Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Bungles?

I missed the game against Cleveland. I was at Disney strolling the streets of the MGM when the Bengals apparently once again became the Bungles and the defense gave up 51 points to the Cleveland Browns (who had scored a total of 44 points over the previous five games).

So, once again, I ask which team is this? The defense apparently took a huge step backwards. I haven't seen any highlights. Haven't read any analysis. I'm not sure I want to.

So, how do I stack up against my preseason prognostication? After Monday night's win over the Ravens and with the Browns next on the schedule, I was confident I would be proven wrong over the course of the first two games. When I realized I had to miss a game of the first six, I thought for sure missing the Browns game was the safest. Surely, if there was a team in the NFL we could beat, it was the Browns. Oh, how it hurts to be proven right. At 1-1 and with a loss to the Browns, my 8-8 prediction is looking pretty strong.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Stick by your prediction. You'll prefer to be proved wrong about it than a more optimistic prediction.

Commentators called it the game of the weekend and I suppose if you had no stake in the game, you might feel that way watching 11 TDs. Still. For Bengals fans, it was mostly torture.

Carson was brilliant and still lost. That has to hurt.