Live from Southern California. This is the Jim Rome Show.

Let's start with some NFL. There is some overdue credit that I want to send out right now for real because earlier

this week I called the Bengals the hottest team in the NFL and I meant that I'm not

going to walk that back I was not lying to you about that.

Those dudes are on fire. They're on one.

They're scary. They've run off four dubs in a row.

They just beat the Niners and the bills in back to back weeks.

Joey B is finally right.

The mad scientist, my dude, Lou Anaromo, finally has that defense humming and absolutely nobody wants to see those

dudes right about now. I stand by all that. I'm not walking any of that back. That said, Cincinnati is not the only one that nobody wants to see right now.

They're not the only ones who are on fire and they're not the only ones who've just run off four in a row and have a

quarterback that looks great in a defense that is bawling out. I think you know what

I'm talking about. I know there are a bunch of people in Beemore right now,

nodding their heads and saying, it's about time, Rome. It's about time.

About time you shouted out the flock. It's about time you hype the

Ravens. And Bemore, you'd be exactly right because the Ravens look legit.

They look legit. They look legit, they sound legit, that 7 and 2 record is

legit and if you look like a contender and you sound like a contender and you act like a contender and you quack like a contender and you

walk around like a contender and you're seven and two then that's what you are

you are a legitimate thank you Alvin

legitimate contender serious contender and they couldn't be further from that

stressful multi-year contract negotiation with Lamar

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