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NFL Note - Cincinnati Bengals Mixon, *Joe
RB Joe Mixon rushed for 105 yards in Sunday's 16-13 loss at Pittsburgh. Mixon finished with 1,168 yards -- the most for the team since Cedric Benson's 1,251 in 2009.
NFL Note - Cincinnati Bengals Williams, Shawn
S Shawn Williams returned an interception 58 yards for a touchdown in Sunday's 16-13 loss at Pittsburgh.
NFL Note - Cincinnati Bengals Kirkpatrick, Dre
CB Dre Kirkpatrick (shoulder) was placed on reserve/injured by the Bengals Friday (Dec. 28). Kirkpatrick, a seventh-year player who has started 13 games this season, suffered a shoulder injury last week at Cleveland. He has 41 tackles (35 solos), and his nine passes ...
NFL Note - Cincinnati Bengals Evans, Jordan
LB Jordan Evans (ankle) was placed on reserve/injured by the Bengals Friday (Dec. 28). Evans, a second-year player, has played in 14 games this season with five starts. He suffered an ankle injury in Game 14 vs. Oakland. Evans ranks fifth on the team with 59 total ...
NFL Note - Cincinnati Bengals Boyd, *Tyler
WR Tyler Boyd (knee) was placed on reserve/injured by the Bengals Friday (Dec. 28). Boyd, a third-year player, started the team's first 14 games this season before suffering a knee injury in Game 14 vs. Oakland. He has 76 receptions for 1,028 yards (both team highs) ...
NFL Note - Cincinnati Bengals Sharp, Hunter
WR Hunter Sharp was signed by the Bengals from their practice squad Friday (Dec. 28). Sharp (5-11, 198), a first-year player out of the University of Utah, joined the Bengals as a free agent on Nov. 20. He entered the NFL as a college free-agent signee of the Philadelphia ...
NFL Note - Cincinnati Bengals Perkins, Kent
T Kent Perkins was signed by the Bengals from their practice squad Friday (Dec. 28). Perkins (6-5, 305), a first-year player out of the University of Texas, was originally a college free agent signee of the Bengals in 2017. After spending much of his rookie season ...
NFL Note - Cincinnati Bengals Flowers, Quinton
RB Quinton Flowers was signed by the Bengals from their practice squad Friday (Dec. 28). Flowers (5-10, 211), a rookie, joined the Bengals in May as a college free agent out of the University of South Florida. After an exemplary career as a quarterback at USF, ...
NFL Note - Cincinnati Bengals Kirkpatrick, Dre
CB Dre Kirkpatrick was among three players placed on injured reserve Friday. Kirkpatrick, who injured his shoulder in last week's game against Cleveland, had 41 tackles and nine passes defensed in his seventh season since Cincinnati drafted him in the first round ...
NFL Note - Cincinnati Bengals Evans, Jordan
LB Jordan Evans was among three players placed on injured reserve Friday. An ankle injury sidelined Jordan for the last three games of the season. The second-year linebacker registered 59 tackles, 1.5 sacks and one interception in 14 games.
NFL Note - Cincinnati Bengals Boyd, *Tyler
WR Tyler Boyd was among three players placed on injured reserve Friday. Boyd, who took over the No. 1 role at wide receiver after A.J. Green was injured earlier this season, finished with career highs across the board in his third NFL campaign. A second-round draft ...
STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL
<h2><title>NFL Team Report - Cincinnati Bengals</h2>PLAYER NOTES --WR Tyler Boyd did not practice Wednesday due to a sprained MCL in his right knee. He missed last week's game at Cleveland but head coach Marvin Lewis did not have a definitive update on Boyd, ...
NOTES, QUOTES
<h2><title>NFL Team Report - Cincinnati Bengals</h2>--Among the few things the Bengals can feel good about is the emergence of Joe Mixon in their backfield. He continues to get emphasized in Cincinnati's game plan and last week finished with 68 yards on 17 carries. ...
INSIDE SLANT
<h2><title>NFL Team Report - Cincinnati Bengals</h2>Bengals can play spoilers again For the second straight year, the Cincinnati Bengals are playing in a meaningful game in Week 17 and yet again it will be as an opponent attempting to spoil things for an AFC ...
NFL Note - * Free Agents Rupp, Chad
S Shawn Williams was listed on the injury report with a pectoral injury but was a full participant in practice Wednesday.
NFL Note - Cincinnati Bengals Dennard, Darqueze
CB Darqueze Dennard (neck) was listed on the injury report but was a full participant in practice Wednesday.
NFL Note - Cincinnati Bengals Evans, Jordan
LB Jordan Evans did not practice Wednesday due to an ankle injury that kept him out of last week's game.
NFL Note - Cincinnati Bengals Burfict, Vontaze
LB Vontaze Burfict did not practice Wednesday as he recovers from a concussion. He was concussed for the second time this season in the second quarter last week in Cleveland.
NFL Note - Cincinnati Bengals McRae, Tony
CB Tony McRae did not practice with a hamstring injury. The injury sidelined McRae last week and he might sit out again.
NFL Note - Cincinnati Bengals Kirkpatrick, Dre
CB Dre Kirkpatrick missed practice Wednesday with a shoulder injury. Kirkpatrick left last week's game with the injury and his status will be determined based on his activity level at subsequent practices.
NFL Note - Cincinnati Bengals Boyd, *Tyler
WR Tyler Boyd did not practice Wednesday due to a sprained MCL in his right knee.
He missed last week's game at Cleveland but head coach Marvin Lewis did not have a definitive update on Boyd, who is a Pittsburgh native and played college football at Pittsburgh.
NFL Note - Cincinnati Bengals Mixon, *Joe
RB Joe Mixon finished with 68 yards on 17 carries on Sunday. With 1,063 yards, Mixon has the Bengals' most rushing yards since BenJarvus Green-Ellis in 2012.
Browns win as Mayfield torches Bengals for 3 TDs
<h2><title>Browns win as Mayfield torches Bengals for 3 TDs</title></h2><br/>Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield went 27 of 37 for 284 yards and threw three touchdowns to lead the Browns to a 26-18 win over Cincinnati on Sunday in Cleveland.
The Browns ...
NFL Note - Cincinnati Bengals Boyd, *Tyler
WR Tyler Boyd was ruled out for Sunday's game because of a knee injury suffered in last week's 30-16 win over the Oakland Raiders. Boyd, who like Mixon is a former second-round draft choice of the Bengals, went over 1,000 yards for the season before he was injured ...
NFL Note - Cincinnati Bengals Mixon, *Joe
RB Joe Mixon was a full participant in Friday's practice. Mixon had been limited in practice Wednesday and Thursday due to wrist and thigh injuries, but he was taken off the injury report Friday and will likely receive a heavy workload in Sunday's matchup at the ...
When Deshaun Watson will begin throwing; how he feels about new OC Ken Dorsey, and more: Browns Insider
cleveland.comCLEVELAND, Ohio — Deshaun Watson is on track in his rehab schedule from shoulder surgery — maybe even a little ahead — and will begin throwing soon, a league source told cleveland.com.Watson, who underwent surgery Nov. 21 to repair his fractured right ...
10 thoughts on the Colts' humbling loss to the Bengals with playoff positioning on the line
Indianapolis StarCINCINNATI - Ten thoughts on the Colts' 34-14 loss to the Bengals at Paycor Stadium to fall to 7-6:1. The Colts came on the road with a 7-5 record, winners of four straight, facing another backup quarterback but one who was coming off a big performance ...
Bengals will stick with Joe Burrow as starting QB despite lingering calf injury
Zac Taylor made it clear the Cincinnati Bengals are not going to sit quarterback Joe Burrow as he continues to deal with a lingering calf strain.Taylor was asked point blank if Burrow is going to start and play against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.“Yeah … that's ...
Ja’Marr Chase lobbies for more ‘shots downfield’
Ja’Marr Chase said he just needs to be patient while Tee Higgins has the “hot hands,” but at the same time, the Cincinnati Bengals third-year wide receiver wants more deep shots sent his way.The explosive plays down the field have been missing the first two games, ...
McDonald: Why Brock Purdy reminds me of an MVP quarterback you may not expect
There’s a tendency to measure Brock Purdy against those who came before him on the most quarterback-centric franchise in the NFL.I’ve been around long enough to see Joe Montana and Steve Young in practice and in games, quarterbacks who by the time I was around ...
Top 10 storylines for 2023 NFL season
READY FOR TAKEOFF? It isn’t often that a team with the longest active playoff drought in the sport becomes the most fascinating one in the league in the span of one short offseason, but that’s what has happened to the Jets with the acquisition of Aaron Rodgers. ...
‘Oh yeah, he’s back’ — Burrow impresses teammates in first practice since injuring calf
Updated 19 hours agoCINCINNATI — If not for the horde of reporters documenting Joe Burrow’s every move in his return to practice Wednesday, it might have seemed just like any other day for the team’s fourth-year quarterback.Burrow has been out since suffering a ...
Houston Texans: Can Nick Caserio resolve the offensive line issues?
The Texans once considered trading back from No. 15 overall in the 2022 draft.They’d already traded back from No. 13. Three straight teams selected three wideouts, and general manager Nick Caserio picked up the phone. The Eagles agreed to move up two spots, and ...
Opportunity arrives for Bengals first-round pick Myles Murphy
Cincinnati Bengals rookie defensive end Myles Murphy is a 6-foot-6, 275-pound first round pick who can run a 40-yard dash in 4.47 seconds. For his whole life, he has been bigger, stronger and faster than his competition.In college at Clemson, Murphy was a freshman ...
Bills GM Brandon Beane dives into Boogie Basham trade, decision to wait on Von Miller
Brandon Beane ultimately thinks the move to trade defensive end Boogie Basham to the New York Giants was necessary, but that didn’t make it easy for the Buffalo Bills general manager.“We try to make the roster as competitive as we could,” Beane said on Wednesday. ...
Bengals finalize 53-man roster for 2023 season
Cincinnati EnquirerThe Cincinnati Bengals have finalized their 53-man roster for the upcoming season.Head coach Zac Taylor is pleased with where his roster is at as he heads into his fifth season. Taylor believes this team has more depth than ever before."In my ...
Trayveon Williams, one of four running backs on Bengals' roster, seeks 3rd-down role
Cincinnati EnquirerOne question many Cincinnati Bengals fans had before the team announced its 53-man roster Tuesday was whether Trayveon Williams would be among the team's running backs despite missing most of training camp after suffering an ankle injury Aug. ...
Bills trade of Boogie Basham, Von Miller to PUP highlight roster cutdown day
Rochester Democrat and ChronicleOf all the moves the Buffalo Bills made Tuesday to get their roster down to the NFL-mandated 53 players, the most interesting - and some would say disappointing - was the trading of edge rusher Boogie Basham.Giving up on a 2021 second-round ...