CINCINNATI — A word of warning to the Bengals and their faithful. The winners of five straight aren’t about to play any old 6-7 team that is banged up on both sides of the ball. They’re about to play arguably…

CINCINNATI — In this day and age of speed in NFL offenses, it’s a luxury to have a true three-down linebacker who can be trusted to handle pass and run defensive assignments equally well. The Bengals have two. In Germaine…

Browns (5-7) at Bengals (8-4), Sunday, Dec. 11 at Paycor Stadium (Field Turf), 1 p.m. ET, TV: WKRC-TV Ch. 12, CBS national, (Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta, AJ Ross), Radio: 700 WLW, WEBN-FM (102.7 FM), ESPN1530, (Dan Hoard, Dave Lapham) CINCINNATI…

CINCINNATI — Joe Mixon is a Bengals captain for a reason. His leadership came to the fore again Thursday when he spoke for the first time since suffering a concussion against the Steelers in Pittsburgh on Nov. 20. The six-year…

CINCINNATI — No one appreciates the recent success of Samaje Perine more than Joe Burrow. “He’s been unbelievable for us,” Burrow said Wednesday. “If there’s nothing there in the run, he still gets us three. That doesn’t sound like a…

CINCINNATI — Championship teams usually reveal their character in the stretch run. The Bengals believe they are starting to show theirs. A road win over Tennessee without Ja’Marr Chase and Joe Mixon was impressive. Beating Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs…