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Bengals fire defensive coordinator, 3 other assistants after missing playoffs

Jan. 06, 2025 17:41 PM EST

CINCINNATI (AP) — The defensive issues that contributed to the Cincinnati Bengals missing the playoffs led to major changes on Monday, when four assistants were fired — three on that side of the ball. Defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo was dismissed along with linebackers coach...

Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals keep their playoff hopes alive by edging the Steelers 19-17

Jan. 05, 2025 00:57 AM EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Burrow will head to Cincinnati's training facility on Sunday. He'll lift weights. He might watch some video. And then he'll join the rest of his teammates and hope. It's not much. But it's the only thing left for Burrow and a Bengals team that certainly looks...

Broncos get third chance at ending long playoff drought as Kansas City plans to play bevy of backups

Jan. 03, 2025 17:35 PM EST

Kansas City (15-1) at Denver (9-7) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, CBS BetMGM NFL Odds: Broncos by 9 1/2. Against the spread: Chiefs 7-8-1, Broncos 11-5. Series record: Chiefs lead 73-56. Last meeting: Chiefs beat the Broncos 16-14...

Cincinnati heads to Pittsburgh in a regular-season finale that has plenty at stake

Jan. 02, 2025 16:44 PM EST

Cincinnati (8-8) at Pittsburgh (10-6) Saturday, 8 p.m., EST, ESPN/ABC. BetMGM NFL Odds: Bengals by 1 1/2. Against the spread: Bengals 10-6; Steelers 10-6 Series record: Steelers lead 71-39. Last meeting: Steelers beat...

Rookie QBs Nix, Penix denied major moments by head coaches' curious calls in waning minutes

Dec. 31, 2024 06:03 AM EST

DENVER (AP) — Count coach Sean Payton among those second-guessing his decision to go for the tie and not the win at the end of regulation in Cincinnati last weekend. “Oh, certainly. You go through it all the time relative to what the call would have been,” Payton said Monday....

Bengals keep confidence and playoff hopes high as they head for a showdown with Pittsburgh

Dec. 29, 2024 14:44 PM EST

CINCINNATI (AP) — Saturday's wild overtime win over the Denver Broncos was the most important in what has been a mostly disappointing season for the Cincinnati Bengals. Not only did the Bengals (8-8) win their fourth straight for the first time this season and keep their slim...

Broncos can wipe away back-to-back heartbreakers and make playoffs by beating Kansas City

Dec. 29, 2024 14:09 PM EST

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Losses to the Chargers and Bengals with a playoff berth on the line show Sean Payton made a miscalculation when he agreed to flex the Denver Broncos' Week 16 game to a Thursday night. The NFL needed the Broncos' approval to replace the Cincinnati-Cleveland...

Broncos miss another chance to secure playoff berth, forcing a must-win scenario against Chiefs

Dec. 28, 2024 22:14 PM EST

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Denver Broncos needed one win in their final three games to reach the playoffs for the first time since winning the Super Bowl in 2015. They are running out of chances. The Broncos (9-7) fell short in an attempt to secure a postseason berth Saturday, falling...

Burrow throws 3-yard TD pass to Higgins in OT as the Bengals beat the Broncos 30-24

Dec. 28, 2024 22:02 PM EST

CINCINNATI (AP) — This time, near the very end of a mostly agonizing season, the Cincinnati Bengals made enough plays to win. A familiar connection closed it out. Joe Burrow threw his third touchdown pass to Tee Higgins with 1:07 left in overtime, and the Bengals...

Playoff hopes in the balance when the Broncos face the Bengals in Cincy

Dec. 26, 2024 18:23 PM EST

Denver (9-6) at Cincinnati (7-8) Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST, NFL Network BetMGM NFL Odds: Bengals by 3. Against the spread: Broncos 11-4, Bengals 9-6. Series record: Broncos lead 22-11. Last meeting: Bengals beat Broncos 15-10...