ItÆs easy to look at the RaidersÆstunning 20-17 upset of the Bengals Sunday and say Cincinnati choked. It was a trap game, and the Bengals fell into it hard.
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After all, go the arguments, they lost three fumbles. They missed a field goal. They gave up three sacks. They only scored 17 points on a two-win team. They had an emotional let-down after a big win in Pittsburgh.
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But before anyone starts crying, ôSame old Bengals that canÆt handle success,ö it might be worth noting that the Raiders played a pretty good game.
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Maybe that statement is as shocking as the score yesterday, but Oakland deserves credit for executing a sharp game plan.
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Consider: The Bengals had the second-best run defense in the league and had be ...
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