Cincinnati Bengals

29Jan

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Cincinnati Bengals prepare curiously for Arrowhead

Kansas City - Arrowhead Stadium is without a doubt one of the loudest stadiums in the NFL.The Chiefs fans will probably make a lot of noise again in the championship game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday (from 8:45 p.m. live on ProSieben and in the live stream on ran.de). Bengals practice with fan noise off the assembly lineFormer German NFL professional Sebastian Vollmer said on the #ranNFL playoff web show "Champion Check": "When I had to play at Arrowhead Stadium, I couldn't hear my opponent right next to me anymore." But how do you prepare for that as an away team? Bengals coach Zac Taylor trained at the Bengals stadium last week and then played the fan noise over loudspeakers there. "We've played in a noisy environment before, but of course I kn...

28Jan

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NFL – Bengals O-Line as a construction site

Munich/Cincinnati - It was an afternoon for the history books as the Cincinnati Bengals won the divisional playoffs at the Tennessee Titans.Not only did the guests from Ohio end their long dry spell in terms of away wins in the playoffs, but the Titans also set a record: Joe Burrow was sacked nine times, a playoff high. The reason for this lies not only in the Titans' excellent pass rush, but also in the Bengals' holey offensive line.Burrow injured by weak O-Line - Chase over Sewell in draftThis isn't a new problem with the Bengals. Already in 2020, the protection for the Bengals quarterback was almost non-existent. Cincinnati's tackles were and are maliciously referred to as "revolving doors."It was not for nothing that Joe Burrow, first pick in the 2020 draft, had to watch almost h...

26Jan

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College coach doubted Ja’Marr Chase as receiver

Munich – Les Miles was considered one of the best college coaches of his time. He coached the LSU Tigers from 2005 to 2016, winning the 2007 national championship and two Southeastern Conference titles. By the end of his tenure at Louisiana State University, however, he was way off the mark with one assessment—on Ja'Marr Chase.Reflecting on his early days in college, the pass recipient said, "Les Miles told me I couldn't play receiver when I got out of high school. That was something I carried on my shoulders." This conversation took place when Chase was still playing for Archbishop Rummel High School in Metairie, Louisiana.Ja'Marr Chase should act as a cornerback Miles wanted to put Chase on defense instead. "Les Miles told me he thought I could play cornerback," he recalled. Chas...

25Jan

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Kicker Evan McPherson, the unsung hero of the Bengals

Munich / Cincinnati - There are only four seconds left in the divisional round playoff game between the Tennessee Titans and the Cincinnati Bengals, the time is 16:16.After the Bengals defense intercepted a pass from Ryan Tannehill in the final minute, quarterback Joe Burrow and receiver Ja'Marr Chase put their team within field goal range with a superb pass to the touchline.The pressure was now on kicker Evan McPherson to put the ball between the posts to the roar of Titans fans in Nashville and the eyes of tens of millions of viewers around the world.No doubts about "Money Mac"And that's exactly what McPherson did. No one on his team had any doubts that he would send the Bengals a round further. Immediately after the game, Burrow said on "CBS": "The guy is incredible, he has ice in ...