CINCINNATI — Smoke breaks used to be common in the workplace. And while the metaphor employed by Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo might have been ripped from the 1970s, his point about subbing out players on his defense hit home…

CINCINNATI — The frustrating part of watching the Bengals for fans right now is that they know this is not 2019 or 2020. For all the jokes about the same old Bengals, these are most certainly NOT the same old…

ARLINGTON, Texas — While the confidence is still there, the frustration is quickly mounting among players in the Bengals locker room. And it should. There’s no excuse for what happened Sunday inside AT&T Stadium in a 20-17 loss to the…

ARLINGTON, Texas — One bad game is an exception. Two games is a trend. Brett Maher, a practice squad kicker, converted from 50 yards as time expired to lift the Dallas Cowboys over the Cincinnati Bengals, 20-17, Sunday before 92,944…

Bengals (0-1) at Cowboys (0-1), Sunday, Sept. 18 at AT&T Stadium (Field Turf), 4:25 p.m. ET, TV: CBS (Ch. 12 Cincinnati, Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson), Radio: WEBN-FM (102.7 FM), ESPN1530 CINCINNATI – If ever there were the need…

CINCINNATI — It’s nearly certain that La’el Collins had this Sunday’s game circled on his calendar since the schedule came out in May. Two months after signing a three-year, $21 million contract to become the Bengals’ starting right tackle, he…