Bengals (5-6) at Jaguars (8-3) Monday, Dec. 4 at Everbank Stadium (natural grass), 8:15 p.m. ET, TV: ESPN (National), WCPO-TV Ch. 9 (Cincinnati), Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters, John Parry (rules). Radio: Dan Hoard, Dave Lapham. 700 WLW-AM, WEBN-FM…

CINCINNATI — Tee Higgins is protecting himself. The wide receiver hasn’t played since the Bengals beat the Buffalo Bills on Nov. 6. He pulled his hamstring during practice three days later and the Bengals haven’t won since. There’s no doubting…

CINCINNATI — To Zac Taylor, there’s still plenty to play for this season. Yes, the Bengals were dismal on offense in a 16-10 loss to the Steelers. Joe Burrow had successful surgery Monday and the Jake Browning-led Bengals ran for…

CINCINNATI — The Bengals are just not tough enough. They can’t run the ball. They can’t stop the run. They allowed the Steelers – a team averaging 280 yards of total offense – to march into Paycor Stadium Sunday and…

CINCINNATI — So much for hope. Tight end Pat Freiermuth had a career day, catching nine passes for 120 yards and Najee Harris ran for a touchdown to lead the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers (7-4) to a key 16-10 win over…

Steelers (6-4) at Bengals (5-5) Sunday, Nov. 26 at Paycor Stadium (Field Turf), 1 p.m. ET, TV: WKRC-TV Ch. 12 (Cincinnati), Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, Evan Washburn. Radio: Dan Hoard, Dave Lapham. 700 WLW-AM, WEBN-FM (102.7 FM), ESPN1530. CINCINNATI –…