Cincinnati Bengals Tickets

Cincinnati Bengals Tickets

The Cincinnati Bengals finished second in the AFC North and improved one win over last season. The result is much the same though, as this is good enough for the last seed in the AFC side of the NFL playoffs. The most recognizable cornerstones of this football team are quarterback Andy Dalton and wide receiver A.J. Green. Yet, for all the deserved praise they are given, they are not the reason Cincinnati Bengals tickets are playoff tickets.

Midway through the regular season the schedule seemed quite pointless. The Bengals were 3-5 after a four-game losing streak. The run defense could not stop a running back and their major offseason acquisition had done little to impress. The defensive line would bounce back, providing a solid run stopping base in addition to putting immense pressure on the quarterback. Also, running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis would start to earn his expensive new contract.

These developments and the always dangerous connection of Andy Dalton and A.J. Green led to big wins against a rather soft schedule. Doubters will feel more confident in their dismissal of the Bengals as a true threat to play in Super Bowl XLVII at the Superdome because of the AFC West-heavy portion of the schedule during the winning streak. Still, winning seven of the final eight games on the schedule and finishing within eight points of beating the Denver Broncos is hardly something that can be overlooked.

For Cincinnati Bengals playoff tickets to advance beyond the wild card rematch with the Houston Texans for a within the season rematch with the Broncos, everything has to go right.Daltonhas to be able to hit more than Green on the passing plays. Tight end Jermaine Gresham is a tall, athletic player who should be causing more matchup problems than he is. If he is able to make the big catch and the smallish wide receiver Andrew Hawkins is able to kill on the crossover pattern, then Dalton is going to be putting up MVP-type numbers. The Law Firm has to continue to picking up four or five yards a run to allow time for those routes to develop. Geno Atkins and Michael Johnson have to continue to deliver as an overwhelming pass rush combo from the right side to demand double and triple teams.

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