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Tyler Boyd was the quarterback’s best friend in 2018. The Cincinnati Bengals breakout receiver landed the NFL’s top spot in passer rating when targeted per a recent Pro Football Focus report. If you take a look at the top-two receivers on the list, they play alongside superstar receivers. A.J

According to Elise Jesse of WLWT, Hue Jackson won’t be filling the head coaching in Cincinnati. That’s because Bengals management has reportedly relieved him of his duties as the “special assistant” to the recently-departed Marvin Lewis. Hue Jackson joined the Bengals in the midst of

Cincinnati Enquirer beat writers Paul Dehner Jr. and Jim Owczarski wrap up the Bengals 2018 NFL Draft picks from Paul Brown Stadium. (Sam Greene/The Enquirer) A week ago, the National Football League concluded its spring owner’s meetings with the decision to enact a new policy regarding its players

The New Orleans Saints are visiting with former Carolina Panthers safety Kurt Coleman Thursday night in Indianapolis, according to Josh Katzenstein of the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Coleman was released by the Panthers earlier this week after spending the last three seasons in Carolina. The report cites

An old friend like Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer might make it harder for the Cincinnati Bengals to have any hope at all of retaining quarterback AJ McCarron in free agency. The Bengals like McCarron and would love to have him back, yet likely know he’s gone — in large part because Zimmer

(The Sports Xchange) – Pete Brown, the Cincinnati Bengals’ senior vice president of player personnel and co-founder of the team in the mid-1960s along with his brother Mike and father Paul Brown, died Tuesday. “Pete was the quiet one, but his talents spoke volumes,” Bengals president Mike

The highs and lows of the Steelers regular season Week 13 game at the Cincinnati Bengals. 9:05 p.m. ET – What went wrong: The Bengals extended their lead to 10-0 with an 85-yard touchdown drive on their second possession of the game. On the drive, Andy Dalton completed 5-of-6 for 46 yards, including

Walkthru looks at the opportunity on Monday Night Football for a team and its fans, plus, life of the running game, live BBP Thursday, Jeremy Hill spills his thoughts, snap analysis and PJ Monday. The Walkthru is a daily look at the Bengals, your questions and whatever else spills from the brains of

The Cincinnati Bengals went from last place in 1987 to AFC Champs in 1988. Head Coach Sam Wyche and QBs Boomer Esiason and Mike Norseth share the story of how a visit to a comedy club helped the team heal the wounds of the 1987 NFL players strike. It’s been a rough five weeks for the Cincinnati Bengals

Apparently, the feeling is mutual for Cincinnati Bengals backup quarterback AJ McCarron: He too, does not want to be a Bengal any longer. Days after a strangely botched trade attempt which would have shipped McCarron to the Cleveland Browns, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that McCarron is awaiting to

Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert will miss the rest of the season with a back injury that has put his career in jeopardy. The Bengals made him the 21st overall choice in the 2013 draft, hoping his pass receiving skills would upgrade their offense. A dislocated elbow in the 2014 opener ended that season

Oct. 8 (UPI) — A Buffalo car dealership trolled Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton with a Harambe billboard before he faces the Buffalo Bills. Harambe was the gorilla killed in 2016 at the Cincinnati Zoo after a boy fell into his enclosure. He has since become a viral sensation. “You can

CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns rookie defensive end Myles Garett is listed as questionable to make his NFL debut on Sunday against Cincinnati.

The Bengals kick off against Green Bay at Lambeau Field at 4:25 ET and can be seen on CBS. Jim Nantz and Tony Romo will be on the television call.  The Packers (1-1) are coming off a 34-23 loss at Atlanta. The Bengals (0-2) haven’t scored a touchdown this year and last lost 13-9 at home against Houston

Too many factors are working against Andy Dalton and Marvin Lewis for the Cincinnati coach to be so set on his quarterback. AJ McCarron better keep his arm loose.

Rarely do NFL fans focus on the offensive line, except perhaps when they see their quarterback flat on his back. By the looks of how things went for the Bengals, Texans, Giants and 49ers in particular, one must wonder if the coaching staffs were ignoring their blockers this summer, too. It was ugly

Andy Dalton is not having the best season so far. He hasn’t scored a touchdown for the Bengals yet and he’s played two games. Against the Ravens, the offense didn’t score a thing. On Thursday against the Texans, the offense scored a trio of field goals but no touchdowns. That’s why you

The “Thursday Night Football” matchup between the Bengals and the Texans did not feature much in the way of excitement. There was John Ross’s fumble and Andy Dalton’s ensuing tackle, A.J. Green’s 50-yard catch in triple coverage, Deshaun Watson’s 49-yard scamper through the

The Houston Texans squeaked out a road win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night, 13-9, in a game that didn’t feature much exciting action and only had one touchdown the whole night. The good news is that it was a dazzling touchdown, a 49-yard scamper by Deshaun Watson that ultimately decided

The Texans and Bengals played a snoozer of a game Thursday night, but it ended with a literal bang. The Bengals tried to keep the football alive as a last ditch effort to win the game and score their first touchdown of the season. After a few passes around the field, the ball made its way back to Andy

John Ross made his NFL debut on Thursday night, and his first play wasn’t a great one to start on. As Ross was making his way upfield, Texans cornerback Kareem Jackson popped the football out from Ross’ grasp, and Jadeveon Clowney was off to the races. He was eventually caught and tackled at

Watch highlights from Cincinnati Bengals running back Jarveon Williams in preseason week 4.

It’s an easy suspension that makes the commissioner and the NFL seem religious on the subject of excessive violence. Vontaze Burfict has crossed the invisible plane into subjectivity. It’s a dangerous place, where who you are matters more than what you do. You might not care about Burfict. Certainly

Vontaze Burfict doesn’t see a problem with the way he takes down his opponents. Following news of his five-game suspension for his illegal hit in Cincinnati’s second preseason game on Aug. 19, the Bengals linebacker is questioning the ban with the belief that the hit was in fact legal. “

Quarterback Joe Flacco should be fully prepared to play in the season opener against the Bengals on Sept. 10, but he won’t be game ready. Besides money, the other reason a team plays in the preseason is to duplicate real game conditions, which it can’t do in practice. Teams can bring in crowd

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Coaches may call pushing and shoving a standard part of training camp, but they aren’t usually talking about a player pushing a coach. For that reason, Tuesday’s Bengals practice looked very different from any thus far. And Vontaze Burfict found himself in the middle of it. On a running play

This season marks the 50th of football for the Cincinnati Bengals, five decades filled with highs, lows, dynamic personalities and innovations that changed the face of the National Football League. The Enquirer brings you the 50 most influential people in Bengals history through various forms of media

Andy Dalton got thrown into an uncomfortable role as a rookie in 2011, handed a starting job in a position that calls for leadership. ”You get in the huddle and there are guys that are 10 years older than you,” Dalton said. It’s totally different as Dalton enters his seventh season

The New England Patriots have been adding running backs to their roster like there’s a buy-one, get-two sale going on. Which makes former Cincinnati Bengals running back Rex Burkhead’s decision to join all the more confusing. “It’s the tradition here,” Burkhead said Tuesday per Henry McKenna of Patriots Wire. “Coach [Bill] Belichick’s instilled the attitude. You can tell on film just watching the guys, they play hard and football is kind of their passion. And that’s what I wanted to be a part of. When I came on my visit, I got a glimpse of that just meeting with the coaches. And I could definitely see myself fitting in here.” Just from his wording, it seems that Burkhead liked the mentality New