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The only halftime shows that didn't suck since Up With People were the ones with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Prince. Seriously. Why do people give a shit? I watch Puppy Bowl during the hour-long break.

Andy today: 34/58 361 2-0 22 Joe Montana 40,551 1979-1994 (16) 23 Johnny Unitas 40,239 1956-1973 (18) 24 Andy Dalton 38,511 2011-2023 (13) 25 Dave Krieg 38,147 1980-1998 (19) 1,728 to Unitas 2,040 to Montana Not that he's gonna get 361 every week, but if he does he'll catch em both in 6 games.

Coming into today's game, Andy Dalton needs only 2100 passing yards to pass Johnny Unitas on the career yardage list, and 2400 to catch Joe Montana. Dalton is only in his 13th season, 5 fewer than Unitas and 3 fewer than Montana. 21 Kerry Collins 40,922 1995-2011 (17 seasons) 22 Joe Montana 40,551 1979-1994 (16) 23 Johnny Unitas 40,239 1956-1973 (18) 24 Andy Dalton 38,150 2011-2023 (13) 25 Dave Krieg 38,147 1980-1998 (19)

Witness the Red Rifle become the Teal Terminator.

Admittedly, the following is less "Bengal-" related and more "Amish-" related, but I just scored an Amish Action Figure set. Photos: Here's the back of the box, including website and barcode, in case y'all covet one of these for yourself too. Okay, back to our regularly-scheduled content.

I don't post on Twitter/X often, but I'm hoping that this one will get noticed by those who can make this happen. I tagged Boomer and Chad, and included Marissa, the Bengals official account, the team's PR folks and Pumkie. I'm hoping they've already thought of this, but just in case nobody but me has I wanted to share it.

There are more rules in the NFL rulebook named after specific Pittsburgh Stealers players, prohibiting specific injurious actions they undertook in games, than any other team. The Kimo von Oelhoffen rule makes it illegal to hit a defenseless Quarterback low or below the knees. The Hines Ward rule makes it illegal to lead with the crown of the helmet into the chin to shatter an opponents jaw. There are others. Last night, Steeler Minkah Fitzpatrick will join that club as he ended Nick Chubb's season, and possibly his career, by diving head-first and forcefully into the side of Chubb's knee while he was being held up by a teammate. It was deliberate, and it was devastating. It was so bad that ESPN refused to broadcast the replay - it's absolutely stomach-turning. This mentality of attempting to injure opponents must end. It starts with the coaching staff and permeates the entire atmosphere of that team. Fitzpatrick and head coach Mike Tomlin must be held accountable. They won't, of course, as Goodell will continue to protect them. But the 31 owners not named Rooney must step forward now and put a stop to this.

TicketBastard apparently did something this week that impacted e-tickets being managed within the Bengals app. There's a fix, but if you're going to the game you really want to check to make sure you can access your tickets now rather than wait until game day. Or worse, when you're arriving at the stadium. Took me 2 minutes to get the fix in place, but others needed hours. The instructions within the Bengals app are: To fix Issue Viewing Tickets: To solve, tap "More" in the bottom right corner, open your settings, and then "Log Out". Once signed out, tap "Login" then tap the Ticketmaster logo to sign back in and access your tickets while our app provider works on a fix.

Yeah, I just saw it over on TwitterX. It's not for the squeamish. Here's the link for anyone okay with that, or just the morbidly curious....

Honorable Mention: Role Reversal: Mohamed Sanu throws touchdown pass to Andy Dalton, 2014 I'm throwing this one in because I was at that game and am still amazed the pass wasn't picked off.

Captains are chosen by the players. There are only 53 votes. No more, no less. Those votes go to those who exemplify leadership on the field and in the locker room, not on what you, I, the press, the coaches, the front office, or any of the talking heads in the public or media think. It's strictly a player-to-player acknowledgements of who this teams' leaders are. Doesn't matter at all if you don't agree with any of them, because frankly, you weren't asked. To those grousing about any of these choices.... let it go. Seriously.

Honorable Mention: Andy Dalton hits Tyler Boyd to put Buffalo Into the Playoffs, 2017 The Bengals already eliminated from the playoffs wanted to spoil Baltimore's party - who needed a win to punch their ticket. 4th at 12 from midfield. No timeouts. Under a minute to play. And Dalton sticks a dagger in Art Modell's franchises heart, simultaneously sending Buffalo to their first playoff berth since the ice ages. Quoth the Raven, nevermore. Lol. From Baltimore: From Buffalo (at Miami): From NFL Films:

1) The Money Shot: Evan McPherson’s Game-winning Field Goal to win the 2021 AFC Championship If Al Michaels was calling this game as the kick went through, he could have screamed that the impossible dream had come true! Nobody thought the Bengals had any chance to even get this far, but to beat the mighty Kansas City Chiefs? The National media gave them no chance. The Bengals trailed at one point 21-3 in this game and staged one of the most improbable comebacks in NFL history to advance to their third Super Bowl in team history.

2) Stanford Jennings 93-yard Kickoff Return in Super Bowl XXIII The Bengals led 13-6 at the end of the third quarter thanks to Jennings’ 93-yard touchdown return in Super Bowl XXIII. Joe Montana was able to find the end zone twice in the fourth quarter, but Cincinnati could not stop him. Since 1988, the Bengals had not been back to the Super Bowl. Jennings’ play was undoubtedly the greatest in team history.... until now.

3) Evan McPherson’s 52-yard field goal to beat the Titans in Divisional playoff 2021 Money Mac made believers of us all with this 52-yard field goal to advance the Bengals to the AFC Championship game.

4) The Hubbard Yard Dash The Ravens were on the doorstep of taking a touchdown lead as they sat at the one-yard line. The Ravens defense was dominant, and this looked like many games we had seen in our history! Luckily for the Bengals, we no longer live in the past, we live in the present, and the Bengals’ luck has finally turned. Tyler Huntley goes over the top, Germaine Pratt bats it out of his hands to Sam Hubbard, who takes it 98 yards, and the Hubbard Yard Dash is born. d D

5) Germaine Pratt’s interception to beat the Raiders in 2021 This was huge because it sealed the Bengals first playoff win since January 1991. The curse was broken on a fourth down play as the Raiders were close to tying the game and sending it to overtime; the curse had finally been broken!

6) Chip Lohmiller missed a 29-yard game-winning field goal in 1988 This play was huge for many reasons; the Bengals needed a win to clinch the AFC Central. A loss here would have placed the 1988 AFC Championship in Buffalo. The Redskins had a dreadful season after winning the Super Bowl the previous season but had a 29-yard FG to win the game and kill the Bengals shot at a divisional title and home-field advantage in the playoffs. Lohmiller had never missed a field goal of fewer than 30 yards in his career, but he smacked this one wide right off the upright, and the Bengals won in overtime. To make it even better, the Colts upset the Bills the next day, giving the Bengals a home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.

7) 1977 Anderson to McInally to beat the Stealers The Bengals had a habit of losing to the Stealers at the end of the season or even early in the season and missing the playoffs. The Bengals and Stealers battled on a frozen Riverfront Stadium field in a battle for first place in the AFC Central with just one game remaining after this. Lemar Parrish intercepted Terry Bradshaw and turned it into a pick-six in the first half as the Bengals trailed 10-7 at halftime. Ken Anderson would then go on to through for 200 yards in the second half against the Steel Curtain and, with time running out, hit Pat McInally on a deep bomb that gave the Bengals a 17-10 win over the Stealers. The Bengals, of course, still lost the division by losing to the Oilers the next week, 21-17. Go to the 13 minute mark of the video below to see the play.

8 ) Ken Riley Pick Six to beats the Original Browns in 1983 Ken Riley, the ultimate ballhawk for fifteen years, was still a force in his final season. He is the fifth-most prolific NFL interceptor with 65. This 1983 victory against the Original Browns was one of his most important. Late in the fourth quarter, tied 21-21, Riley intercepted Brian Sipe to take it to the house in a 28-21 Bengals win.

9) Corey Dillon breaks single-game rushing record Corey Dillon was one the most controversial players in Bengals history. However, he rallied the entire fanbase on October 22, 2000. Cincinnati started with a 0-6 record. In their new stadium, they were winless. Dillon broke the NFL single-game record for rushing yards at 278 yards. Dillon’s 41-yard sprint down the sideline secured the victory and the record for the most yards gamed in a single game. Dillon broke Walter Payton’s 1977 record of 275 yards. Jamal Lewis from Baltimore would eventually surpass it with his 295-yard day in 2003. But Dillon and the Bengals stunned the football world when they defeated the Broncos.

10) Jerome Simpson front flip Touchdown, 2011 vs Cardinals Simpson played his first four NFL seasons for the Bengals. While he will not be remembered as a great player, he did make one of the greatest plays in Bengals’ history. In Week 16, 2011, Cincinnati held a lead of 23-0 over Arizona with “The Flip”. A standing front flip is not something that many can do, and even fewer can go over Daryl Washington to score a touchdown.

11) Anthony Munoz game-tying touchdown catch vs the Original Browns in 1984 The Greatest Bengal of all, Anthony Munoz caught a game-tying touchdown pass with time running out in 1984 against the Original Cleveland Browns. The Bengals trailed with 5 minutes left, 17-7; a Jim Breech FG put them down by seven points and with time running out, Munoz caught his first-ever touchdown pass, and the Bengals would win in overtime on a Jim Breech Field Goal.

12) A.J. Green’s go-ahead Touchdown against the Stealers in the 2015 AFC Wildcard The 2015 season was promising, but Andy Dalton broke his thumb in December against the Stealers. A.J. McCarron was the Quarterback for the final month and led the Bengals into the playoffs against the hated Pittsburgh Stealers; the Stealers are hated because their fan base is and team is as dirty as a team can get. The Bengals were down 15-0 in the fourth quarter and then mounted a frantic comeback. McCarron found Green open wide for a touchdown in the most significant throw of his professional career. This score gave the Bengals a lead of 17-15 in the fourth quarter with under two minutes left. Let’s pretend that the game was over at that point.

13) Andy Dalton Heaves Last-Second Hail Mary To A.J. Green, Bengals tie Ravens 2013! Cincinnati Bengals QB Andy Dalton throws up a bomb as time runs out, which is deflected into the hands of WR A.J. Green for a miraculous Hail Mary TD to force overtime in 2013. The Bengals had trailed 17-0 at halftime but tied the game with this miraculous hail mary.