The Cincinnati Bengals closed out the regular season in the best possible way, blowing out the Cleveland Browns at home to finish the year with a winning record.
Considering every team in the AFC North posted a positive record and three of those went to the playoffs — and the never-ending wave of injuries that hit the Bengals — it was a fantastic way for things to end.
Directly coming out of that game, much of the news focused on the happenings there and reactions to it — plus the future.
Here’s a look at the must-know Bengals news, notes and quotes for January 8.