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CINCINNATI -- What are the lessons to be learned for the Bengals from the Patriots' run to the AFC Championship? What are the biggest takeaways from the Sean McDermott firing in Buffalo and what does it mean for Josh Allen? Where should the Bengals be focused on come the draft in April? Trags discusses all of it and much more with Alex Barth, Patriots reporter from 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston. L...

CINCINNATI -- Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin spent 63 minutes Friday answering questions from reporters about the failures of the 2025 Bengals and why he believes he, his staff and Zac Taylor deserve another chance to turn it around in 2026. Trags and Skinny break down all the major takeaways from Friday's unusual presser. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals outplayed their in-state rivals for most of the game but two defensive touchdowns by Cleveland and a last-second 49-yard field goal by Andre Szmyt spelled doom for the Bengals in a 20-18 Cleveland win Sunday at Paycor Stadium. Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase has pointed comments postgame about what should be next in the offseason for the Bengals, which starts Monday with exi...

CINCINNATI -- For the second straight week, the Bengals raced out to a huge lead and gave their franchise quarterback Joe Burrow the fourth quarter off to relax in a 37-14 win over the Arizona Cardinals Sunday at Paycor Stadium. Ja'Marr Chase got back in the touchdown column with two scores while Burrow had another 300-yard game, his 28th, matching Andy Dalton for the most in Bengals history. Offe...

Everything that could go right went right in the third quarter Sunday and the Bengals took full advantage scoring 21 points in the third quarter and racing away to a 45-21 rout of the Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Joe Burrow threw four touchdowns without an interception while Chase Brown caught a pair of touchdowns and ran for another in a 28-point second-half explosion one...

CINCINNATI -- Joe Burrow had the worst day of his career and was shutout out for the first time in his time with the Bengals as the Ravens put the Bengals out of their misery with a 24-0 loss at a snow-covered Paycor Stadium. Burrow threw another pick-6 and Lamar Jackson threw a pair of touchdown passes to lead the Ravens to victory. Skinny and Trags break it all down on yet another day of misery...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Christian Benford returned a Joe Burrow interception 63 yards for a touchdown and Josh Allen ran for a 40-yard score as the Buffalo Bills wiped out a 28-18 fourth-quarter deficit and beat the Bengals, 39-34, Sunday at Highmark Stadium. The Bengals fall to 4-9 and three games behind the Steelers in the AFC North. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BALTIMORE -- Joe Burrow returned after missing nine games and tossed two touchdowns to lead the Bengals past the Baltimore Ravens, 32-14, on Thanksgiving night in Baltimore. The defense forced five Ravens turnovers and Evan McPherson converted all six field goal attempts to help the Bengals snap a four-game losing streak and improve to 4-8 on the season and 3-1 in the AFC North. Trags and Skinny b...

CINCINNATI - The Bengals lost its fourth straight Sunday 26-20 to the Patriots on Sunday at Paycor Stadium. Mike Petraglia and Richard Skinner break down another heartbreaker that Joe Flacco suffered through Sunday and look ahead to Thursday's game in Baltimore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PITTSBURGH -- The Bengals saw any realistic chance of competing for the AFC North come to an end Sunday with an ugly 34-12 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium. The game was ugly in many facets, the Steelers had two defensive scores, Joe Flacco came back to earth and Ja'Marr Chase and Jalen Ramsey got into it, with Ramsey getting ejected for grabbing Chase's facemask and video emerg...

CINCINNATI -- Joe Burrow has returned to Bengals practice after missing the last seven weeks due to surgery on his left big toe to repair a grade 3 strain of turf toe. Will Burrow be back this season? Should he return this season? Could the Bengals salvage their season with wins over the Steelers, Patriots and Ravens in the next three weeks? Trags breaks it all down with Charlie Clifford of WLWT C...

CINCINNATI -- Just when you thought it couldn't get worse. Meet the 2025 Bengals defense. After one of the more heroic quarterback performances in franchise history, the defense found a way to completely and utterly mess themselves with a collapse that may have outdone the epic fail one week earlier against a winless Jets team. Caleb Williams found Colston Loveland with 17 seconds left for a 58-ya...

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals defense allowed 502 yards of total offense to Justin Fields and the Jets and blew fourth quarter leads of 31-16 and 38-24 to lose to the previously winless New York Jets at Paycor Stadium. The loss was as inexplicable as it was inexcusable. The Bengals are now 3-5 and left to wonder how to fix a defense that can't rush the quarterback or stop the run. Will a loss like thi...

CINCINNATI — It was Joe Flacco and Ja'Marr Chase to the rescue Thursday night when the Bengals absolutely needed it. Evan McPherson’s fourth field goal of the night, from 36 yards with seven seconds remaining, lifted the Cincinnati Bengals past the Pittsburgh Steelers, 33-31, on Thursday night in Cincinnati. The play was set up on a perfect lob from Flacco to Tee Higgins for 28 yards from the Pitt...

GREEN BAY -- The Bengals dropped their fourth straight game Sunday at Lambeau Field, 27-18, to the Green Bay Packers. The Bengals had next-to-zero offense in the first half and good defense, as they trailed only 10-0. But they found offensive rhythm in the second half behind new quarterback Joe Flacco, who threw a pair of fourth-down touchdowns in the second half. But the defense allowed three lon...

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals were embarrassed again for three quarters Sunday against the Lions before Jake Browning and the offense woke up in the fourth quarter, scoring 21 points and making it somewhat close in a 37-24 loss before a disgusted Bengal crowd at Paycor Stadium. Browning threw three more interceptions and has eight on the season to go with six touchdowns. Both Browning and Zac Taylor t...

DENVER -- For a second straight week, the Bengals were blown out on the road, 28-3, by the Broncos at Mile High. The team was outgained 512-159, the fourth-worst margin in team history. They gained only nine first downs an had more penalties (11) than first downs. Trags and Skinny break it all down, including Ja'Marr Chase's comments afterward, calling out the team's effort. Learn more about your...

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Bengals committed five turnovers and allowed the Minnesota Vikings to score 31 points off turnovers in a humiliating 48-10 loss Sunday at US Bank Stadium. Jake Browning was intercepted twice, including once by Isaiah Rodgers for a pick-6. Rodgers also punched the ball free from Noah Fant and raced 66 yards for a touchdown, becoming the first player in NFL history to force two fu...

CINCINNATI -- Joe Burrow suffered a left big toe injury midway through the second quarter that knocked him out of the game. He did not return and could be out several weeks with the injury. Jake Browning came on in his place and rallied the Bengals to a 31-27 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars when he leaped into the end zone on a quarterback keeper with 18 seconds remaining to cap a 15-play, 92 ya...

CLEVELAND -- It might have been ugly but it was a win for the Bengals on opening day in Cleveland. Joe Burrow threw for just 113 yards and the offense could muster just 141 yards total offense but the defense intercepted Joe Flacco twice off deflected passes off receivers' hands and the Bengals held on for a 17-16 win over the Browns. Also helping the Bengals' cause was a missed extra point and a...

CINCINNATI -- Bengals long-time radio analyst and newest inductee to the team's Ring of Honor this October, Dave Lapham, breaks down how the Bengals can finally open their season with a win this Sunday in Cleveland. He details how his former coach Paul Brown despised the Browns and always had extra motivation to beat the Browns anytime he could. The key will be in the trenches, controlling Myles G...

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals have plenty of roster decisions to make ahead of Tuesday's 4 p.m. ET cutdown deadline in the NFL. Who fills out the back end of the offensive and defensive lines? Who are the backup safeties? What about injuries to Jermaine Burton and Daijahn Anthony and could they impact the final 53-man roster? What about players still out there in Justin Simmons or a trade for a player...

CINCINNATI -- Following their second preseason game in Washington against the Commanders, a 31-17 win, concerns have been raised over the state of the Bengals defense. Head coach Zac Taylor said after the game that he loves his defense and where it stands. The Bengals are also looking for depth along their offensive line after Lucas Patrick left Monday's game with an unspecified injury while Cody...

CINCINNATI -- One preseason game is in the books and two remain before the season opener against Cleveland on Sept. 7. The offensive line is coming into shape, the defensive line has depth, the secondary seeks consistency and the run game might be the secret weapon of this Bengals offense in 2025. Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com joins Trags to discuss in the latest edition of the Jungle Roar Pod. Lear...

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals open the preseason against the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles Thursday night in Philadelphia. Trags has the main storylines heading into PS Week 1, what to expect in terms of playing time and which battles to watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices