NFL: The Show | GM D.Geezy's Cincinnati Bengals Franchise

[DJ Rhude]

Ugh tough way to lose....that's one thing I wish didn't happen so frequently in Madden 10, less of those ducks when the QB gets hit......more sacks would pile up if that didn't happen so much....but I guess the 4 picks hurt more than anything, Palmer was off his game.....the defense did a nice job on Peyton

[goDawgs1433]

Man, Spiller really is getting better every week - 286 total yards and a TD. That run game with Donald Brown really killed you, though.

[cheese2121]

Tough loss man. The run defense and Palmer's off day were the difference there. Huge game though with pitttsburgh. I think this Bengals team has come a long way since that opening day blowout.

[Deegeezy]

Ugh tough way to lose....that's one thing I wish didn't happen so frequently in Madden 10, less of those ducks when the QB gets hit......more sacks would pile up if that didn't happen so much....but I guess the 4 picks hurt more than anything, Palmer was off his game.....the defense did a nice job on Peyton

Agreed man...The lame duck passes are getting old. I'd rather just see the QB go into the sack animation or maybe a fumble animation. You hardly ever see the hit + lame duck pass + d-line INT scenario on Sundays.

Tough loss man, Palmer had a bit of an off day, but Spiller had another big game it looks like.

I am having so much fun using Spiller. He is the main reason I look forward to the games right now. He is certainly becoming the face of my Madden '10 franchise. We all have those players in our dynasties and franchises.

I think I'm going to try and read up on this

Thanks man...Great to see you on board.

Man, Spiller really is getting better every week - 286 total yards and a TD. That run game with Donald Brown really killed you, though.

No question we need to clean that up. We had been stout against the run all year and that guy just tore us apart.

Tough loss man. The run defense and Palmer's off day were the difference there. Huge game though with pitttsburgh. I think this Bengals team has come a long way since that opening day blowout.

I hope you're right man. We'll find out tonight. I have a game plan in mind for tonight that I think will work. The key is to eliminate mistakes. We need to play flawless.

Ouch...rough day for Palmer. I think I am detecting a whiff of MVP talk for Mr. Spiller

He is one of the top Pro Bowl vote getters and an Offensive Player of the Year candidate so far. If we can get him into the end zone more, the MVP award is not out of the question.

[RyanLeaf16]

Next week is big. You guys have to start beating the elite of the AFC. Pittsburgh has been a thorn in your side since the start of the 'chise. Spiller continues to impress. The kid is really starting to show promise with his consistency. I have to think Spiller is the team MVP, if not in the race for league MVP.

Palmer had a rough outing and it could only get tougher with the Steeler defense waiting...May be a good day to showcase Spiller and utilize a lot of quick slants to avoid the rush and limit the interception opportunities for the Steeler secondary.

[Deegeezy]

Game 8, Year 3: Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers




30 -- 5-3
27 -- 5-3 F/OT

TOP: On the very first play of overtime, Bengals DE Michael Johnson stripped Steelers RB Rashard Mendenhall of the football and it was recovered by OLB Manny Lawson deep in Pittsburgh territory. On the next play, Bengals PK Shayne Graham kicked the game-winning 40-yard field goal giving Cincinnati a thrilling 30-27 victory. BOTTOM: Bengals QB Carson Palmer finds RB C.J. Spiller on a wheel route which resulted in the game-tying touchdown with under two minutes to play. Spiller, who finished the game with over 200 all-purpose yards, trucked Steelers SS Troy Polamalu on his way into the end zone.

"WE BECAME A TEAM TODAY"

Cincinnati PK Shayne Graham kicks 40-yard field goal in overtime lifting Bengals to a 30-27 upset victory over arch-nemisis Pittsburgh | Steelers turnover on first play of overtime session sets up Bengals' game-winner | Palmer and Spiller's late game heroics send contest into extra session | Game nearly blown with penalty on final play of regulation

The Cincinnati Bengals picked up their first win over the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2006, defeating their arch rivals 30-27 Sunday on the road in overtime. In the extra period, Pittsburgh RB Rashard Mendenhall was stripped of the football by Bengals DE Michael Johnson and it was recovered by OLB Manny Lawson deep in Steelers territory and well in field goal range. Cincinnati head coach Mike Martz wasted no time sending out his field goal unit and PK Shayne Graham delivered with a 40-yard field goal to win the game.

Cincinnati was able to send the game into overtime by going on a 13-play 75-yard drive that took up 4:57 late in the fourth quarter. The possession culminated with a 17-yard scoring strike from QB Carson Palmer to RB C.J. Spiller which made the score 27-27 with 1:54 remaining in the game. Palmer had his finest performance of the season, going 25 of 34 for 325 yards with 3 touchdowns and for the first time this season, no interceptions. Spiller continued to display his versatility, gaining 210 all-purpose yards (90 yards rushing, 102 yards receiving, and an 18-yard fourth quarter punt return) along with 2 touchdowns.

The tone was set early in the game by the Bengals. After forcing a Pittsburgh punt on the first possession of the game, Cincinnati took their ensuing possession on a 12-play 81-yard drive that lasted over 7 minutes and ended with a Palmer to Spiller touchdown hook-up on a middle-screen pass. The drive featured a heavy-dose of runs, 10 carries for 57 yards, including 6 rushes for 36 yards by Spiller.

"We thought it was important to come out early and establish an attitude," said Martz.

"To beat a team like that, you have to play a physical brand of football. Obviously you all know that I am a pass-first kind of guy but today we all felt it was important to establish that we weren't going to be punching bags today and that we would fight back."

The Bengals overcame much adversity during the contest. The team was penalized 9 times for 85 yards, both season-highs. Their infractions included a holding call on a 49-yard field goal made by Graham on the final play of regulation that would have won the game.

"The coaches won't say it but I am going to say it...We weren't just playing against the Steelers out there," said Bengals WR Chad Ochocinco, who finished with 5 receptions for 52 yards.

"It felt like we were also playing against the officials. You mean to tell me that Pittsburgh did absolutely nothing wrong for 60+ minutes of football and did not do a single thing penalty-worthy while we were bad enough to be penalized almost 10 times? Child please."

"Fine me if you want, but it's bogus. It was us against the world out there today. They tried to give the Steelers the game but we went out and took it. This is a changing of the guard."

The win for Cincinnati (5-3) puts them in a first place tie with the Steelers (5-3). The Bengals' record through 8 games this year matches their record from last season at this point, a year they finished 6-10. Martz knows that his team must avoid a similar collapse.

"I really felt like we became a team today and if we keep playing like this, we're going to have much to celebrate come playoff time," said Martz.

"The key though is for us to stay focused and to continue to get better one week at a time. We need to keep playing good, opportunistic defense, as wekk as sound, turnover-free offense, while also cleaning up the penalties. We do those things, we can take this thing pretty far."

Cincinnati will face Buffalo next week at home. The Bills are 5-3 under the leadership of new QB Kevin Kolb, who signed with them during the past free agent signing period following their 3-13 season in 2010.

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[b][u]Box Score[/u][/b][u][/u] 

                       1st   2nd   3rd   4th   OT   Final[/b]
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bengals_30.gif[/IMG] Cincinnati 5-3 --   7     7     3    10    3     30
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/steelers_30.gif[/IMG] Pittsburgh 5-3 --   7    10     7     3    0     27


[U][b]1st[/b][/U]

[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bengals_30.gif[/IMG]: 16 yd TD pass from Palmer to Spiller (Graham kick) 4:32 -- 7-0
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/steelers_30.gif[/IMG]:  1 yd TD run by Mendenhall (Hartley kick) 0:15 -- 7-7

[U][b]2nd[/b][/U]

[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/steelers_30.gif[/IMG]: 48 yd FG by Hartley 1:29 -- 7-10
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/steelers_30.gif[/IMG]:  2 yd TD pass from Roethlisberger to Ward (Hartley kick) 0:58 -- 7-17
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bengals_30.gif[/IMG]: 51 yd TD pass from Palmer to Floyd (Graham kick) 0:12 -- 14-17

[U][b]3rd[/b][/U]

[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bengals_30.gif[/IMG]: 49 yd FG by Graham 7:56 -- 17-17
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/steelers_30.gif[/IMG]:  5 yd TD pass from Roethlisberger to Hernandez (Hartley kick) 3:21 -- 17-24

[U][b]4th[/b][/U]

[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bengals_30.gif[/IMG]: 47 yd FG by Graham 14:55 -- 20-24
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/steelers_30.gif[/IMG]: 55 yd FG by Hartley 9:58 -- 20-27
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bengals_30.gif[/IMG]: 17 yd TD pass from Palmer to Spiller (Graham kick) 1:54 -- 27-27

[U][b]Overtime[/b][/U]

[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bengals_30.gif[/IMG]: 40 yd FG by Graham 14:45 -- 30-27


[b][u]Notable Statistics[/u][/b][u][/u] 

[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bengals_30.gif[/IMG] [b]Cincinnati [/b]
[U]
Passing                    RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]
 9-QB  Carson Palmer        132.5   25    34  325   3   0   
[U]
Rushing                       ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
28-RB  C.J. Spiller            18   90   0
21-FB  Jacob Hester             5   15   0
35-RB  Jerome Harrison          4   22   0
[U]
Receiving                     REC  YDS  TD[/U]
28-RB  C.J. Spiller            10  102   2
85-WR  Chad Ochocinco           5   52   0
87-WR  Michael Floyd(R)         5   99   1
80-TE  Chase Coffman            2   14   0
83-WR  Kevin Curtis             1   20   0
84-WR  Shaun McDonald           1   25   0
[U]
Defensive                     SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT[/U]
94-DT  Domata Peko              7    3    3    0    0
93-DE  Michael Johnson          6    1    6    0    0 (1 ff)
42-FS  Taylor Mays              4    2    1    1    0
34-CB  Zackary Bowman           2    0    1    1    0
91-OLB Manny Lawson             2    1    0    0    0 (1 fr)
[u]
Kicking                       FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
17-PK Shayne Graham             3       3     50     n/a     3       3 

[B][U]Bengals Key Team Stats: [/U][/B]

Total Offensive Yards: 449
Rushing Yards: 131
Sacks Allowed: 1
3rd down conversions: 4-9 (44%)
Offensive Turnovers: 2
Penalties: 9 for 85 yards
Time of Possession: 30:57


[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/steelers_30.gif[/IMG] [b]Pittsburgh [/b]
[U]
Passing                    RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]  
 7-QB  Ben Roethlisberger   121.1   23    33  323   2   0
[U]
Rushing                       ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
34-RB  Rashard Mendenhall      16   25   1
22-RB  Jonathan Dwyer          10    8   0
45-RB  Harvey Unga(R)           3   17   0
[U]
Receiving                     REC  YDS  TD[/U]
14-WR  Limas Sweed              5   78   0
83-TE  Heath Miller             5   30   0
86-WR  Hines Ward               4   74   1
10-WR  Santonio Holmes          3   43   0
81-TE  Aaron Hernandez(R)       3   49   1
17-WR  Mike Wallace             1   16   0
35-FB  Mike Tolbert             1   24   0
34-RB  Rashard Mendenhall       1    9   0
[U]
Defensive                     SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT[/U]
43-SS  Troy Polamalu            8    7    2    0    0 (1 ff)
24-CB  Ike Taylor               3    5    0    0    0
96-DE  Evander Hood             2    0    0    0    0 (1 fr)
98-DT  Casey Hampton            2    1    2    0    0
92-OLB James Harrison           1    2    1    0    0
63-DT  Vince Oghobaase          1    0    1    1    0   
[u]
Kicking                       FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
 5-PK  Garrett Hartley          2       3     55     51      3       3

[B][U]Opponent Key Team Stats:[/U][/B]

Total Offensive Yards: 358
Rushing Yards: 50
Sacks Allowed: 2
3rd down conversions: 8-15 (53%) 
Offensive Turnovers: 1
Penalties: 0 for 0 yards
Time of Possession: 29:36




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2011 Cincinnati Bengals Schedule/Results

   
                                                                     
Opponent (record)       Result     Bengals Player of the Game        -Record-
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vs Pittsburgh (1-0)     L 17-38    RB Harrison 159 total yds 1 td       0-1
at San Francisco (1-1)  L 33-36 OT RB Spiller 14 rec 219 yds 2 tds      0-2
at Houston (1-2)        W 48-21    QB Hill 17-26 302 yds 2 tds          1-2
vs Jacksonville (1-3)   W 24-17    WR McDonald 4 rec 110 yds 1 td       2-2
at Cleveland (2-3)      W 10-06    LB Lawson 6 tk 2 tfl 2 sk            3-2
at Tennessee (6-1)      W 24-13    RB Spiller 146 total yds 3 tds       4-2
vs Indianapolis (4-3)   L 23-29    RB Spiller 286 total yds 1 td        4-3
at Pittsburgh (5-3)     W 30-27 OT QB Palmer 25-34 325 yds 3 tds        5-3
vs Buffalo
vs Arizona
at Seattle
vs Baltimore
at Kansas City
vs Cleveland
vs St. Louis
at Baltimore

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AFC North Standings - through week 9

Cincinnati 5-3
Pittsburgh 5-3
Cleveland 3-5
Baltimore 2-6



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Next Game:

Sunday, November 13, 2011 @ 1:00pm

(5-3) at (5-3)

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[Deegeezy]

2011 Cincinnati Bengals Mid-Season Stat Leaders

 
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bengals_30.gif[/IMG][b] Offense

Yardage (379.0 ypg) - Ranked 1st in the NFL (1st in AFC) 
Scoring ( 26.1 ppg) - Ranked 2nd in the NFL (2nd in AFC)[/b]

[U]
Passing                    RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]  
 9-QB  Carson Palmer         84.7   126  197 1,710 11   12
13-QB  Shaun Hill           112.1    43   65   677  6    3
[U]
Rushing                       ATT  YDS  AVG  TD [/U]
28-RB  C.J. Spiller           136  511  3.7   3
21-FB  Jacob Hester            45  116  2.5   0
35-RB  Jerome Harrison         26   75  2.8   0
32-RB  Bernard Scott            7   31  4.4   1
26-FB  Anthony Elzy(R)          1    2  2.0   0
[U]
Receiving                     REC  YDS  AVG  TD[/U]
28-RB  C.J. Spiller            54  710 13.1   7
85-WR  Chad Ochocinco          31  445 14.3   3
84-WR  Shaun McDonald          28  394 14.0   2
87-WR  Michael Floyd(R)        17  234 13.7   2
80-TE  Chase Coffman           15  221 14.7   2
83-WR  Kevin Curtis            10  189 18.9   0
21-FB  Jacob Hester             4   21  5.2   0
35-RB  Jerome Harrison          3  119 39.6   1
88-TE  Ryan Moya                2   15  7.5   0
19-WR  Jacoby Ford              2   18  9.0   0
26-FB  Anthony Elzy(R)          2    8  4.0   0


[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bengals_30.gif[/IMG][b] Defense

Yardage (348.5 ypg) - Ranked 27th in the NFL (13th in AFC)
Scoring ( 23.4 ppg) - Ranked 26th in the NFL (12th in AFC)[/b]

[U]
Defensive                     SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT  FF  FR  TD  SFTY [/U]
93-DE  Michael Johnson         34    12   21   1    0    1   1   0    0
58-MLB Rey Maualuga            31    23    3   0    1    0   1   1    0
55-OLB Keith Rivers            28    13    9   3    0    0   0   0    0
26-SS  Craig Steltz            27    17    2   1    1    1   1   0    0
42-FS  Taylor Mays             24    20    3   2    0    0   0   0    1
91-OLB Manny Lawson            22    11    5   3    0    1   1   0    0
29-CB  Leon Hall               22     9    0   0    1    1   0   1    0
94-DT  Domata Peko             19    12   10   1    0    0   0   0    0
20-SS  Quinton Carter(R)       13     1    0   0    0    0   0   0    0
56-OLB Vernon Gholston         12     8    7   2    1    1   0   0    0
34-CB  Zackary Bowman          12     6    6   3    1    0   1   1    0
24-CB  Joe Haden               11    11    1   0    2    1   0   0    0
23-CB  Javier Arenas            7     4    0   0    0    0   0   0    0
99-DE  Justin Bannan            7     7    4   1    0    0   0   0    0  
52-OLB Scott Lutrus(R)          5     3    0   0    0    0   0   0    0
97-DE  Ryon Bingham             5     7    0   0    0    0   0   0    0
51-OLB Pisa Tinoisamoa          4     1    2   0    0    1   0   0    0
43-SS  Matt Giordano            2     2    0   0    0    0   1   0    0
90-DT  Ian Williams(R)          1     1    0   0    0    0   0   0    0


[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bengals_30.gif[/IMG][b] Specialists[/b]
[U]
Kicking                       FG Made FG ATT PCT  LONG XP MADE XP ATT PCT[/U]
17-PK  Shayne Graham            13      16   81%   50    24      24   100%
[U]
Punting                        Punts YDS  AVG  LONG  NET AVG  Inside-20 [/U] 
10-P   Kevin Huber              30  1,326 44.2  54    38.9       14
[U]
Kick Returning                  KR  YDS  AVG  LONG  TD [/U]
32-RB  Bernard Scott            29  669  23.0  28    0
[U]
Punt Returning                  PR  YDS  AVG  LONG  TD [/U]
28-RB  C.J. Spiller              6   79  13.1  19    0
19-WR  Jacoby Ford              15  119   7.9  24    0



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[Deegeezy]

- through week 9 -

NFL Standings

AFC STANDINGS

[u][b]East[/b][/u][b][/b]
New England     7-1
Buffalo         5-3
N.Y. Jets       4-5
Miami           3-6

[u][b]North[/b][/u][b][/b]
[B]Cincinnati      5-3[/B]
Pittsburgh      5-3
Cleveland       3-5
Baltimore       2-6

[u][b]South[/b][/u][b][/b]
Tennessee       7-2
Indianapolis    5-3
Jacksonville    3-5
Houston         2-7

[u][b]West[/b][/u][b][/b]
San Diego       7-1
Denver          5-3
Oakland         3-5
Kansas City     2-6

NFC STANDINGS

[u][b]East[/b][/u][b][/b]
Washington      5-3
Dallas          5-3
Philadelphia    5-3
N.Y. Giants     3-5

[u][b]North[/b][/u][b][/b]
Chicago         5-3
Green Bay       4-4
Minnesota       2-6
Detroit         2-6

[u][b]South[/b][/u][b][/b]
New Orleans     6-2
Carolina        6-2
Atlanta         3-5
Tampa Bay       1-7

[u][b]West[/b][/u][b][/b]
St. Louis       6-2
Arizona         3-5
Seattle         3-5
San Francisco   3-5

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Key Long-Term Injuries

FS Ryan Clark (fractured shoulder blade) - season
DE Luis Castillo (fractured elbow) - season
SS Bob Sanders (broken forearm) - 6 weeks
WR Laveranues Coles (torn pectoral muscle) - season
TE Vernon Davis (fractured kneecap) - season
WR Michael Crabtree (fractured shoulder blade) - season
MLB Ray Lewis (fractured shoulder blade) - season
QB Joe Flacco (herniated disk) - 7 weeks
MLB Jonathan Vilma (fractured toe) - 7 weeks
CB Marcus Trufant (partial pcl tear) - 11 weeks








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[Proof21]

Quick reply before I get into the game update: What's up with my Niners? Losing BOTH Davis and Cradtree..and being last in the West!?! OUCH!

[cheese2121]

YES!!! What a huge win...it's a good thing you were able to pull that off in overtime after the refs blew that call at the end of regulation. The run defense was spectacular and Spiller should be getting some major MVP hype..that guy can do it all. It looks like there is no reprieve in your schedule though as you head into the next game with the Bills. It looks like they could be pretty decent. Your offense looks pretty dominating and it looks like the defense is taking some positive strides in the right direction. Best of luck against the Bills!

[Tearz49ers]

Quick reply before I get into the game update: What's up with my Niners? Losing BOTH Davis and Cradtree..and being last in the West!?! OUCH!

Its Deegezy he has put a curse on them.

[Proof21]

That is a huge win for your football team man! Gives you the edge in the division and shows that your team is indeed for real. What am awesome drive to force the overtime..it must have given the defense the needed momentum with that first play take away! Both quarterbacks had extremely solid ballgames, but you were able to dismantle their rushing attack..this game could be huge come playoff time (Though I don't want to get ahead of myself!)

Big win, and another tough game this week..I like Kevin Kolb, looks like Buffalo probably likes him as well.

[Deegeezy]

Quick reply before I get into the game update: What's up with my Niners? Losing BOTH Davis and Cradtree..and being last in the West!?! OUCH!

Its Deegezy he has put a curse on them.

Serves 'em right for the lucky win they got on me in week 2.

YES!!! What a huge win...it's a good thing you were able to pull that off in overtime after the refs blew that call at the end of regulation. The run defense was spectacular and Spiller should be getting some major MVP hype..that guy can do it all. It looks like there is no reprieve in your schedule though as you head into the next game with the Bills. It looks like they could be pretty decent. Your offense looks pretty dominating and it looks like the defense is taking some positive strides in the right direction. Best of luck against the Bills!

Spiller is now officially on the MVP ballot. I think he is ranked 4th. I'm trying to work him into 1-2 punt returns a game too so hopefully he excels there.

I'm really liking the make-up of this team. I think we have a shot at doing big things this year.

Nice division win. Great games from Palmer and Spiller

Appreciate it...thanks for checking in!

That is a huge win for your football team man! Gives you the edge in the division and shows that your team is indeed for real. What am awesome drive to force the overtime..it must have given the defense the needed momentum with that first play take away! Both quarterbacks had extremely solid ballgames, but you were able to dismantle their rushing attack..this game could be huge come playoff time (Though I don't want to get ahead of myself!)

Big win, and another tough game this week..I like Kevin Kolb, looks like Buffalo probably likes him as well.

Pittsburgh had been a thorn in my side. They had blown us out every other time we've played including a couple of 50-burgers. It is great to get that monkey off our backs and it could be symbolic of something much bigger in store. We took a big step with that win.

Buffalo will be a challenge. We have to avoid the proverbial "letdown" game after our big win.

[BDawg35]

Ducking in to see the best 'chise on this or any board. Very nice. A couple of OT games. A 10-6 game which must've been pure bliss (I need to go back and read the report to see if that was the case). Lots of close games and different types of scores. You're starting to win, but we don't see the 16-0 regular season going on. Another fine DGZ production in high gear. Kinda weird not seeing it on the college level, but the Madden boards are better for it.

[RyanLeaf16]

A 13-play drive in the 4th quarter!?!?! There's one word for that: C-L-U-T-C-H CLUTCH. That was huge! Palmer played a hell of a game and, I say it every week, Spiller continues to impress and be a offensive threat no matter the opponent. Looking forward to the next update!