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WHO DEY!
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The #Bengals scored 45 on Sunday v the Dolphins.
With the win, the Bengals are now over .500 (8-7) in games in which the team scored 30+ since 2024 -- they are 4-3 during such games in 2025.
With the win, the Bengals are now over .500 (8-7) in games in which the team scored 30+ since 2024 -- they are 4-3 during such games in 2025.
December 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The #Bengals scored 45 on Sunday v the Dolphins.
With the win, the Bengals are now over .500 (8-7) in games in which the team scored 30+ since 2024 -- they are 4-3 during such games in 2025.
With the win, the Bengals are now over .500 (8-7) in games in which the team scored 30+ since 2024 -- they are 4-3 during such games in 2025.
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I can’t recommend this Joey Votto video from @theathletic.com enough. Proud to be the tiniest part of it www.nytimes.com/athletic/vid...
Joey Votto: The Story behind the story
Peak video series
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December 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I can’t recommend this Joey Votto video from @theathletic.com enough. Proud to be the tiniest part of it www.nytimes.com/athletic/vid...
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A thread of how to say “nobody asked you” from around the world, starting with this one…
A Lithuanian way of telling someone to mind their own business is ne tavo kiaulės, ne tavo pupos. It means “not your pigs, not your beans.”
A Lithuanian way of telling someone to mind their own business is ne tavo kiaulės, ne tavo pupos. It means “not your pigs, not your beans.”
December 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A thread of how to say “nobody asked you” from around the world, starting with this one…
A Lithuanian way of telling someone to mind their own business is ne tavo kiaulės, ne tavo pupos. It means “not your pigs, not your beans.”
A Lithuanian way of telling someone to mind their own business is ne tavo kiaulės, ne tavo pupos. It means “not your pigs, not your beans.”
Another late hit on Burrow
December 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Another late hit on Burrow
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Naturally, when executives and coaches around the league heard about a frustrated-sounding Joe Burrow, the same question floated around: “Does he want out of Cincinnati?”
The answer is no, I’m told.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
The answer is no, I’m told.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
December 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Naturally, when executives and coaches around the league heard about a frustrated-sounding Joe Burrow, the same question floated around: “Does he want out of Cincinnati?”
The answer is no, I’m told.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
The answer is no, I’m told.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
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It's getting tougher to believe that the Cincinnati #Reds will ever commit to winning.
It wasn't the lack of signing Kyle Schwarber that leads us here, but the reasoning that they were willing to sign him that is actually a part of the problem
www.redlegnation.com/2025/12/09/i...
It wasn't the lack of signing Kyle Schwarber that leads us here, but the reasoning that they were willing to sign him that is actually a part of the problem
www.redlegnation.com/2025/12/09/i...
It's getting tougher to believe the Reds will ever commit to winning - Redleg Nation
The Cincinnati Reds failure to sign Kyle Schwarber was an indirect line to the thought process of the front office and the problems with it.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It's getting tougher to believe that the Cincinnati #Reds will ever commit to winning.
It wasn't the lack of signing Kyle Schwarber that leads us here, but the reasoning that they were willing to sign him that is actually a part of the problem
www.redlegnation.com/2025/12/09/i...
It wasn't the lack of signing Kyle Schwarber that leads us here, but the reasoning that they were willing to sign him that is actually a part of the problem
www.redlegnation.com/2025/12/09/i...
Sounds a lot like the Bengals
Interesting stuff from @benjaminsolak.bsky.social on what exactly is wrong with the Kansas City offense.
Maybe they should simply have a normal run game.
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Maybe they should simply have a normal run game.
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
December 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Sounds a lot like the Bengals
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Bengals coach Zac Taylor says the team is releasing Jermaine Burton.
December 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Bengals coach Zac Taylor says the team is releasing Jermaine Burton.
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How a book about thinking like a monk helped Bengals CB DJ Turner II go from a back-up to a potential Pro Bowler: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
How a self-help book: 'How to Think Like a Monk' changed Bengals CB DJ Turner
A New York Times bestseller helped Turner hone his mental strength and become a premiere CB.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
How a book about thinking like a monk helped Bengals CB DJ Turner II go from a back-up to a potential Pro Bowler: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Incredible
November 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Incredible
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Chase Brown so far tonight:
20 touches
101 scrimmage yards
He has 100+ scrimmage yards in 6 straight games.
20 touches
101 scrimmage yards
He has 100+ scrimmage yards in 6 straight games.
November 28, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Chase Brown so far tonight:
20 touches
101 scrimmage yards
He has 100+ scrimmage yards in 6 straight games.
20 touches
101 scrimmage yards
He has 100+ scrimmage yards in 6 straight games.
The Bengals getting all the luck first half: Lamar fumbling the ball on his goal line, Likely fumbling it out of the end zone, soft OPI call wiping out a Ravens TD.
And with all that it’s just a 2 point lead.
And with all that it’s just a 2 point lead.
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
The Bengals getting all the luck first half: Lamar fumbling the ball on his goal line, Likely fumbling it out of the end zone, soft OPI call wiping out a Ravens TD.
And with all that it’s just a 2 point lead.
And with all that it’s just a 2 point lead.
Ossai!
November 28, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Ossai!
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The Bengals have officially activated Joe Burrow off of IR ahead of Thursday night’s game in Baltimore against the Ravens.
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The Bengals have officially activated Joe Burrow off of IR ahead of Thursday night’s game in Baltimore against the Ravens.
Have NFL UK leaked the budget?
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Have NFL UK leaked the budget?
Bengals as chess players for @bengalsuk.bsky.social
Joey B = the King cos you need to keep him upright to win
Ja’Marr = the Queen as versatile piece that can run all the routes, stretch the board and is the hardest to defend
Trey = a knight as can turn the corner to get after opposition’s king
Joey B = the King cos you need to keep him upright to win
Ja’Marr = the Queen as versatile piece that can run all the routes, stretch the board and is the hardest to defend
Trey = a knight as can turn the corner to get after opposition’s king
November 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Bengals as chess players for @bengalsuk.bsky.social
Joey B = the King cos you need to keep him upright to win
Ja’Marr = the Queen as versatile piece that can run all the routes, stretch the board and is the hardest to defend
Trey = a knight as can turn the corner to get after opposition’s king
Joey B = the King cos you need to keep him upright to win
Ja’Marr = the Queen as versatile piece that can run all the routes, stretch the board and is the hardest to defend
Trey = a knight as can turn the corner to get after opposition’s king
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The Bengals defense with an early statement.
November 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The Bengals defense with an early statement.
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Judging from the comments from Bengals coach Zac Taylor, and the caution he expressed, it feels like the pendulum has swung back to Joe Flacco -- with Joe Burrow making great progress, regardless.
Story on Taylor's comments.
Story on Taylor's comments.
Joe Burrow (toe) questionable to make return vs. Patriots; Bengals' Zac Taylor won't name starting QB
Joe Burrow is inching closer toward returning. Though they aren't ready to declare Burrow as their Week 12 starter, the Bengals QB will be listed as questionable on Cincinnati's Friday injury report, ...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Judging from the comments from Bengals coach Zac Taylor, and the caution he expressed, it feels like the pendulum has swung back to Joe Flacco -- with Joe Burrow making great progress, regardless.
Story on Taylor's comments.
Story on Taylor's comments.
Essential reading ahead of a busy off-season
When a head coach is fired but a GM stays, what red and green flags might that create for prospective hires? I asked sources around the league with significant experience in the NFL’s hiring cycles and got fascinating responses about the dynamics of a “holdover GM”: www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Can it ever work when an NFL coach gets fired but the GM remains?
The Giants appear set to keep their GM but hire a new head coach, an organizational transition with historically mixed results.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Essential reading ahead of a busy off-season
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#Bengals cleared S Daijahn Anthony and TE Mike Gesicki to return to practice today. Anthony was placed on IR on Aug. 26 with a hamstring injury, Gesicki went on IR Oct. 15 with a pectoral injury.
November 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
#Bengals cleared S Daijahn Anthony and TE Mike Gesicki to return to practice today. Anthony was placed on IR on Aug. 26 with a hamstring injury, Gesicki went on IR Oct. 15 with a pectoral injury.
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The #Bengals have opened the 21-day window for Joe Burrow to return to practice without counting toward the 53-man roster. He will practice in limited fashion today and is scheduled to speak to media this afternoon.
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The #Bengals have opened the 21-day window for Joe Burrow to return to practice without counting toward the 53-man roster. He will practice in limited fashion today and is scheduled to speak to media this afternoon.
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This means the Reds will fall further behind in real terms as player salaries increase 7% a year.
Average MLB team payroll: $175 million
Average MLB postseason team payroll: $217 million
Reds 2025 payroll: $119 million
Average MLB team payroll: $175 million
Average MLB postseason team payroll: $217 million
Reds 2025 payroll: $119 million
Reds president of baseball operations Nick Krall says the team’s budget “will be around the same as our payroll from 2025.”
November 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This means the Reds will fall further behind in real terms as player salaries increase 7% a year.
Average MLB team payroll: $175 million
Average MLB postseason team payroll: $217 million
Reds 2025 payroll: $119 million
Average MLB team payroll: $175 million
Average MLB postseason team payroll: $217 million
Reds 2025 payroll: $119 million
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The Bengals are receiving a 2026 seventh-round pick in exchange from Dallas for veteran LB Logan Wilson, source says.
November 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The Bengals are receiving a 2026 seventh-round pick in exchange from Dallas for veteran LB Logan Wilson, source says.