Cincinnati Bengals
Atlanta Announced as Neutral Site for Potential AFC Championship Game
The N.F.L. announced Thursday that Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta would serve as the neutral site for a potential A.F.C. championship game between Buffalo and Kansas City, should those teams advance. That game would be played Jan. 29, a Sunday, at 6:30 p.m., Eastern time. The N.F.L. last week approved a resolution to “mitigate the competitive […]
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What We Learned From the 2022 N.F.L. Draft
Most analysts agreed that the 2022 N.F.L. draft featured the weakest crop of quarterbacks in at least a decade. But few expected quarterback-needy teams to be almost historically unimpressed: The Atlanta Falcons entered the draft having already signed Marcus Mariota as their starting quarterback. Mariota is so fragile he lands on injured reserve if he […]
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NFL Draft Order and Picks: First Round Results and Tracker
1. Jacksonville JaguarsTravon Walker, DE, Georgia 2. Detroit LionsAidan Hutchinson, DE, Michigan 3. Houston TexansDerek Stingley Jr., CB, Louisiana State 4. New York JetsAhmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati 5. New York GiantsKayvon Thibodeaux, EDGE, Oregon 6. Carolina PanthersIkem Ekwonu, OT, North Carolina State 7. New York Giants (via trade)Evan Neal, OT, Alabama 8. Atlanta FalconsDrake London, […]
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Rams’ Aggressive Roster Build Pays Off in Super Bowl Win
As Burrow stayed patient, guiding the Bengals on a seven-minute drive in the second quarter that was capped by an exquisite trick play — running back Joe Mixon’s toss to Tee Higgins — Stafford started firing his passes high, wide or just off. One such throw caused Beckham to reach behind him, and when he […]
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What We Learned From the N.F.L.’s Conference Championships
The 2021-22 sports year is hellbent on healing wounded fan bases. The state of Georgia saw its Major League Baseball franchise and flagship college football program win titles, Milwaukee won its first N.B.A. championship since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was tossing up sky hooks, and the Cincinnati Bengals are now Super Bowl-bound for the first time in […]
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Super Bowl Preview: Rams and Bengals Bring Offensive
After a string of five Super Bowls featuring either Tom Brady or Patrick Mahomes, on Sunday, two new quarterbacks, Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow and the Rams’ Matthew Stafford, made sure that trend didn’t continue. Two weeks from now, the Cincinnati Bengals will face the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., in the Super […]
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What We Learned in the Divisional Round of the N.F.L. Playoffs
This weekend’s divisional-round games provided a few surprises, beginning with the top seeds in both conferences getting tossed, Joe Burrow’s being sacked nine times overcoming Ryan Tannehill’s three interceptions and Aaron Rodgers’s earlier-than-predicted consideration of his next team. Perhaps the biggest shock, however, is this: Jimmy Garoppolo is one plane ride and 60 minutes of […]
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N.F.L. Playoff Predictions: Our Picks in the Divisional Round
On paper, the Rams have the better, and healthier, team. Odell Beckham Jr. has caught six touchdown passes in nine games with Los Angeles, Cooper Kupp leads the league in every receiving category that matters and Von Miller has become a nightmarish sidekick for Aaron Donald. But the Buccaneers have Tom Brady, whose vast playoff […]
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What We Learned in the N.F.L.’s Wild-Card Round
That was not the case in the wild-card round, with the Buffalo Bills routing the New England Patriots, 47-17, Saturday night. The expanded postseason field, which added another team from each conference in the 2020 season, meant little distinctive play in the pairings between the No. 2 and No. 7 seeds, as the Tampa Bay […]
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