CINCINNATI - The Bengals were in good shape heading into the fourth quarter. Black Air Max 90 China . Then it all came apart. And a day later, they were still trying to figure out exactly what had happened.A 42-21 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday has staggered the AFC North leaders. Sure, theyre still in first place in the NFLs toughest division. Its not the record but the way theyre playing thats causing concern.All I can tell you is I felt great and then all of a sudden, 12 minutes later, Im in my car going home going, What the hell just happened? defensive co-ordinator Paul Guenther said on Monday.Heres what happened: The Bengals got outscored 25-0 in the fourth quarter, gave up more than 500 yards overall for a club-record third time this season, and lost their cushion in the division race.Cincinnati (8-4-1) is up by a half-game on Pittsburgh (8-5) and Baltimore (8-5) heading into the final three weeks. But theyve got a tough closing stretch, starting with a game at Cleveland (7-6) on Sunday.The Bengals have one more home game — against Denver (10-3) on a Monday night — followed by a game at Pittsburgh.One more slip-up could cost them the playoffs.Everything is important this time of year, and were in position where weve made it that way, quarterback Andy Dalton said on Monday. It starts this week.It starts with trying to figure out why theyve turned into such a team of extremes. They looked like one of the best in the NFL during their 3-0 start to the season. Theyve been blown out in all four of their losses — two of them at home to division rivals — while playing some of the worst defence in franchise history.Which team is it going to be in December? The one that looked like it could run away with the division, or the one that seems to run and hide in the biggest games?The way we lost is pretty bad, safety George Iloka said.The Bengals led 21-17 heading into the fourth quarter, and then totally fell apart. Daltons fumble on a fake handoff started the Steelers 25-point surge. The Steelers had 229 yards in the fourth quarter alone and 543 for the game, the most against Cincinnati this season.Cincinnatis defence has allowed 500 yards three times this season, a franchise record, according to STATS. The previous mark was two 500-yard games allowed in 1968 and 1969, when the Bengals were an expansion team.Theyve given up more points (298) than theyve scored this season (281).And in four of their most important games, theyve totally come apart. They lost a Sunday night game at New England 43-17. They failed to cross midfield until the fourth quarter of a 27-0 loss at Indianapolis. And theyve dropped their last two home games against Cleveland 24-3 on a Thursday night and against the Steelers on Sunday.Its the first time since 2002 — when current Steelers defensive co-ordinator Dick LeBeau was their head coach — that the Bengals have lost consecutive home games by 21 points or more. Its the first time since 2008, when they went 4-11-1, that the Bengals have lost four games by 21 points or more.All those very bad trends have them feeling like anything except a division leader.No, it definitely doesnt feel like it, linebacker Vincent Rey said.Notes: The Bengals have lost their last two games in Cleveland. They havent been swept in their two-game season series since 2002. ... Coach Marvin Lewis was noncommittal on Monday when asked whether linebacker Vontaze Burfict would return this season. Burfict hasnt played since he had surgery on Oct. 29 to clean out his left knee. ... The Bengals have to decide whether to activate quarterback AJ McCarron or leave him on an injury list for the rest of the season. The fifth-round draft pick has been sidelined since training camp with a sore passing shoulder. He was cleared to practice on Nov. 18. The Bengals had a roster exemption for him that ends this week.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Wholesale Air Max 90 China .DeMarco Murray got his 20th carry late in the fourth quarter with a 10-point lead, not long after Dez Bryant made his final catch of the day.Sure enough, a 44-17 win over Washington didnt change Dallas post-season position. Air Max 90 China Free Shipping . I kept my eyes focused up on the camera during each approach. I just tried to stay focused on my form, as I didnt know what the ball reaction was. I was quite emotional at the end. I did not actually see any of the shots in the game until I got home and watched the video. http://www.cheapairmax90china.com/ . His stated reason for abruptly resigning as head coach of Canadas Olympic womens hockey team was he felt there were doubts about his ability to coach the team to Olympic gold in February.College Park, MD (SportsNetwork.com) - Coming off a pair of tough losses last week, the Syracuse Orange will try to put an end to their first losing skid of the season when they pay a visit to the Maryland Terrapins at the Comcast Center on Monday night in Atlantic Coast Conference action. You catch all of the action live on TSN at 7pm et./4pm pt. Syracuse was cruising right along with wins in each of its first 25 games, but after a shocking home loss to Boston College last Wednesday (62-59), it ventured to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday and battled wire-to-wire with Duke before losing 66-60 following a controversial ending that resulted in head coach Jim Boeheims ejection. At 12-2 in the ACC, the Orange have slid out of the drivers seat in the league standings, as they are a game and a half behind Virginia for first place (14-1). Maryland sports a 15-12 overall record this season with a decisive split between its success at home (10-3) compared to on the road (2-7). The Terps snapped a two-game skid last Tuesday when they took care of business versus Wake Forest, 71-60, their third straight home win, improving to 7-7 in the ACC. Maryland leads the all-time series with Syracuse, 5-2, although the sides havent met since 2008. With the Orange trailing by two points with 11 seconds remaining, C.J. Fair was called for a charge on what appeared to be a borderline call. It caused Boeheim to lose his temper, receive two technical fouls and get ejected from the game. Duke converted 3-of-4 at the line following the technicals to effectively put the game away. The squad struggled shooting in the hostile road environment, making less than 39 percent of it field goal tries, including just 2-of-9 from 3-point range. Jerami Grant posted team highs in points (17) and rebounds (eight), Fair finished with 12 points and Tyler Ennis was dreadful from the floor (2-of-13) but still had nine points, six assists and four steals. Syrracuses offense has been far from spectacular this season, as it shoots a modest 44. Air Max 90 China. 6 percent from the field for 69.2 ppg, but it has risen to elite status thanks to its excellent defense, which ranks seventh nationally in allowing only 58.6 ppg. It also lives comfortably in terms of its rebounding (+4.0) and turnover (+4.9) margins, with the latter ranking eighth-best in the country. Fair pours in a team-high 16.4 ppg and grabs 6.0 rpg. Trevor Cooney (13.0 ppg) does the majority of his damage from 3-point range, knocking down 77 long-range buckets at a 41.4 percent clip. Grant (12.6 ppg, 7.2 rpg) is another staple in the frontcourt, and Ennis (11.7 ppg, 5.7 apg) has made a name for himself as a clutch playmaker as a freshman. The Terps carried a five-point lead into intermission of their most recent game and extended their advantage to as many as 16 down the stretch en route to the easy victory over Wake Forest. Although they were outshot from the field on the evening, 47.1 percent to 42.6 percent, they outscored the Deacons from 3-point range, 24-9, and scored 18 points off of 18 Wake turnovers. Nick Faust was the spark plug off the bench with 20 points, while Charles Mitchell and Jake Layman scored 12 and 11 points, respectively, and Seth Allen and Evan Smotrycz netted 10 points apiece. Maryland has been able to successfully outpace its opponents this season, as it shoots 43.9 percent from the field for 71.8 ppg, while allowing 68.5 ppg on just 42.4 percent shooting. One of its biggest strengths comes on the glass with a +3.9 rebounding margin, but it is oftentimes held back by a lackluster free-throw percentage (.663). Dez Wells is the go-to scoring option with 14.8 ppg on greater than 48 percent field-goal shooting. Layman (12.1 ppg), Allen (12.0 ppg), Smotrycz (11.0 ppg, 6.2 rpg) and Faust (10.1 ppg) round out the balanced attack and all four player have drained at least 33 3-pointers. ' ' '