{"id":600,"date":"2012-12-12T18:10:08","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T23:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nflseasonschedules.com\/blog\/?p=600"},"modified":"2012-12-12T18:10:08","modified_gmt":"2012-12-12T23:10:08","slug":"bengals-try-to-move-in-on-playoff-position-against-eagles-thursday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nflseasonschedules.com\/blog\/bengals-try-to-move-in-on-playoff-position-against-eagles-thursday-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengals Try To Move In On Playoff Position Against Eagles Thursday Night"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Cincinnati Bengals are right in the middle of the AFC playoff race, currently tied for the last spot at 7-6 with division rival Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

The Philadelphia Eagles are not.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia and Cincinnati will square off on Thursday night football<\/a> in Week 15 of the season, in what is certainly a far more important game for the Bengals than it is for the Eagles. Cincinnati is coming off of a heartbreaking last-second loss to the Dallas Cowboys, which dropped them to just one-game over .500.<\/p>\n

Despite the loss though, the Bengals still control their own playoff destiny, with a date against the Steelers following this Thursday night game.<\/p>\n

It’s a tough road for the Bengals<\/a> though, who will face Baltimore in Week 17 after Pittsburgh. But Cincinnati at least knows what’s in front of them.<\/p>\n

The big question is, can they rise up and perform when they need it the most?<\/p>\n

The good news for cincinnati fans is that they have been here before. As a rookie last season, Andy dalton led the Bengals to a playoff berth, so he knows what it takes. The stage will be his on Thursday night all to himself, going up against a rookie quarterback this season in Nick Foles.<\/p>\n

Not to mention a battered and bruised rest of an Eagles<\/a>, that snapped a six-game losing streak with a touchdown pass on the very last play of the game last Sunday on the road against Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n

At 4-9, Philadelphia has no chance to make the postseason. But for Foles, it’s a chance to prove his worth as a starter, with Michael Vick likely not coming back the rest of the season. Foles will have control of the team, and will continue to try and develop.<\/p>\n

Running back LeSean McCoy could be seen returning from a concussion, but Philadelphia is in no hurry to get him back out there.<\/p>\n

The story should be around Cincinnati, and their playoff chances. It makes it a compelling game. The Bengals had won four-straight prior to the loss to the cowboys, which included a blowout win over the New York Giants in Week 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Cincinnati Bengals are right in the middle of the AFC playoff race, currently tied for the last spot at 7-6 with division rival Pittsburgh. The Philadelphia Eagles are not. Philadelphia and Cincinnati will square off on Thursday night football … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[134,135,105,104,3,22,217],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nflseasonschedules.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nflseasonschedules.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nflseasonschedules.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nflseasonschedules.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nflseasonschedules.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=600"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.nflseasonschedules.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":605,"href":"http:\/\/www.nflseasonschedules.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600\/revisions\/605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nflseasonschedules.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nflseasonschedules.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nflseasonschedules.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}