Cincinnati’s last second touchdown came on a pass from Carson Palmer over to Andre Caldwell, giving the Bengals a 23-20 win over the Steelers. The Super Bowl champions have now lost two games in a row.

There for a split second it appeared as though the Cincinnati Bengals might once again blow a last minute lead for the second time in two weeks with Rodgers pulling off his second comeback this season late in the game. However Cincinnati (1-1) were saved by a penalty for a false start and were able to barely salvage a 31-24 win against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at Lambeau Field.

In just the few seconds it take to sprint down the field, Stokley turned around what would have been a crushing loss for Denver into a historic moment in franchise history. Stokley’s 87 yard touchdown with just left seconds left in game gave the Broncos a 12-7 win over the Bengals, who definitely will need lots of time to recover from this loss.

Questions still follow Maualuga. Dressing for practice to prepare for the final exhibition game for the Bengals against the Colts, almost 2,000 miles away from home where all of the criticisms began. And the unflattering evaluations still follow him.

The fire and brimstone speech that was given after the Cincinnati Bengals loss last week to the Rams appears to have definitely resonated with the team. On Thursday night in the final game of the preseason versus the Indianapolis Colts and before 56,527 fans at Paul Brown Stadium, the Bengals came out of the gate with a much larger sense of purpose. It definitely showed in their 38-7 victory.

Just two days after ending his holdout Andre Smith, Cincinnati Bengals rookie right tackle, broke his left foot at practice. The first round draft pick suffered a small fracture in his foot while working out in a non-contact drill. It was just his third workout since he had signed his deal with the Bengals. His chances of landing a starting position this year was given another major setback.

There is a new name and new role for Chad Ochocinco. International soccer fan and emergency kicker for Cincinnati kicked the extra point, and what proved to be the decisive point, late in the second quarter of the Bengals’ 7-6 victory over the Patriots on Thursday night.

Be prepared for the holdout that could very well spill over into the regular season. On Sunday Alvin Keels came and left Cincinnati without sealing a deal for Andre Smith, first round draft pick.

Mark Brunell and Drew Brees each threw touchdown passes in the New Orleans Saints 17-7 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in the preseason opening game for both teams.

When earlier in the week Tony Dungy said that Michael Vick would be signed within the week, there was as a lot of speculating going on about what team Vick would wind up on. There were quite a few rumors of him ending up in either New England or Pittsburgh. That was probably due to the fact that these franchises are strong and have excellent coaching staffs, which is after all what Vick really needs.