November

Nov. 20, 2008   

Ocho Cinco's career may be at a crossroads after deactivation

Updated at 8:43 p.m. EST Thursday, Nov. 20

The Bengals have deactivated WR Chad Ocho Cinco for Thursday night's game at Pittsburgh because of a team rules violation. The team did not elaborate on the nature of the violation and said it would comment further after the game. Conflicting reports have emerged about the deactivation. The Bengals' official Web site reported that Ocho Cinco overslept for a meeting on Wednesday night. However, FoxSports.com reported that Ocho Cinco got into a dispute with offensive coordinator Bob ... More>

Nov. 17, 2008   

Bengals may not like tie, but play of defense a bright spot

Some sportswriters may like ties, if for no other reason than to recall Dan Jenkins’ famous line about Notre Dame head coach Ara Parseghian electing to run out the clock in a 10-10 game vs. Michigan State in 1966. “Tie one for the Gipper,” Jenkins wrote in Sports Illustrated. But players and coaches care little for ties, and we were reminded of this on Sunday, when the Eagles and Bengals fought to a 13-13 draw. The Eagles, in ... More>

October

Oct. 13, 2008   

Palmer to miss another start for struggling Bengals

When your record is 0-6, the schedule usually doesn’t do you any favors. And so it goes for the Bengals, who dropped a 26-14 decision at the Jets on Sunday and now have to gear up for 4-1 Pittsburgh, a team that has won in its last seven trips to Cincinnati. The Bengals again will be without QB Carson Palmer, who will miss the Pittsburgh game as he rests an injured right elbow for the third time in four games. Both Palmer and ... More>

Oct. 10, 2008   

Bengals QB Palmer to miss second start because of elbow

An injury to his throwing elbow will keep Bengals QB Carson Palmer out of the starting lineup for Sunday's game at the Jets.

Head coach Marvin Lewis announced the move after the Bengals' Friday practice and said the move was necessary to prevent the injury from being a season-long concern.

"We're trying to get it not a week-to-week thing," Lewis said, according to the team's official Web site. "We want to get the thing calmed down so it ... More>

September

Sept. 30, 2008   

Benson's big break? RB-needy Bengals take a chance on ex-Bear

Cedric Benson will get a chance to rekindle his NFL career in Cincinnati. The Bengals signed Benson, the former Bears running back, on Tuesday. The club was in need of a veteran back after DeDe Dorsey suffered a hamstring injury serious enough to have him placed on injured reserve Tuesday. Also, Kenny Watson, the top backup to starter Chris Perry, is battling a hamstring injury of his own. Benson, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2005 draft, rushed ... More>

Sept. 29, 2008   

Bengals, Palmer hoping elbow isn't a season-long concern

In Cincinnati, it’s beginning to look a lot like 2002. Just like the ’02 season, the Bengals have dropped their first four games. And just like early in that season, the offense is in a world of hurt because of QB issues. These Bengals lost 20-12 to Cleveland after backup QB Ryan Fitzpatrick threw three interceptions filling in for starter Carson Palmer, who was ruled out of the game by head coach Marvin Lewis because of inflammation in his ... More>

Sept. 15, 2008   

At 0-2, Bengals look like they're going nowhere fast

A second consecutive flat performance by the Bengals has left them at 0-2 and stuck in last place in the AFC North. Cincinnati could muster only one touchown in a 24-7 loss to Tennessee, and the competition gets tougher next week, as the Bengals travel to visit the 2-0 Giants, the defending Super Bowl champions and a club that took apart St. Louis on Sunday. The Bengals struggled in all three phases of the game vs. the ... More>

Sept. 8, 2008   

Bengals' offense sputters in opener

Entering the season, the Bengals' primary worry was the defense. Would it finally show significant improvement under first-year defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer? But those concerns have been trumped by an alarming debut for the offense, which was held to 154 yards in a 17-10 defeat at Baltimore on Sunday. QB Carson Palmer was under pressure all game and completed only 10-of-25 passes for 99 yards. WRs Chad Ocho Cinco (3-44-0) and T.J. Houshmandzadeh (1-22-0) were nonfactors, and ... More>

January

Jan. 14, 2008   

Bengals, WR Johnson could be at crossroads

Bengals WR Chad Johnson has again hinted he wouldn't mind playing elsewhere next season. "The only thing for me to do or say now is: If you guys, as a team and organization, want to further yourself in the playoffs, I think you need to get rid of what the problem was during the season," Johnson told ESPN Radio on Friday, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer. Before the season finale at Miami, Johnson made similar comments to Sirius. Johnson, 30, caught ... More>