Strictly Stripes: A Cincinnati Bengals podcast

The grind of the NFL season is catching up to the Cincinnati Bengals' injury report. Aside from several season-ending injuries to Drew Sample and Chidobe Awuzie, and D.J. Reader and Ja'Marr Chase missing time in the middle of the year, the Bengals have mostly stayed healthy through the first 14 weeks of the season. As the Bengals head to Tampa Bay this weekend to face Tom Brady and the Buccaneers,...

The Cincinnati Bengals found a way to win against the Browns without some of their top playmakers. Wide receiver Tyler Boyd left the game after just two plays with a finger injury. His fellow playmaker, Tee Higgins, played just one snap before hamstring issues caught up to him and sidelined him the rest of the afternoon Sunday. That didn't stop Joe Burrow from targeting a star like Ja'Marr Chase o...

The Browns haven't won six straight games against the Cincinnati Bengals in almost three decades. However, the Bengals are doing everything they can to keep the Browns from letting that streak repeat itself. Cleveland will come down to Cincinnati with quarterback Deshaun Watson playing his first AFC North opponent under center for the Browns. Both teams are relatively healthy as well entering this...

This weekend's Battle of Ohio rematch isn't just any other rematch. Instead of facing quarterback Jacoby Brissett, the Cincinnati Bengals will face Deshaun Watson, who's coming off of his first game in 700 games. What isn't different, though, is the Browns still boast one of the league's most electric running backs in Nick Chubb. Chubb ran for over 100 yards the last time the Bengals faced him. Lo...

The Battle of Ohio hasn't exactly gone to the Cincinnati Bengals' way. The Cleveland Browns have beaten the Cincinnati Bengals five straight times dating back to the 2020 season. Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski has achieved success against his in-state archrivals in large part because of a strong defensive effort from players like edge rusher Myles Garrett and cornerback Denzel Ward. Bengals qua...

Cincinnati Bengals running back Samaje Perine has been tearing up his last three games. Perine attacked the air against Pittsburgh before having a balanced attack against the Titans. However, Perine's best ground game this season, and one of the best of his career, came against the Chiefs on Sunday. He averaged five yards per carry in the Bengals' 27-24 win over Kansas City. Running back Joe Mixon...

The month of December is off to a good start for the Cincinnati Bengals. They're now winners of four straight after defeating a Kansas City Chiefs squad, 27-24, that was the top-seed in the AFC entering Sunday evening's contest. That's the Bengals' third straight win over one of the NFL's best teams in recent years. There would be no revenge for Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, whose team wante...

The weekend is finally here. Chiefs vs. Bengals. Burrow vs. Mahomes. Reid vs. Hurst. All the trash talk, head-to-head matchups playoff momentum and rivalry excitement come to a head. 1st place Kansas City will look to exorcise demons against a Cincinnati team that has had its number against the Chiefs as of late. The Chiefs have lost six straight games in Cincinnati, with their last win in the Que...

Calling Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes a challenge for opposing defenses is an understatement. Mahomes leads the league in most passing categories this season and is currently the frontrunner to be the next MVP, according to most oddsmakers. Even without the electric Tyreek Hill lined up near him this season, he's still found a way to bring his Chiefs to an AFC-best 9-2 record. How...

The Cincinnati Bengals' home matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs this weekend is building up to be one of Week 13's most exciting games. Wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase appears on track to be back for Cincinnati this weekend after being sidelined by a hip injury. Running back Joe Mixon could potentially return from the concussion protocol as well. Mix in the fact that several Chiefs players, such as J...

Heavy is the head that wears the crown. After an 0-2 start, the defending AFC champion Bengals have now won seven of their last nine games entering Week 13. They're riding a three-game win streak after bouncing back from a blowout loss at Cleveland on Monday Night Football in Week 8. That streak started and has continued while Ja'Marr Chase has been injured. Quarterback Joe Burrow's passer rating...

Hello, December football. The Cincinnati Bengals are now 7-4 and escape the month of November with a close 20-16 road win over the Tennessee Titans. After a dismal first half from Cincinnati's offense, quarterback Joe Burrow started finding a groove even as he was without Ja'Marr Chase for the fourth straight game this season. Defensively, the Bengals accomplished the very tall task at hand of shu...

The Cincinnati Bengals will get a taste of January in November. They head down south to Nashville to rematch a Tennessee Titans team that is more than familiar with them. Titans players and their fans will look to avenge that sour 19-16 walk-off loss to the Bengals in January's AFC divisional playoff matchup. Tennessee will be without one of their pass rushers as outside linebacker Denico Autry is...

The last time the Cincinnati Bengals faced the Tennessee Titans, the Bengals barely survived with an upset win. Despite pulling out the 19-16 walk-off win in last year's AFC divisional battle in Nashville, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was sacked nine times, tying a playoff record for most sacks in a playoff game on a quarterback. While the Bengals' offensive line has drastically changed, the Tit...

The Cincinnati Bengals are in good shape to open the second half of the 2022 season. After a well-rested bye week, the Bengals take advantage of that with a crucial 37-30 victory over Pittsburgh on the road. Although far from perfect, the Bengals' offense did what it needed to do without Ja'Marr Chase or Joe Mixon, who exited the game with a concussion. Defensively, Cincinnati continued showing wh...

The Cincinnati Bengals enacted their revenge over their historic archrivals in fitting style on Sunday. Even though the stage was slightly different with Kenny Pickett under center, instead of Mitchell Trubisky, the Bengals still kept the Steelers' rookie quarterback from being flashy in the second half of Cincinnati's 37-30 road victory. Conversely, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow showed off his p...

A divisional victory has eluded the Cincinnati Bengals all season. From the season-opening loss to Pittsburgh that the Bengals wish they could take back, to a walk-off loss at Baltimore and a cursed Halloween night at Cleveland, Cincinnati has lost its first three divisional games this season. However, the Bengals are coming out of the bye week well rested and sitting at 5-4 just like last season....

There will be a different face under center for the Steelers when they rematch the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. Kenny Pickett will be taking snaps in place of Mitch Trubisky, who the Bengals had to deal with back in the season-opening overtime loss to Pittsburgh. That will post a new challenge for Cincinnati's top-10 ranked defense as Pickett has shown some flashes in an otherwise rough start for...

The Cincinnati Bengals' season-opening loss to Pittsburgh is one to forget. However, that game and the subsequent 0-2 start has fueled the Bengals to rebound with a 5-4 record coming out of the bye. Quarterback Joe Burrow has led Cincinnati to a top-10 offense so far through the first 10 weeks of the season. Yet that five-turnover game he had against Pittsburgh was one of the worst, if not the wor...

Is there a new sheriff in town? Despite traditionally dominating the Cincinnati Bengals, the Pittsburgh Steelers have mostly been on the losing side of this historic rivalry in the last few seasons. Sitting at 3-6, the Steelers have never had a losing season under head coach Mike Tomlin. Zac Taylor's Bengals, meanwhile, are still defending AFC champions with a 5-4 record. The Bengals are out of th...

History has a way of repeating itself. The Cincinnati Bengals are 5-4 at the bye week. They were 5-4 at the bye week last season. So then, will they make a late run in the second-half of this season, just like the team that won five of seven games to clinch the AFC North before making a deeper postseason run to the Super Bowl. This year could pose a tougher challenge though. Cincinnati has the str...

After a fairly strong start to the 2022 season, the Bengals defense has fared well through nine games. Despite losing defensive tackle D.J. Reader for most of the first half of the year, Cincinnati's pass rush and run defense has mostly seen success, including containing Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson in Week 5. Big name players like Logan Wilson, Sam Hubbard and Trey Hendrickson are also buildi...

We have officially hit the halfway mark through the 2022 NFL season! The 5-4 Cincinnati Bengals are currently enjoying the bye week after a roller coaster first-half start to the year. Offensively, the Bengals have finally begun to find their strides. However, that's come with some with bumps and bruises, including the season opener against Pittsburgh and a Monday night road loss to Cleveland. Wit...

The Cincinnati Bengals are resting up for the final homestretch of the 2022 season. Now entering the bye week exactly halfway through the season, the 5-4 Bengals will to get healthy and rested. They'll need that as they face one of the toughest remaining schedules in the league this season. With optimism over the return of nose tackle D.J. Reader and cornerback Mike Hilton, Cincinnati will look to...

The Cincinnati Bengals put Monday's loss to Cleveland behind them. Cincinnati gets a blowout 42-21 win that saw the Bengals open the game with 35 unanswered points. From the very first play of the game until the final horn, there wasn't much, if anything that Carolina could do to comeback against the Bengals. Joe Mixon had a career day with over 200 yards from scrimmage and five touchdowns. Defens...