The_Philster
07-09-2003, 06:23 PM
You look at the Bengals on paper and wonder why they can't hang in the AFC North. The reason: too many question marks.
Especially with a defense that no longer features Takeo Spikes. The questions begin in the secondary (as usual). The Bengals surrendered a respectable 203.9 passing yards per game. But look past that. They gave up a league-worst 28.5 points per game, they ranked 31st in the league in passing touchdowns allowed (30) and they were one of just three teams that managed only nine interceptions for the season -- one more than the Bucs' Brian Kelly and the Raiders' Rod Woodson....
more (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2003/preview/bengals/)
Especially with a defense that no longer features Takeo Spikes. The questions begin in the secondary (as usual). The Bengals surrendered a respectable 203.9 passing yards per game. But look past that. They gave up a league-worst 28.5 points per game, they ranked 31st in the league in passing touchdowns allowed (30) and they were one of just three teams that managed only nine interceptions for the season -- one more than the Bucs' Brian Kelly and the Raiders' Rod Woodson....
more (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2003/preview/bengals/)