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The Las Vegas Raiders‘ decision to kick a late field goal was debatable. Cincinnati Bengals bettors won’t debate it.  With 3:37 left, the Raiders trailed 26-16 in Saturday’s AFC wild-card game. They had fourth-and-3 from the Bengals’ 10. The Raiders needed a touchdown and a field goal at that point, but it’s a lot harder to go the length of the field and score a touchdown. They could have gone for the touchdown there, at the risk of the game being practically over if they didn’t get it on… Source link

The streak is over.  The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Las Vegas Raiders 26-19 in Saturday’s AFC wild-card matchup, earning their first postseason victory since 1991 and ending an eight-game playoff losing streak that dated back more than three decades. The game came down to the final moments, partially thanks to a questionable roughing-the-passer call against the Bengals on the Raiders’ Derek Carr and keeping alive a game replete with shaky whistles. But Carr took advantage, converting… Source link

“Play to the whistle” is the cliche everyone knows.  Sometimes NFL players are asked to play past the whistle — without any late hits — just in case the officials screw up and decide on the fly to reverse a decision.  Maybe a really bad whistle on a touchdown pass by Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow in an AFC wild-card playoff game didn’t affect the Las Vegas Raiders‘ defense. But the touchdown shouldn’t have counted, according to the rules. And the NFL didn’t make a statement,… Source link

Andy Reid wouldn’t answer. Perhaps he was too frustrated. Perhaps he didn’t quite understand. His Kansas City Chiefs had just lost a roller-coaster of a football game to the Cincinnati Bengals. Two frenzied final minutes of goal-line stands, controversial fourth-down decisions, costly penalties and a game-winning field goal had prompted several questions. Among them: Before it all began, with the score tied at 31, should the Chiefs have simply let the Bengals score? That was the question Reid… Source link

The best of the Cincinnati Bengals is hard to ignore.  When the Bengals have been clicking this season, it makes you wonder how high their ceiling is. Last week, the Bengals blasted the Baltimore Ravens 41-21, completing an impressive season sweep. The Ravens were shorthanded, but Joe Burrow throwing for 525 yards was still eye-opening. The Bengals have looked great at times. Consistency hasn’t been a strong suit though.  If the Bengals want to be taken seriously, this is the type of game… Source link

The Cincinnati Bengals are one of the few teams in the league that have managed to stay mostly healthy amid an NFL-wide COVID-19 surge. As of Wednesday afternoon, the Bengals had just one player on their reserve/COVID-19 list. Quarterback Joe Burrow has a pretty good reason why that is — though southwest Ohio residents may not be too happy with it. “Fortunately, there’s not a ton to do in Cincinnati,” he said Wednesday, via ESPN. While a small market town like Cincinnati doesn’t have… Source link

The Pittsburgh Steelers had their doubters during their 11-0 start. They’re good of course, but are they in the same class as the Kansas City Chiefs? Are they legitimate Super Bowl contenders? Two consecutive losses, including a Week 13 stunner against the Washington Football Team, have vindicated those doubts. The Steelers certainly looked a rung below the fellow AFC-contending Buffalo Bills on Sunday. With the playoffs approaching, it’s a tough time for Pittsburgh to hit a lull. But the… Source link

In this new era of elite quarterback preservation, we were supposed to be beyond this. We were supposed to be through with the days of the injury cart ferrying off the most prized franchise commodity, often to the disgust of every competitor on the field. Rule changes were made for this. Offensive philosophies were augmented. Equipment was enhanced. All in the name of extending the longevity of special talents — in the hopes that guys like Patrick Mahomes, Kyler Murray and Deshaun Watson… Source link

Carlos Dunlap appears to be done with the Cincinnati Bengals. The two-time Pro Bowl defensive end has spent his entire 11-season career with the Bengals, but seemed to reach his breaking point with the franchise on Sunday. The Bengals lost a tight game to the rival Cleveland Browns as quarterback Baker Mayfield threw for five touchdowns against the Cincinnati defense. As time wound down, cameras caught Dunlap in a sideline argument with the coaching staff. Dunlap: ‘I don’t got time for… Source link