AP Pro32 comments about Bengals

NEW YORK (AP) Comments on the Cincinnati Bengals by the AP Pro32 panel (ranking in parentheses):

Chris Berman (ESPN, 25) - Tough task to beat Steelers when Pittsburgh needs game.

Clifton Brown (Sporting News, 24) - Marvin Lewis is 1-10 at home against Steelers, and Sunday night loss really hurt.

Cris Collinsworth (NBC Sports, 27)

Rich Gannon (CBS Sports/SiriusXM NFL Radio, 21) - Starting to lose faith in a group that has lost three in a row ... time to start pumping the brakes.

Bob Glauber (Newsday, 24) - Bengals lost to Stillers at home to fall to 0-6 the last two years against Pittsburgh and Baltimore. Can't win the division that way.

Rick Gosselin (Dallas Morning News, 17) - The Bengals have posted sacks in an NFL-best 32 consecutive games.

Clark Judge (CBSSports.com, 20) - As long as the Bengals can't beat Baltimore and Pittsburgh - and they lost their last nine to them - they can't be taken seriously as a playoff contender.

Ira Kaufman (Tampa Tribune, 21) - In a month full of October surprises, they keep finding ways to lose.

Pat Kirwan (SiriusXM NFL Radio/CBSSports.com, 19) - A year ago this team beat every non-playoff team on their schedule, but recently they are losing to those teams. A three-game losing streak is hard to explain, but they certainly aren't headed in the right direction.

John Lynch (Fox Sports, 23) - Back-to-back division losses as this team on the slide.

Alex Marvez (Foxsports.com, 18) - With a bye this week, the Bengals will enter a Nov. 4 home game against Denver having gone 0-for-3 in October.

Dan Pompei (Chicago Tribune, 22) - They will have two full weeks to stew about their three-game losing streak and see if they can't find out what has gone wrong.

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Updated October 23, 2012