We Bengal fans are doubters; it comes with the program.
Like veteran circus freaks, we've been kicked around for a long time and have trust issues with management. Bengal fans usually draw pity smiles from the football world, and any success often comes with a condescending pat on the head.
It's a tough gig, but that's exactly what makes moments like the one against the Bears on Sunday simply golden.
On Monday morning we had bruised sternums from all the chest-pounding the day before. By the third quarter, the crowd at Paul Brown Stadium was drunk with touchdowns and merriment; it was an orgy of high fives and fist bumps.
The score quickly ran out of control, and you could overhear cell phone calls to people at home watching it on TV, verifying that everything happening was real. Euphoric ...
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Cincinnati Bengals Week Seven Recap: Dreamin’ Big
Posted: 28th October 2009 by B. Clifton Burke in NFLComments Off on Cincinnati Bengals Week Seven Recap: Dreamin’ Big