Fast Start Stuns Ravens; Bengals 6-2 After 17-7 Win
The Bengals had to hear all week long about how their first win this season against the Ravens was a fluke. Sunday they proved to the big bad Ravens that in 2009 they are the better team, putting a defensive beating on Joe Flacco and the Ravens in a 17-7 win to take control over Baltimore of the AFC North. The win means that with two victories over Baltimore they basically have a three-game lead over them in the division. The Bengals move to 6-2 with the win, dropping the Ravens

Week 9 Inactives for the Ravens Matchup
Baltimore: LB Antwan Barnes, CB Frank Walker, DL Haloti Ngata, RB Jalen Parmele, QB John Beck, OL Oniel Cousins, DL Paul Kruger, OT Tony Moll. Cincinnati: OT Andre Smith, TE Chase Coffman, LB Dan Skuta, FB Fui Vakapuna, WR Jerome Simpson, QB Jordan Palmer, DL Orien Harris, SS Roy L. Williams.

Bengals-Ravens Preview from CBS
The Bengals are tied for the lead in the AFC North, but the Ravens are breathing down their necks. NFL.com analyst Pat Kirwan and Jason Horowitz preview the game, which you can watch this Sunday at 1:00 p.m. ET on CBS.

Ochocinco Sent Gifts to the Ravens This Week
The USA Today reports about Chad Ochocinco sending gifts this week to the Ravens: Bengals WR Chad Ochocinco has a subtle message for the Ravens defense he’ll see on Sunday, they stink. Ochocinco told a Baltimore radio station that he sent packages with deodorant to the team’s secondary and LBs Terrell Suggs and Ray Lewis. “I not only sent them gift baskets, but I sent them something they could use so they don’t sweat,” he said, via the Baltimore Sun.

Week 9 Preview: Too Many Aces
In the backroom of a shady saloon just on the edge of town, the Ravens await. They sit there hunkered over a card-table with a half-bottle of cheap rum and an old, shaggy dog named Cleveland, curled up and sleeping at their feet. They’ve been there since daybreak and they say they ain’t leavin’ til the Bengals give ‘em another chance. On Sunday they’ll get their wish, but once again, might live to regret it. Baltimore is still bitter about what happened las