CINCINNATI — If the Bengals offense is to reach its potential, then La’el Collins and Joe Mixon will be key cogs in the machine. Just ask offensive coordinator Brian Callahan. Joe Mixon has had exactly two explosive runs this season…

Dolphins (3-0) at Bengals (1-2), Thursday, Sept. 29 at Paycor Stadium (Field Turf), 8:15 p.m. ET, TV: WCPO-TV Ch. 9, Amazon Prime (National, Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Kaylee Hartung), Radio: 700 WLW, WEBN-FM (102.7 FM), ESPN1530 CINCINNATI – When the…

Bengals (0-2) at Jets (1-1), Sunday, Sept. 25 at MetLife Stadium (Field Turf), 1 p.m. ET, TV: CBS (Ch. 12 Cincinnati, Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, Evan Washburn), Radio: WEBN-FM (102.7 FM), ESPN1530 CINCINNATI – There’s no understating the importance of…

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…