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Losing Andy Dalton Crushes The Bengals’ Championship Hopes

What had been the greatest season in Bengals history took a regrettably Bengals-like turn Sunday, when Cincinnati quarterback Andy Dalton fractured his thumb, likely putting him out for the season. Although the Bengals are still practically certain to make the playoffs, the team’s Super Bowl chances have suffered a major setback. According to our back-of-the-envelope […]

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Losing Andy Dalton Crushes The Bengals’ Championship Hopes

What had been the greatest season in Bengals history took a regrettably Bengals-like turn Sunday, when Cincinnati quarterback Andy Dalton fractured his thumb, likely putting him out for the season. Although the Bengals are still practically certain to make the playoffs, the team’s Super Bowl chances have suffered a major setback. According to our back-of-the-envelope […]

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These Bengals Are The Best In Franchise History

UPDATE (Nov. 6, 7:39 a.m.): The Bengals added six points to their Elo rating on Thursday night, defeating the Cleveland Browns 31-10. Cincinnati’s current Elo rating, 1672, is the best in franchise history. The article below was written before Thursday night’s game. According to our NFL Elo ratings — FiveThirtyEight’s pet metric for determining an […]

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These Bengals Are The Best In Franchise History

UPDATE (Nov. 6, 7:39 a.m.): The Bengals added six points to their Elo rating on Thursday night, defeating the Cleveland Browns 31-10. Cincinnati’s current Elo rating, 1672, is the best in franchise history. The article below was written before Thursday night’s game. According to our NFL Elo ratings — FiveThirtyEight’s pet metric for determining an […]

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The Bengals Don’t Have A Better Option Than Andy Dalton

For a middling NFL quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals starter Andy Dalton has already accomplished quite a bit in his football career. In college, he led Texas Christian to more postseason top-10 finishes (three) than the program had mustered in its previous 69 seasons combined, and graduated as the school’s most decorated passer by just about every […]

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