Notes: The crowd of 61,565 gave Cincinnati six sellouts in eight home games. The Bengals sold out only two games last season on their way to the playoffs. Baltimore's Justin Tucker missed a 45yard field goal try and made one from 49 yards, leaving him 30 of 33 for the season. His 90.9 per cent success rate set an NFL record for a rookie. The Bengals had four sacks, giving them a franchiserecord 51 for the season. S Chris Crocker hurt his right thigh while trying to make a tackle in the first quarter and didn't return.The importance of doing this was reinforced last summer as some friends and I opted to ride the Loneliest Road in America across Nevada. We stopped for lunch at the Toiyabe Caf in Austin. In it's heyday, silver mining was this part of Nevada's claim to fame.

"After a lot of deliberations, after reviewing our roster, we think these two additions strengthen our National Team program immeasurably. James Harden probably is the sixth man of the year in the NBA