Bengals legend pours chilly water on staff’s sizzling streak: ‘Let’s do that in opposition to the great groups’

The Cincinnati Bengals offense appears to lastly be clicking, however the staff continues to be having hassle getting within the W column.

They did simply beat the Las Vegas Raiders, 41-24, on Sunday, however they have been walloped by the Philadelphia Eagles the week prior and squeaked by the lowly Cleveland Browns and New York Giants.

Sure, it is three wins of their final 4 video games, however all three of these wins have come in opposition to groups which have mixed for six victories.

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That’s why former Bengals star T.J. Houshmandzadeh is not prepared to start out celebrating simply but.

“I don’t know if it’s thrilling – we’ve been groups that received’t be collaborating come playoff time,” the ex-Bengal stated in a current interview with Fox News Digital.

Cincy faces its division rival within the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday – shedding to them, 41-38, earlier this season – however Houshmandzadeh can be full-steam forward if the Bengals can break up the season sequence.

“That pleasure can be real pleasure Friday if we’re victorious over the Ravens. To me, that’s the largest key. You must beat the higher groups,” Houshmandzadeh stated. “You must beat the groups that folks don’t count on you to beat. You dug your self a gap, now you bought to get out of it. The Ravens is likely one of the groups that you simply see first as you’re getting out of this gap. That pleasure isn’t there but till we begin beating groups that we contemplate good groups.”

Wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh of the Bengals is proven throughout a recreation on Nov. 28, 2004, in Cincinnati. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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The followers have been excited, although.

Houshmandzadeh joined the Bengals trustworthy at a current tailgate as a part of his new partnership with Tide, the place he recklessly downed some Skyline Chili with zero repercussions.

“Obviously, you’re going to drink, eat, play video games. I stained my sweater – Skyline Chili all down my sweater – and I used to be disenchanted. But then I’m like, ‘Tide goes to wash this higher than ever.’ So I used to be completely high quality with it. I knew that Tide tackles the hardest of stains, so I used to be alright,” Houshmandzadeh stated.

“Being on the market with the followers was a superb expertise. I hadn’t carried out it earlier than. It was enjoyable. No one is doing a recreation day like Cincinnati. I’m biased, however it was superior, I had enjoyable, and I sit up for doing it once more.”

And, for what it is price, Houshmandzadeh is assured the Bengals will pull out the victory on the highway.

T.J. Houshmandzadeh of the Bengals carries the ball throughout a recreation on Oct. 26, 2008, in Houston. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

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“I’m assured, however I do not know if I say that with my coronary heart or my head,” he stated. “You take a look at the primary recreation, up 10 with lower than 4 minutes left, you bought to win that recreation. … If they get that very same offense and just a bit bit extra from the protection, clearly we might win.”

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