Bengals Dismantle The Vikings

And I was there. Tone-Loc and I traveled to Cincy. We got there early enough to down a few Warsteiners. The mood was celebratory, even before the game began. It only got better.

We made friends with a few Vikings fans seated around us. I was surprised. There were quite a few Vikings fans present, and they weren't shy about their allegiance. Throughout the crowd of 68,000 were sprinkled blonde braids, Viking horns and Culpepper and Moss jerseys (even though Moss is now playing on the West Coast for the Raiders). Bengals fans proved deafening regardless, even before kickoff. The Bengals were introduced, and four F-16s performed a fly-over, which sent the place into a tizzy. Then, when the Bengals broke a 70-yard touchdown on the game's second play, Paul Brown Stadium was bedlam.

Everyone was pretty cordial with one another, though, despite the pounding. Even when the Bengals blew the game open, which was early, fans remained friendly.

I took a small camera to the Vikings game, which wasn't anywhere as near as the final 37-8 score made it seem. In fact, Palmer overthrew two open receivers in the end zone, an 80-yard rushing touchdown was called back on an offensive penalty, and the Bengals ran out the last two minutes of the clock kneeling on the ball on the Vikings 10.

While the pictures aren't as good as the images I shot at Kentucky Motor Speedway, I managed to capture a few photos. Then again, I had better access for the IRL race.

Hopefully the Bengals can keep the win streak going against the Bears (in Chicago). It'd be nice to three-and-oh going into the Texans game. That would almost justify another visit to StubHub.com and another trip up I-71.