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• Tuesday Trenches: How to salvage the wreckage of the 2024 Bengals season so far

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Bengals need to start thinking with their brains and not their hearts, or whatever organ they use to make decisions. I’m going to be as realistic as I can. The Cincinnati Bengals aren’t going to go to the playoffs. It’s not happening. They have found new and creative ways of shooting themselves in the foot this year. Evan McP...2024
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• Falcons Star Jessie Bates III Takes Subtle Dig at Bo Nix Ahead of Week 11 Matchup vs. Broncos
Atlanta Falcons safety Jessie Bates III takes a playful shot at Denver Broncos QB Bo Nix ahead of their Week 11 clash but respects Nix's challenge....2024
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• Jessie Bates not concerned with lack of tape on Bo Nix, jokes Broncos QB was in college for 10 years

Bates will be tasked with stopping Nix's Denver offense in Week 11...2024
• Scouting the Enemy: Atlanta Falcons

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The Denver Broncos host the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Here is a deeper look at their Week 11 opponent. Week 11 of the season is upon us. The Denver Broncos host the NFC South leading Atlanta Falcons in a must-win matchup on Sunday. The Falcons are a good football team. They sport a good offense but have struggled defensively throughout the year. They r...2024
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• 3 NFL upset picks for Week 11

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Here are our NFL upset picks of the week. Week 11 of the 2024 NFL season is here, and it offers a tremendous slate of games for fans. The early Sunday window sees a massive game in the AFC North between the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Sunday slate also features intriguing games between the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers, as...2024
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• Broncos vs Falcons Week 11: Keys to the game

Photo by William Purnell/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here’s how the Denver Broncos can pick up a win at home against the Atlanta Falcons. This week the Denver Broncos face a pivotal game at home, and this one against the Atlanta Falcons may be the determining factor if they make the playoffs or not (still exciting that the playoffs are something even on our minds right now). The Bro...2024
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• Ups and downs from Saints vs. Falcons

Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images New Orleans gets back in the win column after losing seven straight, The New Orleans Saints upset the NFC South favorite Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. The Saints were losers of seven straight and desperately needed a win after firing head coach Dennis Allen after two and a half seasons. While the win was exciting in many ways, New Orleans is far from contenders and...2024
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• D/ST rankings for your 2024 fantasy football drafts

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Kate Magdziuk shares her Week 10 defense rankings and highlights several streaming options that could be available in your leagues. Welcome to Week 10 of the fantasy football season! We’ve got four teams on a bye this week (Green Bay Packers, Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns and Las Vegas Raiders), which means that two top-10 D/STs (GB, SEA) are off th...2024
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• Malik Willis, Ladd McConkey among Secret Superstars for Week 8

Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Plus, Secret Superstar TE Cade Otton steps up in Mike Evans, Chris Godwin’s absence in Week 8. As any NFL season progresses, there will be more unheralded players who rise up from humble beginnings to become factors, and guys whose careers have gone sideways who somehow find the road back to relevance. We like to celebr...2024
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• Tuesday Trenches: Fear

Cara Owsley/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images What scares you? There are a lot of things that scare me. I have a healthy amount of fear for anything with more than four legs. The more legs, the more I’m afraid. Things with no legs, don’t like those either. I don’t like horror movies because I’m not great with jump scares, or gore, or scary atmospheres, or a scary story, or...2024
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• Browns vs Bengals: 2 big names, 1 lesser-known Cincy player who can ruin Nick Chubb’s return

Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images Battle of Ohio will have Joe Burrow, Trey Hendrickson has key pieces Road trip is over and the Cleveland Browns will look to get back on track (in some capacity) as the team will come home after going winless on their road trip and against the NFC East. The season isn’t technically over but it’s trending that way. Cleveland will begin conference/division play as...2024
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• Report: Dax Hill suffers torn ACL and is likely done for the season

Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Another massive blow to the Bengals defense. The Cincinnati Bengals were already short-handed in the secondary, missing Mike Hilton, who was out with a knee injury in Week 5, when Dax Hill limped off the field and went to the locker room. He didn’t return, and now, according to Ian Rapoport, it looks as if he’ll be done for th...2024
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• Arrowheadlines: The Chiefs can lean on Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce

Denny Medley-Imagn Images Chiefs headlines for Friday, October 4 The latest Ranking NFL teams with winning records through Week 4: Chiefs take top position, Steelers in last spot | CBS Sports 1. Chiefs (4-0) Rashee Rice’s season-ending injury has ramped up speculation that the Chiefs will try to acquire a wideout before the trade deadline. A possible option is Panthers former Pro Bowler ...2024
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• What in the world is happening with Sam Hubbard?

Katie Stratman-Imagn Images Sam Hubbard is struggling with a hamstring injury, but he hasn’t once been on the injury report. The Cincinnati Bengals’ defense has been bad and was historically bad throughout their Week 3 loss at home to the Washington Commanders on Monday Night Football. Teams who score 30 or more points and commit no turnovers win the vast majority of the time. Joe Burrow a...2024
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• Bengals vs. Panthers: 5 matchups to watch

Cara Owsley/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images With their backs now firmly against the wall, here are a few key matchups for the Bengals in their Week 4 battle against the Panthers. If the Cincinnati Bengals were desperate for a win heading into their Week 3 Monday Night Football game, their situation heading into Week 4 is dire. The 0-3 Bengals aren’t mathematically elimina...2024
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"It was the same offseason Cincinnati lost Jessie Bates to the Atlanta Falcons, leaving Lou Anarumo without both of his starting safeties."

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"Jessie Bates III was coming off an elite third season with the team in the 2021 offseason."

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"NFL cracks down on fake injuries: Saints, Cam Jordan fined combined $550,000; Jessie Bates III also hit"

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"Jessie Bates not expected to reach contract extension with Bengals anytime soon, per report"

2020
"Titans receiver Adam Humphries took a hard hit to the head and neck from Jessie Bates late in the first quarter."

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"Cincinnati is already set at safety with Jessie Bates and Shawn Williams as 2019 starters, so Riley would likely revert to a special teams role if signed."

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"The Bengals traded down in the second round of the NFL draft and then made a move to help a defense that slipped last season, taking secondary Jessie Bates from Wake Forest "

• Tuesday Trenches: How to salvage the wreckage of the 2024 Bengals season so far
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• Scouting the Enemy: Atlanta Falcons
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• 3 NFL upset picks for Week 11
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• Ups and downs from Saints vs. Falcons
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• Why Lou Anarumo is not the problem on defense

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Who is Lou? Let’s be honest. When the Cincinnati Bengals hired Lou Anarumo as their defensive coordinator, we had no idea who he was. Now, we know exactly who he is and so does everyone else in the NFL. I don’t know if Anarumo is on the hot seat or not, but I can tell you one thing: He will be a defensive coordinator in the NFL ...2024
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• Tuesday Trenches: The more things change, the more they stay the same

Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The old idiom is no more true than it is in Cincinnati. I remember the Blockbuster Video next to the Hallmark store, which was in the same strip mall as Kmart in the town where I grew up. I remember when the Cincinnati Bengals, having already locked up a division title and a home playoff game after the 2009 season, allowed the...2024
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• D/ST rankings for your 2024 fantasy football drafts
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• Malik Willis, Ladd McConkey among Secret Superstars for Week 8
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• Cowboys vs Falcons: Kirk Cousins proves the Falcons made the right decision in signing him

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images We are on to Atlanta. Kirk Cousins leads Atlanta Falcons past Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Marc Raimondi, ESPN Atlanta defeated their division foe to take control of their division. TAMPA, Fla. — Kirk Cousins asked Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris if he could speak to the entire team last Tuesday. Morris gave him time Friday and Cousins talked to the players ...2024
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• The Bengals have really struggled drafting defensive players in the Zac Taylor era

Cara Owsley/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Outside of a pair of good linebackers, the Bengals haven’t been able to add much to their defense through the draft. The Cincinnati Bengals are very good at drafting wide receivers. It’s somewhat of a specialty of theirs. They’re pretty good at quarterback as well. I’ve already written about the front office’s inability to draft...2024
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• D/ST rankings for your 2024 fantasy football drafts
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• Malik Willis, Ladd McConkey among Secret Superstars for Week 8
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• Cowboys vs Falcons: Kirk Cousins proves the Falcons made the right decision in signing him
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• Buccaneers vs Falcons Week 8 Game Recap: Bucs play hard, lose harder

Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Buccaneers vs Falcons, let’s talk about it. Football is a game of inches, but it’s also a game of quarters. Let’s dive into a quarter-by-quarter breakdown of some Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ football. Today, the Buccaneers took on the Atlanta Falcons in round two of the rivalry. First Quarter: Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Tampa Bay’s ...2024
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• Sam Hubbard: Added reinforcements on defense has made a huge difference

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images The Orange and Black Insider’s Anthony Cosenza and John Sheeran chat with the Bengals’ star defensive end on the outlook of the Bengals. It’s no secret that the Cincinnati Bengals’ defensive unit was under the microscope after a wildly-unexpected 1-4 start. Leaders began to take things in their own hands with a players-only meeting before the Giants game...2024
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• Arrowheadlines: The Chiefs can lean on Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce
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• What in the world is happening with Sam Hubbard?
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• Tuesday Trenches: Edge of a knife

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images What an ugly game under the bright lights. This is what needed to happen on Monday Night Football in Week 3: The Cincinnati Bengals, their backs against the wall, came out and played well on both sides of the ball, defeated a surprisingly tough Commanders team in a shootout, and got their first notch in the win column, taking the...2024
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• Final Score: Chiefs beat Falcons 22-17 in Week 3 to reach 3-0

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Kansas City gets to 3-0 with a “Sunday Night Football” road win over Atlanta. The Kansas City Chiefs came into “Sunday Night Football” hoping to extend their record to 3-0 as they continue their quest for an unprecedented third consecutive Super Bowl victory. They got the job done with a 22-17 win over the Atlanta Falcons in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Fi...2024
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• Scouting the Enemy: Atlanta Falcons
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• Broncos vs Falcons Week 11: Keys to the game
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• Why Lou Anarumo is not the problem on defense
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• Tuesday Trenches: The more things change, the more they stay the same
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• D/ST rankings for your 2024 fantasy football drafts
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• Malik Willis, Ladd McConkey among Secret Superstars for Week 8
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• Cowboys vs Falcons: Kirk Cousins proves the Falcons made the right decision in signing him
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• Tuesday Trenches: Fear
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• Buccaneers vs Falcons Week 8 Game Recap: Bucs play hard, lose harder
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• Arrowheadlines: The Chiefs can lean on Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce
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• NFL cracks down on fake injuries: Saints, Cam Jordan fined combined $550,000; Jessie Bates III also hit

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• No, the Bengals are not trading Tee Higgins
Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Speculation is rampant, but the Bengals aren’t budging here. Just because something appears logical, doesn’t make it likely. The NFL world is having a hard time grasping that when it comes to the Cincinnati Bengals possibly trading wide receiver Tee Higgins. “Possibly” doesn’t even feel like the right word. Improbably is much more apt. The latest buzz co...2023
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• Vonn Bell to Bengals, per report

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Bell was a major part of the Bengals’ two AFC Championship runs. The Cincinnati Bengals are bringing back Vonn Bell. According to James Rapien of All Bengals and Locked On Bengals, the Bengals are in the process of signing Bell after he left the team in the 2023 offseason. It’s reportedly a one-year deal for the 29-year-old safety, who was a recent cap ca...2024
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• Jessie Bates contract drama: Eight potential trade destinations for Bengals' disgruntled star safety
A look at where Bates could end up if Cincinnati shops the veteran...2022
• Mike Hilton continues recruiting spree with Mike Gesicki
Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The Bengals’ veteran corner is doing his part in bringing talent to Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Bengals added Orlando Brown Jr. on Wednesday night, and they should look to continue the activity into the back half of the week. The team has lost several key pieces in free agency already. Starting tight end Hayden Hurst went to Carolina, as did starting safet...2023
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• NFL free agency 2022: Jessie Bates hopes the Bengals do not place franchise tag on him
Bates is slated to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason...2022
• Bengals' Mike Hilton lobbies for Jessie Bates III to receive a contract extension
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• Boyd is frustrated that Higgins hasn’t gotten a contract extension yet

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Boyd wants to see Higgins get his deal soon. The Cincinnati Bengals have had a very good offseason in terms of getting new deals with core players. Trey Hendrickson, Logan Wilson, and now Joe Burrow were three players the franchise prioritized getting new deals with before Week 1. They accomplished this, but they’ve still got another major deal to ev...2023
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• D/ST rankings for your 2024 fantasy football drafts
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• Arrowheadlines: The Chiefs can lean on Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce
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• Chiefs-Falcons 5 questions with the enemy: What does 1 amazing Atlanta drive show us?

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images We welcome The Falcoholic for answers to five questions about the Atlanta Falcons before Sunday’s Week 3 matchup On Sunday night, the Kansas City Chiefs face the Atlanta Falcons. We welcome Tre’Shon Diaz of The Falcoholic — our sister SBNation site covering the Falcons — for Five Questions with the Enemy. 1) If Patrick Mahomes is Superman, no player ha...2024
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• The Linc - Quinyon Mitchell says he’s confident, not cocky

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 9/15/24. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Spadaro: Eagles ready for an ‘extra shot of adrenaline’ Monday night - PE.comMitchell started in his first NFL game and, by all accounts, played well with two passes defensed and five total tackles (he was also called for a pass interference penalty). He expect...2024
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• The AP staff (and our readers) pick the Chiefs-Bengals game

Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images Let’s see what AP staffers (and readers) think about Sunday’s game between Kansas City and Cincinnati. In Week 1, Arrowhead Pride contributors got off to a record-setting start, turning in the best set of game picks we’ve ever made. Our combined prediction was for the Kansas City Chiefs to collect a 27-21 victory over the Baltimore Ravens, which had only tw...2024
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• 53 thoughts on the Jaguars’ final 53

Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images As the Jaguars’ 2024 final roster stabilizes, we take an in-depth look at this Jaguars team before the regular season is underway. With the Jacksonville Jaguars recently completing the difficult, annual roster cut down from 90 players to 53, fans will soon refocus their attention on what the team's final depth chart will reflect, the potential strengths ...2024
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• Cowboys news: Jalen Tolbert is doing what he can to lock down WR3 on roster

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports Your Sunday Morning Cowboys news. Is Tolbert positioned to be Cowboys’ WR3 behind Lamb, Cooks? Todd Archer, ESPN The Cowboys need a reliable WR3, Jalen Tolbert is trying to make that happen. Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb have become one of the NFL’s best quarterback-wide receiver combinations. Lamb led the NFL in 2023 with 135 receptions, had a Dallas Cowboy...2024
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• Tuesday Trenches: How to salvage the wreckage of the 2024 Bengals season so far
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• Broncos vs Falcons Week 11: Keys to the game
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• Tuesday Trenches: The more things change, the more they stay the same
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• Malik Willis, Ladd McConkey among Secret Superstars for Week 8
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• Cowboys vs Falcons: Kirk Cousins proves the Falcons made the right decision in signing him
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• The Bengals have really struggled drafting defensive players in the Zac Taylor era
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• Browns vs Bengals: 2 big names, 1 lesser-known Cincy player who can ruin Nick Chubb’s return
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• Arrowheadlines: The Chiefs can lean on Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce
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• 8 things to watch when the Eagles host the Falcons

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Key factors to the Week 2 Monday Night Football matchup. After playing their technical home opener in Brazil last Friday, the Philadelphia Eagles will play their actual home opener against the Atlanta Falcons at Lincoln Financial Field on Monday Night Football in Week 2. Let’s run through some of the more important things to watch out for this in matchup...2024
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• Arrowheadlines: The Chiefs will have tough decisions about Creed Humphrey and Trey Smith

Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Friday, August 16 The latest 2024 NFL Preseason, Week 2: One thing to watch for on each of the 32 teams | NFL.com CHIEFS: There’s a lot of speculation as to how the WR room might shake out after the Marquise Brown injury, and it’s worth considering, but I’m more interested in the cornerbacks right now. The Chiefs had the confidence to...2024
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• Tuesday Trenches: The Justice League

Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time. I know. I know. There’s stuff to talk about. I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time, though, and this is my space. DC is far superior to Marvel. No, not the movies (I’m not a lunatic), but the characters, stories, comics, all of it. It’s better. Marvel, specifically The Avengers, is all ab...2024
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• Bengals 2024 training camp preview

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Let’s dive into some story lines to pay attention to as the season nears Hey, look at you! You made it here. The dog days of summer are nearing an end, and the Cincinnati Bengals are getting ready to begin training camp, along with the other 31 teams in the NFL. Training camp, of course, takes us to the preseason, which, in turn, takes us to the...2024
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• 3 NFL Draft late risers who will go surprisingly high

Matt Pendleton-USA TODAY Sports These NFL draft prospects could be the biggest surprises on Day 1. Donte Whitner. I don’t know why certain answers pop into my head when I try to recall past examples of draft hype, but when I think of shocking top-10 picks in the past the first name that comes to me is Donte Whitner. There isn’t a lot left on the internet from before the 2006 draft, but Foo...2024
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• Bengals free agency predictions

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images With NFL free agency almost here, we make some last-minute predictions on what the Bengals will do. On Monday, phones will be blowing up in the NFL as the free agency period begins. A lot could happen, or nothing could happen. Some deals have already been made, and others are in the works. Chris Jones ultimately decided to stay with the Kansas City Chief...2024
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• Bengals News (2/25): Biggest busts from 2023 season

Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images Who were the biggest busts from the past season for the Bengals? Bengals go back to drawing board at tight endIrv Smith Jr., the team's Week 1 starter who was signed in free agency during the offseason, was going to be inactive for a pivotal Week 16 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers that carried massive playoff implications. Smith, who signed a one-year d...2024
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• 3 things we learned from the Bengals’ gut-punching loss to the Chiefs

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Jake Browning bounced back nicely but couldn’t avoid pressure late. The Cincinnati Bengals won’t be in the playoffs this year, which is a shame for all NFL fans. But the team remained competitive down until the very end. What did we learn from the 25-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 17? Jake Browning learns quickly Talk about a turnaround. Br...2024
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• Lou Anarumo names Jordan Battle starter at strong safety

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The rookie gets the nod. The Cincinnati Bengals were faced with a tall task this offseason. Cincinnati saw Jessie Bates III and Vonn Bell both leave in free agency, breaking up a safety duo that was as good as any in the league. In the 2022 NFL Draft, the Bengals started that process when they drafted Dax Hill out of Michigan with the 31st overall pick. B...2023
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