Cedric Benson

Bengals running back Cedric Benson, who said the Bears "blackballed" him after releasing him , got the better of his former team today. However, Benson says that he wasn't looking to exact revenge against the Bears. “ I didn’t want to seek revenge ,” Benson said, per Kevin Goheen of the Chicago Sun-Times . “Revenge was not a goal of mine – it’s not how I wanted to play against them.” Nonetheless Benson finished the day with 189 rushing yards and a touchdown against what was the sixth-ranked rush defense. Entering today's game, the Bears had only allowed 88.4 rushing yards per game. Barring ... Read Full Story

Bengals running back Cedric Benson, who was released last year by Chicago, has extra motivation for Sunday's game against the Bears. Benson believes he was blackballed by the Bears. " I heard all the rumors that were said coming out of Chicago ," Benson said Wednesday in a conference call with Chicago media (per ESPN). "Even the Bengals told me, they would call and inquire about me and get nothing but negative things -- just that I didn't work hard, that I was a prima donna, or didn't work hard on the field, or I wasn't focused. Anything negative they could say, it was ... Read Full Story

This year the Bengals have turned things up a notch trying to get back to form and are knocking on the Ravens door. This team has improved playing well in the first part of the season with a 3-1 record. The good start for Cincinnati is due to the resurgence of running back Cedric Benson and the consistent play from their offensive line along with their defensive. In particular their defensive line has been better than expected and are aggressive. Although they struggled with the winless Browns last week, the Ravens will not overlook this division rival. OFFENSE: Under QB Carson Palmer the Bengals ... Read Full Story

The defense has stepped up. So have Cedric Benson and Chad Ochcoinco. But a more mobile, healthy Carson Palmer is helping fuel the Bengals' surprisin 8 Vote(s) Read Full Story

Cedric Benson got his revenge on Chicago, all right. The rest of the Bengals' offense had a sweet time, too. Carson Palmer threw ... 7 Vote(s) Read Full Story