CINCINNATI — When Joe Burrow looks back at the Week 1 loss to the Steelers, he needs to look no further than the four interceptions and fumbled snap to know what went wrong. In the first five games, his completion…

CINCINNATI — The Bengals could be getting one of their biggest pieces back this week, literally and figuratively. If the 6-foot-3, 325-pound DJ Reader can return from his sprained left knee this week in time for Pittsburgh, the Bengals will…

CINCINNATI — This is no ordinary bye week for Bengals special teams coordinator Darrin Simmons. In a season that began with him losing his trusty long snapper, Clark Harris, to a torn biceps tendon, he’s now dealing with a veteran…

CINCINNATI — The Bengals beat the living daylight out of a woebegone team Sunday. But it’s not the 35-0 halftime score or the 42-21 final over the Carolina Panthers that mattered. It was how they did it. But what made…

CINCINNATI — Joe Mixon made sure the Bengals ran into the bye with momentum, feel-good vibes and a record-setting mark. The Bengals star running back scored a franchise-record five touchdowns, four on the ground and one receiving, while the defense…

Panthers (2-6) at Bengals (4-4), Sunday, Nov. 6 at Paycor Stadium (Field Turf), 1 p.m. ET, TV: WXIX-TV Ch. 19, FOX regional, (Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez, Laura Okmin), Radio: 700 WLW, WEBN-FM (102.7 FM), ESPN1530, (Dan Hoard, Dave Lapham) CINCINNATI…