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Getty Images Baker Mayfield said he will throw Thursday and play Sunday. Count on it. “Mama didn’t raise a wuss,” the Browns quarterback said, via Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal. Mayfield has not thrown since hitting his hand on the helmet of Bud Dupree on Sunday. He missed only two...

Getty Images The Bengals got their first win of the season last Sunday and one of the players responsible for getting them past the Jets was honored by the NFL on Wednesday. Defensive end Carlos Dunlap has been named the AFC defensive player of the week. It’s the second time Dunlap’s taken...

Getty Images Bengals wide receiver John Ross is finally ready to return. Ross, who has missed most of this season with a shoulder injury, is expected to play Sunday in Cleveland, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said today. The Bengals’ 2017 first-round draft pick, Ross was a huge disappointment...

Getty Images Sam Darnold almost left the game before the last play Sunday. He was walking gingerly after the loss to the previously winless Bengals. Jets coach Adam Gase admits he had “a little concern” immediately after the game, but tests showed Darnold is “OK.” Darnold has bruised ribs and...

Getty Images For a moment on Sunday, it looked like no one wanted the top pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, since all the teams at the top of the order were winning. But we have come to count on the Giants. If the season ended today, the Bengals (1-11) would still hold the top spot in next year’s...

Getty Images The Browns didn’t bring safety Damarious Randall with them to Pittsburgh last Saturday due to what the team termed a coach’s decision and reports indicated that Randall was disciplined for missing practice time last week. Head coach Freddie Kitchens wouldn’t say on Monday whether...

Getty Images Wide receiver John Ross is set to return to the Bengals lineup this week and that means the team needed to clear a spot for him on their 53-man roster. They did so on Tuesday by dropping another wideout. The team announced that they’re waiving Damion Willis and that Ross is...

Getty Images The Bengals have turned back to Andy Dalton at quarterback for Sunday’s game against the Jets and Dalton said on Wednesday that head coach Zac Taylor’s decision to reverse course took him by surprise. Dalton said he didn’t think he’d make another start for the Bengals after Taylor...

Getty Images The Jets aren’t going to make the playoffs or anything, but suddenly, they can’t stop winning. And their three-game winning streak has them on the verge of falling out of the top 10 in the category they need the most. If the season ended today, the winless Bengals (0-11) would...

Getty Images They gave Ryan Finley three games to see if there was any reason not to draft Joe Burrow. He offered no such evidence. Now the Bengals appear to want to try to win a game, any game. Via Tyler Dragon of the Cincinnati Enquirer, Bengals coach Zac Taylor said going back to veteran...

Getty Images The top of the AFC’s playoff picture has looked the same for some time now and there’s little reason to think the Patriots and Ravens won’t be able to remain in the top two spots. What it will look like behind them is a bit less clear. Seven teams have five, six or seven wins to...

Getty Images The Bengals gave rookie quarterback Ryan Finley a chance to play, so they’d know how he’d impact future decision-making. Apparently, they’ve seen enough. Bengals coach Zac Taylor told reporters moments ago he was turning back to veteran quarterback Andy Dalton to start this...

The Steelers benched Mason Rudolph with 12:36 remaining in the third quarter. The only question is: What took Mike Tomlin so long to make the change? Rudolph was 8-of-16 for 85 yards with a red zone interception. The Steelers trailed the winless Bengals 7-3 at halftime, but Tomlin gave...

Getty Images Mason Rudolph didn’t have a good week or a good day. It could have been worse. The Steelers could have lost. Instead, Pittsburgh benched Rudolph and Devlin Hodges might have won the job. Hodges competed his first two passes for 90 yards, including a 79-yard touchdown to James...

Getty Images The Steelers made a quarterback change on their way to a 16-10 win over the Bengals on Sunday and head coach Mike Tomlin got a predictable question when he met the media for his postgame press conference. Tomlin was asked whether Devlin Hodges would get the start or if the team...

Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Check back to see the full list as it becomes available 90 minutes ahead of kickoff. Buccaneers at Falcons Buccaneers: LB Anthony Nelson, CB M.J...

Getty Images Tyler Boyd complained of his lack of targets last week. He is showing why this week. The Bengals gained 34 yards on their first 18 plays. They had 62 on the next two, with Boyd catching both. Boyd made a spectacular one-handed grab at the Pittsburgh 15. Terrell Edmunds had one of...

Getty Images The Bengals handed in their 11th list injury designations on Friday and wide receiver A.J. Green has been ruled out for the 11th time. Given the 10 missed games and Green’s lack of practice time, the wideout’s absence from the lineup was always the expected outcome on Friday...

Getty Images The chances of Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and running back James Conner playing this week never looked good and they’ve now disappeared entirely. The Steelers have ruled Smith-Schuster and Conner out for Sunday’s game against the Bengals. They’ll also be without...

Getty Images Cordy Glenn, who has yet to play this season, apparently is out of the Bengals’ doghouse. He is expected to start at left tackle for the Bengals on Sunday, Tyler Dragon of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Glenn has taken first-team reps all week. Glenn was diagnosed with a...