Bungle In The Jungle | M2H's Cincinnati Bengals

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Shuler Fails Physical, Coffman To Practice Squad

Maybe that's why he was cut on Saturday.

Who? Former Dolphins tight end Mickey Shuler, claimed off the waiver wire on Sunday, failed his team physical on Monday and was waived injured. Meanwhile, the player released to make room for Shuler, Chase Coffman, cleared waivers and was signed to the Bengals practice squad, which is where he spent last season after being a cut down day casualty. That still leaves a vacant spot to fill, and head coach Marvin Lewis said he's prepared to go into opening weekend with only two tight end on the roster. With the team keeping its options open, Lewis did not speculate as to how the vacancy would be filled, although a blocking tight end or a corner would make the most sense.

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2011 OPENING DAY DEPTH CHART

CINCINNATI BENGALS Depth Chart - 2011
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Jerome Simpson	Andre Caldwell	Ryan Whalen
TE	Jermaine Gresham	Colin Cochart
LT	Andrew Whitworth	Anthony Collins
LG	Nate Livings	Mike McGlynn
C	Kyle Cook	Mike McGlynn
RG	Clint Boling	Mike McGlynn
RT	Andre Smith	Dennis Roland
WR	A.J. Green	Jordan Shipley	Brandon Tate
QB	Andy Dalton	Bruce Gradkowski
FB	Chris Pressley
HB	Cedric Benson	Bernard Scott	Brian Leonard	Cedric Peerman
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Robert Geathers	Carlos Dunlap
LDT	Domato Peko	Pat Sims
RDT	Geno Atkins	Jonathan Fanene
RDE	Michael Johnson	Jonathan Fanene
WLB	Thomas Howard	Brandon Johnson
MLB	Rey Maualuga	Dan Skuta
SLB	Manny Lawson	Dontay Moch
CB	Leon Hall	Kelly Jenning
SS	Chris Crocker	Taylor Mays
FS	Gibril Wilson	Reggie Nelson
CB	Nate Clements	Morgan Trent
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Mike Nugent
P	Kyle Huber
PR	Brandon Tate	Jordan Shipley
KR	Brandon Tate	Bernard Scott

Notes:

Starting RG Bobbie Williams - 4 game suspension
Starting WLB Keith Rivers - Reserve/Non-Football Injury
CB Adam Jones - PUP List

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Matchup Preview *|* September 11, 2011
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Cincinnati Bengals (0-0, 0-0 Away)		Cleveland Browns (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Injury Report OLB Keith Rivers (wrist) Indefinite LG Eric Steinbach IR CB Adam Jones (neck) 8 weeks P Reggie Hodges IR RB Brandon Jackson IR Game Notes Andy Dalton makes his first career start with one of his two best linemen, right guard Bobbie Williams out of the lineup due to a four game suspension. Last Meeting: 12/19/10 - Bengals 19, Browns 17 Series Record: Bengals Lead 39-36

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Bengals Spoil Shurmur's Debut With 20-7 Win At The Dawg Pound

The Mangina may no longer be in charge of the Cleveland Browns, but they still play like poo-says. In a rain-soaked season opener in Cleveland that marked the debut of new Browns head coach Pat Shurmur, the Pixies manged only 5 first downs, one third down conversion in eleven tries, and a mere 89 yards of total offense. Meanwhile, the tandem of Cedric Benson and Bernard Scott provided Cincinnati with a 1-2 punch that pounded the rock for over 90 yards for each ball-carrier. Opening day also saw the first of what Bengal fans hope will be many touchdown connections for the Dynamic Duo of rookies Andy Dalton and A.J. Green.

One of the newest Bengals, Brandon Tate, who took a kickoff all the way against them on opening day a year ago, started his new gig with a bang, taking the opening kickoff 101 yards for an apparent score. Unfortunately, Tate left some laundry in his wake, and the clipping call erased the touchdown and put the ball at the Cincy 21. After a delay of game penalty, Dalton's first official NFL pass was a 7 yard completion to Andre Caldwell. Dalton's first completion to Green came only following play and was good for 12 yards, and the opening possession went on to yield a 36 yard Mike Nugent field goal. On the ensuing kickoff, rookie linebacker Dontay Moch hauled down Josh Cribbs at the 14. Three incomplete Colt McCoy passes had the Bengals beginning their next series with a short field, but Nugent missed a 48 yard attempt.

As is often the case, when the "Big Moment" finally came, it was less than spectacular. Dalton and Green busted their mutual cherry on a 6 yard slant that put the Bengals up 10-0 with 10:04 remaining in the half. The score was still 10-0 at halftime, thanks in part to strong safety Chris Crocker playing for center field for an end zone interception 1:06 before the break.

Moch tracked down Cribbs inside the 20 again on the second half kickoff, and after another of the many three and outs by the Browns, the Bengals were advantageously perched at the Cleveland 40. The field position went to waste, however, when Joe Haden picked off Dalton at the 31. A 40 yard boot by Nugent extended the Cincinnati lead to 13-zip going into the fourth quarter. It was the Cleveland defense that kept the Browns from being shut out. With 6:45 to go, Benson, perhaps having a flashback to his recent stint in the pokey, coughed up the pigskin inside the 5 as he was getting gang tackled after receiving a screen pass. Rookie outside linebacker Quinton Spears was the first man to the ball and raced 94 yards to get the goose egg off the Cleveland side of the scoreboard. Credit for the force went to D'Qwell Jackson. With a 40 yard completion from Dalton to Jerome Simpson putting the ball in the red zone at the 11, the Bengals put the game away with a 7 yard touchdown burst by Scott with 3:35 to play.

Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns
Sep 11, 2011	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Cincinnati Bengals (1-0)	3	7	3	7	20
Cleveland Browns (0-1)	0	0	0	7	7

Team Stats Comparison
	CIN	CLE
Total Offense	418	89
Rushing Yards	192	29
Passing Yards	226	60
First Downs	18	5
Punt Return Yards	40	4
Kick Return Yards	23	70
Total Yards	481	163
Turnovers	2	1
3rd Down Converstion	6-15	1-11
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/1	0/0
Penalties	6-50	2-15
Posession Time	42:38	17:12

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CIN	CLE
9:28	(CIN) Mike Nugent 36 FG	3	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CIN	CLE
10:04	(CIN) A.J. Green 6 pass from Andy Dalton (M. Nugent kick)	10	0
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CIN	CLE
5:27	(CIN) Mike Nugent 36 FG	13	0
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CIN	CLE
6:45	(CLE) Quinton Spears 94 fumble return (P. Dawson kick)	13	7
3:35	(CIN) Bernard Scott 7 run (M. Nugent kick)	20	7

Cincinnati Bengals PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Andy Dalton 21-29 240 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Bernard Scott 17 92 5.5 0 Cedric Benson 19 94 4.9 1 Brian Leonard 1 8 8.0 0 Chris Pressley 2 6 3.0 0 Andy Dalton 3 -8 -2.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A.J. Green 7 96 13.7 1 Jermaine Gresham 4 28 7.0 0 Jerome Simpson 2 54 27.0 0 Andre Caldwell 2 10 5.0 0 Chris Pressley 2 3 1.5 0 Bernard Scott 1 24 24.0 0 Colin Cochart 1 11 11.0 0 Brandon Tate 1 11 11.0 0 Cedric Benson 1 3 3.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Chris Crocker 3 0 1 0 Thomas Howard 3 0 0 0 Geno Atkins 2 1 0 0 Robert Geathers 2 2 0 0

Cleveland Browns PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Colt McCoy 10-26 94 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Cover Boy 8 25 3.1 0 Owen Marecic 2 3 1.5 0 Montario Hardesty 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Greg Little 4 40 10.0 0 Benjamin Watson 2 11 5.5 0 Cover Boy 1 21 21.0 0 Brian Robiskie 1 13 13.0 0 Josh Cribbs 1 6 6.0 0 Mohamed Massaquoi 1 3 3.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D'Qwell Jackson 8 0 0 0 Scott Fujita 6 0 0 0 Phil Taylor 5 2 0 0 T.J. Ward 5 0 0 0 Buster Skrine 4 0 0 0 Mike Adams 3 0 0 0 Sheldon Brown 3 0 0 0 Chris Gocong 3 0 0 0 Ahtyba Rubin 3 0 0 0 Jabaal Sheard 3 0 0 0 Quinton Spears 3 0 0 1 Joe Haden 2 0 1 0

Recorded for posterity: Dalton-to-Green no. 1. A.J.'s so good he doesn't
even have to look the ball in.


Robert Geathers records Cincinnati's first sack of 2011.

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WEEK 1 SCOREBOARD

Packers 23, Saints 16

Steelers 26, Ravens 20 (OT)
Roethlisberger 34 yard pass to Ward FTW

Colts 31, Texans 24
K. Collins, IND: 25-45, 340 yds, TD
J. Addai, IND: 16-96, 2 TD

Titans 27, Jaguars 14

Falcons 27, Bears 7

Chiefs 34, Bills 15

Eagles 29, Rams 24

Lions 20, Buccaneers 17
J. Hanson 49 FG with 1:48 to go

49ers 52, Seahawks 10
A. Smith, SF: 19-32, 277 yds, 5 TD
F. Gore, SF: 25-174, 2 TD
T. Jackson, SEA: 8-25, 80 yds, 2 INT

Redskins 34, Giants 16

Chargers 20, Vikings 17

Panthers 18, Cardinals 15 (OT)
C. Newton, CAR: 26-38, 277 yds, 2 TD, INT

Jets 34, Cowboys 13

Dolphins 23, Patriots 17

Broncos 21, Raiders 6

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Week 2 Matchup

Matchup Preview *|* September 18, 2011
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Cincinnati Bengals (1-0, 1-0 Away)		Denver Broncos (1-0, 1-0 Home)
Injury Report OLB Keith Rivers (wrist) Indefinite CB Adam Jones (neck) 7 weeks Game Notes With each team coming off an opening wekend victory, the winner here will achieve 50% of its 2010 win total. Last Week: Bengals 20, Browns 7 | Broncos 21, Raiders 16 Last Meeting: 9-13-09 - Broncos 12, Bengals 7 Series Record: Denver leads 17-8

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Bengals Bust Broncos, 33-10

With Cedric Benson having another solid outing and rookie QB Andy Dalton thriving in the short passing game, completing the underneath routes seemingly at will to achieve a stratospheric completion percentage, the Cincinnati Bengals once again dominated time of possession as they thumped the Denver Broncos, 33-10. The Bengal defense never allowed the Denver running game to get untracked and harassed Kyle Orton into a sub-par day.

After the game began with an exchange of punts, Denver's from its end zone, Cincinnati got on the board in its second series. Bernard Scott scored from 2 yards out a play after Dalton's 11 yard completion to fullback Chris Pressley. Getting tripped up denied Benson a 27 yard TD run, but he gave the Bengals another first and goal at the 2. This time offensive coordinator Jay Gruden went with a play-action pass, and Dalton was sacked at the 11 by D.J. Williams. After hooking up with rookie tight end Colin Cochart for a gain of 7 yards, Dalton was sacked again, this time by Jason Hunter, and the Bengals settled for a 29 yard Mike Nugent field goal. Nugent made it 13-0 by drilling a 52 yard field goal with 6:38 left in the half, but it was a kick he might not have made at sea level. Orton finally got the Broncos moving and connected on a 42 yard strike to Eddie Royal, who had three yards of separation on Nate Clements and went half of the play's distance after the catch. It's surprising it took that long for the absence of Jonathan Joesph to be exposed.

It was a scoreless third quarter until Nugent hit from 44 yards away at the 4:06 mark and Leon Hall delivered a 36 yard pick-six shortly after the ensuing kickoff. A 42 yard field goal by Mike Nugent got the Broncos within a couple of touchdowns with over 11 minutes still to play, but a 1 yard run by Benson and a 32 yard boot by Nugent on the play after the 2 minute warning wrapped up the scoring.

Cincinnati Bengals at Denver Broncos
Sep 18, 2011	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Cincinnati Bengals (2-0)	10	3	10	10	33
Denver Broncos (1-1)	0	7	0	3	10

Team Stats Comparison
	CIN	DEN
Total Offense	321	175
Rushing Yards	120	13
Passing Yards	201	162
First Downs	19	8
Punt Return Yards	32	4
Kick Return Yards	25	0
Total Yards	378	179
Turnovers	0	2
3rd Down Converstion	7-15	2-10
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/2	0/0
Penalties	2-23	2-25
Posession Time	43:02	16:58

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CIN	DEN
4:06	(CIN) Bernard Scott 2 run (M. Nugent kick)	7	0
0:15	(CIN) Mike Nugent 29 FG	10	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CIN	DEN
6:38	(CIN) Mike Nugent 52 FG	13	0
4:36	(DEN) Eddie Royal 42 pass from Kyle Orton (M. Prater kick)	13	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CIN	DEN
4:06	(CIN) Mike Nugent 44 FG	16	7
2:46	(CIN) Leon Hall 36 INT return (M. Nugent kick)	23	7
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CIN	DEN
11:16	(DEN) Matt Prater 42 FG	23	10
7:39	(CIN) Cedric Benson 1 run (M. Nugent kick)	30	10
1:56	(CIN) Mike Nugent 32 FG	33	10

Cincinnati Bengals PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Andy Dalton 23-27 226 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Cedric Benson 20 92 4.6 1 Bernard Scott 11 26 2.3 1 Chris Pressley 2 3 1.5 0 Brian Leonard 2 1 0.5 0 Andy Dalton 1 -2 -2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A.J. Green 6 59 9.8 0 Jerome Simpson 6 55 9.1 0 Jermaine Gresham 5 64 12.8 0 Andre Caldwell 2 29 14.5 0 Chris Pressley 2 14 7.0 0 Colin Cochart 1 7 7.0 0 Bbernard Scott 1 -2 -2.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Morgan Trent 8 0 0 0 Geno Atkins 4 3 0 0 Domata Peko 4 1 0 0 Chris Crocker 3 0 0 0 Leon Hall 3 0 1 1 Nate Clements 2 0 1 0 Kelly Jennings 2 1 0 0

Denver Broncos PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Kyle Orton 16-31 200 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Knowshon Moreno 7 11 1.5 0 Willis McGahee 2 2 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Brandon Lloyd 5 66 13.2 0 Eddie Royal 4 71 17.7 1 Julius Thomas 4 29 7.2 0 Matthew Willis 2 20 10.0 0 Daniel Fells 1 14 14.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Joe Mays 12 0 0 0 Elvis Dumervil 9 0 0 0 Champ Bailey 7 0 0 0 Brian Dawkins 7 0 0 0 D.J. Williams 7 1 0 0 Brodrick Bunkley 6 0 0 0 Von Miller 6 0 0 0 Jonathan Wilhite 6 0 0 0 Robert Ayers 4 0 0 0 Rahim Moore 4 0 0 0 Andre' Goodman 3 0 0 0 Kevin Vickerson 3 0 0 0 Ryan McBean 2 1 0 0 Jason Hunter 1 1 0 0

Getting tripped up cost Cedric Benson a 27 yard TD run, and the Bengals
ended up with only a field goal.


Eddie Royal is end zone bound after torching Nate Clements. Yes, corner
will be a priority in the next offseason.

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WEEK 2 SCOREBOARD

Lions (2-0) 24, Chiefs (1-1) 10

Steelers (2-0) 31, Seahawks (0-2) 7
Seattle has been outscored 83-17 in its first 2 games

Bills (1-1) 20, Raiders (0-2) 6

Packers (2-0) 37, Panthers (1-1) 30

Ravens (1-1) 20, Titans (1-1) 17

Browns (1-1) 17, Colts (1-1) 10

Vikings (1-1) 34, Buccaneers (0-2) 17

Redskins (2-0) 30, Cardinals (0-2) 24

Saints (1-1) 31, Bears (0-2) 16

Jaguars (1-1) 31, Jets (1-1) 24
Punter T.J. Conley (2-10, 31 yds) finished the game under center for the Jets,
but the Marks, Sanchez and Brunell, are good to go for next week.

Cowboys (1-1) 19, 49ers (1-1) 16

Patriots (1-1) 26, Chargers (1-1) 10

Dolphins (2-0) 34, Texans (0-2) 23
Houston blew a 20-10 halftime lead, but Matt Schaub got
knocked out of the game and Matt Leinart went 9-of-21.
The injury will not cost Schaub any further playing time.

C. Henne, MIA: 24-42, 340 yds, 3 TD, INT
R. Bush, MIA: 19-106, TD
B. Marshall, MIA: 9-191, TD

Falcons (2-0) 28, Eagles (1-1) 27
After trailing 27-7 hat the half, Atlanta wins on a
40 yard run by Michael Turner (18-134, 2 TD) with
3:31 to go. Michael Vick made an early exit after
going 15-19 with 2 TD's, and Vince Young was
9-22. Vick returns to action next week.

Rams (1-1) 23, Giants (0-2) 20 (OT)