... 2010 NFL season kicks into full gear this afternoon, and I couldn't be more excited. With one game already in the books (New Orleans Saints 14, Minnesota Vikings 9,), Sunday is slated to carry 13 more games for our enjoyment.

Last season, the Cincinnati Bengals were on the verge of being taken seriously for the first since 2005. In 2005, Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer had his knee blown out on the Bengals' first play of the playoffs by Pittsburgh Steelers' defensive tackle Kimo Von Oelhoffen. That moment seemed to send the Bengals spiraling off course for the later half of the decade.

The team played well enough to make the playoffs in 2009, but not well enough to escape the first round with a win...

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