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One thing every NFL team can be thankful for in 2016

By John Buhler

Sep 11, 2016; Arlington, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys guard Zack Martin (70) and center Travis Frederick (72) celebrate with running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) after he scored a touchdown in the third quarter at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 11, 2016; Arlington, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys guard Zack Martin (70) and center Travis Frederick (72) celebrate with running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) after he scored a touchdown in the third quarter at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 20, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton walks off the field after warming up at the beginning of a game with the Buffalo Bills at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 20, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton walks off the field after warming up at the beginning of a game with the Buffalo Bills at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports /

Cincinnati Bengals: “You don’t live in Cleveland!”

Nobody feels worse about itself entering Thanksgiving than the pitiful 3-6-1 Cincinnati Bengals. Cincinnati saw two of its best offensive players in wide receiver A.J. Green and running back Giovani Bernard succumb to potential season-ending injuries in Sunday’s 16-12 loss at home to the Buffalo Bills.

Even in a division where maybe 7-9 wins the crown, the 2016 Bengals are about as done as that Turkey you’ll eat on Thursday with family members you really don’t enjoy tolerating. When the best thing to happen on a football field in Cincinnati last weekend was Batman kicking field goals at nearby Nippert Stadium, you can say there is close to nothing Cincinnati can be thankful for.

Maybe the most pessimistic of Bengals fans can feel pretty good about Marvin Lewis’ chances to get canned at the end of the season. It wasn’t like 0-7 Lewis was going to win an AFC playoff game anyway, not with hot heads on the defensive side of the ball in Vontaze Burfict and Adam “Pacman” Jones.

We’re seriously dredging the entire Ohio River to find something positive that Bengals fans can be thankful for this holiday season. Picking in the top 10 and maybe a new head coach will be neat. Let’s be honest, the only thing that will cheer Bengals fans up is Sam Wyche’s “You don’t live in Cleveland!”

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