Game 2 Preview: Tennessee Titans (1-0) at Cincinnati Bengals (0-1)

Bengals whooped our asses last season and Chad Johnson ate some popcorn while doing it.

Bengals are going to air it out and put up points, we just have to match them on offence points.

 

My Take

Cincinnati's offense, or lack there of, didn't have a good showing last week vs Baltimore, and Lewis will try to shake it up and get Palmer going. Part of this will include getting the ball to Chad Ocho Cinco who be guarded most of the game by Titans CB Cortland Finnegan, week one's AFC defensive player of the week. Finnegan will have his work cut out from him as the Bengals will be using a lot of bubble screens early to get Palmer, Ocho Cinco, and Houshmanzedah going, then draw the corners in and try to stretch the field.

Tennessee will not have starting QB Vince Young for the 1st week since injuring his MCL. Kerry Collins will take the reigns, who went 2 for 2 in his short stint last week vs Jacksonville in a 17-10 win. Collins knows the system and clearly has the better arm over young, but it takes away a dimension that Collins doesn't have, the ability to scramble out of the pocket. Receivers will be battle tested and given the oppurtunity to prove themselves. RB Chris Johnson who rushed for near 100 yards and a receiving TD last weekend will likely start at RB. The Ravens and a questionable O Line were able to have a decent rushing game against the Bengals in Week 1, look for Tennessee overshadow those stats and completely dominate this game at the line of scrimmage.

Prediction:

team 1 2 3 4 OT F
TEN 7 6 7 7 -- 27
CIN 3 0 3 3 -- 9

Passing Leaders:
Kerry Collins: 19/31 234 yards, 2 TD, INT.
Carson Palmer: 22/38 256 yards, 2 INT.

Rushing Leaders:
Chris Johnson: 18 rushes, 108 yards, TD.
LenDale White: 13 rushes, 58 yards.
Chris Perry: 13 rushes, 26 yards.
Kenny Watson: 12 rushes, 20 yards.

Receiving Leaders:
Justin Gage: 6 receptions, 78 yards, TD.
Justin McCareins: 4 receptions, 103 yards, TD.
Chad Ocho Cinco: 7 receptions, 81 yards.
TJ Houshmanzedah: 5 receptions, 68 yards.

Defensive Stats:
Albert Haynesworth: 4 Tackles, Sack, FF.
Cortland Finnegan: 6 Tackles, INT.
Leon Hall: 6 Tackles, INT, FR.
Domata Peko: 2 Tackles, 2 Sacks.

 

Chris Johnson will run wild againt Cincy.

 

To All Dwellers of Titanland, THE KING desires that all subjects of the realm FORGET what the media has been hyping alllllll week. It is not dignified for us to be spreading gossip about someone's personal problems.

Due to the slobbering sniping of the talking heads on TV and the motor-mouths on radio, Vince, rather than the upcoming confrontation with the bengal cats has been on everyone's minds. FORGET IT!

ALL mighty residents of Titanland follow the KING's lead and focus on the pounding we will give those kitten's. Last year WAS. Now is NOW! We will win in the trenches! We will win in the air! We will win in the flats! We will win up the middle! We will win the kicking! We will win the run backs. We will win the special teams. We will win the coaching! We will win the THE GAME!

:yell2: Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Thus sayeth THE KING!

 

hold a second.....there's a game this weekend?

 

Bengals are favorites cus young is not playing