<!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-joe-burrow-reveals-weapon-his-ol-really-wanted-as-gift');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ Joe Burrow reveals weapon his OL really wanted as gift');   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/2024/12/Bengals-news-Joe-Burrow-reveals-weapon-his-OL-really-wanted-as-gift.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals’ Joe Burrow reveals weapon his OL really wanted as gift</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T12:21:02-08:00">December 23rd, 12:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T12:21:02-08:00">December 23rd, 12:21pm</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">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As many quarterbacks do, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow got his offensive line Christmas gifts, and the story of what they wanted, and what he <a href="https://x.com/Ben_Baby/status/1870945393267069366" rel="noopener">ended up getting them</a> is a funny one.</p><p>Burrow said that his offensive line wanted guns as their holiday gift, but he turned that down and opted for swords instead, according to Ben Baby. One can only ask if Burrow said “you’ll shoot your eye out” in response to the request, in reference to the movie A Christmas Story. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-tee-higgins-superman-reaction-joe-burrow-miraculous-td-toss">Burrow might be Superman for the Bengals on the field</a>, but he was mindful when it came to gift giving.</p><h2><b>Bengals look to carry good vibes and make miracle playoff run</b></h2><p>The NFL is set to have games take place on Christmas Day this season, but the Bengals are not featured in any of those matchups, so the offensive line will have a chance on that day to enjoy the gifts they received before a massive game against the Denver Broncos this coming Saturday.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/afc-playoff-picture-chargers-topple-broncos-week-16">Bengals need to win that game to keep playoff hopes alive</a>. Cincinnati is at 7-8 on the season, while Denver is at 9-6 overall. Beating the Broncos would mean that the Bengals would be 8-8 and have the tiebreaker at the end of the season. For that to be relevant, Cincinnati needs Denver to lose in Week 18 against the Kansas City Chiefs.</p><p>In addition to this, the Bengals need the Miami Dolphins and Indianapolis Colts to lose at least one game in the final two weeks. The Dolphins have road games against the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets, while the Colts have games against the New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars in the final two weeks.</p><p>It is slim odds that the Bengals get all of those things to go their way in the final two weeks of the season. All they can do is win their final two games against the Broncos and Steelers, and then hope for a late Christmas Miracle in the final two weeks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Joe Burrow reveals weapon his OL really wanted as gift

<!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', '/afc-playoff-picture-chargers-topple-broncos-week-16');   ga('set', 'title', 'AFC playoff picture after Chargers topple Broncos in Week 16');   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/2024/12/AFC-playoff-picture-after-Chargers-topple-Broncos-in-Week-16.jpg"></figure><h1>AFC playoff picture after Chargers topple Broncos in Week 16</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T09:00:12-08:00">December 23rd, 9:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T09:00:12-08:00">December 23rd, 9:00am</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">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There is one game left in Week 16 as the Green Bay Packers host the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football. But that means the AFC games are finished and the playoff picture has cleared up. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-sean-payton-calls-out-need-to-be-smarter-after-loss-chargers">Chargers beat the Broncos on Thursday night</a>, starting the week with a big win. Wins by the Chiefs, Bills, and Ravens helped clear things up as well. We’ll take a look at the AFC playoff picture heading into Week 17.</p><p>Five of the seven AFC playoff spots are clinched through 16 weeks. The Broncos could have clinched a spot by beating the Chargers on Thursday but they collapsed in the second half. That win sent the Bolts’ playoff chances to 94%, so there is a very slim chance the playoffs change in the final two weeks. But anything can happen in the NFL and until there is an X next to seven teams, nothing is locked in.</p><p>Week 16 is over and done and the holidays are around the corner. Who is in a playoff spot and who is grasping to slim chances? Here is the AFC playoff picture.</p><h2><b>#1: Kansas City Chiefs (14-1, 1st in AFC West)</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Patrick-Mahomes-with-KC-Chiefs-5.jpg"><figcaption>Denny Medley-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Chiefs won another one-possession game on Saturday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-andy-reid-makes-bold-claim-after-tight-chiefs-win-over-texans">beating the Houston Texans 27-19</a>. They have a quick turnaround for a Wednesday game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on the road. Mahomes and the crew have a magic number of one to clinch the AFC’s top seed. If they win, they will secure the all-important bye in the first round.</p><h2><b>#2: Buffalo Bills (12-3, 1st in AFC East)</b></h2><p>Despite going down 14-0 in the first quarter, the Bills took down the Patriots at home in Week 16. They have already won the AFC East and are nearing a clinch of the number two seed. That does not mean what it used to be with the extra playoff team but it does mean more playoff football in Orchard Park.</p><h2><b>#3: Pittsburgh Steelers (10-5, t-1st in AFC North)</b></h2><p>The Steelers lost an important game to the Ravens on Saturday that brought the two teams to a tie. Pittsburgh would win the division if they ended with identical records because of their conference winning percentage. That makes both Christmas Day games very important, as the Steelers host the Chiefs and the Ravens travel to Houston.</p><h2><b>#4: Houston Texans (9-6, 1st in AFC South)</b></h2><p>The Texans lost more than just the game on Sunday. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-demeco-ryans-reveals-tank-dells-return-houston-dislocating-knee">Tank Dell left with a gruesome knee injury</a>, adding to the cavalcade of injuries for the team. They have already clinched the AFC South and the playoffs, so the loss does not crush their playoff standings. Nico Collins will have to step up on Wednesday to give fans hope for the playoffs.</p><h2><b>#5: Baltimore Ravens (10-5, t-1st in AFC North)</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Lamar-Jackson-with-Baltimore-Ravens-10.jpg"><figcaption>Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Ravens evened the season series against the Steelers and clinched the playoffs on Saturday because of a great performance from their defense. The pick-six was the final nail in the coffin for the game. Now, the Ravens still need the Steelers to lose one of their final two games and Baltimore needs to win out. The good news is that Pittsburgh plays Kansas City this week. A win over Houston and Lamar Jackson could secure another division title.</p><h2><b>#6: Los Angeles Chargers (9-6, t-2nd in AFC West)</b></h2><p>The Chargers came storming back to beat the Broncos on Thursday and nearly secured their playoff spot. If they win against the Patriots on Saturday afternoon, they will secure a return to the playoffs. Jim Harbaugh has them in the playoff conversation after a miserable 2023 season and Thursday’s win proved that.</p><h2><b>#7: Denver Broncos </b><b>(9-6, t-2nd in AFC West)</b></h2><p>The Broncos had a 21-10 lead in the second quarter but collapsed to lose to the Chargers on Thursday. A win would have secured their playoff spot and the same is true for Week 17. They play the Bengals on the road, which is a tough matchup for their strong defense. Rookie quarterback Bo Nix has been strong this year and can prove it in this game. If they lose, they will have another win-and-in scenario against the Chiefs in Week 18. They should be rooting for KC on Wednesday so they have nothing to play for in Week 18.</p><h2><b>#8: Indianapolis Colts (7-8, 2nd in AFC South)</b></h2><p>The Colts are in the eighth spot and hold the tie-breakers over the Dolphins and Bengals. That means they only have to look ahead to the Broncos for their playoff chances. They need to win both games, Week 17 against the Giants and Week 18 against the Jaguars. Then the Broncos or Chargers have to lose both of their games, Week 17 against the Bengals and Week 18 against the Chiefs. The Athletic gives them a 14% <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5698572/2024/12/22/nfl-playoffs-projections-odds/" rel="noopener">chance of making the postseason</a>.</p><h2><b>#9: Miami Dolphins (7-8, 2nd in AFC East)</b></h2><p>The Dolphins have the tiebreaker over the Bengals but not over the Colts. So after their big win over the 49ers on Sunday, they need a lot of help. It starts with Miami winning out against the Browns and Patriots. Then, the Colts need to lose or tie at least one of their two games. And the Broncos or Chargers need to lose both of their games. If all of that happens, the Dolphins will make the playoffs. The Athletic gives them a 12% chance of making it.</p><h2><b>#10: Cincinnati Bengals (7-8, 3rd in AFC North)</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joe-Burrow-with-Cincinnati-Bengals-6.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Bengals are the last team with playoff chances in the AFC. They started 0-3, cratering any chance they had of making the playoffs but a remarkable stretch has them grasping to hope. They do not have a tiebreaker over the Colts or Dolphins but they play the Broncos and can clinch that tiebreaker. They need to win both games (v Broncos, @ Steelers), the Broncos need to lose in Week 18 to the Chiefs, and the Dolphins and Colts both need to lose or tie one of their final games. The Athletic says there is a 5% chance that happens.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

AFC playoff picture after Chargers topple Broncos in Week 16

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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">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/browns-news-myles-garrett-makes-nfl-history-100th-sack">Myles Garrett made NFL history, becoming the first player to reach 100 career sacks</a> before the age of 29. Despite the monumental personal accomplishment, the Cleveland Browns defensive end remains focused on a bigger goal: Winning.</p><p>Garrett notched his milestone sack during <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/browns-news-kevin-stefanski-qb-plan-dolphins-ugly-loss-bengals">the Browns’ 24–6 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 16.</a> His eight-yard tackle on Joe Burrow in the first half brought his career total to 100.5 sacks, tying him for No. 60 on the NFL’s all-time list. It was a fitting opponent, as Burrow has been Garrett’s most frequent target, <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/browns-myles-garrett-becomes-youngest-player-to-reach-100-sacks-days-after-putting-team-on-notice-200830188.html" rel="noopener">sacked nine times in eight matchups.</a></p><p>“I’m happy to get that one for [my dad],” Garrett said, confirming his father Lawrence was in attendance at Paycor Stadium. “It doesn’t mean much in a loss, but I get to see him smile and get that accomplishment.”</p><p>Garrett’s performance added another remarkable note to his career. He tied Bruce Smith and Lawrence Taylor as the fourth-fastest players to reach 100 sacks, achieving the mark in 115 games. He also joined Taylor as the only players in NFL history to record at least 12 sacks in five consecutive seasons. While Garrett acknowledged the significance of sharing a milestone with Taylor, his comments reflected <a href="https://x.com/AkronJackson/status/1870948206168691092" rel="noopener">a desire for more team success.</a></p><h2><b>Myles Garrett wants one thing for the Browns: Success</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Myles-Garrett-1.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>“That’s a nice accomplishment, but we remember LT because he won,” Garrett said. “He did all those things, and I want to get to winning.” Garrett’s call for change within the Browns organization has sparked discussion. In remarks made days before the game, he expressed frustration with<a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/browns/news/cleveland-browns-myles-garrett-reacts-to-reaching-historic-career-milestone" rel="noopener"> the team’s lack of progress.</a></p><p>“I’m not trying to rebuild. I’m trying to win right now,” Garrett said. “I want the Browns to be able to put me and us in a position to win. I want that to be apparent when the season’s over and we have those discussions.” The Browns are 3–12 this season and have posted a 53–76 record during Garrett’s tenure since drafting him No. 1 overall in 2017. Though he is under contract for two more seasons, Garrett left the door open for discussions about his future in Cleveland.</p><p>“Those are conversations that will be had after the season,” Garrett said after Sunday’s game. “There’s nothing I said that anybody was unaware of.”</p><p>Despite the Browns’ struggles, Garrett’s determination remains unwavering. He continues to build a Hall of Fame-caliber career, but his comments make it clear: he wants his legacy to include more than just personal accolades. “Winning is what it’s all about,” Garrett said. “And that’s what I want to focus on as we move forward.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Myles Garrett doesn’t regret controversial comments about future with Browns

<!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-tee-higgins-superman-reaction-joe-burrow-miraculous-td-toss');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tee Higgins’ hilarious ‘Superman’ reaction to Joe Burrow’s miraculous TD toss');   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/2024/12/Bengals-news-Tee-Higgins-hilarious-Superman-reaction-to-Joe-Burrow-s-miraculous-TD-toss.jpg"></figure><h1>Tee Higgins’ hilarious ‘Superman’ reaction to Joe Burrow’s miraculous TD toss</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T19:20:20-08:00">December 22nd, 7:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T19:21:07-08:00">December 22nd, 7:21pm</time><address><a>Nathan Yasis</a>Nathan Yasis is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, specializing in the NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Joe Burrow came into Sunday’s game with a career-high 36 touchdown passes in an impressive season for the Cincinnati Bengals. His 37th, however, was one of his most memorable. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-throw-td-flat-on-face">Burrow managed to throw a touchdown to Tee Higgins</a> in the first quarter against the Cleveland Browns, even as he was falling to the ground.</p><h2><b>Tee Higgins praising Joe Burrow after his incredible pass</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bengals-Tee-Higgins-and-Joe-Burrow-on-the-field.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After the game, Higgins <a href="https://x.com/ByJayMorrison/status/1870945864560394638" rel="noopener">praised his star quarterback,</a> drawing a comparison to a well-known superhero. He said, “Forget the Batmobile. That m*********** flying now. He’s Superman.” This statement was shared by Jay Morrison on X (formerly Twitter).</p><p>Burrow stumbled over center Ted Karras as the pocket collapsed on first-and-goal, seemingly set to be brought down for a loss. However, he managed to find Higgins, releasing the ball just in time. Higgins hauled in the pass for a touchdown, giving the Bengals a 7-0 lead.</p><p>The Bengals star quarterback’s knees hit the turf before releasing the ball, prompting a review by officials. However, it didn’t affect the outcome. Since he tripped over a teammate and wasn’t touched by a defender as he fell, the play would not have been ruled down regardless. Officials confirmed the touchdown, giving the Bengals an early lead.</p><p>Burrow is having a season that could be MVP-worthy if the Bengals were more competitive. Heading into Sunday, he had completed 68.5% of his passes, averaging an NFL-best 284.1 yards per game, with 36 touchdowns and eight interceptions.</p><h2><b>Joe Burrow’s historic season with the Bengals</b></h2><p>The 28-year-old threw his 37th touchdown pass to Higgins, tying him with Lamar Jackson for the NFL lead. In the second quarter, he added his 38th touchdown to Andrei Iosivas, extending the Bengals’ lead to 14-0 and claiming the lead in passing touchdowns. Cincinnati went on to win 24-6.</p><p>If Burrow continues his current form, anything is within reach. With 4,229 yards and 39 touchdowns, he’s set a new Cincinnati franchise record for most touchdown passes in a season, surpassing his previous mark of 35.</p><p>Burrow surpassed 4,000 passing yards this season on the Bengals’ first offensive drive. He now has accomplished this feat three times (2021, 2022, 2024), the most in franchise history. Carson Palmer (2006, 2007) and Andy Dalton (2013, 2016) each did it twice during their careers in Cincinnati.</p><p>The Bengals star became just the fourth quarterback in NFL history to record at least 4,000 passing yards and 30 touchdown passes in three of his first five seasons, joining the ranks of Dan Marino, Patrick Mahomes, and Josh Allen.</p><p>He also made NFL history as the first quarterback to throw for 250+ yards and 3+ touchdowns in seven consecutive games. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-enters-tom-brady-territory-another-monster-game">Burrow entered Sunday tied with Tom Brady</a> as one of only two quarterbacks to achieve those numbers in six straight games.The Bengals are 7-8 and face a difficult path to reach the playoffs, but Burrow continues to shine, delivering one of the best seasons of his career.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tee Higgins’ hilarious ‘Superman’ reaction to Joe Burrow’s miraculous TD toss

<!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-accomplishes-feat-cincinnati-player-ever-win-browns');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ja’Marr Chase accomplishes feat no Bengals player ever has in win over Browns');   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/2024/12/JaMarr-Chase-accomplishes-feat-no-Cincinnati-player-ever-has-in-win-over-Browns.jpg"></figure><h1>Ja’Marr Chase accomplishes feat no Bengals player ever has in win over Browns</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T18:18:30-08:00">December 22nd, 6:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T18:18:30-08:00">December 22nd, 6:18pm</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">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-zac-taylor-joe-burrow-ultimate-weapon-jamarr-chase">beat the Cleveland Browns 24-6 in Week 16</a>. Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase hooked up for another touchdown and 97 yards on six catches. Those totals extend his league leads in all three categories with just two weeks to play. Chase led the Bengals to victory over the Browns <a href="https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/status/1870934140985467032" rel="noopener">while also making Cincinnati franchise history</a>, per Monday Morning QB’s Albert Breer.</p><p>“Ja’Marr Chase over 1,500 yards receiving, a Bengals’ franchise first,” Breer posted. “Cincinnati star on his way to the triple crown.”</p><p>The previous Bengals record was 1,455 set by Ja’Marr Chase himself in 2021. He won Offensive Rookie of the Year in an incredible debut campaign that ended in a Super Bowl run. Not only can he win the triple crown this year, he could secure all three single-season records for Cincinnati.</p><p>Chase’s <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/single-season-receiving.htm" rel="noopener">is close to</a> snagging the receptions record, which currently belongs to TJ Houshmandzadeh. Chase is at 108 and Houshmandzadeh had 112 in 2007. Chase is just one touchdown from tying Carl Pickens’ Bengals record of 17 in 1995. Cincinnati ends with games against the Broncos and Steelers with these records in sight.</p><p>While the Bengals are having a great season on offense, they are on the outskirts of the playoff conversation. With eyes on the offseason, eyes are on Ja’Marr Chase.</p><h2><b>The Bengals must re-sign Ja’Marr Chase</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/JaMarr-Chase-with-Cincinnati-Bengals-2-1.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>This season did not <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-jamarr-chase-returns-to-practice-amid-contract-uncertainty">start perfectly for the Bengals and Ja’Marr Chase</a>. The receiver did not report for training camp until the very end, citing a contract dispute. With Tee Higgins hitting unrestricted free agency this summer, the Bengals should make an effort to keep Chase. He is one year away from free agency but could bring up the contract again next year.</p><p>Chase is likely thanking the Bengals for not paying him before this season. He can hold up the greatest receiver season in franchise history in negotiations. Many receivers are getting paid after their fourth year in the league, like Justin Jefferson and Deebo Samuel, so an extension could be coming.</p><p>The Bengals will likely let Higgins walk this summer. If he returns to Cincinnati, it will be on the franchise tag. They are not known for giving out big contracts, save for Burrow’s $275 million deal. So giving Higgins a long-term extension would crush any hopes for Chase.</p><p>Any future Joe Burrow team without Ja’Marr Chase will not be the best version of the Bengals. They have already taken big hits to their defense, namely Jessie Bates, and cannot afford any to their offense.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ja’Marr Chase accomplishes feat no Bengals player ever has in win over Browns

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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">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>2024 has been a disappointing season for the Cincinnati Bengals, but they’re finally building some momentum as the season nears its end. On Sunday, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-joe-burrow-still-believes-zac-taylor-despite-bengals-rough-2024-campaign">Bengals picked up another hard-fought win</a>, this time against the Cleveland Browns 24-6.</p><p>Joe Burrow had another stellar day for the Bengals in this one, and head coach Zac Taylor talked about one of the many things that <a href="https://x.com/pauldehnerjr/status/1870940678575767747" rel="noopener">make his quarterback special</a> after the game, according to Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic. Burrow’s cadence drew multiple penalties on the Browns for jumping early, something that Taylor was very complementary of.</p><p>“It’s the ultimate weapon. He really is the best in the business,” Taylor said of Burrow’s cadence, per Dehner Jr.</p><p>Burrow lost one fumble in this game, but his stat line as a passer was nearly flawless for the Bengals. He finished this one 23-for-30 with 252 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for 19 yards on just two carries.</p><p>With this win, the Bengals also kept their hopes alive of making an improbable playoff push late in the season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-throw-td-flat-on-face">Burrow and company have become known</a> for these late-season hot streaks over the course of his career, and they could be a force if they can sneak into the postseason.</p><p>The Bengals are up to 7-8 on the season with this win, and they have two games left to go. If they’re able to win next Saturday’s battle with the Denver Broncos, the Bengals will be within just one game of Denver with a head-to-head tiebreaker. In that scenario, the final playoff spot in the AFC would come down to Week 18.</p><p>In that final week, the Bengals will take on the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Broncos will play against the Kansas City Chiefs. If the Bengals win again to get to 9-8 and the Broncos lose, Cincinnati would get the final spot.</p><p>That is a lot of help for the Bengals to have to get, but it certainly is a feasible path. If the Bengals can get into the postseason, they would be one of the hottest teams in football heading into the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Zac Taylor reveals Joe Burrow’s ‘ultimate weapon,’ and it’s not Ja’Marr Chase

<!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-throw-td-flat-on-face');   ga('set', 'title', 'Watch Bengals QB Joe Burrow throw TD while falling flat on his face');   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/2024/12/Bengals-news-Watch-Joe-Burrow-throw-TD-while-falling-flat-on-his-face.jpg"></figure><h1>Watch Bengals QB Joe Burrow throw TD while falling flat on his face</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T11:48:27-08:00">December 22nd, 11:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T11:48:27-08:00">December 22nd, 11:48am</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">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Despite a disappointing season for the Cincinnati Bengals, star quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-enters-tom-brady-territory-another-monster-game">Joe Burrow has still been dealing</a>. Despite not getting much help from anyone outside of Ja’Marr Chase, Burrow has been on fire week in and week out and constantly gives the Bengals a chance to win some of these high-scoring shootouts.</p><p>On Sunday, Burrow is back to his old tricks during an AFC North clash against the Cleveland Browns. The former LSU star wasted no time getting things going with a crazy highlight, as he found wide receiver Tee Higgins <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1870896980584784287" rel="noopener">with an incredible pass</a> while falling flat on his face.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">HOW DID JOE BURROW MAKE THIS THROW 🤯</p><p>Burrow deals a touchdown as he’s falling over!</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/Q2GJQsgSO8">pic.twitter.com/Q2GJQsgSO8</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1870896980584784287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Burrow’s knee was just touching the ground as he let the throw go, but he had not been touched down by a Browns defender, so the touchdown stood.</p><p>Burrow’s incredible feat in mid-air was just the start of another stellar day for the Heisman Trophy winner. During the second quarter, Burrow found Andrei Iosivas for another short touchdown to give the superstar signal caller a pair of touchdown passes on the day.</p><p>In a much more rare occurrence, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-joe-burrow-still-believes-zac-taylor-despite-bengals-rough-2024-campaign">Burrow and the Bengals are getting some help</a> from their defense. The Browns have an uneven quarterback situation after benching Jameis Winston in favor of Dorian Thompson-Robinson, and their offense hasn’t been able to make any inroads against this porous Cincinnati unit on Sunday. Behind the defense and Burrow’s excellence, the Bengals were able to take a 17-0 lead into halftime.</p><p>The Bengals are looking to improve to 7-8 by holding onto that lead on Sunday, and if they do, they still have a slight chance to make the playoffs in the AFC. In order to do so, the Bengals must win out to get to 9-8 and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-sean-payton-calls-out-need-to-be-smarter-after-loss-chargers">Denver Broncos must lose out</a>.</p><p>The good news for the Bengals on that front is that they will host the Broncos in Week 17, so they will get a chance to get one game closer in the wild card race. Then, Cincinnati will need a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-mike-tomlin-pittsburgh-never-did-ravens">win against the Pittsburgh Steelers</a> in Week 18 and a Denver Broncos loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The path still isn’t a likely one, but it is on the table.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Watch Bengals QB Joe Burrow throw TD while falling flat on his face

<!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', '/nfl-rumors-joe-burrow-still-believes-zac-taylor-despite-bengals-rough-2024-campaign');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: Joe Burrow ‘still believes’ in Zac Taylor despite Bengals rough season');   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/2024/12/NFL-rumors-Joe-Burrow-still-believes-in-Zac-Taylor-despite-Bengals-rough-2024-campaign.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL rumors: Joe Burrow ‘still believes’ in Zac Taylor despite Bengals rough season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T10:59:43-08:00">December 22nd, 10:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T10:59:43-08:00">December 22nd, 10:59am</time><address><a>Tim Crean</a>Tim Crean started writing about sports in 2016 and joined ClutchPoints in 2022. He excels with his versatile coverage of the NFL, NBA, soccer, sports media, and more. As a longtime self-professed sports junkie, it is a dream to write about sports professionally. He’s a lifelong Buffalo Bills fan from Western New York and when he’s not enjoying a round of golf he's probably coaching youth soccer or flag football. You can catch all of his sports-related musings on Twitter at @twcrean.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals still have a chance to get into the playoffs in Week 16. The team is 6-8, which puts them two and a half games behind the Los Angeles Chargers and Denver Broncos for the final AFC Wild Card spots. It’s a long shot, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-leadership-change-0-3-start">after an 0-3 (then 1-4) start</a>, it’s impressive that the team made it this far. Despite the postseason hopes, changes are coming for the Bengals and some are speculating that those changes <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/coaches-wondering-if-bengals-will-fire-zac-taylor">may include firing head coach Zac Taylor</a>. However, it seems like Joe Burrow and other key members of the organization <a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1870888955203215634" rel="noopener">put the blame elsewhere</a>.</p><p>“It hasn’t been the type of season Zac Taylor and the #Bengals anticipated, but Cincinnati – and Joe Burrow especially – still believe in their head coach,” Bleacher Report insider Jordan Schultz tweeted Sunday.</p><p>Schultz expanded on what’s going on in the Bengals’ building on The Herd with Colin Cowherd on Friday.</p><p>“One thing about Zac Taylor is that he’s extremely well-liked by the people and players who matter in that building. That helps him a lot,” Schultz told Colin Cowherd. “What also helps him is the fact that ownership did not give the Bengals the right opportunity to begin the season. They could have paid Trey Hendrikson. They didn’t. They tagged Tee Higgins, and most importantly, they got to the goal line — the 1-yard line — with Ja’Marr Chase but they could not get the guarantees. … It’s not viewed as a coaching problem. Maybe, if anything, the DC, Lou Anarumo, he has had issues, but offensively, they’ve been great. ”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">It hasn’t been the type of season Zac Taylor and the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bengals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bengals</a> anticipated, but Cincinnati – and Joe Burrow especially – still believe in their head coach, via <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHerd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheHerd</a> with <a href="https://twitter.com/colincowherd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@colincowherd</a>: <a href="https://t.co/BpfqzUW3c9">pic.twitter.com/BpfqzUW3c9</a></p><p>— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) <a href="https://twitter.com/Schultz_Report/status/1870888955203215634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It’s no surprise that the Bengals have questions surrounding ownership. Owner Mike Brown inherited the team from his dad, who co-founded the franchise in 1968. Unlike the majority of NFL owners, Brown’s money comes almost completely from the team. While that makes him wealthier than 99% of the world, it also means he is among the “poorest” NFL owners.</p><p>Brown’s financial constraints have long-hampered the Bengals. The team didn’t even have its own indoor practice facility until 2023.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: Joe Burrow ‘still believes’ in Zac Taylor despite Bengals rough season

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Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/browns-vs-bengals-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-16-2024">Bengals will be facing the Cleveland Browns</a> in Week 16, and they’re still keeping their playoff dreams alive. Luckily for them, two of their key offensive players will be ready to hit the field after <a href="https://x.com/Ben_Baby/status/1870158615396467158" rel="noopener">dealing with some minor injuries</a> during the week.</p><p>“Bengals WR Tee Higgins and QB Joe Burrow are good to go for Sunday’s game against the Browns,” Bengals reporter Ben Baby wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “For those of you in fantasy playoffs, I asked Zac Taylor if any injuries should could impact their workload. He said they would not.”</p><p>Both players were limited in practice this week, but with the possibility that the Bengals could still get in the playoffs, there’s no surprise that they’ll be good to go.</p><h2>Bengals still trying to make playoff push</h2><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-playoffs-admission-despite-start">Bengals have been up and down</a> this season, which has caused them to be 6-8 and looking outside of the playoff picture. Inconsistencies on both sides of the ball have doomed the Bengals, as well as injuries, but it looks like they still might have a slight chance of making a run.</p><p>It starts against their divisional opponent this week, who also are not having a good season due to many factors throughout the season.  Their last two games will determine a lot about where the Bengals finish at the end of the season as they face the Denver Broncos and the Pittsburgh Steelers.</p><p>The Bengals have had a hard time beating good teams this season, and the Broncos and Steelers have been playing well since the year started. If the Bengals can find a way to win out, they’ll put themselves in a good position to try and get into the playoffs. It also matters what the other teams in the playoff hunt do as well, so they’ll need a little bit of help.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Joe Burrow, Tee Higgins cleared for Week 16 action amid renewed playoff hopes

<!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-teammate-xmas-gift-ancient-form-respect');   ga('set', 'title', 'Joe Burrow’s teammate calls Xmas gift ‘ancient form of respect’');   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/2024/12/Joe-Burrows-teammate-calls-Xmas-gift-ancient-form-of-respect.jpg"></figure><h1>Joe Burrow’s teammate calls Xmas gift ‘ancient form of respect’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-19T15:58:54-08:00">December 19th, 3:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-19T17:13:07-08:00">December 19th, 5:13pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals kept their playoff hopes alive with an ugly win in an odd game against the Tennessee Titans in Week 15. Quarterback Joe Burrow notched his sixth straight game with at least 250 passing yards and three touchdowns, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-enters-tom-brady-territory-another-monster-game">joining Tom Brady as the only QB</a> to ever accomplish the feat. This week, Burrow surpassed Brady in ancient forms of respect, thanks to his skill as a giver of gifts.</p><p>Burrow <a href="https://x.com/pauldehnerjr/status/1869850895942594705" rel="noopener">presented his offensive linemen</a> with Japanese Katana swords for Christmas, per The Athletic’s Paul Dehner Jr. Each sword is unique, and the Bengals’ linemen got to select which weapon they’d take home. Veteran tackle Orlando Brown Jr. noted, “Joe does a great job at buying gifts that are extremely meaningful… The fact that he bought me a sword, it’s the most ancient form of respect.”</p><p>The thoughtful gifts went over well with Burrow’s protectors, but the fifth-year passer might have been better served by arming his defense. Cincinnati has been a sieve this season, giving up the second-most points in the league and ranking 29th in yards allowed.</p><p>The porous defense has largely undermined an extraordinary season by Burrow. The Bengals’ star bounced back from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-major-declaration-injury-filled-2023">an injury-plagued 2023 campaign</a> to throw for a league-leading 3,977 yards and 36 touchdowns in 14 games this year. But the standout performance has only led to a 6-8 record, as Cincinnati is two games out of the final Wild Card berth with three games remaining.</p><h2><b>Joe Burrow is having the best, least memorable season imaginable</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joe-Burrow_7aa471.jpg"><figcaption>Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Last season, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrows-bonkers-275-million-contract-details-come-light">Bengals signed Burrow to a five-year, $275 million contract</a>, which is a lot of money. So much money that it sometimes seems as if the Pro Bowl QB doesn’t know what to do with it. He’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/check-out-joe-burrows-incredible-373k-car-collection-with-photos">bought a bunch of cars</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-makes-batman-revelation">Batman’s car</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-ruthlessly-clowned-outfit-cowboys-clash">wretched outfits</a>. So it’s nice to see him spend some of that cash on undeniably awesome gifts for his teammates.</p><p>In Week 15, Burrow overcame an uncharacteristic three-turnover day to guide the Bengals to victory over the Titans. The teams combined for 10 turnovers – the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-news-titans-bengals-turnover-frenzy-not-seen-2007">most in an NFL game since 2007</a>. They even managed to cram multiple turnovers into a single play as Cincinnati safety <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-jordan-battle-fumbles-easy-td-goal-line-recovering-fumble">Jordan Battle fumbled at the goal line</a> after recovering a fumble.</p><p>The Bengals will host the Cleveland Browns on Sunday as the team hopes to win out and reach the playoffs in a disappointing season. Cincinnati won the first matchup against Cleveland in Week 7, but that was three quarterbacks ago. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/browns-news-cleveland-names-dorian-thompson-robinson-week-16-starter">Browns will start Dorian Thompson-Robinson</a> in Week 16 after ruining Christmas, and fun in general, by sending Jameis Winston to the bench.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joe Burrow’s teammate calls Xmas gift ‘ancient form of respect’

<!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-kicker-cade-york-dallas-cowboys-cheerleader-zoe-dale');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Bengals kicker Cade York is dating Dallas Cowboy cheerleader Zoe Dale');   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/2024/12/Why-Bengals-kicker-Cade-York-is-dating-Dallas-Cowboy-cheerleader-Zoe-Dale.jpeg"></figure><h1>Why Bengals kicker Cade York is dating Dallas Cowboy cheerleader Zoe Dale</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-19T10:08:03-08:00">December 19th, 10:08am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-19T10:08:26-08:00">December 19th, 10:08am</time><address><a>Josh Silverstein</a>Josh Silverstein writes for The Association and writes, edits, and produces content for the video team as well. He's a writer for television/film/new media/stage/print and probably a few other mediums he's forgetting. He is also a wearer of many Mediums for those looking to buy him a shirt.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Football players dating cheerleaders is a tale as old as time, but it’s usually reserved for high school and/or John Hughes movies, and it almost always involves partners along the same sideline. When it happens at the NFL level, in real life, and between a player and cheerleader from opposing squads, it’s considered slightly scandalous, a little adorbs and positively newsworthy — as in the case of the Cincinnati Bengals’ kicker Cade York and his Dallas Cowboys cheerleader girlfriend Zoe Dale.</p><p>Much attention was drawn to York and Dale’s relationship when the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-kicker-move-ahead-cowboys-clash">Bengals and Cowboys met in Week 14 on Monday Night Football</a>. It was a fairly kismet situation — Cade York had just been promoted to the active squad to fill in for injured Bengals kicker Evan McPherson, and his very first kick for the team would be an extra point attempt in front of his girlfriend Dale, who was busy cheering on the Cowboys across the field.</p><p>Would she still root for her boyfriend York even though he’s on the other team? She did, and he made the kick, with cameras at the ready on Zoe Dale to hear her say “Praise God” when the ball sailed through the uprights.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bengals kicker Cade York was signed just in time to kick in front of his girlfriend, who is a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader 💙<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CINvsDAL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CINvsDAL</a> | ABC, ESPN <a href="https://t.co/bw1WY0CPUj">pic.twitter.com/bw1WY0CPUj</a></p><p>— ESPN (@espn) <a href="https://twitter.com/espn/status/1866299267763077149?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Later, when the Bengals defeated the Cowboys, Dale congratulated York with a sweet postgame kiss and the made-for-TV romantic NFL moment was complete.</p><h2>How Cade York and Zoe Dale started dating</h2><p>But how did these two come to start dating in the first place?!</p><p>All they’ve said publicly is that the relationship began this past summer. That doesn’t give us insatiable NFL romantics the “meet-cute” this story desperately needs.</p><p>It also doesn’t completely absolve York and Dale from sparking up a relationship with a professional rival. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-washingtons-cade-york-roster-move-robs-browns-draft-pick">York, who was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 2022, was traded to the Washington Commanders</a> two years later and remained on the team until September of this year when he was waived. That means he was on the Commanders when he started dating Dale which is actually ludicrously more scandalous since Washington and Dallas are division rivals!</p><p>Regardless, love somehow found a way, and when he was signed by the Bengals in early December, the stage was set for a Romeo and Juliet-esque forbidden romance.</p><p>And York and Dale haven’t shied away from sharing the narrative. York joked in an interview about seeing Dale “at home no matter what” when he found out he’d be on the Bengals just in time for their matchup against the Cowboys. And <a href="https://www.instagram.com/zoedale__/" rel="noopener">Dale shared that interview to her Instagram Story</a> with the message “Go Cade &amp; Go Cowboys!”</p><p>So there you have it. We’re still not entirely sure how this love story came to be, but the only question that’s really necessary to answer at this point is who will play Cade York and Zoe Dale in their inevitable Hallmark Christmas movie.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Bengals kicker Cade York is dating Dallas Cowboy cheerleader Zoe Dale

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He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cincinnati Bengals running back Chase Brown was fined $5,481 for unsportsmanlike conduct due to jumping into the Salvation Army kettle after his touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football, and he suggested an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=275&amp;v=euU3bTaGWlI&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="noopener">alternative solution</a> for handling the fine when he appeared on the Scoop City podcast.</p><p>“I’m appealing it tomorrow,” Chase Brown said on Scoop City. “I would rather like donate, let’s cut it in half and let me just donate it to the Salvation Army you know what I mean. That’s what I’d rather do. There’s four empty Salvation Army buckets there. In a stadium where guys are scoring touchdowns and trying to have a lot of fun. With this day and age celebrations are kind of a thing. They’re in every corner, there’s four of them, like it’s bait. We’re getting set up.”</p><p>Brown finished the day with 58 rushing yards on 14 carries on the ground. He did most of his work in the receiving game, catching six balls for 65 yards and that touchdown. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-zac-taylor-jordan-battles-fumble">The Bengals did</a> come away with a 27-20 win over the Cowboys, which moved them to 5-8 overall, keeping some faint playoff hopes alive. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-sam-hubbard-season-ending-pcl-injury-update">The Bengals are</a> 6-8 now after a win over the Tennessee Titans.</p><h2><b>Bengals’ Chase Brown replicates Ezekiel Elliott Salvation Army celebration</b></h2><p>This is not the first time a player has celebrated by jumping into the Salvation Army kettle. Cowboys running Ezekiel Elliott famously first did it in 2016 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. A few years later, Elliott placed Dak Prescott in the bucket, resulting in the two being fined. Dallas tight ends used it in the 2022 season against the New York Giants, while the Philadelphia Eagles used it as well.</p><p>It will be interesting to see what happens with Brown’s appeal, and if he still ends up needing to pay the fine, or if there could be some kind of agreement where he donates the money to the Salvation Army.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Chase Brown makes plea to NFL over Salvation Army Kettle fine

<!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-sam-hubbard-season-ending-pcl-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ Sam Hubbard gets hit with season-ending PCL injury update');   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/2024/12/Bengals-news-Sam-Hubbard-gets-hit-with-season-ending-PCL-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals’ Sam Hubbard gets hit with season-ending PCL injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-16T12:27:44-08:00">December 16th, 12:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-16T13:20:01-08:00">December 16th, 1:20pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals kept their (slim) playoff hopes alive with a win over the Tennessee Titans in Week 15. Cincinnati fell to 4-8 after Week 13, needing to run the table to have a shot at the postseason. While the team has been able to win two straight games to improve to 6-8, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-sam-hubbard-out-knee-injury-right-wild-td-titans">Bengals lost a key defender to a knee injury</a> during their victory Sunday.</p><p>Veteran defensive end Sam Hubbard <a href="https://x.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1868733636335616500" rel="noopener">went down</a> with a PCL injury in Week 15 that’s expected to end his season, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on X.</p><p>The seventh-year pro actually caught a touchdown pass from Joe Burrow during the game, hauling in the score with a little more than five minutes remaining in the second quarter. Unfortunately, it’s believed that Hubbard suffered the knee injury on that play.</p><p>It was actually the DE’s second career touchdown, as he is credited with a return TD in 2018, his rookie season. Hubbard’s score Sunday helped the Bengals take a 24-14 lead into halftime and the team hung on to earn the 37-27 win over the 3-10 Titans.</p><h2><b>The Bengals’ defense took a major hit in Week 15</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Sam-Hubbard.jpg"><figcaption>Steve Roberts-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While Cincinnati got a much needed victory, the game was a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-news-titans-bengals-turnover-frenzy-not-seen-2007">sloppy, turnover-filled affair</a>. The two teams combined to commit 10 turnovers, the most in a contest since 2007.</p><p>Titans’ quarterback Will Levis struggled mightily, throwing three picks and zero touchdowns before <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-will-levis-benched-mason-rudolph-bengals">being benched for Mason Rudolph</a>. Levis also lost a fumble, totaling four turnovers of his own on Sunday.</p><p>Even Joe Burrow wasn’t immune to the sloppy play as the Bengals’ QB tossed two interceptions and fumbled the ball. However, Burrow ultimately continued his exemplary play, completing 26 passes for 271 yards and three touchdowns. The performance helped lift the Bengals past the Titans and also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-enters-tom-brady-territory-another-monster-game">placed Burrow alongside Tom Brady</a> as the only quarterbacks with six straight games with at least 250 passing yards and three touchdowns.</p><p>Despite the win, Hubbard’s loss will have a significant impact on Cincinnati’s defense, which was already playing poorly. Beyond Bengals’ sack leader Trey Hendrickson, the team hasn’t been able to consistently get to the quarterback. Hubbard had only notched two sacks in a down season but he’s consistently brought pressure throughout his seven-year career.</p><p>The Bengals are two games out of the final Wild Card berth with three games remaining in the regular season. The team will host the Cleveland Browns in a divisional matchup in Week 16.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Sam Hubbard gets hit with season-ending PCL injury update

<!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-zac-taylor-jordan-battles-fumble');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ Zac Taylor sounds off on Jordan Battle’s embarrassing fumble to blow TD');   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/2024/12/Bengals-news-Zac-Taylor-sounds-off-on-Jordan-Battles-embarrassing-fumble-to-blow-TD.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals’ Zac Taylor sounds off on Jordan Battle’s embarrassing fumble to blow TD</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-15T19:12:04-08:00">December 15th, 7:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-15T19:12:04-08:00">December 15th, 7:12pm</time><address><a>Josiah Caswell</a>Josiah Caswell is a Sports Journalism student at the University of Florida and formerly served as a sports writer for Pro Football Network (PFN), where he covered the 2023 NFL season. Prior to that, he gained experience as an independent contractor for Sport&amp;Story, writing daily emails about Oklahoma State sports for a year. Josiah also worked full-time for DoorDash while balancing his academic and professional commitments. During his time at UF, he has contributed to ESPN Gainesville and WRUF, further honing his skills in sports journalism. With a diverse background and a passion for sports, Josiah is focused on continuing to develop his career and provide insightful coverage for sports enthusiasts.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-zac-taylor-address-sideline-exchange-caught-camera">Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Tennessee Titans</a> in Week 15, 37-27. Despite a somber season, the win pushed the Bengals to 6-8 on the season and sets them up for a potential strong finish to the season. However, while the win was great, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-jordan-battle-fumbles-easy-td-goal-line-recovering-fumble">it wasn’t always pretty</a>, especially for Jordan Battle, and head coach Zac Taylor <a href="https://x.com/Ben_Baby/status/1868410706942681443" rel="noopener">let that be known post game.</a></p><p>At one point in the game, safety Jordan Battle picked up a fumble and took it into the endzone for a touchdown, or so he thought. Battle actually ended up dropping the ball right before he got into the endzone, resulting in an embarrassing fumble that gave the Titans a touchback.</p><p>“Zac Taylor told reporters that the rule of thumb taught is to get two yards across the goal line,” reported Ben Baby, covering the Bengals for ESPN. “Once you hit the letters and logos in the end zone, then you can start celebrating. Said that kind of turnover can’t happen.”</p><h2>The Bengals still in the playoff hunt</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Zac-Taylor.jpg"><figcaption>Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There’s no way around it, 2024 has not gone how the Bengals would want. Despite strong performances week after week by the team’s offense, led by Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase, it hasn’t mattered. The Cincinnati defense is one of the worst in the NFL and it has continually cost them games.</p><p>However, beating the Titans keeps the Bengals playoff hopes alive. Yes, they still can make the playoffs if things go their way. In order to make the playoffs, the Bengals need to first win out. They still play the Browns, Broncos, and Steelers. The latter two teams will be far from an easy task.</p><p>In addition to winning out, the Bengals will need the Broncos to lose their remaining three games. They face the Chargers and Chiefs in addition to Cincinnati. If Denver gets to 10 wins, it’s over for the Bengals.</p><p>Additionally, they need the Colts and Dolphins both to fall short of nine wins. Thanks to losses in Week 15, the Bengals just need those two teams to lose one of their remaining three games. The Colts play the Titans, Giants, and Jaguars. The Dolphins play the 49ers, Browns, and Jets.</p><p>There are technically other ways the Bengals could get in, but those series of events are the most realistic. If all four of these things happen, then the Bengals will make the playoffs as the seventh seed.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Zac Taylor sounds off on Jordan Battle’s embarrassing fumble to blow TD

<!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-enters-tom-brady-territory-another-monster-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Joe Burrow enters Tom Brady territory with another monster 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/2024/12/Joe-Burrow-enters-Tom-Brady-territory-with-another-monster-game.jpg"><figcaption>12/15/24</figcaption></figure><h1>Joe Burrow enters Tom Brady territory with another monster game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-15T15:01:42-08:00">December 15th, 3:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-15T15:02:16-08:00">December 15th, 3:02pm</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">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It has clearly been a disappointing season <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-zac-taylor-address-sideline-exchange-caught-camera">for the Cincinnati Bengals</a>. They came into the season with aspirations of competing with the Kansas City Chiefs for AFC superiority, but they have failed in multiple end-of-game situations and wins have been much too hard to come by. Nevertheless, that should not take anything away from quarterback Joe Burrow, who is one of the hottest streaks of his career.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Joe Burrow has now had 6 straight games with 250+ passing yards and 3+ TD passes. The only other QB to ever do that was Tom Brady.</p><p>Fans shouldn't take his incredible performance for granted—seasons like this don’t come around often. <a href="https://t.co/C4LHos9FZQ">pic.twitter.com/C4LHos9FZQ</a></p><p>— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) <a href="https://twitter.com/Schultz_Report/status/1868407843831128193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Bengals earned a 37-27 victory over the Tennessee Titans in Week 15 and Burrow was once again at the top of his game. The Cincinnati quarterback completed 26 of 37 passes for 271 yards with 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. It marked the <a href="https://twitter.com/Schultz_Report/status/1868407843831128193">sixth consecutive game</a> that Burrow had thrown for at least 250 yards while throwing three or more TD passes. The only other quarterback to match that achievement is former Patriots and Buccaneers superstar Tom Brady</p><p>The win allowed <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-brian-callahan-reveals-bench-will-levis-bengals">the Bengals to improve</a> their record to 6-8 and it was their second consecutive victory. The Bengals would need to win their final three games of the regular season to conclude the season with a winning record.</p><p>If they can follow the lead of their red-hot quarterback, that would appear to be a legitimate possibility. The Bengals are clearly on the outside of the AFC playoff structure and they are longshots to get a chance to be postseason participants, but they are still in mathematical contention.</p><h2><b>Titans played giveaway and Bengals took advantage</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joe-Burrow-is-on-an-incredible-rolle.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While Burrow and the Cincinnati offense was able to move the ball with consistency, the Titans were playing giveaway with the football throughout most of the game. Tennessee turned the ball over 6 times in the game and the Titans were fighting an uphill battle after the Bengals took a 21-14 lead with 1:12 remaining in the first half as Burrow threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Tee Higgins.</p><p>The Bengals added a field goal before halftime and then appeared to take complete command midway through the third quarter when defensive back Gene Stone intercepted a Will Levis pass and returned it 39 yards for a score that gave the Bengals a 17-point lead.</p><p>The Titans would eventually replace Levis after the quarterback turned the ball over 4 times — 3 interceptions and 1 lost fumble — and Mason Rudolph would takes over. He attempted to get the Titans back in the game, but the Cincinnati advantage was too much to overcome.</p><p>Wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins both had huge games for the Bengals. Chase caught 9 passes for 94 yards while Higgins caught 5-88-1. Chase Brown was also a big contributor as he had 25 carries for 97 yards and 1 touchdown. He also caught 3 passes for 16 yards and one of Burrow’s TD passes.</p><p>The Bengals return to action in Week 16 at home against the Cleveland Browns.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joe Burrow enters Tom Brady territory with another monster game

<!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-zac-taylor-address-sideline-exchange-caught-camera');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ Joe Burrow, Zac Taylor address animated sideline exchange caught on camera');   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/2024/12/Bengals-news-Joe-Burrow-Zac-Taylor-caught-having-animated-conversation-on-sideline.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals’ Joe Burrow, Zac Taylor address animated sideline exchange caught on camera</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-15T14:42:35-08:00">December 15th, 2:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-15T14:42:35-08:00">December 15th, 2:42pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals moved to 6-8 on the year by defeating the Tennessee Titans 37-27 in Week 15. However, it certainly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-news-titans-bengals-turnover-frenzy-not-seen-2007">wasn’t the cleanest win the Bengals have ever earned</a>.</p><p>Amidst the 10-turnover chaos victory, head coach Zac Taylor and quarterback Joe Burrow <a href="https://twitter.com/JakeLiscow/status/1868405627695047140" rel="noopener">were seen getting into a heated argument</a>, h/t Jake Liscow of Locked on Bengals. Cincinnati held the lead at the time, but it’s clear emotions were getting hot. Expert lip readers might even tell you expletives were being thrown around.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Also, wonder what that exchange that appeared to be quite animated between Burrow and Taylor on the sideline was about</p><p>Joe wasn’t happy.<a href="https://t.co/tW36T5C58t">pic.twitter.com/tW36T5C58t</a></p><p>— Jake Liscow (@JakeLiscow) <a href="https://twitter.com/JakeLiscow/status/1868405627695047140?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>After the game, Taylor <a href="https://x.com/Ben_Baby/status/1868410182134550660" rel="noopener">tried to ease any cause for concern</a>, via Ben Bay of ESPN. Still, it was clear Burrow was heated about something.</p><p>“Just a conversation back and forth,” Taylor said.</p><p>Burrow <a href="https://x.com/Ben_Baby/status/1868415343372423551" rel="noopener">shared that same sentiment</a> when addressing the outburst. He said it was a sloppy day for the offense and that he was frustrated with his play, via Baby. That frustrations the boiled over into his conversation with Taylor. However, neither coach or player seems to be holding a grudge over the confrontation.</p><p>In the victory, Burrow completed 26-of-37 passes for 271 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. He also lost a fumble. The quarterback was able to lead his team to victory, but he didn’t play up to his standards.</p><p>The win will keep Cincinnati’s slim playoff hopes alive. However, Joe Burrow knows that he will need to get better if the Bengals are actually going to pull it over. Zac Taylor doesn’t mind his franchise player playing with a little bit of fire. But more sideline verbal wars are only going to be distractions towards actually improving on the field.</p><p>While it doesn’t seem like their relationship will need to be fixed, Burrow and Taylor will have a week to get on the same page before facing the Cleveland Browns in Week 16.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Joe Burrow, Zac Taylor address animated sideline exchange caught on camera

<!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', '/nfl-news-titans-bengals-turnover-frenzy-not-seen-2007');   ga('set', 'title', 'Titans, Bengals part of turnover frenzy not seen in NFL since 2007');   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/2024/12/NFL-news-Titans-Bengals-part-of-turnover-frenzy-not-seen-since-2007.jpg"></figure><h1>Titans, Bengals part of turnover frenzy not seen in NFL since 2007</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-15T13:54:54-08:00">December 15th, 1:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-15T13:54:54-08:00">December 15th, 1:54pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-sam-hubbard-out-knee-injury-right-wild-td-titans">Tennessee Titans and Cincinnati Bengals’ Week 15 matchup</a> was a sloppy rollercoaster of a game. When the final whistle blew, the contest ended up making NFL history for all the wrong reasons.</p><p>Both teams <a href="https://x.com/ByJayMorrison/status/1868395799631241332" rel="noopener">committed a combined 10 turnovers</a>. It was the first NFL game with that many give aways since Week 2 of the 2007 season, via Jay Morrison of Sports Illustrated.</p><p>The Bengals ended up winning the game 37-27, but Joe Burrow threw two interceptions. He was also stripped of a fumble, that was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-tvondre-sweat-historic-stiff-arm-run-fans-wild" rel="noopener">returned 30 yards by Titans’ defensive lineman T’Vondre Sweat</a>. Cincinnati also saw safety Jordan Battle fumble the ball away as he was about the cross the end zone on his own fumble recovery.</p><p>Ultimately, the Bengals were able to recover from their four turnovers. Burrow completed 26-of-37 passes for 271 yards and three touchdowns. Chase Brown added 97 yards and a touchdown on the ground as Cincinnati kept their postseason hopes alive, moving to 6-8.</p><p>The Titans are simply playing for pride at this point. However, their day was mistake-ridden from start to bottom, taking away any chance for success.</p><p>It all started with quarterback Will Levis. He completed 8-of-12 passes, but for 89 scoreless yards and three interceptions. He <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-will-levis-benched-mason-rudolph-bengals">was eventually benched for Mason Rudolph</a>. Rudolph looked solid, completing 21-of-26 passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns. But he also had an interception of his own.</p><p>Furthermore, the Titans gave up two fumbles, one from Levis and Tony Pollard to make six total turnovers. They fell to 3-11 on the season, suffering perhaps their most embarrassing defeat.</p><p>Both teams will look to grow and move on from this game. They have both now seen what it looks like at rock bottom turnover wise. It has been almost 20 years since two teams turned it over as much as they did. Tennessee and Cincinnati managed to keep it exciting with the outcome being such a high scoring affair. But fans who watched on Sunday’s matchup saw most drives end with possession changing after a blunder.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Titans, Bengals part of turnover frenzy not seen in NFL since 2007

<!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-jordan-battle-fumbles-easy-td-goal-line-recovering-fumble');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ Jordan Battle fumbles away easy TD at goal line after recovering fumble');   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/2024/12/0-Jordan-Battle-fumbles-away-easy-TD-at-goal-line-after-recovering-fumble-0.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals’ Jordan Battle fumbles away easy TD at goal line after recovering fumble</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-15T13:09:01-08:00">December 15th, 1:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-15T13:09:01-08:00">December 15th, 1:09pm</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">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the Cincinnati Bengals and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-tvondre-sweat-historic-stiff-arm-run-fans-wild">Tennessee Titans continue to trade turnovers</a>, few plays were as odd in their Week 15 matchup as safety Jordan Battle’s goal-line fumble.</p><p>In the third quarter, defensive tackle McKinnley Jackson forced a fumble of Tony Pollard that bounced into the bands of Battle. The second-year safety scooped the ball up and evaded tackles down the far sideline but bobbled it as he attempted to switch hands right at the goal line and let it <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1868392677017850002" rel="noopener">fly out the back</a> of the end zone. As a result, what initially appeared to be an easy touchdown turned into a touchback and gave the ball back to the Titans.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">THIS IS WILD!</p><p>Jordan Battle picked up the Titans fumble and took it back for a TD, except he FUMBLED himself before crossing the goal line 😅</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/87csZ0jfzz">pic.twitter.com/87csZ0jfzz</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1868392677017850002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>By losing the ball, Battle caused the second turnover of the same play. The double turnovers were the ninth and tenth turnovers of the game, setting an absurd season record with a full quarter still to go.</p><p>Luckily for Battle and the Bengals, Cincinnati was already ahead 31-14 when he botched a touchdown and did not need his score. However, Tennessee would score a touchdown in their ensuing drive to cut the deficit down to 10.</p><p>Beginning with the drive that Battle ended with a fumble, the turnover fest caused the Titans to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-will-levis-benched-mason-rudolph-bengals">bench Will Levis and insert Mason Rudolph</a>. Jackson caused the fumble by rushing up the middle and disrupting the handoff from Rudolph to Pollard.</p><h2><b>Bengals clinging onto dying playoff hopes</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joe-Burrow_a3ad8a.jpg"><figcaption>Cara Owsley/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While they still have a quarter to play against the Titans, the Bengals appear on track to improve to 6-8 in 2024. As their disappointing season nears its end, Cincinnati has not been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, regardless of how unlikely it seems.</p><p>With a win, the NFL projects their odds of making the postseason will increase to five percent. The win would be their second straight after topping the Dallas Cowboys 27-20 in Week 14.</p><p>After Week 15, the Bengals will end 2024 with matchups against the Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, and Pittsburgh Steelers. To make the playoffs, they would likely need to win out the remainder of the year while getting significant help from their rivals.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Jordan Battle fumbles away easy TD at goal line after recovering fumble

<!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-sam-hubbard-out-knee-injury-right-wild-td-titans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ Sam Hubbard out with knee injury right after wild TD vs. Titans');   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/2024/12/0Sam-Hubbard-TD-adds-to-wild-game-vs.-Titans0.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals’ Sam Hubbard out with knee injury right after wild TD vs. Titans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-15T12:01:18-08:00">December 15th, 12:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-15T12:01:18-08:00">December 15th, 12:01pm</time><address><a>Tim Crean</a>Tim Crean started writing about sports in 2016 and joined ClutchPoints in 2022. He excels with his versatile coverage of the NFL, NBA, soccer, sports media, and more. As a longtime self-professed sports junkie, it is a dream to write about sports professionally. He’s a lifelong Buffalo Bills fan from Western New York and when he’s not enjoying a round of golf he's probably coaching youth soccer or flag football. You can catch all of his sports-related musings on Twitter at @twcrean.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 5-8 Cincinnati Bengals are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-injury-report-ahead-of-titans-clash">playing the 3-10 Tennessee Titans in Week 15</a>, and while the game means nothing in the playoff race, the first half has been a wild ride. There have been turnovers, TDs, big men rumbling, and unfortunately for Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard, an injury right after <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1868373765031444759" rel="noopener">scoring a touchdown</a>.</p><p>With the Bengals down 14-7 to the Titans, head coach Zac Taylor called a pass play from the 2-yard line with DE Sam Hubbard lined up at tight end. After Joe Burrow gave a hard play-action fake, Hubbard found himself wide open in the end zone for the first catch and first offensive touchdown of his career. The pass-rusher did have a target back in 2018 but didn’t make the grab.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sam Hubbard, who plays defensive end, just CAUGHT a TD pass from Joe Burrow!</p><p>Yes, you read that correctly 🤯</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/PCjqm26tG8">pic.twitter.com/PCjqm26tG8</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1868373765031444759?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>That career highlight for Hubbard was followed with a tough break, though, as the <a href="https://x.com/Bengals/status/1868375456606728466" rel="noopener">star player exited the game</a>.</p><p>“Injury Update: DE Sam Hubbard has a right knee injury,” the Bengals reported on their X, formerly Twitter, account. “He has been declared out.”</p><p>While Sam Hubbard did pop right up and celebrate his touchdown, it seems as though the injury may have happened on that play. The defender did land hard on his right knee while making the catch.</p><p>This tough combination of moments in the Bengals-Titans Week 15 game is somewhat unsurprising in this wild game. Prior to the Hubbard score and subsequent injury, there was a Tenessee TD where the offensive line carried running back Tyjae Spears <a href="https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1868367668551864585" rel="noopener">up and over the goal line</a>, and 360-pound Titans defensive lineman T’Vonte Sweat picked up a fumble and ran it back 30 yards the other way.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">WE HAVE A T'VONDRE SWEAT BIG MAN FUMBLE RECOVERY AND STIFF ARM!!!   <a href="https://t.co/ol3hEAOhAl">pic.twitter.com/ol3hEAOhAl</a> <a href="https://t.co/rRN04jFx4w">https://t.co/rRN04jFx4w</a></p><p>— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1868367668551864585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Interestingly, the Bengals-Titans game was the perfect place for a defensive lineman to catch a touchdown. That’s because the last time a primary defensive player registered a receiving touchdown was just over a year ago. That went to Titans defensive tackle Jeffrey Simmons on Nov. 19, 2023, against the Jaguars.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Sam Hubbard out with knee injury right after wild TD vs. Titans

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Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University while covering events like the 2023 NCAA Men's Final Four, the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona State men's swim and dive team. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Ahead of the Cincinnati Bengals matchup against the Tennessee Titans, the AFC North team made <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1868019935932285211" rel="noopener">an interesting quarterback move</a>. They signed Logan Woodside after he spent the previous 13 games on the practice squad, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network.<br><br>The move comes as a surprise to their starting quarterback, Joe Burrow. Although there hasn’t been an official injury status, this looks like a step in the wrong direction. Throughout the week, Burrow’s knee injury has been inconsistent. Some days were good, and some days were a regression. On Friday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-shakes-off-injury-concerns-week-15">Burrow shook off any injury concerns</a> and said he was good to go for Sunday’s game.</p><p>Woodside will be back on the practice squad after Sunday’s game. The fifth-year quarterback has spent two seasons with the Titans and the Atlanta Falcons before signing with Cincinnati. His experience is limited, but this could also be a precaution for preserving Burrow’s health for the foreseeable future.</p><h2><b>Logan Woodside could get legitimate reps as Bengals QB</b></h2><p>Again, Woodside hasn’t played many snaps in the NFL. However, the Bengals could be throwing in the white flag on the season. With a 5-8 record, they’ve had historic years from Burrow and wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase. The latter <a href="https://www.bengals.com/news/what-to-watch-for-bengals-vs-titans#:~:text=Ja'Marr%20Chase%20enters%20the,the%20storied%20%22Triple%20Crown.%22" rel="noopener">would win the NFL Triple Crown</a> if the season ended today. Burrow leads the league in passing yards, completions, attempts, touchdowns, and passing yards per game.</p><p>The defensive issues have been the stain on an offensively dominant season. That, combined with Burrow’s injury scare, could have Cincinnati playing it more safe than sorry. An interesting observation will be what they do with the other offensive weapons. Chase and fellow Tee Higgins haven’t been ruled out of Sunday’s contest.</p><p>However, Woodside could have competition with second-string QB Jake Browning. He was a quality starter in Burrow’s absence last season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sbengals-news-why-jake-browning-wasnt-emotional-after-career-game-jaguars">Browning had a career game</a> against the Jacksonville Jaguars, which helped them secure a playoff spot. In the seven starts, he threw for 1,936 yards, 12 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. Browning had the best completion percentage in the league as well (70.4%).</p><p>Being on the field to see Burrow’s work could be beneficial for Woodside in his career. The former Heisman winner is having a career year and is evolving into one of the top quarterbacks in the league. To have a front-row seat is a huge blessing for a quarterback’s development. If Burrow aggravates his knee, it could mean that Woodside could have an opportunity. Even if he doesn’t, he’ll get a front-row seat to one of the top players in a game-time scenario.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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