SteelersWoman
10-30-2007, 08:53 AM
By The Associated Press
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Less than two years ago, Bengals receiver Chad Johnson sensed a shifting of the winds in the AFC North. Turns out Johnson is a better pass catcher than he is a navigator or fortune teller.
After the Bengals put the Steelers' playoff chances in jeopardy with a 38-31 win at Heinz Field on Dec. 4, 2005, Johnson proclaimed, "It used to be Pittsburgh's time, now it's Cincinnati's time, and it'll probably be that way for a while. They're like black and white TV, we're like color TV."
Wonder if a couple of seasons have colored Johnson's thinking? Turns out that "while" the Bengals held the edge over the Steelers lasted all of a month, or until Pittsburgh won an AFC playoff rematch in Cincinnati 31-17 in January 2006.
In reality, time hasn't changed at all, as evidenced by the Steelers' workmanlike 24-13 victory Sunday in Cincinnati. At least from the Bengals' standpoint, it must seem as if they're on perpetual EST: Eternal Steelers Time.
The Steelers' victory was their seventh in a row in Cincinnati and their 12th in their last 16 games against the one-time Bungles. Since Johnson proclaimed the balance of power had shifted in the AFC North, the Steelers are 21-10 and have won a Super Bowl; the Bengals are 12-16.
Over the next five weeks, four of which they will spend at home, the Steelers have a prime opportunity to take a secure grip on the AFC North race. They've got Baltimore (4-3) Monday night followed by the Browns (4-3), then slip away to play the Jets (1-7) before returning home to play the Dolphins (0-8) and the Bengals (2-5) again. The combined records of the five: 11-26.
It's probably too early to speculate but the Steelers will be favored to take a 10-2 record into their Dec. 9 game at New England (8-0)......
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Less than two years ago, Bengals receiver Chad Johnson sensed a shifting of the winds in the AFC North. Turns out Johnson is a better pass catcher than he is a navigator or fortune teller.
After the Bengals put the Steelers' playoff chances in jeopardy with a 38-31 win at Heinz Field on Dec. 4, 2005, Johnson proclaimed, "It used to be Pittsburgh's time, now it's Cincinnati's time, and it'll probably be that way for a while. They're like black and white TV, we're like color TV."
Wonder if a couple of seasons have colored Johnson's thinking? Turns out that "while" the Bengals held the edge over the Steelers lasted all of a month, or until Pittsburgh won an AFC playoff rematch in Cincinnati 31-17 in January 2006.
In reality, time hasn't changed at all, as evidenced by the Steelers' workmanlike 24-13 victory Sunday in Cincinnati. At least from the Bengals' standpoint, it must seem as if they're on perpetual EST: Eternal Steelers Time.
The Steelers' victory was their seventh in a row in Cincinnati and their 12th in their last 16 games against the one-time Bungles. Since Johnson proclaimed the balance of power had shifted in the AFC North, the Steelers are 21-10 and have won a Super Bowl; the Bengals are 12-16.
Over the next five weeks, four of which they will spend at home, the Steelers have a prime opportunity to take a secure grip on the AFC North race. They've got Baltimore (4-3) Monday night followed by the Browns (4-3), then slip away to play the Jets (1-7) before returning home to play the Dolphins (0-8) and the Bengals (2-5) again. The combined records of the five: 11-26.
It's probably too early to speculate but the Steelers will be favored to take a 10-2 record into their Dec. 9 game at New England (8-0)......