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KANSAS CITY -- The Bengals suffered a gut-punch of a loss Sunday when Harrison Butker converted a 51-yard field goal as time expired, sending the Chiefs past the Bengals, 26-25, Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. Daijahn Anthony was called for a defensive pass interference call to help the Chiefs set up the game-winning field goal. The Bengals are 0-2 for a third straight year. Learn more about your ad...

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals fell flat on their face Sunday, losing the 2024 opener, 16-10, to the New England Patriots at Paycor Stadium. Trags and Skinny of Local 12 Cincinnati break down where it all went wrong for the Bengals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- Week 1 of the 2024 season is finally here and the Bengals open with the New England Patriots at Paycor Stadium. The Ja'Marr Chase drama is still hanging over the team as Chase has not participated in practice for the last week and has only taken part in two light practices last week. Will a contract get done. Trags and Skinny discuss the pros and cons of getting a deal done now, Dax...

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals have reached their first 53-man roster of the 2024 season, keeping 12 first-time rookie players, including all 10 draft picks in an effort to stay young, talented and cost-effective in roster building. Joe Burrow appears strong and ready to head into Week 1 against New England. Tony Pike of Cincinnati's ESPN1530 joins Trags to discuss the highlights and why this could be...

CINCINNATI -- With the Bengals entering the final week of training camp and getting ready for their final preseason game, the subject of Joe Burrow's wrist is still a topic conversation. How ready will he be for the season opener and what kind of conclusions can be drawn off the work he's put forward so far in camp? Why is the defense ahead of the offense to this point? And the running game could...

CINCINNATI -- As the Bengals prepare to travel to Chicago for a joint practice with the Bears and a preseason game Saturday night, the team is dealing with the loss of right tackle Amarius Mims for several weeks. Trent Brown coincidentally returns to team drills and will take his spot and Joe Burrow takes a big step forward. Kelsey Conway of the Cincinnati Enquirer joins to discuss on the latest e...

CINCINNATI -- Joe Burrow is in line to make his first preseason start since the third preseason game of 2021 when he played for just three snaps and threw an incompletion to Ja'Marr Chase in a loss to the Miami Dolphins at Paul Brown Stadium. After suffering from appendicitis in 2022 and a strained calf in 2023, Burrow will likely play 1-2 series this Saturday against Tampa Bay. Geoff Hobson of Be...

CINCINNATI -- The first full week of training camp practice is in the books after the Bengals conducted their first full pads workout on Tuesday. Ja'Marr Chase is still not participating, choosing instead to "hold-in" during practice. This is giving the wide receiver group more reps to show who can fill Tyler Boyd's role in the slot. The defense and coordinator Lou Anarumo also have a point to pro...

CINCINNATI -- Joe Burrow has arrived with a new blonde crewcut hairdo. The Bengals QB has been cleared to fully participate in training camp but there are many, many other pressing questions to resolve as the Bengals open training camp on Wednesday at Paycor Stadium. Jay Morrison of Pro Football Network joins Trags to discuss in this full training camp preview breakdown. Learn more about your ad c...

CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Bengals are one week away from 2024 training camp and a season filled with Super Bowl expectations. One of the key pieces of this season is Tee Higgins, who will be playing under a $21.8 million franchise tag after he and the team failed to come to terms on an extension beyond this season by Monday's deadline. Paul Dehner Jr. joins Trags to discuss that and the biggest...

CINCINNATI -- Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals will begin training camp in just over two weeks and all signs point to the Bengals being able to make a run back to the Super Bowl. What will it take for the Bengals to get there in what is widely regarded as the best division in the NFL? Trags welcomes Bengals radio play-by-play voice Dan Hoard to discuss the Bengals quarterback, camp battles to...

CINCINNATI -- In a wide-ranging conversation spanning 45 minutes, Trags chats up Kirk Herbstreit of ESPN and Prime Video about his career in broadcasting, his thoughts on Joe Burrow and Tom Brady and his remarkably unique path to a national broadcasting star after his career at Ohio State. It's all in the latest Jungle Roar Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- Tee Higgins has signed his franchise tag tender of $21.8 million. How does this help Zac Taylor and Joe Burrow and why should Bengals fans feel good about the message this sends heading into camp in late July? The Bengals will be on a modified version of Hard Knocks this December, featuring the entire AFC North. How will Zac Taylor's Bengals handle this vs. the 2009 and 2013 Marvin L...

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals wrapped up their mandatory minicamp this week indoors at the IEL practice facility, with Ja'Marr Chase and Trent Brown making their first appearances of the offseason on the field. Joe Burrow took it easy as expected on his wrist, throwing the ball but not exerting too much force. Dax Hill got first team reps while rookies Amarius Mims and Jermaine Burton were among those...

CINCINNATI -- With Justin Jefferson signing a 4-year, $140 million contract extension with the Vikings (with $110 million guaranteed and $88 million due at signing), the immediate question for Bengals fans is how this impacts a future deal for Ja'Marr Chase. And what about Tee Higgins? James Rapien of SI.com and BengalsTalk.com joins Trags to discuss in the latest episode of the JungleRoar pod. Le...

CINCINNATI -- Joe Burrow looks sharp and focused while the rest of his new offensive teammates are getting in a rhythm with the franchise quarterback at Bengals OTAs that began this week in Cincinnati. Meanwhile, Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins (not signed to franchise tag yet), Sheldon Rankins and Trent Brown haven't appeared yet. Trags is joined by longtime Bengals columnist and reporter Jay Morrison...

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals offseason has been a busy one. Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com joins Trags to discuss why - on paper - it's also been a very productive and positive one. Joe Burrow back on the practice field, adjustments made to the defensive line and secondary and a right tackle of the future acquired in the first round of the draft. Trags and Hobson discuss it all and another breakdown of...

CINCINNATI -- The 2024 Bengals 17-game schedule is out and it features five primetime games and three others in a national TV window. Trags and FOX19 Sports Director Joe Danneman discuss the ins and outs of the schedule and why it's reasonable to expect the Bengals to do well out of the chute in 2024. Two of the Bengals’ primetime contests will be played under the lights at Paycor Stadium, beginni...

CINCINNATI -- This could be a big week for Bengals fans as Joe Burrow could be on track to throw a football and do it in open practice before TV cameras on Tuesday during practice inside the IEL indoor structure. Trags is joined by Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic to discuss the significance of Burrow's first throwing of a football since last November when he tore ligaments in his wrist when Jadeve...

CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Bengals think they have hit the jackpot by drafting 6-8 tackle Amarius Mims 18th overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. They have an offensive lineman who could step in be an impact player right away. How did the Bengals do with their remaining nine selections? What needs were addressed? What reaches were made? How will Dax Hill respond to being moved to corner and competing w...

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals will have a big decision to make when they select 18th overall in the first round Thursday night in the 2024 NFL draft. But what will they do on Days 2 and 3 of the draft on Friday and Saturday? What is their approach? What does recent history teach us about what they might do? Charlie Goldsmith of the Cincinnati Enquirer joins Trags to discuss all things Bengals on the l...

CINCINNATI -- What will the Bengals do with the 18th overall draft pick in the 2024 NFL Draft? Trags talks up one of the foremost experts in the business, The Athletic's Dane Brugler, author of The Beast, a 324-page bible of everything on practically every NFL draft prospect. The Bengals are in the market for high-value defensive tackles and offensive tackles. Could Byron Murphy II fall to them or...

CINCINNATI -- From working to extend a Paycor Stadium lease with Hamilton County to serving on the incredibly important NFL competition committee, Katie Blackburn is already recognized as one of the most significant team executives in the NFL. Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com joins Trags to offer perspective while also previewing some of the needs in the upcoming draft and the flexibility offered the B...

CINCINNATI -- With six free agents signed and in the fold for the upcoming season, the Bengals now turn their focus to the 2024 draft at the end of April in Detroit. Who should the Bengals be looking at closely? Will they take a defensive tackle in the first round for the first time since Dan "Big Daddy" Wilkinson in 1994? Will they go offensive tackle? How promising is the progress Joe Burrow is...

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals have been busy during free agency, signing five new free agents, including safeties Vonn Bell and Geno Stone, defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins, tight end Mike Gesicki and running back Zack Moss. They've also brought back six of their own free agents, including Trenton Irwin on Tuesday. But much still remains, like signing a right tackle and adding a run-stopping defensive...