[Barry Manilow’s “Looks Like We Made It” plays softly in the background] We got here you and I. Our eyes and butts are sore but it was worth it. Also, it would appear that the Bears, at long, long last, have a QB on their hands. The question remains, “How are they going to fuck it up?”

To The Game!

Bengals/Giants:

-NY favored by 3 1/2? (cue Lombardi, “what the hell’s going on around here?” thingy) Goodness, Cincy is sinking fast.

-These two squadoos don’t get together very often-they’ve only played 11 times in total with the cats having a one game advantage.

-In what figured to be another long, lousy year with Dimes at the helm the Giants offense is a middling 20th overall and 12th in passing(?!). There’s one guy primarily responsible for that but we won’t see him this evening, he’s still in concussion protocol.

-Burrow better beware of the DT’s. Actually, just the one-his name is Dexter Lawrence and the monster is having a monster year with six sacks already. The Giants are stunningly leading the league with 22.

-Cincy is a woeful 28-56 in regular season games played at night but Dimes is 2-17 in prime time games so maybe a tie tonight?

-Burrow just passed Jeff Blake (I liked that guy) for 5th in passing yards. He and Danny Boy are two of only four QB’s with three or more games of 2+ TD’s and 100+ QB ratings in the same game.

-Singletary is out another week with groin issues so Tracey Jr. gets another chance to solidify his place as the #2 RB in the pecking order. Honestly, I can see a committee on the horizon.

-Chase Brown is listed as questionable but a local beat reporter is saying that he’s good to go. Cincy will need his impressive 5.6 ypc number.

There you go.