Resurgent Cedric Benson Leads Way as Bengals Find Stride

by Dan GrazianoFiled under: Bengals, NFL AnalysisCINCINNATI -- If Cedric Benson were going to make this climb from the NFL scrap heap to the top of the rushing list, it only makes sense that he'd do it here, among the well-known collection of misfits and ne'er-do-wells that league observers and HBO subscribers know as the Bengals.This is in many ways the perfect spot for someone like Benson, who was unwelcome in Chicago before he even arrived and who drank himself out of town without ever delivering on the promise that comes with being the No. 4 pick in the draft. Here by the muddy banks of the Ohio River, in the shadow of the creaky Roebling Bridge, a team that's had only two winning seasons in the past two decades is happy to make Benson feel at home. More coverage: Ochocinco buys tickets, eighty-sixes Bengals blackout Resurgent Cedric Benson Leads Way as Bengals Find Stride originally appeared on Fanhouse NFL Blog on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:50:00 EST . Please see our te...