Gunzlingr
11-17-2003, 10:13 AM
This is uncharted territory for a half generation of Bengals fans.
The Bengals upset previously undefeated Kansas City 24-19 on Sunday and moved - using the NFL's tie-breaking formula - into first place in the AFC North.
They are 5-5, same as Baltimore, which the Bengals defeated in October. The Bengals have their best 10-game record since they started 6-4 in 1990, not coincidentally the last time they were in first place this late in a season and the last time they qualified for the playoffs.
"From the time we got started, we said we were going to bring the NFL back here," said Gatorade-soaked coach Marvin Lewis, who has changed the organization's losing culture since his January hiring.
more (http://bengals.enquirer.com/2003/11/17/wwwben1a.html)
The Bengals upset previously undefeated Kansas City 24-19 on Sunday and moved - using the NFL's tie-breaking formula - into first place in the AFC North.
They are 5-5, same as Baltimore, which the Bengals defeated in October. The Bengals have their best 10-game record since they started 6-4 in 1990, not coincidentally the last time they were in first place this late in a season and the last time they qualified for the playoffs.
"From the time we got started, we said we were going to bring the NFL back here," said Gatorade-soaked coach Marvin Lewis, who has changed the organization's losing culture since his January hiring.
more (http://bengals.enquirer.com/2003/11/17/wwwben1a.html)