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Getty Images Week 12 of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Texans and it continues with 12 more games on Sunday, which means that the 24 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...

Getty Images The Steelers need another center with Maurkice Pouncey on the suspended list. On Thursday, they promoted Patrick Morris from the practice squad to take Pouncey’s spot on the 53-player roster during Pouncey’s two-game absence. Pouncey had his suspension reduced by one game on...

Getty Images Ryan Finley may not have been given the best chance for success. The Bengals were winless and without their best offensive player but with a messed-up offensive line when the rookie was given the starting job. That he hasn’t turned things around isn’t his fault, to say the least...

Getty Images The Bengals used the first of their two injured reserve return slots to bring wide receiver John Ross back to the active roster and they announced how they’ll use the second on on Thursday. They’ve designated cornerback Darius Phillips for return. Phillips will be able to start...

Getty Images Bengals receiver A.J. Green won’t practice Wednesday, coach Zac Taylor said at his press conference, via Ben Baby of ESPN. Instead, Green will work with trainers on the side. It would rank as bigger news if Green was practicing. It appears unlikely Green will play this week, with...

Getty Images Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster suffered a concussion and a knee injury on the same play in last Thursday’s loss to the Browns and it doesn’t appear the extended time off before this Sunday’s game against the Bengals will be enough for him to return to action. Jeremy...

Getty Images The Bengals haven’t won a game, and one of their key players now thinks he can’t catch a break. On Monday, receiver Tyler Boyd complained about his lack of opportunities in the passing game. “I feel like I’m the go-to guy with A.J. [Green] down,” Boyd said Monday, via Ben Baby of...

Getty Images Things are still crowded at the bottom, though there are a few teams trying to escape the top 10. The Jets and Falcons putting together actual winning streaks have knocked them down a few spots, but most of their peers are staying put, in terms of the 2020 NFL Draft. If the...

Getty Images Rookie quarterback Ryan Finley hasn’t shaken the Bengals out of their season-long winless skid. Nor is it all his fault. That kind of losing can’t be fairly pinned on any one man. But rookie coach Zac Taylor said he wasn’t going to replace Finley for this week’s game against the...

Getty Images The Colts were on the outside looking in at the playoffs at this time last week, but their positioning looks a lot better after Week 11. They beat the Jaguars on Sunday while the Texans lost to the Ravens, which led to Indianapolis leapfrogging Houston into first place in the AFC...

Getty Images Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster doubled up on injuries during last Thursday’s loss to the Browns. Smith-Schuster suffered a concussion when he was hit by a pair of Browns after making a catch in the second quarter of the game. He’ll need to clear the concussion protocol...

Getty Images The Raiders are still in the playoff race. And the Bengals are still in first place in the race for the first overall pick. Although Cincinnati made it closer than most were expecting today in Oakland, the Raiders ultimately earned a hard-fought 17-10 victory over the Bengals. The...

Getty Images Bengals receiver Auden Tate flew back to Cincinnati with his teammates Sunday night, Ben Baby of ESPN reports. Tate later tweeted he was OK after leaving the field on a stretcher. “I’m good, y’all,” Tate wrote. Tate injured his neck after a 20-yard completion in the fourth...

Getty Images Raiders head coach Jon Gruden elected to punt on a fourth-and-eight from the Bengals 33-yard-line with two minutes to play in Sunday’s game and he told reporters after the 17-10 win that he made that choice because he believed in his defense. It didn’t take long for the defense to...

The Bengals weren’t supposed to be the AFC we were writing this about, but they’ve been better at being bad than everyone else in the league. Via ESPN, the Bengals were eliminated from playoff contention with yesterday’s loss to the Raiders which dropped them to 0-10. Week 11 is the earliest a...

Getty Images Bengals wide receiver Auden Tate was taken off the field on a stretcher in the fourth quarter today in Oakland. Tate made a diving catch for a 19-yard gain and was hit hard in the head as he went to the ground. He stayed down for several minutes. The hit was not flagged and...

Getty Images Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was injured heading into today’s game against Mississippi State, with his high ankle sprain bothering him seriously enough that there was some talk he might not play. As it turned out he did start the game, but didn’t finish. In the second...

Getty Images Alabama coach Nick Saban indicated after today’s game that quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s injury could keep him out for a significant period of time. Asked after the win over Mississippi State for information about Tagovailoa, who was carted off the field in the second quarter...

Getty Images When you’re playing a team that’s apparently not tanking but sure looks like they are, you have to go to great lengths for motivation. Perhaps even to other sports. Raiders coach Jon Gruden wanted to make sure his Raiders didn’t overlook the 0-9 Bengals Sunday, so he referenced...

Getty Images The Bengals’ injury luck continues, and they’re still without their best offensive player. Via Geoff Hobson of the team’s official website, the team has ruled wide receiver A.J. Green out for Sunday’s game against the Raiders. They thought he was going to return last week, but...