Bengals Rally to Kick Pittsburgh Hex

by Thomas GeorgeFiled under: Bengals, SteelersCINCINNATI -- One Bengals player said he ran into the locker room and one by one kicked over the bins that would hold the teams' soaked, stained jerseys."I really can't explain why I did that," linebacker Keith Rivers said. "It was so much emotion and joy that just came out that way.''Really, a fitting act, because the Bengals had just kicked aside a harrowing hex crafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers. It was a 23-20 Bengals victory that was half-pain, half-pleasure and all therapeutic.Pittsburgh had won five straight in the series. Cincinnati had not won here at home against its division rival since 2001. More: Check Box Score | Colts Demolish Cardinals | Full Scoreboard Bengals Rally to Kick Pittsburgh Hex originally appeared on Fanhouse NFL Blog on Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:40:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments