[On the Road]

4. It's Hard for ANY Team to Get Worked Up for Cincinnati

That gives them a huge advantage. Of course, the same thing might be said of Arizona.

[VermontDem2004]

5. They can beat anyone

They have a great defense which is ready to be traded away at the end of the season because Bidwell doesn't want a winning too, a defense will win you games, it's just that they have very little depth at the WR position and Blake turns the ball over. The Cardinals would be a playoff team if they kept Lassiter, Boston, and Plummer. Plus they kept starting over the hill Emitt Smith over a much better Marcell Shipp who is proving to everyone why he is the best running back in Arizona because he got over 145 yards last week.

[Ishoutandscream]

7. Congrats to both teams

Arizona for knocking off the 9ers, and Cincy doing the same to Seattle. Ya know, it seems the two weakest divisions are playing each other in interconference games - the NFC west and AFC north. I'm happy to see Cincy doing so well.

I would like to see Cincy do a throwback to the old helmets of the early 70's - the orange helmet with "Bengals" written on them.

[VermontDem2004]

8. NFC East is the weekest division

Considering all the talent and skill level NFC West is one of the top divisions but their record may not show it.

[Ishoutandscream]

9. We'll see

The talk of the easy schedules - the NFC west has drawn the weakest since they are playing the weakest AFC division - the north.

The Giants just upset the undefeated Vikings in Minnesota.

Philly is back over 500.

The Cowboys have played well.

The Rams I believe will take the division. If you look at the other west teams, who have they beaten? The 9ers knocked off Tampa at home, but couldn't beat lowly Cleveland or Arizona. And I believe Dallas beat Arizona by 17 points. When the western leading Seattle went up to Green Bay (a quality opponent), they were hammered.

We'll see about weaker divisions. The way the west is playing currently (with the exception of the Rams), I see only one team making the playoffs. I believe two teams in the NFC east will make the playoffs while playing much tougher opponents (NFC south and AFC east) than the west.

[VermontDem2004]

10. Your point?

Sure the Giants beat undefeating Vikings, the 49ers beat the Super Bowl Champs Tampa Bay Buccaneers. One team? You are obviously biased in that opinion both the Rams and the Seahawks are 5-2 and the Dallas Cowboys who head their division got hammered at home to the 1-6 Falcons a team which has a worse record then both Cleveland and Arizona and got shut out by Tampa which the 49ers hammered. Philadelphia got hammered by New England and shut out by Tampa at home a team which the 49ers hammered, the Redskins got hammered by both the Bills and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers which got hammered by the 49ers. But that wasn't my point, the talent and skill level is so much better in the NFC West then alot of the divisions in football. So cut this crap about who is beating who and who is loosing to who.

[Ishoutandscream]

14. Again, we'll see

The west does have the easier schedules in the long run with the AFC north being the weakest.

I'm biased? You just said the NFC east is the weakest in football. It is very legit to compare the NFC east to the NFC west in terms of who is weaker. But to say that the NFC east is the weakest is totally ignoring the fact that the AFC north is the weakest of all.
I believe your distaste for the Cowboys is clouding your thinking.

[Best_man23]

11. Do this

Place two tickets to this game on the dashboard of a car in the stadium parking lot. Leave for one hour.

When you come back, the windshield will be broken and there will be four more tickets to the game sitting there.

[VermontDem2004]

12. I went to the Dolphins and Chargers game last Monday Night for FREE

You jealous?

[underpants]

13. HA!

Ya think they'll leave beer money too?