You know what rookie I have ignored for most of these posts throughout the season?

William Wagner.

Evan McPherson has kicked 26 field goals and 31 extra points this season, and Ryan Rehkow has punted the ball 50 times. Wagner has snapped every one of those balls, and do you know why we never hear his name? Because they are always on the money.

We were spoiled with 13 years of Clark Harris’ reliability. His Week 1 injury in 2022 thrust tight end Mitchell Wilcox into the unenviable position of having to replace him on the fly. It did not...

10. Pressures combined for Joseph Ossai and BJ Hill. Hill recorded his third sack of the season. His five pressures on the game tied for the most he recorded in a game. The other game was during week one in Cleveland. Ossai continues to lead the team with 42 pressures on the season.

9. Losses on the season for the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals are most likely headed to their third straight season missing the playoffs after losing to the Bills 39-34 on Sunday.

8. Yards per carry for Josh Allen. The number was 8.7 to be exact, including his...

The Bengals lost another heartbreaker this weekend. Let’s take a look at how they deployed their players in Week 14.

Of course, their usage was very different. Sample had no catches. Fant had one for 15 yards. Gesicki, however, had six receptions for 86 yards and a touchdown.

Gesicki’s 6 targets were the third most on the team behind only Tee Higgins (11) and Ja’Marr Chase (8). Unlike Higgins and Chase, Gesicki caught every single target. As a result, he tied Higgins for the most receptions for the day. His 86 yards were the second most on the team behind...

The Cincinnati Bengals have a long history of mismanaging their own roster, and what has happened with Trey Hendrickson is just the latest example. He’s been dealing with what was once simply called a sports hernia, and after missing five weeks, he’ll now miss six more—the rest of the season—to undergo a surgery he should have had more than a month ago.

Instead of a reasonable four-to-five-week stint on IR with a possible late-season return, he’s done.

Will that be it, then?

Hendrickson is in a contract year—again—and while his current deal positions him as a likely franchise-tag candidate in...

Somehow, someway, the Cincinnati Bengals continue to find different heartbreaking ways to lose football games with a 39-34 loss to the Buffalo Bills.

The Bengals’ defense was unable to get a stop on 3rd and 15, but Joe Burrow also threw back-to-back interceptions that completely flipped this game dramatically.

The Bills’ defense also worked hard to keep Ja’Marr Chase out of this game, forcing both Tee Higgins and Mike Gesicki to step up in big ways.

Higgins missed last week against the Ravens with a concussion, but returned today and was clearly battling that concussion throughout the game this afternoon....

Bengals News:

Bengals’ Problems Against Tight Ends Are the Worst the NFL Has Ever Seen

Not the side of history you want to be on…

Bengals get worst-case injury news on Trey Hendrickson

Shaping up for another face-off between the Bengals and Hendrickson this offseason.

Joe Burrow confronts the harsh truth with the Bengals’ playoff chances on the verge of total collapse

Not really the typical Burrow mentality postgame.

Bengals release receiver/returner Jermaine Burton

The talent was always there, but Burton couldn’t put it all together in Cincinnati.

Tee Higgins is back in the concussion protocol

Higgins may not...

Each week it just gets tougher and tougher to watch. Cincinnati squandered an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter to see it dissipate on Sunday in Buffalo.

The Bengals’ playoff chances are officially hanging on by a thread, but Monday saw a flurry of news and activity regarding their roster. Unfortunately, most of the headlines were disappointing.

John and Anthony go live on The Orange and Black Insider to talk about the team, the news and what’s ahead for Cincinnati. Join the show Monday at 4 p.m., or else catch it on your favorite platform afterward!

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With the Cincinnati Bengals falling to 4-9 and their playoff hopes all but dashed, one would wonder if their last primetime game vs. the Miami Dolphins would stay in the Week 16 Sunday Night Football slot.

Monday, we got news that the game would, in fact, be flexed out in favor of a matchup with more playoff implications.

The New England Patriots vs. Baltimore Ravens game will now occupy the prime time slot, with Bengals/Dolphins being bumped back to 1pm.

With both Miami and Cincinnati in third place in their respective divisions, the league opted for a Lamar Jackson vs....

The Cincinnati Bengals needed to win in Buffalo to keep a realistic shot at the playoffs alive. With the Steelers and Ravens beating each other up, the Bengals led the Bills into the fourth quarter before a pair of interceptions, one of which was run back for a pick six, from Joe Burrow gave Buffalo the chance they needed.

Now the Bengals will have a losing season for the first time since 2020, when they finished with a 4-11 record and put themselves in position to select Ja’Marr Chase in the first round of the following draft.

The Bengals will...

Smoke and mirrors.

The Cincinnati Bengals’ defense showed promise over the past three games, and even re-ignited hopes for a division title and playoff berth after its five-turnover game against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night. But it was all smoke and mirrors.

The defense reverted to its old ways when it allowed Buffalo tight ends to go off for 10 receptions, 134 yards, and one touchdown. But its most pressing failure was allowing quarterback Josh Allen to rush for 78 yards and nine carries, including a 40-yard touchdown run with 7:33 left in the game that allowed the Bills...

The Cincinnati Bengals have found a new way to rip the hearts out of their fanbase with a jaw-dropping loss against the Buffalo Bills this afternoon, 39-34.

The Bengals had a golden opportunity to come into Orchard Park and steal a must-win to keep playoff hopes alive, but fell short in dramatic fashion.

Joe Burrow threw a devastating pick-six followed by a topped interception that flipped the game with around 5 minutes left to play.

The defense had a chance to get the ball back but failed to get Josh Allen down on a 3rd and 15 scramble, putting the...

Week 14 isn’t over, but each team across the AFC North has wrapped up its game, so we have a clear picture of where things stand early on Sunday.

While most of the nation watched the Bengals visit the Bills in snowy Buffalo, where they lost to the home team by a score of 39-34, clinching a losing record.

It doesn’t officially destroy their playoff chances, but it officially puts the Bengals on life support. Now they have to win out, and they’ll need a ton of help.

The Steelers and Ravens played each other for control of the division...