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• Podcast: How the Bengals bounce back vs. Raiders

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images How can the Bengals get things right? The Cincinnati Bengals have started slow in the past, but October is ending, and this is getting a bit ridiculous. Things were looking good in the first quarter, but the final 16 minutes of the game were a collapse of epic proportions, Even the house of Usher was like, woah, what happened to you? Matt and Willie discu...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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• Bengals News (10/23): Trade Ideas

Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images One of the members of the Bengals’ previous foes in 2024 may be a solid trade target. Bengals News Bengals should entertain trade idea that would turn a recent enemy into a friend before NFL trade deadline The Cincinnati Bengals are finally hitting their stride defensively, and much of the credit belongs to the defensive line getting healthy. Orange and ...2024
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• Saints host DT Zach Carter for a visit, per report

Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images New Orleans brings in a potential addition to their interior defensive line. The New Orleans Saints hosted former Cincinnati Bengals DT Zach Carter for a visit on Wednesday, per a report by Nick Underhill. DT Zach Carter visited the Saints— Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) October 10, 2024 Carter, selected by the Bengals in the third round of the ...2024
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• Bengals waive Zach Carter; activate Myles Murphy and McKinnley Jackson

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images Carter gets the boot after three seasons. The Cincinnati Bengals have made a trio of roster moves ahead of their Week 5 matchup with the Baltimore Ravens. On Friday, the team waived defensive tackle Zach Carter. The Bengals also activated defensive end Myles Murphy and defensive tackle McKinnley Jackson to the 53-man roster from the injured reserve lis...2024
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• Bengals vs. Panthers snap counts show young playmakers see a spike

Bob Donnan-Imagn Images Can’t fight against the youth. There were a few changes for the Bengals in their 34-24 win over the Panthers, particularly on offense, where a couple of fan-favorite players got a little more burn. The running backs did not hit the 50/50 split number yet, but Chase Brown is eating away at Zack Moss’s workload. This week, Moss took 60 percent of snaps, and Brown to...2024
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• Saints host DT Zach Carter for a visit, per report
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• Bengals waive Zach Carter; activate Myles Murphy and McKinnley Jackson
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• Positive news on Trey Hendrickson; Zac Taylor gives more Bengals injury updates

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images There’s some progress being made on the injury front. The Cincinnati Bengals will face the Baltimore Ravens at home this week, and if there’s one thing the Ravens love to do, it is run the ball. With Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry in the backfield, there’s a good chance their entire game plan will center around running it down the Be...2024
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• Sam Hubbard does it all in the win over the Panthers

Sam Hubbard | Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images Bengals’ defense finally stepped up when it mattered most If you want to know what a Cincinnati Bengal is, look no further than Sam Hubbard. Hubbard, who is officially listed as Cincinnati’s starting left defensive end, ended up playing nose tackle and left defensive tackle in Sunday afternoon’s win over the Carolina Panthers. “We were down a bunch of ...2024
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• Bengals vs. Panthers Injury Report: Trey Hendrickson will play; Diontae Johnson is questionable

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Bengals are looking at the second straight game without their two starting defensive tackles, but Trey Hendrickson is expected to play. The Cincinnati Bengals' last practice of the week before traveling to Charlotte to face the Carolina Panthers was on Friday. While the official injury report has yet to be released, we alread...2024
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• Best available defensive tackles to help the Bengals deal with injuries

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Bengals could sign some potential free agents to help the defensive front. The Cincinnati Bengals were already paper thin at defensive tackles before their Week 2 game against the Chiefs in Arrowhead Stadium. Both rookie defensive tackles, Kris Jenkins and McKinnley Jackson, are currently out, the latter being on IR. So when ...2024
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• Final Score: Chiefs beat Bengals 26-25 in close Week 2 matchup

Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images Kansas City is hosting Cincinnati for Week 2. In their sixth meeting over the last three seasons, the (1-0) Kansas City Chiefs evened their record against the (0-1) Cincinnati Bengals at 3-3 with a 26-25 Harrison Butker field goal as time expired, giving the Chiefs a 2-0 record against two AFC contenders to open their 2024 season. First quarter The Ch...2024
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• BJ Hill exits Bengals vs. Chiefs with injury

Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Hill’s a big part of the Bengals front seven. Hopefully, everything is ok. BJ Hill has been ruled out due to his hamstring injury. The Cincinnati Bengals may have lost a key defensive piece on Sunday when BJ Hill had to leave the game, initially to the blue tent and then to the locker room with a hamstring injury. The team is calling him qu...2024
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• 5 things we learned from the Bengals’ hideous loss to the Patriots

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Unfortunately, poor starts are tradition around here. Slow starts aside, no one expected that kind of disaster in Week 1 against a huge underdog at home. The Cincinnati Bengals looked terrible, probably the worst they have with Joe Burrow at QB since his rookie year. There wasn’t a lot to love about the game, but that doesn’t mean we can’t take some thi...2024
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• Kris Jenkins having thumb surgery and is out Week 1

Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A tough blow for the second-round pick. The Cincinnati Bengals won’t have Kris Jenkins when they take on the New England Patriots in Week 1. Following Friday’s practice, head coach Zac Taylor announced that Jenkins had suffered a thumb injury that will require surgery, leaving the rookie out for Sunday. However, Taylor made it sound lik...2024
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"Defensive lineman Zach Carter got in on the pitch to get “CJGJ” in stripes."

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"The Bengals have agreed to terms with third-round draft choice Zach Carter, Aaron Wilson of profootballnetwork."

• The Bengals have really struggled drafting defensive players in the Zac Taylor era
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• Bengals News (10/23): Trade Ideas
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• Saints host DT Zach Carter for a visit, per report
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• Best available defensive tackles to help the Bengals deal with injuries
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• Bengals 53-man roster set; recap of moves made, including Myles Murphy to IR

Photo by Jeff Moreland/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Bengals have finalized their 53-man roster. The Cincinnati Bengals have completed their initial 53-man roster. The Bengals have made the following moves to reach the NFL roster limit, including defensive end Myles Murphy and punter Brad Robbins going on IR with a designation to return (must miss a minimum of four games). *Placed t...2024
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• Final Bengals 53-man roster projection

Cara Owsley/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK The preseason has officially come to an end. The NFL Preseason has officially come to an end. The Cincinnati Bengals closed things out with a 27-14 loss to the Indianapolis Colts at Paycor Stadium on Thursday night. The starters didn’t play for the second week in a row, and the Bengals’ backups faced off against the Colts’ starters for much of t...2024
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• Bengals 53-man roster projection entering final week of preseason

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Here we go again! The Cincinnati Bengals are two-thirds of the way through the preseason, and the 53-man roster is coming into sharp focus. While the Bengals were dominated on the scoreboard by the Bears in Chicago on Saturday, to the tune of 27-3, there were some highlights from players looking to make the team. The Bengals rested all of their...2024
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• Tuesday Trenches: Preseason Game 1 reaction

Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK The Bengals knocked the rust off on Saturday. They didn’t win, but it didn’t matter. We did it. The Cincinnati Bengals took the field on Saturday evening against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for their first of three preseason games. They didn’t win, and it didn’t matter. We got to see our first, and probably only, glimpse of Joe Burrow during th...2024
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• AFC North Depth Chart Rankings: Defensive Lineman

Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports After focusing on the offensive side when it comes to the depth charts, the attention now shifts to the defensive side of the ball. What group we are starting with today? The defensive line. Myles Garrett, Trey Hendrickson, Cameron Hayward, T.J. Watt, Justin Madubuike. This division doesn’t lack star power in any capacity. In terms of depth? It’s not lacking...2024
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• Assessing the value Cincinnati got in McKinnley Jackson

Jackson will be competing for playing time at a suddenly crowded position. Defensive tackle was easily the Cincinnati Bengals’ most immediate need entering this year’s NFL Draft, so it wasn’t a surprise to see them double up on the position. After landing Kris Jenkins in Round 2, the Bengals snagged another defensive tackle just one round later, selecting Texas A&M’s McKinnley Jackson with the 97...2024
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• Sam Hubbard does it all in the win over the Panthers
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• Final Score: Chiefs beat Bengals 26-25 in close Week 2 matchup
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• Tuesday Trenches: Preseason Game 1 reaction
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• Bengals News (8/7): Willie Anderson predicted to be part of 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class

Sam Greene / USA TODAY NETWORK Could next year finally be the big man’s year? Pro Football Hall of Fame: My Class of 2025 modern-era predictionsWith the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024 now officially enshrined in Canton, Ohio, I'm looking ahead to who could be receiving a bronze bust when the Class of 2025 is inducted a year from now. Marshawn Lynch will be eligible for the first t...2024
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• SB Nation Mock Draft: The Cincinnati Bengals select DT Byron Murphy II from Texas

Photo by Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Bengals look to add the interior pass rusher they have needed since Geno Atkins was cut With the 18th pick in the 2024 SB Nation writers’ mock draft, the Cincinnati Bengals select defensive tackle Byron Murphy II from Texas. He is originally from Texas and was a three-star recruit who immediately played at Texas his freshman and so...2024
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• Bengals 2024 Combine Watch List: Defensive Line

Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Who to watch for in Indy. On Thursday, February 29th, the defensive lineman will take the field for the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Which prospects should Bengals fanatics be keeping a close eye on? History Under Zac Taylor Since Zac Taylor became the team’s head coach in 2019, the Bengals have drafted three defensive tackles...2024
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• Who can step up and fill the void left behind by DJ Reader?

Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Reader leaves behind some big shoes. Here’s who could try to fill them. The Cincinnati Bengals lost quite possibly the most important defensive player on the team when DJ Reader was carted off the field. His presence in the middle clogs everything up for the offense, allowing guys like Logan Wilson and Germaine Pratt to play more freely. Th...2023
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• BJ Hill is having fun proving the Bengals’ doubters wrong

BJ Hill | Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK And the Bengals just keep winning. Is there anyone who is having more fun playing the game of football than Bengals defender BJ Hill? Last week, in a clip that is going viral around the league, Hill lined up by himself against the entire Colts’ offensive line and can be heard imploring, “Hey, let me get through.” "I'm just playin...2023
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• Bengals coaches who could be on the hot seat

Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports The Bengals should at least consider making some changes, as there have been issues beyond Joe Burrow’s health this season. The Cincinnati Bengals are now 5-6. This isn’t where anyone in the building or the fan base expected to be this season. They were coming off back-to-back deep playoff runs, but this was the first season where we had to see the front o...2023
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• Final Score: Chiefs beat Bengals 26-25 in close Week 2 matchup
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• Bengals 2023 Position Review: Defensive Tackles

Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK From DJ to BJ an article for CJ. With the center of the defensive front potentially entering free agency, what was a strength during the Cincinnati Bengals’ Super Bowl run is on the verge of becoming a liability. Key Players DJ Reader BJ Hill Zach Carter 2023 Review The Bengals defense struggled with inconsistency this season and one of t...2024
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• Film Room: Stopping the Sneak

Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images The Bengals D stepped up big when it mattered most vs. the Vikings! With all the talk about Jake Browning and the offense, the defense is not getting enough credit for how they stepped up in the Cincinnati Bengals’ overtime win over the Minnesota Vikings. They created turnovers and stepped up in some big moments. The biggest, of course, was 4th and inches. ...2023
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• Bengals News (8/24) Zach Carter set to breakout

Albert Cesare / The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK The Bengals could be getting quite the boost to their interior pass rush Training Camp Report: Tyler Boyd Never Doubts Joe Burrow Connection; Chidobe Awuzie Picks Up And Off Where He Left; Ja'Marr One Hands Play Of DayTyler Boyd, who by the time they play the Nov. 5 Paycor Stadium re-match against the Bills will have played more games as a B...2023
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• 2023 Bengals Position Preview: Defensive Line
Kareem Elgazzar-USA TODAY Sports This defensive line has the potential to dominate in 2023. Not only are the Cincinnati Bengals returning a talented corps of defensive linemen, they are adding a crazy-athletic first round pick on the edge as well. Myles Murphy? He’s got two first names! The Bengals have been runners-up in the NFL and in the AFC, respectively, over the last two seasons. Now...2023
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• Bengals players try to recruit C.J. Gardner-Johnson after losing Jessie Bates and Vonn Bell
Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images The Bengals have lost both starting safeties, and CJG is one of the best on the market. NFL free agency is off and running and another high-profile player is being linked to the Cincinnati Bengals. With Vonn Bell joining the Carolina Panthers and Jessie Bates III heading to the Atlanta Falcons, the Bengals will be without their two starting safeties from the...2023
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• Bengals land Travis Bell off waivers from Falcons

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Bell was a 2023 NFL Draft pick. The Cincinnati Bengals have acquired defensive tackle Travis Bell on waivers from the Atlanta Falcons, the team announced Wednesday. Bell, weighing in at 6-foot-1 and 305 pounds, is a rookie out of Kennesaw State University who was a seventh-round pick of the Chicago Bears in the 2023 NFL Draft. He spent eight regular-seaso...2023
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• Bengals 53-man roster set, plus a recap of all the cuts made

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports A look at the Cincinnati Bengals roster heading into the 2023 NFL season. The Cincinnati Bengals 53-man roster is set, and you can see it below as we officially enter the 2023 NFL season. Bengals 53-Man Roster 2023 Quarterback: Joe Burrow and Jake Browning Running Back: Joe Mixon, Chase Brown, Trayveon Williams, Chris Evans Wide Receiver: Ja’Marr Chase, Te...2023
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• Bengals agree to terms with third-round choice Zach Carter
The Bengals have agreed to terms with third-round draft choice Zach Carter, Aaron Wilson of profootballnetwork.com reports. Carter will sign a four-year, $5.06 million deal. He started 25 of the 46 games he played at the University of Florida and totaled 107 career tackles, 17.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and eight pass breakups. The Bengals [more]...2022
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• Bengals waive Zach Carter; activate Myles Murphy and McKinnley Jackson
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• Final Bengals 53-man roster prediction and practice squad candidates

Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports Who will make the cut for the Bengals in 2023? Without further ado, here is our final Cincinnati Bengals 53-man roster prediction. Quarterback (2) - Joe Burrow and Jake Browning Practice squad potential: Trevor Siemian, Reid Sinnett, and outside acquisitions The only competition here was between Jake Browning and Trevor Siemian for the backup role. Neither...2023
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• Bengals News (4/17): Pickup potential
Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images There are rumors that the Vikings running back could become available, and the Bengals seem like a great landing spot. Identifying Cincinnati Bengals Targets At Defensive Tackle Ahead of the 2023 NFL DraftThere is a famous, undersized defensive tackle that wore No. 97 for the Bengals that they took in the fourth round of the 2010 draft. And they actually d...2023
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• Bengals 53-man roster set; recap of moves made, including Myles Murphy to IR
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• The Bengals have really struggled drafting defensive players in the Zac Taylor era
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• Bengals waive Zach Carter; activate Myles Murphy and McKinnley Jackson
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• Bengals vs. Panthers snap counts show young playmakers see a spike
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• Positive news on Trey Hendrickson; Zac Taylor gives more Bengals injury updates
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• Sam Hubbard does it all in the win over the Panthers
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• Bengals vs. Panthers Injury Report: Trey Hendrickson will play; Diontae Johnson is questionable
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• Best available defensive tackles to help the Bengals deal with injuries
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• Final Score: Chiefs beat Bengals 26-25 in close Week 2 matchup
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• BJ Hill exits Bengals vs. Chiefs with injury
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• 5 things we learned from the Bengals’ hideous loss to the Patriots
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• Final Score: Chiefs beat Bengals 26-25 in close Week 2 matchup
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• 6 winners and 5 losers from the second day of the 2024 NFL Draft

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports Some more winners and losers from the second day of the draft! Day 2 of the 2024 NFL Draft is in the books, and the Cincinnati Bengals have added Michigan defensive tackle Kris Jenkins with the No. 49 overall pick, Alabama wide receiver Jermaine Burton with the No. 80 overall pick, and with the No. 97 pick, they selected Texas A&M defensive tackle McKinnl...2024
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• Bengals 53-man roster prediction: Training camp Edition
Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Cutdown day isn’t here yet, but it is coming. Here’s who I think will make it on the final roster. The Cincinnati Bengals players have reported to training camp, which means the final preparations for the 2023 season have begun. Right now, there are over 80 players on the roster, but on August 29, each team will have to cut down to their final 53-man roste...2023
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