Thumbs Up (Holt) - Thumbs Down (Hall)

By Adam Kiefaber

Thumbs up:

WR Glenn Holt- He finished with five catches for 52 yards and scored a touchdown. Holt also had a solid kick return.

Holt played great. Tab Perry was injured, then Holt came in and performed much better than Perry ever has. Also, he showed a lot of heart when he continued to play after getting rattled on a helmet-to-helmet hit by safety Brodney Pool.

WR Chad Johnson (above)- He had 11 catches for 209 yards and two touchdowns.

Ocho Cinco was great. However both of Carson Palmer’s INTs were headed his way - it is impossible to know if it was Palmer’s or Chad’s fault.

QB Carson Palmer- Threw for 401 yards and had a team-record six touchdown passes.

Palmer continues to keep the Bengals in the game no matter how bad the defense plays.

Getting your kids into the Bengals at an early age

The dad is Ryan Parker, who has many Bengal songs- you can see them on our Bengals Video link or at Ryan Parker Songs

Thumbs Down:

CB Leon Hall He gave up touchdown after touchdown - he showed off his lazy tackling skills on a particular kick return.

Hall was known for being a solid corner, but for getting burned in college by big-time programs. He was terrible this Sunday. He needs to get better quickly if the Bengals are going to contend this season.

CB Johnathan Joseph Got hurt, but looked terrible when he was in there.

I was expecting a pro-bowl season from Joseph, but he looks slow. He missed much of the spring because of a foot injury and it is starting to show.

LB Caleb Miller You could throw the whole defense out there - where was the pressure?

Miller played like he was in quick sand, dropped a key interception and seemed to fall down before the play got to him.

Cocky Browns Fans

Browns’ fans think that we are all fair-weather fans. Don’t blame Bengal fans for being excited about a good team and upset when they play poorly. Cleveland would be lucky to go 3-13 this season. I went to Cleveland last season for the Bengals game and over half the crowd was wearing Bengal jerseys. Also, Brownie fans seem to forget that a week ago, they were booing their team midway through the first quarter of Week One (fair-weather fans give up on their team and they could broken a record for being the quickest fan base to give up in the history of the NFL). Now, they think a Super Bowl run is on the horizon. Sorry, that you live in Cleveland. Honestly, I felt sorry for you guys up until you reminded me how cocky and stupid Browns’ fans actually are-

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