The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Steelers at home in Week 7, and since then, they dropped two games in the final moments to the Jets and Bears and went into their bye week with a 3-6 record instead of 5-4. The Steelers, since their loss to the Bengals, have lost two of their following three games but do have a home win over the surging Colts.

Both teams are looking to get things back on track. The Steelers don’t want to lose control of the division, and the Bengals don’t want to be among the first teams mathematically eliminated from...

The Cincinnati Bengals have placed 2025 first-round pick Shemar Stewart on Injured Reserve, as reported on Saturday. The EDGE defender has been dealing with a knee issue and the team is attempting to open up a roster spot as he heals.

The move will keep Stewart out for at least four games, as the team attempts to find options in a battered position group. Trey Hendrickson has also been ruled out for the Week 11 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers, putting guys like Joseph Ossai, Cam Sample, Cedric Johnson, Myles Murphy and others in the spotlight for the foreseeable future....

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Quick Hits | DJ Turner II Leading His Bengals Teammates With NFL-Leading Play; Ced Johnson’s Summer Of Strength

Bengals cornerback DJ Turner II not only leads the NFL with 14 passes defensed and leads all cornerbacks with at least 38 targets in Pro Football Focus coverage grades heading into Sunday’s game in Pittsburgh (1 p.m.-Cincinnati’s Local 12), he’s also leading at the front of the secondary room.

Zac Taylor rules out two defensive starters for Bengals at Steelers

The Cincinnati Bengals (3-6) will be without defensive ends Trey Hendrickson and Shemar Stewart on Nov. 16 when they...

There is still plenty of college football to be played this season. Declarations for who will declare for the draft and who will decide to go back to school will also take place in January. However, it is never too early to start taking a look at some of the potential top prospects for the 2026 draft cycle.

1. Arvell Reese, DE/LB, Ohio State

Sometimes it is hard to believe that Reese is only in his first season as a full-time starter for the Buckeyes. Reese can play off-ball linebacker or up on the line of scrimmage. He has...

Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Jalen Ramsey had his worst game of the season when the Steelers lost to Cincinnati, 33-31, on Thursday Night Football last month. Ramsey received a coverage grade of 37.0 from Pro Football Focus on a night in which he allowed five receptions on nine targets for 62 yards and a touchdown.

Meanwhile, Cincinnati Bengals star receiver Ja’Marr Chase had one of his best games of the year, recording 16 catches for 161 yards and one touchdown, in which he beat Ramsey pretty convincingly.

Since then, the Steelers have made changes to their secondary. In the past...

If there was ever a must-win game, it was this one.

How can the Bengals sweep the Steelers?

Adjust in Game

It is hard to beat any team twice. The Bengals must anticipate the Steelers’ adjustments after their first matchup and be ready to make adjustments of their own.

The Bengals threw for 342 yards and rushed for 142 yards in their first matchup, but the biggest thing that hurt the Steelers was Ja’Marr Chase. Chase had 16 receptions for 161 yards and a touchdown on 23 targets. Tee Higgins, Andrei Iosivas, and Noah Fant must be ready to...

On this week’s all-new installment of Matt and Willie Know Ball, the ball-knowers hit on the two biggest topics of the bye week.

1. Joe Burrow returns to practice and eyes a Thanksgiving return to the field.
2. What can the defense do to get good enough that number one even matters?

So what is the Burrow effect?

True, the Bengals defense may have given 88 points in the last two weeks, but if the Bengals had 17 seconds and Joseph Lee Burrow after Colson Loveland scored his go-ahead touchdown for the Bears, wouldn’t you have felt better about the...

The Cincinnati Bengals are headed to Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers in a matchup that is crucial for the Bengals’ slim playoff chances. The team released its final injury report, ruling out four players.

Joe Burrow (toe) is out, but he was never expected to play this week. He is still on injured reserve, so he still doesn’t count as a roster spot. Reports are that Burrow is targeting Thanksgiving as his return date.

Defensive end Trey Hendrickson (hip/pelvis) is out, as expected. Hendrickson has not practiced in nearly three weeks, so it was always a long shot to...

Can the Bengals find a way to sweep the season series with the Steelers? After dropping to 3-6 my initial answer would have been absolutely not. After watching the Steelers struggle again on Sunday Night Football I am not so sure. I still have very little faith in the defense, especially knowing that Trey Hendrickson is doubtful to play again this week. Let’s take a look at a couple of players on the defense that will need to step their game up this week for the Bengals to have any chance of pulling off the victory.

DJ Turner

Turner...

(NR) Clemson at (15) Louisville Friday 7:30 p.m. ET

Clemson was a team that was expected to compete for a National Championship this season. There season has been a major disappointment, to say the least. They will need a win at Louisville Friday night just to get back to .500 on the season. If they are going to do, a player like Peter Woods will need to have a good game. Woods is the best defensive tackle prospect that should be in the draft this year. He boasts over a 17% win-rate on true pass sets, combined with a...

2026 NFL free agency: Early top-25 ranking and predictions
What he brings: Hendrickson is a relentless defender off the edge with a deep toolbox of counters and a knack for making plays late in the down. Hendrickson has four sacks this season, and his 17.5 sacks and 65 pressures in 2024 were both league highs. He would be an immediate upgrade for just about any team. — Bowen

Quick Hits | Big Brother Ja’Marr Chase Welcomes Back Joe Burrow As Joe Flacco Preps For Another 40something Match With Steelers
“You kind of put me in a spot right now,” Chase...

The Cincinnati Bengals have invested ten out of their last thirteen picks in the first three rounds on the defensive side of the ball. Some of those picks you could realize at the time, they were picking those players at least a round above where they should be taken. At other times, they have taken players around the range they were expected to go, yet the player has not developed during their time in Cincinnati. It is fair to think they have a problem in both evaluating and developing talent on the defensive side of the ball.

Let’s take a...