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LOL..The Steelers wont give you any problems? LMAO, come on now SDK, I like you and all, but come on now!..The Bengals will be solid this year no doubt, but Im seeing around 10-6. The AFC is sooo loaded, and that division is absolutely sick. There are three very good teams, not only fighting for the playoffs, but any of them could win the division, and Cleveland will be much improved. But playing in the AFC, teams beat each other to death all year long, and crazy things happen at the end of the year. Yeah KC wont be as good as they have been, but they'd be a 10-6 team in the NFC. Theyll be alright, but although improved, that defense is still very suspect, so I see Cincy going 10-6.

I may be a diehard Bengals fan, but I would have to agree with you, Hoss. The Steelers and Bengals have a heated rivalry, and I do see them splitting their games next year. Since it has probably been 15 years since the Bengals swept Pittsburgh, it would take a leap of faith to say this is the year it happens, especially since the Steelers are still a solid playoff contender.

However, I disagree with your prediction of a 10-6 record. The Bengals have a fairly easy schedule compared with last year, and I don't see any worse than 11-5. Cleveland has shown no indication that they can beat Cincy, and KC is going to take a big step back with Brodie Croyle starting at QB. I myself have predicted 12-4 (see my earlier post), with one of those 4 losses at the hands of the Steelers.