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Sunday, October 11, 2009

Calm in the face of a storm

Teammates and coaches have raved recently about the composure and poise that Carson Palmer has shown while the Bengals have won 3 straight comeback games with Palmer leading the game winning drive on all three occasions. Palmer is showing his teammates the face they need to see in adverse situations.

Said coach Marvin Lewis two weeks ago after a big home win against Pittsburgh:

"We've got a quarterback who's comfortable at those points in the game. He's got a calm about him."

Here is what WR Chad Ocho Cinco had to say after a comeback last week against Cleveland:

"The whole thing keeping me going is No. 9. He's so confident in the huddle. The way he has been the last two weeks is unbelievable. Especially the situations we've been in.

After the comeback win today over Baltimore, Ocho Cinco said the same thing:

"That was Carson in the huddle, being very confident, being very sound, keeping everybody calm. When he talks the way he does in that huddle, with that confidence and that swagger like that, there's no doubt that we're going to go down and score."