<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bengals-vs-browns-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-7-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals vs. Browns prediction, odds, pick for NFL Week 7');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Bengals-vs-Browns-prediction-odds-pick-for-NFL-Week-7.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals vs. Browns prediction, odds, pick for NFL Week 7</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T17:00:10-07:00">October 15th, 5:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T16:33:31-07:00">October 15th, 4:33pm</time><address><a>Dominik Zawartko</a>Dominik Zawartko is a Michigan State graduate with a degree in Political Science and English. Having previously worked in the nonprofit and legal sectors, he decided to pursue his true love of writing with ClutchPoints. Dominik's hobbies include painting, cooking food, training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and always having a laugh. His main focus areas are UFC coverage and all things sneakers.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>We’re back again to cover Week 7 of the NFL season as we’re set for another betting prediction and pick for the upcoming slate. We’ll see a heated rivalry unfold as the <b>Cincinnati Bengals (2-4) </b>take on the <b>Cleveland Browns (1-5) </b>in a must-win situation for both teams. It is time to continue our NFL odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Bengals-Browns prediction and pick.</p><figure><img src="https://a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/3065-2113640"></figure><figure><img src="https://paramountplus.qflm.net/i/492408/2113640/3065"></figure><p>The Cincinnati Bengals are coming off just their second win of the season following a Sunday Night victory over the New York Giants. After starting the season 0-3, they’ve now won two of their last three games and are looking to build momentum as the betting favorites on the road in Cleveland.</p><p>The Cleveland Browns are struggling to find their footing this year and have lost their last four consecutive games. Their most recent loss came at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles to the tune of 20-13, so they’re looking for a bounce-back performance at home to effectively keep their season alive.</p><p>The biggest news of the week is that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bills-news-buffalo-amari-cooper-browns-blockbuster-trade" rel="noopener">Browns traded away receiver Amari Cooper</a> to the Buffalo Bills on Tuesday.</p><p><i><b>Here are the Bengals-Browns <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nfl" rel="noopener">NFL odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </b></i></p><h2><b>NFL Odds: Bengals-Browns NFL Odds</b></h2><p>Cincinnati Bengals: -6.5 (-105)</p><p>Moneyline: -295</p><p>Cleveland Browns: +6.5 (-115)</p><p>Moneyline: +240</p><p>Over: 43.5 (-104)</p><p>Under: 43.5 (-118)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Bengals vs. Browns</b></h2><p>Time: 1:00 p.m. ET/ 10:00 a.m. PT</p><p>TV: CBS</p><p><b><i>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/football/?irad=356362&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">Free Trial</a>)</i></b></p><h2><b>Why The Bengals Could Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>After a rough start to the season where fans were already hitting the panic button, the Bengals have managed to salvage their last three games and come up with wins over the Panthers and Giants. During their last game, they got off to a slow start that was later erased by Joe Burrow and his ability to run the ball. Throwing for 208 and not turning the ball over, Burrow also led the team in rushing with 55 yards on the ground. Given their tandem backfield of Zack Moss and Chase Brown, the Bengals would like to expect more production in their running game. Nevertheless, the Bengals played to the flow of the game and came up with key defensive stops in the fourth quarter.</p><p>They’ll meet another losing team in the Browns, so it opens the door for this Bengals team to finally get hot while seeing the Eagles and Raiders in their following games. Their defense was tasked with bailing out the struggling offense during their last game, so we’re still waiting to see what this Bengals offense is capable of following a slow start to the season. We’ve already seen the big play ability from a player like Ja’Marr Chase, so it’ll be paramount to get the ball in his hands as they face another tough defensive unit in the Browns.</p><h2><b>Why The Browns Could Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Browns are having a nightmare start to their season and they’ve been outscored 95-60 over the last four games. They’ve also failed to eclipse a 20-point total in each of their games this season, raising serious concerns around this offense. Of course, much of this stems from the sub-par performance from QB Deshaun Watson as the team has largely been unable to covert on third-down situations. With Nick Chubb still rehabbing from injury, RB Jerome Ford has been tasked with carrying the ball this season to the tune of 264 yards and just one touchdown. For this team to be successful, they’ll need a much better showing from their quarterback and offensive unit as a whole.</p><p>The one bright spot this season has been the defense, which ranked among the NFL’s best heading into the season. Myles Garrett is still playing at an extremely high level, but the secondary has been having issues stopping opposition through the air. The defense will need to come up with turnovers in order to give the Browns a chance in this one, otherwise they may be subject to another big day through the air from opposing QB Joe Burrow.</p><h2><b>Final Bengals-Browns Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Despite both teams struggling to find momentum this season, this should turn out to be a heated defensive battle with both units performing well and this being a heated rivalry matchup. The Cincinnati Bengals certainly have the more potent offense and will have a big advantage if they’re able to air it out in this one.</p><p>The Bengals will also have a two-back system for running the ball, which could come in handy when offering different looks for a stern Cleveland defensive front. However, this will only open the passing game for Joe Burrow and we expect him to have a bounce-back performance following a season that’s been somewhat disappointing to this juncture.</p><p>For our final prediction, we have to roll with the Cincinnati Bengals to win and cover the spread. The Browns are a bit of a mess right now and Cincinnati is showing signs of upward trend, so let’s ride them to cover the spread in this one.</p><p><b>Final Bengals-Browns Prediction &amp; Pick: Cincinnati Bengals -6.5 (-105)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals vs. Browns prediction, odds, pick for NFL Week 7

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bengals-news-joe-burrow-brutally-honest-ugly-win-giants');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ Joe Burrow gets brutally honest on ‘ugly’ win over Giants');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Joe-Burrow-gets-brutally-honest-on-ugly-win-over-Giants.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals’ Joe Burrow gets brutally honest on ‘ugly’ win over Giants</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-14T06:44:34-07:00">October 14th, 6:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-14T06:44:34-07:00">October 14th, 6:44am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals escaped Week 6 with an ugly win against the New York Giants. It was a<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-brian-daboll-giants-reality-check-7-point-vs-bengals"> low-scoring affair for the entire game</a>, but the Bengals pulled away late with a rushing touchdown by Chase Brown. The Bengals are now 2-4, and they still have some life to their season. After the game, Joe Burrow was asked how would he <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1845669169028563190" rel="noopener">describe the game</a>.</p><p>“Ugly. Really ugly. But we got it done. [There’s] a lot to fix on offense. [The] defense played great… They stepped up big time,” Burrow said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“Ugly. Really ugly. But we got it done. [There’s] a lot to fix on offense. [The] defense played great… They stepped up big time.”</p><p>Joe Burrow on how he would describe the Bengals’ win over the Giants 🗣️</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/SNFonNBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SNFonNBC</a>)<a href="https://t.co/TkGGq5OXOK">pic.twitter.com/TkGGq5OXOK</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1845669169028563190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It was a defensive game for both teams, but the Giants weren’t able to get points on the board. The hope now for the Bengals is that they can find some momentum as the season progresses.</p><h2>Can the Bengals turn their season around?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Joe-Burrow.jpg"><figcaption><br>© Kevin Wexler-NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Bengals probably knew that if they had lost this game, it would have been hard trying to revive their season. Joe Burrow was one of the players that <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/gameday/joe-burrow-notes-bengals-really-needed-win-over-giants-rushing-impact-01ja5ad86v3m" rel="noopener">knew the importance</a> of getting the win.</p><p>“We really needed it,” Burrow said after the game. “I don’t want to say we would have been out of it if we had lost. But we’d be scratching and clawing for the rest of the year. We still really are, but it was good to get a win. Great to see our defense step up like that. They’ve taken some heat the past couple of weeks, but they played awesome today.”</p><p>The Bengals defense only allowed seven points, intercepted Daniels Jones once, and sacked him twice. They also got off the field on crucial third and fourth downs.</p><p>The highlight of the night was in the first quarter when Burrow scrambled for a 47-yard touchdown run.</p><p>“I just saw an opening, saw that it was man coverage, and was able to squeak through there and find the end zone. … I was able to extend and make some plays with my legs today when we needed it because I wasn’t playing up to my standard every other way but we were able to find a way to win,” Burrow said.</p><p>The Bengals will be going into Week 7 facing the Cleveland <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/browns-news-deshaun-watson-stat-so-bad-think-its-fake">Browns, a team still looking for answers</a> and could use a win. Divisional games are always tough, so the Bengals shouldn’t take this game lightly, just like they shouldn’t take any game lightly. If the defense steps up once again, they’ll be in good shape and should be able to take care of the Browns.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Joe Burrow gets brutally honest on ‘ugly’ win over Giants

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bengals-news-positive-injury-update-key-rusher-giants');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals get positive injury update on key rusher for Giants clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Bengals-news-Cincinnati-gets-positive-injury-update-on-key-rusher-for-Giants-clash.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals get positive injury update on key rusher for Giants clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-13T05:34:32-07:00">October 13th, 5:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-13T05:51:50-07:00">October 13th, 5:51am</time><address><a>Derek Hryn</a>Derek Hryn is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints specializing in NFL and NCAA Football coverage. Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals are coming off a close performance against the Baltimore Ravens. The 41-38 loss brings the Bengals’ record to 1-4. Ahead of Sunday Night Football in Week 6, running back Chase Brown will be available <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-jamarr-chase-huge-admission-giants-week-6">against the New York Giants.</a></p><p>Brown came into the week with the questionable tag, but it appears that Cincinnati’s top rusher over two consecutive games <a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1845185847080931805" rel="noopener">will play Sunday night</a>, per Jordan Schultz.</p><p>The Bengals also have Zack Moss cleared at the moment. Moss has given the offense quality production with 211 yards on 57 rushing attempts and two touchdowns this season. Brown and Moss have been operating in a timeshare, but over the previous two contests, it seems that Brown was slowly pulling ahead as the primary ball-carrier. It’s uncertain at this stage what Zac Taylor’s plans are for the two talented runners, but it’s likely that they’ll both handle a similar workload in Week 6.</p><h2><b>Chase Brown will play for Bengals in Week 6</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Chase-Brown.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cincinnati-bengals-bold-predictions-week-6-sunday-night-football-giants">Bengals desperately need a victory against the Giants</a>, after starting the 2024-25 campaign on a losing note. There were many signs of encouragement in their Week 5 loss to the Ravens, but the defensive struggles allowed them to fall short once again. Cincinnati’s passing game with Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins have reestablished a strong rhythm, and Taylor will look to keep leaning on it in the upcoming games.</p><p>Their running game has given a reliable source of yardage and points. Brown has 41 carries for 230 yards and two touchdowns, and he’s averaged 13.5 carries for 63 yards in his previous two outings. Look for Moss to possibly be involved early, but if Brown’s isn’t too hampered by his quadricep injury, then there could be a true shift in roles between Bengals running backs.</p><p>It’ll be interesting to see Taylor’s game plan on Sunday, facing a Giants defense that held the Seattle Seahawks running backs to a combined 30 rushing yards on seven carries in their previous performance.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals get positive injury update on key rusher for Giants clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bengals-news-jamarr-chase-19697-fine-after-ravens-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase gets $19,697 fine after Ravens-Bengals game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/JaMarr-Chase-gets-19697-fine-after-Ravens-Cincinnati-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase gets $19,697 fine after Ravens-Bengals game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-12T14:22:53-07:00">October 12th, 2:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-12T14:22:53-07:00">October 12th, 2:22pm</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Ja’Marr Chase is the latest player to receive a questionable fine for a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-derek-carr-michael-jackson-celebration-leads-fine">touchdown celebration</a>.</p><p>Following the Cincinnati Bengals’ Week 5 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, Chase was <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1845195969563902099" rel="noopener">dealt a $19,697 fine</a> from the NFL, per Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network. The punishment was the result of his 41-yard score late in the first half, after which he celebrated in a way the league deemed unsportsmanlike.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The NFL fined <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bengals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bengals</a> WR Ja’Marr Chase $19,697 for unsportsmanlike conduct/violent gesture as part of this celebration last week. <a href="https://t.co/znz8pqtd4d">pic.twitter.com/znz8pqtd4d</a></p><p>— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1845195969563902099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Pelissero reported that the fine was due to a “violent gesture” from the receiver. No such act was seen on camera, confusing fans as to why the star wideout <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-bengals-jamarr-chase-loses-appeal-31599-verbal-abuse-fine">had to fork over a handful of cash</a>.</p><p>After the score, Chase hit his signature “Griddy” celebration before sharing a handshake with Tee Higgins. It is unclear which part of the celebration he was fined for but the NFL has not taken offense to “The Griddy” before, suggesting that it was the handshake that cost him.</p><p>In a losing effort, Chase posted 10 catches on his 12 targets for a team-high 193 receiving yards and two touchdowns. His second score came in the fourth quarter to put the Bengals up by 10, a lead they would soon relinquish in a three-point loss.</p><h2>Bengals travel to New York for Sunday Night Football in Week 6</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/JaMarr-Chase-1.jpg"><figcaption>Cara Owsley/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Amid another poor start to the season, the Bengals will hope to turn their season around in Week 6 in a primetime game against the Giants in East Rutherford. Despite having the worst record between the two teams, Cincinnati enters the game favored by four points against the 2-3 Giants.</p><p>The teams are coming off differing outcomes with the Giants last beating the Seattle Seahawks on the road and the Bengals coming off the home loss to the Ravens. New York avoided an identical 1-4 start with their Week 5 upset win and are now 2-1 in their last three games.</p><p>As two of the healthier teams in the NFL, the Bengals’ offense figures to be at full strength for the game. However, the Giants will be playing without leading receiver Malik Nabers and leading rusher Devin Singletary with both out due to injury. In Singletary’s Week 5 absence, rookie Tyrone Tracy Jr. ran for 129 yards in his first career start and looks to build on his momentum against the vulnerable Cincinnati front seven.</p><p>The Bengals’ only major injury on offense is to tackle Trent Brown, who remains on injured reserve with a knee injury. Backup running back Chase Brown is also dealing with a questionable tag.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase gets $19,697 fine after Ravens-Bengals game

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He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals enter Week 6 desperately needing a win. They <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-slaps-cincinnati-harsh-reality-collapse-ravens">lost a shootout to the Baltimore Ravens last week</a> and fell to 1-4 and last place in the AFC North. Ahead of their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-giants-how-to-watch-sunday-night-football-tv-stream-date-time">primetime matchup with the Giants</a>, we’ll make our Bengals Week 6 bold predictions.</p><p>The offense has been humming this season for the Bengals, as they rank fourth in points scored. They scored 38 last Sunday and held a ten-point lead late in the fourth quarter. The defense was not able to hold on, a common theme for them this year, and Cincinnati lost again. The Giants’ offense has not looked this good in many years and could provide a tough test.</p><p>Rookie wide receiver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-malik-nabers-ruled-out-for-week-6-clash-vs-bengals">Malik Nabers will be out of this game</a> with a concussion. This is the second straight game that the budding star has missed. Daniel Jones and crew put up solid offensive numbers in their 29-20 win over the Seahawks without Nabers in Week 5. That should help the Bengals on defense in this game.</p><p>With all of that said, let’s make our Cincinnati Bengals Week 6 bold predictions.</p><p><i><b>*Watch NFL games LIVE with fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/football/?irad=356362&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">free trial</a>)*</b></i></p><h2><b>Joe Burrow will surpass 300 yards again</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Joe-Burrow-with-Cincinnati-Bengals.jpg"><figcaption>Katie Stratman-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Despite the Bengals’ 1-4 record. Joe Burrow has been spectacular this year. The quarterback has thrown for over 300 yards twice including a 392-yard performance against the Ravens. He has 12 touchdowns and two interceptions on the season and should succeed against a struggling Giants secondary.</p><p>The Giants will also be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-kayvon-thibodeaux-undergoes-surprise-wrist-surgery">without Kayvon Thibodeaux, who is week-to-week</a> with a wrist injury that required surgery. While the Bengals’ offensive line is decimated by injuries, they will have a slightly easier game without Thibodeaux. Brian Burnes and Dexter Lawrence will play in this game.</p><p>The Bengals need their offense to dominate in every game to have any chance of winning. While Burrow has been great, they have only one win and it was over the Panthers. They have to throw the ball a lot to win and he will succeed in that game plan.</p><h2><b>Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins both crack 75 yards</b></h2><p>When the Bengals pass, Burrow targets Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins the most. The two star wide receivers were beneficiaries of Burrow’s excellent game last week, both scoring two touchdowns. Chase went for a ridiculous 193 yards and Higgins picked up 83 of his own. They will both succeed against the Giants this week.</p><p>Expect the two stars to each go for 75 yards in this game. The Giants have struggled to bottle up wide receivers so far this season and that will continue. They will also find the end zone, making Bengals fans and fantasy managers very happy. While the run game has also been solid for the Bengals, the Giants have a solid run defense.</p><h2>Bengals squeak out their second win</h2><p>The Bengals need to win games quickly to save their playoff chances. Very few 1-4 teams have ever made the playoffs and even fewer 1-5 teams have turned it around in time. While the Bengals had high expectations this season, they have not lived up to them so far. They will start their march to the playoffs with a win over the Giants.</p><p>It will not be easy to beat this Giants team, at least certainly not as easy as it appeared earlier this year. The teams are fairly evenly matched and this will be a close game that Burrow and the Bengals will sneak out.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cincinnati Bengals bold predictions for Week 6 Sunday Night Football vs. Giants

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Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals thought they were turning the corner in Week 5 against the Baltimore Ravens, but Lamar Jackson came alive at the end of regulation. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-most-blame-week-5-loss-ravens">Bengals had a chance to win</a> in overtime, but a missed field goal and a long Derrick Henry run sealed their fate.</p><p>The Bengals are now 1-4, and Ja’Marr Chase knows that it’s now or never if they want to <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jamarr-chase-we-have-to-set-the-standard-this-week" rel="noopener">save their season</a>.</p><p>“It’s gotta start right now,” Chase said at a press conference. “We all woulda thought it would’ve started last game just by we set the tone of coming out. We have to do that this game. This has to be the game we set the standard, right here, and leave it all on the table.”</p><p>They’ll have a good chance to get a win against the New York Giants, another team looking to get into a rhythm this season. If the Bengals start fast, they’re going to have to finish fast as well, and that’s the mindset that they’re going to need for the rest of the season.</p><h2>Bengals’ players get real about early struggles</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/JaMarr-Chase.jpg"><figcaption>© Albert Cesare / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Bengals have had some tough losses through five weeks, and it’s been on both sides of the ball at times. After their game against the Ravens, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-slaps-cincinnati-harsh-reality-collapse-ravens">Joe Burrow made an honest assessment</a> about the team and where they currently stand.</p><p>“We’re not a championship-level team right now,” Burrow said. “We’re not. I like to think that we’ll come back and improve throughout the season to get to that point, but right now we are not and we have to get better.”</p><p>The offense hasn’t been the issue the past couple of weeks, but it’s been the defense that has given up a lot of points at crucial times during the game. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-mike-hilton-drops-truth-bomb-on-cincinnatis-defensive-struggles">Mike Hilton shared his thoughts</a> on the defense and their play, and he was honest as can be.</p><p>“I know we’ve been playing like s**t for real, honestly,” Mike Hilton said. “And we know we have to turn around for us to have a chance to make this run, but that’s the thing about this game. You all have another opportunity to go out there and prove yourself.”</p><p>The Bengals have the roster to turn their season around, but they will have to take it week-by-week if they want to find themselves playing when it matters at the end of the year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ja’Marr Chase drops huge admission ahead of Bengals-Giants in Week 6

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bengals-giants-how-to-watch-sunday-night-football-tv-stream-date-time');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals vs. Giants: How to watch Sunday Night Football on TV, stream, date, time');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Bengals-vs-Giants-How-to-watch-Sunday-Night-Football-on-TV-stream-date-time.jpeg"></figure><h1>Bengals vs. Giants: How to watch Sunday Night Football on TV, stream, date, time</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-10T18:33:17-07:00">October 10th, 6:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-10T18:33:17-07:00">October 10th, 6:33pm</time><address><a>Bailey Bassett</a>Bailey Bassett is a sports writer from Denver, Colorado, covering major sports events and athlete backgrounds at ClutchPoints. He has experience covering and writing on high school, collegiate, and professional sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals came into the season as Super Bowl contenders. Now, they have a 1-4 record. The need to quickly turn things around before it is too late. The football world will be watching as they try to do so in Week 6, as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-vs-giants-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-6-2024">Bengals will take on the New York Giants</a> during Sunday Night Football.</p><p>In this article, we will detail everything that you need to know about that game.</p><h2><b>When and where is the Bengals vs. Giants game?</b></h2><p>The Sunday Night Football game on Oct. 13 will kick off at 8:20 p.m. ET. The Giants will host the game, so the football game will be at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Football Night in America coverage will begin at 7 p.m. ET.</p><h2><b>How to watch Sunday Night Football</b></h2><p>NBC will broadcast this game, meaning it is also available for streaming on Peacock. Additionally, you can watch the game with fuboTV. Mike Tirico will call the game, while Cris Collinsworth will provide color commentary. The sideline reporter will be Melissa Stark.</p><p><b>Date:</b> Sunday, Oct. 13 | <b>Time:</b> 8:20 p.m. ET</p><p><b>Location:</b> MetLife Stadium — East Rutherford, New Jersey</p><p><b>TV channel:</b> NBC | <b>Live stream:</b> fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/football/?irad=356362&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">click for a free trial</a>)</p><p><b><a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/football/nfl/cincinnati-bengals-@-new-york-giants-33649372" rel="noopener">Odds:</a></b> Bengals -3.5 | O/U 47.5</p><h2><b>Bengals storylines</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Joe-Burrow-Week-5.jpeg"><figcaption>Cara Owsley-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The odds of making the playoffs are incredibly low when a team starts off 1-4. They fall off a cliff when you are 1-5. In fact, only <a href="https://www.colts.com/news/colts-become-third-team-since-merger-to-make-playoffs-after-1-5-start" rel="noopener">three teams</a> have accomplished that feat since the merger. That makes this a true must-win game for the Bengals, despite the fact that we are less than a third of the way through the season.</p><p>Ja’Marr Chase, who held out of training camp because of a contract dispute, didn’t look like himself in the early part of the season. The receiver who lines up opposite him, Tee Higgins, missed time at the start of the year because of an injury. Even Joe Burrow dealt with injury issues at the start of the season.</p><p>Everyone is back and healthy now, but it will be too little too late if the Bengals don’t start collecting wins soon. The team actually looks solid, specifically on offense. In Week 5, Burrow threw five touchdown passes as Chase racked up 10 catches for 193 yards while Higgins added nine catches for 83 yards.</p><p>This has actually been the best start to Burrow’s career. He is first in the league in passing touchdowns and passer rating, he ranks second in completion percentage, and he is sixth in passing yards. Cincinnati hasn’t been able to close though, and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-mike-hilton-drops-truth-bomb-on-cincinnatis-defensive-struggles">defense has allowed way too many points</a>.</p><p>The 29 points per game the Bengals are allowing are the second most in football, and they even allowed 41 points in Week 5. That<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-most-blame-week-5-loss-ravens"> showdown against the Baltimore Ravens</a> came down to the wire though, as the game went to overtime. Additionally, the Bengals have been known for their slow starts in recent years, and they’ve usually been able to get back on track. Another loss though, and they could be out of the playoff picture soon.</p><h2><b>Giants storylines</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Daniel-Jones-Weel-5.jpeg"><figcaption>Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Giants are also desperate for some wins. They are currently 2-3, which sits them in last place in the NFC East. Few predicted the Giants to have a great season, but Malik Nabers has helped make them a better team than expected. The rookie receiver has immediately established himself as one of the best receivers in football.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-malik-nabers-gets-intriguing-injury-update-ahead-of-bengals-clash">Nabers missed Week 5</a> with a concussion though, and he was a <a href="https://www.bengals.com/team/injury-report/" rel="noopener">DNP at practice</a> on Oct. 10, which leaves his status for Sunday Night Football up in the air. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-kayvon-thibodeaux-undergoes-surprise-wrist-surgery">Kayvon Thibodeaux is another star Giants player on the injured report</a> this week. The edge rusher is considered week-to-week with a wrist injury, so New York is at risk to being without some of their best players.</p><p>Luckily, Daniel Jones is having somewhat of a resurgence. After struggling with his touchdown-to-interception ratio in recent years, Jones has tossed five touchdowns to only one interception in the last four weeks. Jones is playing with a massive contract that makes him the franchise guy, but there were doubts if he could compete at a starting level going forward. So far, Jones has proven those doubts wrong.</p><p>Both the Bengals and the Giants are desperate for a win. You can imagine that they will play with a little extra effort during Sunday Night Football. So, who do you think will come out victorious?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals vs. Giants: How to watch Sunday Night Football on TV, stream, date, time

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bengals-mike-hilton-drops-truth-bomb-on-cincinnatis-defensive-struggles');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ Mike Hilton drops truth bomb on Cincinnati’s defensive struggles');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Bengals-news-Mike-Hilton-drops-truth-bomb-on-Cincinnatis-defensive-struggles.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals’ Mike Hilton drops truth bomb on Cincinnati’s defensive struggles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-10T12:48:25-07:00">October 10th, 12:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-10T12:48:25-07:00">October 10th, 12:48pm</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals are in a tough spot at 1-4 on the season, and the record is largely due to the lackluster performance on defense this season, and cornerback Mike Hilton <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41705729/cincinnati-bengals-defensive-unit-holds-players-only-meeting" rel="noopener">did not hide</a> from that reality when speaking to reporters about the team’s performance.</p><p>“I know we’ve been playing like s**t for real, honestly,” Mike Hilton said, via Ben Baby of ESPN. “And we know we have to turn around for us to have a chance to make this run, but that’s the thing about this game. You all have another opportunity to go out there and prove yourself.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-joe-burrow-legit-mvp-candidate-despite-bengals-1-4-record">The Bengals have</a> one of the best offenses in the NFL, led by quarterback Joe Burrow, who is connecting with Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins often. That unit is not getting the exposure it deserves due to the overall team record. Hilton knows the defense has to step up to turn the season around.</p><p>“We have to hold up our end of the bargain,” Hilton said, via Baby. “[Our] offense is rolling, but we have to do our part. A play here, a play there. Our record be 4-1, but we’re 1-4 and we got to climb out [of] this hole.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-most-blame-week-5-loss-ravens">The Bengals narrowly</a> lost to the Baltimore Ravens last week, and getting a divisional win to move to 2-3 on the year would have been huge. Instead, they are in a deeper hole heading into this week’s Sunday Night Football matchup with the New York Giants.</p><h2><b>Bengals’ blueprint to beat the Giants and move to 2-4</b></h2><p>When looking at the injury report for the Giants, the Bengals defense could have an opportunity to get right. New York could be without standout rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers, who is still in concussion protocol. The Giants will be relying on players like Darius Slayton and Wan’Dale Robinson in the passing game, while potentially leaning on both Devin Singletary and rookie Tyrone Tracy Jr. in the running game.</p><p>New York’s offensive line has been solid this season, but it would be a bad sign if the Bengals’ defense gets bullied in this matchup.</p><p>The Giants’ pass rush is dangerous with Dexter Lawrence and Brian Burns, but Kayvon Thibodeaux will miss this game, and that is a blow for New York. Chase and Higgins should have room to catch passes against a young Giants secondary. The expectation should be for Cincinnati to continue to be effective on offense.</p><p>If the Bengals want to turn this season around, they will have to get a win against a Giants team they are more talented than on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Mike Hilton drops truth bomb on Cincinnati’s defensive struggles

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bengals-most-blame-week-5-loss-ravens');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals most to blame for Week 5 loss to Ravens');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Bengals-most-to-blame-for-Week-5-loss-to-Ravens.jpg"><figcaption>10/9/24</figcaption></figure><h1>Bengals most to blame for Week 5 loss to Ravens</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-09T10:58:14-07:00">October 9th, 10:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-09T10:58:14-07:00">October 9th, 10:58am</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-reasons-bengals-must-not-panic-after-0-2-start-season">Cincinnati Bengals are viewed</a> as one of the most talented teams in the AFC, or at least they were at the start of the season. However, head coach Zac Taylor’s team regularly gets off to slow starts and the Bengals are often forced to play catch-up football — both in a given game or the season-long standings.</p><p>They came into the their Week 5 game with the rival Baltimore Ravens with a 1-3 record. They had an inexplicable loss to the New England Patriots in Week 1 and also dropped games to the Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Commanders before they finally got into the win category against the lowly Carolina Panthers.</p><p>As a result, they had to come with their best effort at home vs. the Ravens. There’s little doubt that the Bengals picked up their level of play considerably against Lamar Jackson &amp; Co., and the Bengals had a 10-point nearly nine minutes into the fourth quarter when Joe Burrow hit Ja’Marr Chase with a spectacular <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Nytd2TlGBao">70-yard catch and run</a> for a touchdown.</p><p>That 38-28 advantage appeared to leave the Bengals in an excellent position to pick up the victory, but the advantage disappeared. Baltimore would go on to tie the game up and win it in overtime.</p><p>Taylor had a brutal finish to the game and deserves much of the blame, but not all of it.</p><h2><b>Zac Taylor’s weak OT strategy pins key loss on his shoulders</b></h2><p>The Ravens had tied the game in regulation on a Justin Tucker field goal and had all the momentum. The Ravens won the overtime coin toss and were moving the ball into Cincinnati territory and it was just a matter of time before they struck for the g0-ahead field goal or won the game with a touchdown in the overtime period.</p><p>However, fate seemed to intervene on behalf of the Bengals because Jackson fumbled the ball at the Bengals 44-yard line. Cincinnati linebacker Germaine Pratt recovered the loose ball and returned it 9 yards to the Baltimore 38.</p><p>The Bengals were set up to attack and win the game, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-zac-taylor-sick-stomach-choking-away-game-ravens">Taylor decided to play it safe</a> and take the air out of the football. Instead of having Burrow throw the ball downfield — he had already thrown for 5 touchdowns — Taylor called for three interior runs that gained three yards.</p><p>He sent PK Evan McPherson out to try a game-winning 53-yard field goal, but the attempt went wide when the play was botched.</p><p>Two lays later, Justin Tucker won the game with a 24-yard field goal for the Ravens.</p><p>No guts, no glory for the Bengals or their head coach.</p><h2>Holder Ryan Rehkow fails to do his job</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Evan-McPherson-may-have-a-beef-with-holder-Ryan-Rehkow.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It is fair to put the majority of the blame on Taylor, but he doesn’t get all of it. If the Bengals had been successful on the long field goal attempt, they would have won the game.</p><p>McPherson is one of the most competent FG kickers in the NFL and he excels on attempts of 50 yards or longer. Certainly there was a lot of pressure on him, but he had an excellent chance to hit the game-winner at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati.</p><p>However, the play failed to bring the winning results. Long snapper Cal Adomitis made a perfect snap, and Ryan Rehkow caught the ball without issue. However, when he went to place the ball on the turf with the laces out, he simply dropped the ball.</p><p>It was not raining and the ball was not slippery. However, Rehkow failed to negotiate the placement of the football on the ground successfully. As a result, McPherson’s timing was ruined and ball went off to the left.</p><p>Rehkow was not up to the responsibility of holding the ball successfully.</p><h2><b>Defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo’s unit is not getting the job done</b></h2><p>The Bengals are one of the worst performing defensive teams in the NFL. Heading into Week 6 against the Giants, they rank <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/team/_/view/defense/table/passing/sort/totalPointsPerGame/dir/asc">31st in points allowed</a> as they are giving up 29.0 points per game.</p><p>Not only do the Bengals give up a lot of points, they rank 30th in rushing yards allowed as opponents are picking up 151.4 yards per game in that category.</p><p>It didn’t get any better against the Ravens. With the team needing a couple of stops to hold on to a victory in the fourth quarter, the Bengals could not slow down Jackson as the Ravens rallied for 10 points in a 5-minute span to push the game to the extra session.</p><p>After the botched FG attempt, the Bengals needed the defense to stand tall. Instead, running back Derrick Henry ran 51 yards on the next snap and set Tucker up for the game-winning field goal.</p><p>The Bengals defense has been consistently brutal this season and that unit was at its worst when the team needed something positive to happen. It is fair to question Anarumo and the way he is employing his players.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals most to blame for Week 5 loss to Ravens

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/why-joe-burrow-legit-mvp-candidate-despite-bengals-1-4-record');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Joe Burrow is a legit MVP candidate despite Bengals 1-4 record');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Why-Joe-Burrow-is-a-legit-MVP-candidate-despite-Bengals-1-4-record.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Joe Burrow is a legit MVP candidate despite Bengals 1-4 record</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-08T17:04:06-07:00">October 8th, 5:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-08T17:04:06-07:00">October 8th, 5:04pm</time><address><a>Joshua Valdez</a>Joshua Valdez started his journalism career as the Sports Editor for the Rutgers University newspaper before becoming an associate editor and Washington Wizards/Mystics reporter for ClutchPoints. He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-slaps-cincinnati-harsh-reality-collapse-ravens">Bengals have failed Joe Burrow</a> to near-unprecedented levels this season. Despite an MVP-caliber campaign by the signal-caller this far, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-zac-taylor-sick-stomach-choking-away-game-ravens">Bengals have fallen to 1-4</a> and could fall out of playoff contention.</p><p>Burrow has been dialed in this year, completing 72.3% of his passes for 1,370 yards with 12 touchdowns and two picks. The LSU alum leads the NFL in touchdown tosses through Week 5, and he’s only the third quarterback in NFL history to throw 12 scores and complete 70% of his passes with a losing record through five games.</p><p>Additionally, Burrow became only the 20th quarterback to throw five touchdowns in a game and lose in Cincinnati’s 41-38 overtime defeat to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.</p><p>Burrow <a href="https://x.com/Ben_Baby/status/1843043340423753940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1843043340423753940%7Ctwgr%5Ea8db249f5ee18cb252b3c810b8924b20a623983c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnfl%2Fjoe-burrow-sent-harsh-message-to-bengals-overtime-loss-ravens" rel="noopener">weighed in on the reason</a> for this injustice, via ESPN’s Ben Baby.</p><p>“We’re not a championship-level team right now. We’re not,” the 6-foot-4, 215-pounder said. “I’d like to think that we’ll come back and improve throughout the season to get to that point. But right now, we are not. And we have to get better.”</p><p>Burrow then confirmed that the Bengals’ record is <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41650010/joe-burrow-bengals-not-championship-level-team-right-now" rel="noopener">frustrating considering preseason expectations</a>, via Baby.</p><p>“I know exactly how we are 1-4,” he continued. “We’re not making plays at the end of the game to go and win it. Definitely not in disbelief. I know exactly what’s happening.”</p><p>Burrow was being kind, but the real reason is the defense. Cincinnati’s 145 points allowed are the second-most thus far, showing that defense still matters in today’s offense-heavy game.</p><p>Star wideout Ja’Marr Chase echoed Chase’s sentiments.</p><p>“I think that’s what’s causing us to be mad, for the most part,” the LSU alum said. “Just putting up 30 points and losing right there.</p><p>“That’s what we want to do as an offense — put up 30 points and take over the game. Put the ball in our hands last drive and take over. That’s what we want, and we didn’t do it.”</p><p>Luckily, the Bengals are facing the New York Giants on Sunday Night Football in Week 6, who hardly have an imposing offense. The Cleveland Browns come after that, who are also challenged on that side of the ball.</p><p>Can Burrow throw Cincinnati back into contention?</p><h2><b>Joe Burrow can be Bengals’ hero</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cincinnati-Bengals-QB-Joe-Burrow.jpg"><figcaption>Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Image</figcaption></figure><p>With just a little help from the defense, Burrow is hot enough to guide the team to victory, which would help his MVP odds. Other than the opening game against the New England Patriots, when Cincinnati scored just 10 points, the 27-year-old has executed at a high level.</p><p>Burrow is second in the league in completion percentage despite being ninth in attempts, rarely misfiring despite constantly airing it out. With that type of accuracy, anything is possible in the NFL.</p><p>Another thing that would help the Bengals is a run game, which was bound to suffer with the departure of Joe Mixon. Cincinnati ranks just 27th with 480 rushing yards, although that’s partially due to abandoning the run game when trailing.</p><p>At this point, though, the only thing the Bengals have going for them besides their passing game is their schedule. They don’t face another winning team until they rematch the Ravens on Thursday Night Football in Week 10. They do face the 2-2 Philadelphia Eagles at home in Week 8, but Jalen Hurts and company are vulnerable.</p><p>If Burrow weren’t an upper-echelon quarterback, continuing this level of play would be too much to ask. Luckily for Cincinnati, though, the former NCAA National Champion is up to the task.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Joe Burrow is a legit MVP candidate despite Bengals 1-4 record

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bengals-news-jamarr-chase-take-killer-joe-burrow-interception');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase drops NSFW take on killer Joe Burrow interception');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/JaMarr-Chase-drops-NSFW-take-on-killer-Joe-Burrow-interception.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase drops NSFW take on killer Joe Burrow interception</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-07T09:53:52-07:00">October 7th, 9:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T09:53:52-07:00">October 7th, 9:53am</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals are off to a stunningly poor start to the season. Their latest heartbreaking loss, a 41-38 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-zac-taylor-sick-stomach-choking-away-game-ravens">overtime classic against the Baltimore Ravens</a> at home, dropped them to 1-4 and severely hurt their playoff chances in a very competitive AFC.</p><p>The Bengals had their chances to win on Sunday, and they held a lead for a majority of the second half. However, a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-slaps-cincinnati-harsh-reality-collapse-ravens">Joe Burrow interception with the Bengals leading 38-35</a> opened the door for the Ravens to tie things up with a Justin Tucker field goal and eventually win it in overtime.</p><p>After the game, star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase <a href="https://x.com/Trags/status/1843036502118613155" rel="noopener">took the heat</a> for the Burrow interception, which was headed his way, according to Mike Petraglia of CLNS Media.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ja’Marr Chase “I ran a shitty route” on the Marlon Humphrey interception. <a href="https://t.co/gjmBHYkFL0">pic.twitter.com/gjmBHYkFL0</a></p><p>— Mike Petraglia (@Trags) <a href="https://twitter.com/Trags/status/1843036502118613155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“We can start with me and Joe not on the same page,” Chase said. “I ran a sh***y route and he threw a pick… I’m gonna take it on me. Yeah, I am.”</p><p>The Bengals looked to be on their way to getting their second win of the season and moving within one game of first place in the AFC North, but a slew of missed opportunities has them at he bottom of the division and with a big hole to climb out of.</p><h2><b>Missed opportunities haunt Bengals yet again</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Bengals-huddle.jpg"><figcaption>© Cara Owsley/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Missed opportunities are becoming a theme of this Bengals season, as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-joe-burrow-issues-blunt-admission-about-controversial-loss-to-chiefs">Zac Taylor’s club can’t seem to close out a close game</a>. There’s an argument to be made that the Bengals could easily be at least 4-1 right now, but end of game execution has cost them time and time again. Their four losses have come by a combined 15 points through five weeks.</p><p>Sunday may have been their biggest missed chance yet. In a huge division matchup, the Bengals had two great chances to close the deal at home. Burrow threw an interception on the first opportunity, which ended their streak of four consecutive touchdown drives.</p><p>In overtime, the Bengals got a gift in the form of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-news-ravens-lamar-jackson-dissatisfaction-win-vs-bengals">Lamar Jackson fumble with the Ravens driving down</a> for a game-winning score. Cincinnati was in field goal range with a chance to win it, but they opted to go the conservative route and run the ball three times, settling for a long field goal to win it. Holder Ryan Rehkow muffed the snap, and Evan McPherson hooked the field goal to the left.</p><p>On the first play of the ensuing drive, Derrick Henry took a toss play down the left sideline inside the 10-yard line, and Justin Tucker easily nailed the field goal to give the Ravens the win.</p><p>The Bengals are a better team than 1-4, but their execution down the stretch is costing them games. Sunday was another example, and if they don’t turn things around, their season is going to be over sooner rather than later.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase drops NSFW take on killer Joe Burrow interception

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bengals-news-defense-suffers-crushing-injury-blow');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals defense suffers crushing injury blow');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cincinnati-defense-suffers-crushing-injury-blow.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals defense suffers crushing injury blow</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-07T09:31:30-07:00">October 7th, 9:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T09:31:30-07:00">October 7th, 9:31am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-cincinnatis-defense-major-reinforcements-ravens-matchup">already leaky Cincinnati Bengals defense</a> just got a big blow, with Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reporting on Monday that cornerback Dax Hill <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1843315465059553344" rel="noopener">suffered a season-ending injury.</a></p><p>“The #Bengals defense just suffered another loss: Sources say starting CB Dax Hill is feared to have torn his ACL and would be out for the season,” Rapoport shared on X (formerly Twitter).</p><p>“Hill had found his stride in a move from safety. Now will refocus on recovery and the 2025 season.”</p><p>Hill suffered the injury in the first quarter of Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens at home. He went down hurt in the first quarter of the game and did not return.</p><p>The third-year-pro, who just turned 24 years old last September, had been a bright spot on an otherwise underwhelming Bengals stop unit before he got injured. Over at Pro Football Focus, Hill has a <a href="https://www.pff.com/nfl/players/dax-hill/97519" rel="noopener">68.2 overall rating</a> and an 81.2 pass rush grade to go with a 68.0 mark in terms of coverage.</p><p>The Bengals immediately felt the impact of Hill’s loss in the Ravens game, as Baltimore quarterback  <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-news-lamar-jackson-pulls-rabbit-out-of-hat-ridiculous-td-vs-bengals">Lamar Jackson had a big performance</a>, finishing the contest with 348 passing yards and four touchdowns with zero interceptions on 26-of-42 completions. Cincinnati also played on Sunday minus cornerback Mike Hilton, so Hill’s departure left a slimmer Bengals secondary to take care of business downfield.</p><p>Hill, who signed a four-year deal worth $11.66 million with Cincinnati back in 2022, had two passes defended, 25 total tackles, a tackle for loss, and a sack in five games with the Bengals in 2024. He played safety in his first two seasons in the NFL before converting to safety.</p><h2><b>Bengals fans in shambles after Cincinnati lose CB Dax Hill to injury</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ravens-Lamar-Jackson-evading-Cincinnati-Bengals-defenders.jpg"><figcaption>© Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>“Always hate to see injuries regardless of team. Hoping he heals up and makes a full recovery next season,” <a href="https://x.com/hbtCHIEFS/status/1843318278930006180" rel="noopener">shared</a> @hbtCHIEFS.</p><p>“Free eats already and now they suffer another hit on defense. Hoping for a speedy recovery for him,” <a href="https://x.com/pbp_Rich/status/1843317093221249101" rel="noopener">commented</a> @pbp_Rich.</p><p>“Definitely feel bad for the guy. Seemed like he transitioned from safety to corner pretty well. Hope for a speedy recovery,” <a href="https://x.com/joefrias12/status/1843316406525559233" rel="noopener">said</a> @joefrias12.</p><p>“Time to start trading some guys and call this season a wash, build up a halfway decent defense for next year,” <a href="https://x.com/VontazeBurfict2/status/1843318002915377358" rel="noopener">chimed in</a><br>@VontazeBurfict2.</p><p>From @23CapalotJ: “Prayers to him man and Joe burrows mvp caliber season <a href="https://x.com/23CapalotJ/status/1843315644118495318" rel="noopener">goin up in flames</a> cause of their record.”</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals defense suffers crushing injury blow

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bengals-news-joe-burrow-slaps-cincinnati-harsh-reality-collapse-ravens');   ga('set', 'title', 'Joe Burrow slaps Bengals with harsh reality after collapse vs. Ravens');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Joe-Burrow-slaps-Cincinnati-with-harsh-reality-after-collapse-vs.-Ravens.jpg"></figure><h1>Joe Burrow slaps Bengals with harsh reality after collapse vs. Ravens</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-07T07:10:00-07:00">October 7th, 7:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T07:10:00-07:00">October 7th, 7:10am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals inexplicably <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-zac-taylor-sick-stomach-choking-away-game-ravens">lost to the Baltimore Ravens in overtime</a> in Week 5. Their defense forced a turnover in overtime, giving Evan McPherson a 53-yard field goal to win the game. The hold was sloppy and the Ravens got another chance. Derrick Henry took advantage and Baltimore won 41-38 on a Justin Tucker field goal. Joe Burrow dished on the Bengals’ championship <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41650010/joe-burrow-bengals-not-championship-level-team-right-now" rel="noopener">chances this season</a> after a 1-4 start.</p><p>“We’re not a championship-level team right now,” Burrow said, per Bengals beat reporter Ben Baby of ESPN. “We’re not. I like to think that we’ll come back and improve throughout the season to get to that point, but right now we are not and we have to get better.”</p><p>Burrow and the Bengals know what it means to be a championship-level team. They made a Cinderella run to the Super Bowl in 2022 but lost to the Rams in the big game. They haven’t been that quality this season, losing four of their first five games. It was the defense who slipped up in this game once again.</p><p>Both of the quarterbacks in this game had spectacular performances. Burrow threw for five touchdowns while Lamar Jackson threw for four in a game that featured 79 points. The Bengals could not stop the Ravens’ offense even when they had a ten-point fourth-quarter lead.</p><h2><b>The Bengals need a defense revival to save the season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Joe-Burrow-with-Cincinnati-Bengals-3.jpg"><figcaption>Cara Owsley/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Bengals have three of the worst defensive performances of the season to their name this year. They were the victim of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-star-jamarr-chases-nsfw-reaction-to-jayden-daniels-dominance">Jayden Daniels coming out party in Week 3</a>, allowed a last-second field goal to lose in Week 2, and blew this one in Week 5. While they did win in Week 4, they still allowed 24 points to Andy Dalton and the Panthers.</p><p>The defense has to string together multiple great performances for the Bengals to make the playoffs. They get a solid opponent to start that run in Week 6. They head to the Meadowlands to face the New York Giants in primetime. While Daniel Jones was excellent in Week 5, their offense has been shaky throughout the season.</p><p>Following that, they have another division matchup against the Browns. Deshaun Watson has been one of the worst quarterbacks in the league this year and the Bengals should feast. If they can win these two games with great defensive performances, their season will not be over. Another loss with poor defensive play will lead to massive questions in Cincinnati.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joe Burrow slaps Bengals with harsh reality after collapse vs. Ravens

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/ravens-news-ravens-lamar-jackson-dissatisfaction-win-vs-bengals');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ravens’ Lamar Jackson airs dissatisfaction on win vs. Bengals');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ravens-news-Lamar-Jackson-airs-dissatisfaction-on-win-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Ravens’ Lamar Jackson airs dissatisfaction on win vs. Bengals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-06T17:20:09-07:00">October 6th, 5:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-06T17:20:09-07:00">October 6th, 5:20pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. A die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic, Brayden further channels his baseball enthusiasm through his podcast, where he delves into the latest in sports with engaging commentary. He also serves as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School. His commitment to sports journalism is evident in his diverse experiences with ContraCosta.news and his dedication to delivering compelling and insightful content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Despite pulling off a dramatic <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-zac-taylor-sick-stomach-choking-away-game-ravens">overtime win against the Cincinnati Bengals</a>, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was not entirely pleased with the game’s outcome. While it was a huge comeback victory for the birds, Jackson felt he could have done more to prevent the game from being a tight-knit race to being with.</p><p>“This isn’t an exciting win for me at all. Not how the game ended…With the fumble, I’m ticked off about that. I didn’t want to put my defense back out there…But, we got it done,” Jackson stated in his postgame press conference, reflecting on the rollercoaster nature of the contest.</p><p>The game itself was a spectacle of highs and lows, beginning with a milestone as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-news-derrick-henry-ties-mike-evans-td-milestone">Derrick Henry scored his 100th career touchdown</a>, marking him as only the 27th player in NFL history to reach this feat. The Ravens initially took control with Jackson connecting with Rashod Bateman for a touchdown, setting an early tone of dominance.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"This isn't an exciting win for me at all. Not how the game ended… But, we got it done." <a href="https://twitter.com/Lj_era8?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Lj_era8</a> <a href="https://t.co/REK8iyPDyM">pic.twitter.com/REK8iyPDyM</a></p><p>— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ravens/status/1843034177580728575?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Ravens stun the Bengals with comeback victory</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lamar-Jackson-2.jpg"><figcaption>Cara Owsley/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><p>However, the Bengals quickly reminded everyone of their capability. They shifted the game’s momentum with a safety against Henry, followed by a burst of 15 unanswered points. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-new-career-high-explosion-ravens">Joe Burrow, showing no signs of past injuries</a>, threw incredible passes with precision, including a <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/lamar-jackson-derrick-henry-lead-ravens-to-massive-chaotic-win-over-joe-burrow-bengals-203407894.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHjOsaBa_y7cQHf96QSQiM7WJmj_TiFJqTeXsGjvXlmvIxmP9CuHH0jBWLcPeMZQyGwADnU8CgUiGtfEYYpXzpqwYqSyPameNp9UVCFDqMiYpLArL-xwLvmFHXsKEXgm8yUTlCmyUjZOeeeQw1FgluoiJMo2pFdcWUFbeH7MkONd" rel="noopener">41-yard touchdown</a> to Ja’Marr Chase and a crucial setup to Tee Higgins, which displayed Cincinnati’s explosive potential.</p><p>The game escalated into a high-scoring affair in the second half, with both teams trading touchdowns. Jackson himself engineered a remarkable sequence, turning a potential disaster into a dazzling touchdown pass. Nevertheless, the match spiraled into chaos with officials’ decisions affecting the flow, most notably when they penalized the Bengals for a delay-of-game despite not allowing them to snap the ball.</p><p>In the final quarter, Burrow’s interception gave the Ravens a chance to even the score, leading to a 56-yard field goal by Justin Tucker to tie the game at 38-38. Overtime brought more drama; Jackson fumbled a snap in a critical drive, nearly costing the Ravens the game. However, after the Bengals failed to capitalize on this with a missed field goal by Evan McPherson, Henry’s robust 51-yard run set the stage for Tucker to clinch the game with a field goal.</p><p>Jackson’s mixed feelings stem from the game’s chaotic and erratic nature, including his own mistakes that nearly led to a loss. Despite the victory, the uneven performance seemed to dampen the excitement for Jackson, who expects higher standards of play.</p><p>The win, while thrilling, highlighted areas of concern and relief for the Ravens. It propelled them to their third consecutive victory after a rocky start to the season, with the team’s offense finding rhythm but also displaying vulnerabilities that need addressing.</p><p>Looking forward, the Ravens have a series of challenging games, with Jackson likely keen on refining their play to maintain their winning streak. Meanwhile, the Bengals face a tough road ahead to salvage their season, underscored by this heartbreaking loss despite Burrow’s standout performance.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ravens’ Lamar Jackson airs dissatisfaction on win vs. Bengals

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He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Poor Cincinnati Bengals. It’s hard to imagine any worse start to this season, and the most recent loss stung the most. Despite a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-joe-burrow-sets-new-career-high-in-explosion-vs-ravens">career-high in touchdown passes</a> from QB Joe Burrow, seemingly overcoming <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-o-line-woes-continue-as-amarius-mims-carted-off-field">another offensive line injury</a>, the Bengals coughed up a tough one against the rival Ravens.</p><p>Bengals coach Zac Taylor <a href="https://x.com/CharlieG__/status/1843028111488663980" rel="noopener">took it hard</a>, according to a post on X by Charlie Goldsmith of the Enquirer.</p><p>“Sick to my stomach for my guys in there,” Taylor said. “We’ve got to find a way to win.”</p><p>They howled on X <a href="https://x.com/pauldehnerjr/status/1843027206886609229" rel="noopener">about this loss</a> for the Bengals, including a post by Paul Dehner of The Athletic.</p><p>“FINAL: Ravens 41, #Bengals 38 (OT). Bengals had no business losing that game. Blew it in every phase. Defense can’t stop a soul. Offense three-and-out. Dropped FG snap. Recurring issue: They can’t finish. Now 1-4 and their path out looks mighty, mighty steep.”</p><p>And NFL insider chided the Bengals for <a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1843027250230313173" rel="noopener">overtime play calling</a>.</p><p>“Three consecutive runs to settle for a 50+ yard FG when you have Joe Burrow (5 TDs), Ja’Marr Chase, and Tee Higgins is just dumb. Win the game using your stars!”</p><h2><b>Bengals head coach Zac Taylor has tough questions to answer</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cincinnati-Bengals-head-coach-Zac-Taylor.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The game seemed to be in the Bengals pocked for a long stretch. And when the Ravens fumbled the ball away in overtime, they were set up to win with a field goal. However, a mishandled snap doomed a 50-yard field goal attempt. On the next play, the Ravens’ Derrick Henry rumbled 54 yards to set up Justin Tucker’s game-winning attempt.</p><p>Taylor gave his team credit for battling.</p><p>“(The guys) fought,” Taylor said. “I’m proud of them. But we gotta find a way to win. We keep coming up one play short. A lot that I admired about how our team fought. Good game against a great team. We’re going to have to find a way to rebound from this and move forward. I believe in the guys in that room.</p><p>The loss doesn’t kill the Bengals’ playoff hopes, but it certainly diminishes them greatly.</p><p>“I know we’re in a tough situation,” Taylor said. “But we’ve got the guys to bring us out of it. I’m excited to see what we’ve got.”</p><p>Burrow cranked it up in the losing cause, hitting 30 of 39 passes for 392 yards and a career-high five scoring tosses. Ravens’ quarterback Lamar Jackson also hit a high gear, connecting on 26 of 42 passes for 348 yards and four touchdowns. Also, Jackson chipped in with 12 carries for 55 yards.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Zac Taylor ‘sick to stomach’ after choking away game vs. Ravens

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/ravens-news-lamar-jackson-pulls-rabbit-out-of-hat-ridiculous-td-vs-bengals');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lamar Jackson pulls rabbit out of hat with ridiculous TD vs. Bengals');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ravens-news-Lamar-Jackson-pulls-rabbit-out-of-hat-with-ridiculous-TD-vs-Bengals.jpg"></figure><h1>Lamar Jackson pulls rabbit out of hat with ridiculous TD vs. Bengals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-06T14:21:11-07:00">October 6th, 2:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-06T14:21:11-07:00">October 6th, 2:21pm</time><address><a>Matt De Lima</a>Matt De Lima is an Associate Editor for NFL and college football at ClutchPoints. He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others. Born and raised in California, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a diehard Hokies fan who now resides in southern Maryland.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On what looked like a busted play on second and goal, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-ravens-blowout-victory-bills-proves-true-super-bowl-contender">Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson</a> picked up a dropped snap, evaded and then stiff-armed Cincinnati Bengals EDGE Sam Hubbard, redirected receiver traffic, threw against the grain into the end zone from about 15 yards behind the line of scrimmage and somehow <a href="https://x.com/NFL/status/1843016242103210426" rel="noopener">completed a touchdown pass</a> to Isaiah Likely.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">ONLY LAMAR. WOW.</p><p>📺: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BALvsCIN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BALvsCIN</a> on CBS/Paramount+<br>📱: <a href="https://t.co/waVpO8ZBqG">https://t.co/waVpO8ZBqG</a> <a href="https://t.co/KenO7criwG">pic.twitter.com/KenO7criwG</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1843016242103210426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Down 10 with 5:36 left to play, that touchdown pulled the Ravens within three points. Baltimore would go on to tie the game, forcing the game to overtime.</p><p>Jackson finished the contest by completing 26-of-42 passes for 348 yards and four touchdowns. He also added 56 rushing yards.</p><p>Derrick Henry, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-news-derrick-henry-ties-mike-evans-td-milestone">scored his 100th touchdown</a> earlier in the game, broke open the overtime period with a 51-yard run to give the Ravens the ball at the Bengals’ six-yard line. Justin Tucker converted the 24-yard field goal to seal the 41-38 OT win.</p><h2><b>Ravens’ resiliency leads to 3-2 start</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ravens-Lamar-Jackson-evading-Cincinnati-Bengals-defenders.jpg"><figcaption>© Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Baltimore began the season with back-to-back losses against the Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders. But the Ravens have since rebounded with three straight wins against the Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills and Bengals.</p><p>Through four weeks, the Ravens have the No. 10 defensive DVOA and No. 1 offensive DVOA. Derrick Henry entered Week 5 with an NFL-best 480 rushing yards, six carries for 20+ yards and five touchdowns. He’s one of only three backs averaging at least 100 rushing yards per game. Not too far behind is Lamar Jackson, who had 308 rushing yards and two TDs. Baltimore’s 220.3 rushing yards per game is about 46 yards more than the next-best team.</p><p>Even with all that rushing, the Ravens have the 14th-best passing game, throwing it for 209.3 yards per game.</p><p>Imagine what would happen if the Ravens managed to trade for Davante Adams. Earlier in the week, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-davante-adams-ravens-trade-rumblings-cryptic-edgar-allan-poe">Adams posted a picture of Edgar Allen Poe</a> to his social media. He later added to the cryptic messages by sharing a Poe quote.</p><p>“Believe nothing you hear and half of what you see.”</p><p>The DC metro area will be hyped next week as the Ravens host Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders on Sunday, October 13 at 1:00 p.m. EST.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lamar Jackson pulls rabbit out of hat with ridiculous TD vs. Bengals

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bengals-o-line-woes-continue-as-amarius-mims-carted-off-field');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ O-line woes continue as Amarius Mims carted off field');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cincinnatis-o-line-woes-continue-as-Amarius-Mims-carted-off-field.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals’ O-line woes continue as Amarius Mims carted off field</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-06T12:41:49-07:00">October 6th, 12:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-06T12:41:49-07:00">October 6th, 12:41pm</time><address><a>Michael Whitaker</a>Michael Whitaker is an experienced NHL and NFL writer and also covers local Detroit sports for Bally Sports Detroit. He has a Bachelor's Degree in journalism from Eastern Michigan University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As if the offensive line <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-limping-badly-big-hit-panthers">problems for the Cincinnati Bengals weren’t bad enough</a>, they’ve experienced yet another costly loss. First-round pick<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-vs-bengals-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-5-2024"> Amarius Mims was carted off the field</a> during Sunday afternoon’s matchup against the Baltimore Ravens after suffering an ankle injury:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rookie 1st round RT Amarius Mims is carted off the field. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bengals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bengals</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WCPO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WCPO</a> <a href="https://t.co/hjZNdSF2fz">pic.twitter.com/hjZNdSF2fz</a></p><p>— Marshall Kramsky (@marshallkramsky) <a href="https://twitter.com/marshallkramsky/status/1843002368788672541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>He attempted to leave the field under his own power but found himself unable to put any pressure on his leg, necessitating the cart to remove him.</p><p>However, the latest update on his condition paints more of a positive picture. Mims has re-emerged from the locker room and is on the sidelines with the rest of his teammates. According to the Bengals, <a href="https://x.com/Bengals/status/1843004372596429103" rel="noopener">his status has officially been listed</a> as “questionable” to return according to the team’s official X account:</p><p>“Injury Update: OT Amarius Mims has a left ankle injury,” they wrote. “His return is questionable.”</p><p>In the wake of Mims’ injury, the Bengals inserted Cody Ford at right tackle.</p><p>The Bengals are already dealing with a considerable setback to their offensive line, as veteran Trent Brown was lost for the remainder of the season and was forced to undergo knee surgery.</p><p>Bengals fans everywhere are hoping that their prized asset isn’t seriously injured. He had already been dealing with a pectoral injury during the summer that kept him out of Training Camp and most of the pre-season; he didn’t make his NFL debut until Week 3, earning his first start in Week 4.</p><p>Another physical ailment is the last thing that he needed – but the fact that he returned to the sidelines from the locker room certainly is a positive sign.</p><h2><b>Amarius Mims won back-to-back National Championships with Georgia</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Amarius-Mims-pictured-on-August-22-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Katie Stratman-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>A native of Cochran, Georga, Mims was a five-star high school recruit who joined the Georgia Bulldogs and proceeded to help them win back-to-back national championships in 2021 and 2022.</p><p>He was selected by the Bengals in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft with the 30th overall pick.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ O-line woes continue as Amarius Mims carted off field

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bengals-news-chase-brown-reacts-fans-drink-incident-deemed-accident');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chase Brown reacts to fan’s drink incident being deemed ‘accident’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Chase-Brown-reacts-to-fans-drink-incident-being-deemed-accident.jpg"></figure><h1>Chase Brown reacts to fan’s drink incident being deemed ‘accident’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-05T08:18:44-07:00">October 5th, 8:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-05T08:18:44-07:00">October 5th, 8:18am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals picked up their first win of the season in Week 4 over the Carolina Panthers, and they did so in part because of a strong performance from running back Chase Brown (15 CAR, 80 YDS, 2 TD, 2 REC, 12 YDS). Unfortunately, Brown’s big day was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-panthers-fan-caught-doing-disrespectful-act-bengals-chase-brown">marred by an incident</a> after the game where a fan in the stands proceeded to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-chase-brown-makes-plea-after-seeing-video-panthers-fan-pouring-drink-on-him">spill a drink on him</a>.</p><p>As Brown and the Bengals were heading off the field after this win, Brown went over the stands to give his gloves to a fan, with the fan appearing to pour a drink on the second-year running back. After reviewing the incident, though, the NFL determined that the spill was accidental, which led to a <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41593944/fan-spilled-drink-bengals-chase-brown-deemed-accident" rel="noopener">relieved reaction</a> from Brown.</p><p>“It would suck if people are doing stuff with intent. Honestly happier it’s a Bengals fan, too. I’m just glad they got the gloves at the end of the day. Maybe I got to hand it up now. I’m not going to throw it up anymore.” – Chase Brown, ESPN</p><h2><b>Chase Brown looking to continue to stand out for Bengals on the field</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Chase-Brown-of-the-Bengals.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It’s great to see this incident ended up being an accident, or else it could have been pretty costly for the fan involved. Brown was also happy with this revelation, as no fan should be pouring their drink on anybody, let alone a player who is coming off the field after they helped their team win a big game.</p><p>This incident unfortunately took away from Brown’s big day at the office, and it’s beginning to look like the Bengals have a strong running back duo in him and Zack Moss. Brown will look to put together more strong numbers in Week 5 against the Baltimore Ravens, and if he does, he could end up overtaking Moss for the lead running back role before you know it.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chase Brown reacts to fan’s drink incident being deemed ‘accident’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bengals-news-cincinnatis-defense-major-reinforcements-ravens-matchup');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals defense gets major reinforcements ahead of Ravens matchup');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Bengals-news-Cincinnatis-defense-gets-major-reinforcements-ahead-of-Ravens-matchup.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals defense gets major reinforcements ahead of Ravens matchup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-04T11:15:47-07:00">October 4th, 11:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-04T11:15:47-07:00">October 4th, 11:15am</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Looking to build off their first win of the season, the Cincinnati Bengals got more good news on Friday entering a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-vs-bengals-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-5-2024">Week 5 divisional showdown with the Baltimore Ravens</a>. As head coach Zac Taylor announced two days before the game, the team will get a lot of their key injured defensive pieces back for the rivalry contest.</p><p>Per Taylor, defensive lineman <a href="https://x.com/pauldehnerjr/status/1842238487606542739" rel="noopener">BJ Hill, Myles Murphy and McKinney Jackson will all return</a> for Week 5, according to Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic. Defensive end Trey Hendrickson also cleared injury protocol after being listed as questionable all week after suffering a minor neck injury against the Panthers.</p><p>Murphy and Jackson will be returning from injured reserve while Hill will come back from a two-game absence due to a hamstring injury. Dehner also noted that Taylor confirmed starting defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins will be ruled out for the game and did not give an update on either cornerback Mike Hilton or linebacker Germaine Pratt.</p><p>Without either Hill or Rankins in the last two weeks, the Bengals were forced to thrust second-round rookie Kris Jenkins Jr. into the fire, who impressed in his fill-in role. The team also signed <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-new-england-releasing-lawrence-guy-adrian-phillips-money-saving-move">longtime New England Patriots tackle Lawrence Guy from free agency</a>.</p><p>In the absence of its key members up front, Cincinnati allowed Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard to rush for 104 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries in Week 4. The Bengals were also unable to record a sack on quarterback Andy Dalton.</p><h2><b>Bengals prepare for first divisional game of the season against the Ravens in Week 5</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Trey-Hendrickson.jpg"><figcaption>© Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>As has been the status quo for the Bengals in recent years, the 2022 Super Bowl runner-ups have gotten off to a slow start in 2024. Cincinnati recovered from an 0-3 start by picking up a win over Carolina in Week 4 but will nonetheless begin divisional play with a mere 1-3 record.</p><p>The return of Cincinnati’s crucial members of the front seven will be significant in their Week 5 matchup with Baltimore, who amassed 271 rushing yards against Buffalo in Week 4. Four games into the season, star tailback Derrick Henry is averaging 120 rushing yards per game and is coming off back-to-back performances of over 150 yards on the ground.</p><p>The increasing health of the Bengals’ defense is encouraging but much of the team’s struggles thus far have been on offense, where they are hurting from the absence of Joe Mixon and have played half of the young season so far without Tee Higgins. Higgins returned from a hamstring injury in Week 3 and worked himself back up to a full workload in Week 4.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bengals-news-jamarr-chase-cheating-quip-jackson-henry-duo');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase makes ‘cheating’ quip on Lamar Jackson-Derrick Henry duo');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/JaMarr-Chase-makes-cheating-quip-on-Lamar-Jackson-Derrick-Henry-duo.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase makes ‘cheating’ quip on Lamar Jackson-Derrick Henry duo</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-03T18:18:39-07:00">October 3rd, 6:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-03T18:18:39-07:00">October 3rd, 6:18pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It has been a rough start to the season for the Cincinnati Bengals. Included in the mix is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-zac-taylor-murky-trey-hendrickson-injury-update">Trey Hendrickson’s injury</a>, along with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-panthers-fan-caught-doing-disrespectful-act-bengals-chase-brown">disrespect shown to a Bengals’ running back</a>. Now they must face the Ravens, and Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase said the opponent is “cheating.”</p><p>Bengals reporter Kelsey Conway posted the <a href="https://x.com/KelseyLConway/status/1841930756563861659" rel="noopener">tongue-in-cheek comment</a> on X.</p><p>“Ja’Marr Chase’s response when asked about his thoughts about Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson together was fantastic:”</p><p>“That’s cheating,” Chase said. “If I’m playing Madden, RPO read between those two, that’s pretty (unfair), on the game. In real life, they’re still doing the same thing. That’s a great duo they have back there.”</p><p>Henry leads the NFL in rushing with 480 yards on 80 carries. He has scored five touchdowns. Jackson has rushed for 308 yards, ranking No. 9 in the NFL. No wonder Chase called it cheating. The defense has some serious poison to pick from during the mesh point between these players.</p><h2><b>Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase trying to help team get rolling</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cincinnati-Bengals-WR-JaMarr-Chase.jpg"></figure><p>The Bengals finally won in Week 4, holding off the Panthers by a score of 34-24. But the sting of the 0-3 start still hangs around. Taylor said the team didn’t expect <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/joe-burrow-bengals-not-happy-after-0-3-start-but-by-no-means-is-the-season-over" rel="noopener">a slow start</a>, according to nfl.com.</p><p>“We didn’t envision ourselves in this spot but here we are,” Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said after the loss to the Commanders in Week 3. “It’s a kick in the gut when you feel really good about the team and you start off 0-3. But again, that is where we are right now. We need to find a way to win next Sunday and get this thing moving in the right direction.”</p><p>Now they have to regroup against one of the NFL’s best teams. And quarterback Joe Burrow said he has <a href="https://www.bengals.com/news/joe-burrow-knows-he-has-to-be-near-perfect-vs-ravens-cam-taylor-britt" rel="noopener">to be on target</a>, according to bengals.com.</p><p>“Their corners are very well coached,” Burrow said. “They’re going to keep everything in front. I feel like they hold their shell, and they’ll mix in a single high coverage here and there, but that’s not who they are. You’ll get a couple of those a game, and when you do see that and when you do get an aggressive defensive call, you really do have to take advantage of it.</p><p>“We have to do a better job of hitting our explosives when opportunities present themselves because against this group, they don’t give up explosive plays like that.”</p><h2><b>Bengals may need to play well early</b></h2><p>Starting quick is imperative, Burrow said.</p><p>“Paramount,” Burrow said. “You have to, otherwise they’re just going to eat the clock up and run the ball. You know how well they run it. So we have to start fast and get ourselves as many opportunities as we can.”</p><p>Of course, the Ravens <a href="https://www.wbaltv.com/article/ravens-build-momentum-heading-nfl-week-5-bengals-game/62500434" rel="noopener">have respect for</a> the Bengals, too, according to comments from head coach John Harbaugh on wbaltv.com.</p><p>“No question, they have really great skill,” Harbaugh said. “They always have. (It’s) a great scheme, (and) they have great receivers. And it doesn’t even stop with those two guys (Higgins and Chase). Those two guys are top shelf-type wide receivers, but I think they have great depth in their receiving corps.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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