The Bengals lost in overtime Sunday when kicker Mason Crosby hit a 27-yard field goal doomed them, 27-24, after Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers found wide receiver Geronimo Allison for 72 yards on Green Bay’s only possession. The Bengals went three-and-out to start the OT and failed to get a touchdown in the game’s final 46 […]
Texans beat Bengals 13-9
Texans rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson’s two busted plays broke the Bengals’ heart Thursday night in a 13-9 loss before a baffled 52,942 at Paul Brown Stadium that left their shattered offense without a touchdown after two games for the first time in their history. And it leaves their season at 0-2 after two excruciating home […]
Ravens shut out Bengals 20-0 to open season
The biggest issues facing the Bengals in the hangover of Sunday’s 20-0 Opening Day loss to the Ravens before a stunned 55,254 at Paul Brown Stadium are right up front. Offense and defense. After three of four career-high Andy Dalton interceptions staked Baltimore to a 17-0 half-time lead, the dazed Bengals got a flicker of […]
Steelers beat Bengals, 24-20, to eliminate them from playoffs
Jake Fisher got the start Sunday against the Steelers. Rallying from a pair of 14-point deficits in the first half, the Steelers defense came out of the locker room to strangle the Bengals and shut them out in the second half on 38 yards while racking up a 24-20 victory on a day both the […]
Bengals top Browns 23-10
The return of Robert Griffin III and a resurgent run game weren’t enough to lift the Browns to their first win of the season. Instead, the Bengals raced out to a fast start and coasted off that momentum to a 23-10 win Sunday afternoon at FirstEnergy Stadium. The Bengals (5-7-1) built a 20-0 lead behind […]
Bengals smack Eagles 32-14
Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton, blistering 21 of his first 27 passes for 311 yards and a 139.4 passer rating, ended the longest winless drought of his six seasons when he staked the Bengals to a 29-0 lead by directing six scores on their first six drives during Sunday’s 32-14 victory over the Eagles at Paul […]
Ravens beat Bengals 19-14
With a loss all but eliminating them from the AFC North race Sunday, the A.J. Green-less Bengals had plenty of effort but continued to scour the desert for points and couldn’t find enough in a 19-14 loss at M&T Bank Stadium. The loss leaves the stunned Bengals at 3-7-1 after their fifth straight road loss […]
Bills down Bengals 16-12
Stunned by the loss of Pro Bowl wide receiver A.J. Green on the second snap of Sunday’s game at Paul Brown Stadium and two missed extra points by Mike Nugent, the Bengals couldn’t overcome it and lost a crushing 16-12 game to the Bills before 61,356. The Bengals’ worst nightmare occurred when Green was carted […]
Bengals, Redskins game ends in 27-27 tie
In the War of Wembley that saw the first overtime game in the 10-year history of the NFL’s international series, the Bengals and Redskins battled to a tie after a dramatic extra period that included a missed would-be game-winning field goal and a key fumble. A Kirk Cousins attempt at a Hail Mary on fourth […]
Bengals beat Browns 31-17
Old friend Hue Jackson arrived at sold-out Paul Brown Stadium Sunday with his winless Browns and bottomless bag of gadgets, but his former student delivered the final nail in when Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton oversaw a big-play offense that included a 48-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass to A.J. Green and a 74-yard touchdown run by […]