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Bengals' Ja'Marr Chase has more tackles than Micah Parsons originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Ja'Marr Chase has a special skill that no one is talking about. His pursuit of the ball carrier to make tackles is unmatched among wide receivers.
Ahead of the game, former NFL players Andrew Whitworth and Ryan Fitzpatrick – who are analysts with Amazon Prime Video – hosted an episode of their podcast at Covington Yard.
For the most part, the media believes the Cincinnati Bengals did look a little better with Joe Flacco now at quarterback instead of Jake Browning. Unfortunately, the Bengals are still looking for their first win since their 2-0 start, as a 27-18 loss to the Green Bay Packers dropped Cincinnati to 2-4 on the year.
GREEN BAY Wis. — The Bengals lost to the Packers 27-18 on Sunday at Lambeau Field. It was their fourth-straight loss. Cincinnati is 2-4 on the season. Here are our winners and losers from the loss:
Tight ends Mike Gesicki (pectoral) and Tanner Hudson (concussion) are both officially out. Gesicki has been placed on the Reserve/Injured list and cannot play again until Week 12. Hudson is in concussion protocol and was a long shot to clear it in time for Thursday.
CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Bengals will play host to the Steelers on Thursday night in an AFC North matchup featuring two quarterbacks who are playing into their 40s: Cincinnati’s Joe Flacco is 40, and Pittsburgh’s Aaron Rodgers is 41.
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AFC North rivalry between Steelers and Bengals takes on a touch of gray with Rodgers facing Flacco
Flacco hasn’t had much practice time with the Bengals, but he has developed a quick rapport with star receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. He passed for 219 yards and two touchdowns against the Packers in his Cincinnati debut, but most of that came in the second half after Cincinnati fell behind 10-0 at halftime.
Retired QB turns down Cincinnati Bengals offer to be team's new quarterback originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.