Bengals vs. Eagles: Turnovers open the door for Cincinnati win

For Eagles blogger Jason Brewer of Bleeding Green Nation, there was nothing to do but laugh as he wrote up his postgame recap:

At 4-10, the Eagles have lost their most games since 2005, with a pair of games remaining.

Fantasy studs and duds

Green-Ellis is your fantasy stud for the evening. Finishing with 106 yards and a touchdown, he was the most reliable offensive player on the field Thursday. Averaging 4.2 yards per carry, he made the most of his touches.

Those are sacks number five and six, five-and-a-half actually, for Cox, who seems to be no worse for wear without Jim Washburn feminizing people’s names.

For those of our readers unfamiliar with craps, allow us to explain his celebration. He shoots. He rolls. He wins. He picks up the money and proceeds to make it rain.

Andy Dalton completed 8 of 15 passes for just 76 yards in the first half against the Eagles on Thursday Night Football. He is still searching for his first touchdown on the night, and he’s also lost two fumbles so far.

The Eagles haven’t been stellar against opposing passers in 2012, so Dalton’s poor start is disappointing to say the least.

There is no way that Brandon Graham could have come up with Andre Smith’s helmet if Juan Castillo were still the defensive coordinator of the Eagles. Progress.

BenJarvus Green-Ellis has rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries midway through the second quarter on Thursday night. He’s averaging 4.9 yards per carry against the Eagles poor run defense, and he should be able to keep up his impressive stats.

It took him four tries to punch the ball across the goal line in the first quarter, but it shows the Bengals still trust him near the end zone.

Boom Herron got the official credit for forcing the fumble, only because the NFL requires someone to get credit for it. Rookie Marvin McNutt actually forced the fumble, knocking the ball down while blocking Herron.

This is pretty much how the Eagles’ season has gone, and all eight fans in the stands are watching this team play out the season.

The Eagles snapped an eight-game losing streak last week, but are still riddled in controversy and uncertainty. Andy Reid is still the head coach, but his future with the team remains in doubt. Reid’s job security has come into question as the Eagles dropped from Super Bowl contender at 3-1 to one of the biggest disappointments in the NFL at 4-9.

Eagles fans have turned their attention to young players getting a chance to play and Bleeding Green Nation took a closer look at tight end Clay Harbor, who will make his first start on Thursday.

It was a clean sweep at Yahoo! Sports, with all three experts taking the Bengals to win, as each game becomes critical for the team on the playoff bubble.

The over/under opened at 46.5, but has shifted to 45.5 at most sportsbooks.

Kickoff is slated for 8:20 p.m. ET and the game will be televised on the NFL Network.

In Week 14, the Philadelphia Eagles finally won their first game since October, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers thanks to a touchdown from Nick Foles to Jeremy Maclin as time expired. It was Foles’ first win in the NFL as a starter, especially impressive because it came against a team with a solid, if unspectacular, record, now at 6-7.

The Cincinnati Bengals are a different animal, however. They don’t have an equally explosive offense, but it’s solid and balanced — 14th in the league in rushing and passing yards— and it’s backed up by an even more solid defense.