2009 Bengals Look a Lot Like 2005 Edition

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Published: November 1, 2009

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... Saints attempt to stay undefeated, the Cincinnati Bengals are taking the weekend off and basking in the glory of their 5-2 start.

The Bengals have not been perfect—indeed no team is in this day and age—but they have played well enough to win four games on their final possession and a fifth in blowout fashion.

Cincinnati has risen to the top of the AFC North with a tried and true blueprint of a stingy defense and a strong game. The Bengal defenders have played extremely well overall, and Cedric Benson leads the league in rushing. Furthermore, quarterback Carson Palmer has rediscovered his fastball.

The Bengals haven’t started a season like this since 2005, the last time they made the playoffs. That year, Cincinnati also started 5-2, ran that record to 7-2 and ripped off a four-game win streak late in the season before shutting it down after clinching the division.

The Bengals finished 11-5 and while they lost in the first round of the playoffs, it sti...

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