The Cincinnati Bengals turned to their division rivals for a much-needed solution at quarterback, acquiring Joe Flacco in a trade with the Cleveland Browns, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Bengals also will receive a sixth-round draft pick while the Browns landed a fifth-round pick in the trade, sources told Schefter. Flacco joins Cincinnati two days after Bengals coach Zac …
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CINCINNATI — Could a trade be coming? The Bengals have a quarterback problem. A trade may be brewing. Cincinnati released veteran quarterback Mike White from the practice squad on Tuesday. He was the second-most experience signal-caller in the building behind Jake Browning. Maybe they did it strictly to keep Howard Cross III on the practice squad—or maybe it’s a sign …
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CINCINNATI — The Bengals lost to the Lions 37-24 on Sunday at Paycor Stadium. Detroit led 28-3 going into the fourth quarter and never trailed in the victory. Plenty of Lions fans made the four hour drive (262 miles) to watch Detroit improve to 4-1. The Lions’ social media team took a shot at the Bengals’ famous saying “Who Dey” …
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Ben BabyOct 6, 2025, 06:47 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while making appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN’s …
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The Detroit Lions (4-1) took care of business against the Cincinnati Bengals (2-3) in Week 5, securing a 37-24 win and heading back to Allen Park to prep for their next primetime matchup in Week 6. Let’s take a look at this week’s snap counts to see how the Lions adjust their personnel for the Bengals game. Jared Goff: 62 …
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That got a little tighter than it needed to be. After entering the fourth quarter up 28-3, the Detroit Lions were able to muscle out a 37-24 win, marking their first victory in Cincinnati since 1992. Detroit was without two key players at key positions (LT Taylor Decker, CB1 D.J. Reed), yet both sides of the ball still had periods …
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Key stat: The biggest factor between winning and losing in most football games is the turnover battle. The Lions forced three Bengals turnovers and committed only one themselves. Star performance: LaPorta recorded his first touchdown of the season while racking up 92 receiving yards on five receptions. LaPorta now has 18 career touchdown receptions, the fourth-most by any tight end …
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Ben BabyOct 5, 2025, 09:50 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while making appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN’s …
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It was not as tidy as we had hoped, but the Detroit Lions were nonetheless able to handle the Cincinnati Bengals to vault themselves to 4-1. The offense threw for four touchdowns while adding a score on the ground, and the defense came away with three interceptions of backup Jake Browning. If it were not for a fourth quarter collapse, …
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