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Benson’s career-high 189 yards leads Bengals in thrashing of Bears

Associated Press

CINCINNATI — Cedric Benson smiled as he greeted his old Bears teammates and coaches at midfield, warmly pumping their hands or wrapping a beefy arm around their shoulder pads for a hug.

No need to rub it in. Everyone knew what he’d just done.

He got his revenge, all right.

Benson ran for a career-high 189 yards [...]

Manning sets tempo for unbeaten Colts with 3 TDs in rout of Rams

Associated Press

ST. LOUIS — The Indianapolis Colts were too good Sunday for Peyton Manning to tie the NFL record with his sixth straight 300-yard game.

It wouldn’t have been appropriate for Manning to try for the mark the way his unbeaten team was beating up on the woeful St. Louis Rams. Manning still threw for three [...]

Bengals 45, Bears 10

Associated Press

CINCINNATI — Cedric Benson got his revenge on Chicago, all right. The rest of the Bengals’ offense had a sweet

Cincinnati Bengals running back Cedric Benson (32) is tackled by Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs (55) in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009, in Cincinnati.

time, too.

Carson Palmer threw [...]

Rodgers, Pack rout Browns in warm-up for Favre, Vikings

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — The Browns were no distraction. The Green Bay Packers can now focus on Brett.

Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes, Ryan Grant rushed for 148 yards and Green Bay warmed up for Brett Favre’s first visit back to Lambeau Field next week with a 31-3 laugher Sunday over the Cleveland Browns, who got [...]

Steelers return fumble, interception for touchdowns to hand Vikings first loss

Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — Three times the Minnesota Vikings were ready to take the lead and possibly put away the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Even for Brett Favre and Adrian Peterson, three times weren’t nearly enough to remain perfect against a defense that not only outplayed the Vikings but outscored them.

LaMarr Woodley returned Favre’s fumble 77 yards for a [...]

UC Bearcats drops spot in Coaches’ Poll

Despite the University of Cincinnati’s 41-10 victory against Louisville on Saturday, the Bearcats fell from No. 6 to No. 7 in the USA Today Coaches’ poll. TCU jumped ahead of UC to No. 6.

The BCS rankings will come out later this afternoon. The drop could hurt UC because the BCS rankings take into account the [...]

2009 NCAA Football Rankings – AP Top 25 Week 9 (Oct. 25)

AP Top 25
RK    TEAM    RECORD    PTS    PVS
1    Florida (30)    7-0    1463    2
2    Alabama (23)    8-0    1448    1
3    Texas (7)    7-0    1407    3
4    USC    6-1    1217    4
5    Cincinnati    7-0    1211    5
6    Boise State    7-0    1177    6
7    Iowa    8-0    1148    7
8    TCU    7-0    1132    10
9    LSU    6-1    1040    9
10    Oregon    6-1    933    12
11    Georgia Tech    7-1    923   [...]

Chad Ochocinco to try breaking news

Associated Press

CINCINNATI — Chad Ochocinco is used to making news. Now, he’s trying to break some.

The Cincinnati Bengals receiver is planning to form his own social news network on Twitter, using his player contacts around the league to develop news about other teams. The idea grew out of his partnership with Motorola, which

Chad Ochocinco [...]