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Every so often, you are fortunate to be in front of the TV at just the right time to see something memorable sportswise. Course, when you watch as much sports as I have over the years, you will see your share of good stuff. Still, when an unexpected classic unfolds that you watched from the jump, all the better. Previously, the best playoff NFL game I was ever privileged to see was probably the Chargers at Miami game in 1981 (the Winslow game). I will need to reflect on it, but what just came to pass in Glendale may surpass that for me. At the least, it rivals it.

Arizona, up 24-10 at halftime and 31-10 early in the third quarter, had no answer for Aaron Rodgers the rest of the half and a massive choke from ex-Bengal (naturally) Neil Rackers put the game into OT tied at 45. And then Green Bay won the toss. And you would figure it was their game. Only in a game that was marked by offensive brilliance from both teams, it ends on a defensive TD from the Cardinals finally making a play.

Just a fun game. Hard to imagine that the Cardinals/Saints game could be more entertaining than what just got played, but maybe it will be in the ballpark.

…which would mean the Cardinals (and Ravens) are massively hosed today.

Bengals fall in their re-match. Eagles get thumped in their re-match. Phil Sheridan in the Philly Inquirer not feeling Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb this morning. In Cincinnati, Paul Dagherty in the Enquirer jumping fast into the growing Carson Palmer ain’t all that bus.

As for me? Eh. I’ve said repeatedly that the Bengals’ year far out-stripped any reasonable expectations I had. I would have dearly loved for them to find a way to win yesterday to stop that stupid have-not-won-a-playoff-game-in-19 years thing, but when you play as flatline dumb as they did against a good football team, losses happen.

As for what ails the Bengals offense, it is not Carson Palmer. Start with the offensive coordinator and a receiving corp behind Chad Johnson that is decidedly not good. Both of those things are fixable. Good organizations fix such things. We shall see if the Bengals have decided to finally be a good organization.