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Can Andy Dalton save the Bengals with win over Jets?

Predicting whether Andy Dalton can help Bengals upset Jets.

The Cincinnati Bengals turn back to Andy Dalton as the calendar turns to December in the hopes of avoiding 0-16.

Only a handful of games remain but the panic button has clearly been punched as the odds of a winless season continue. The Bengals fell to 0-11 a week ago via a loss against a visiting Pittsburgh team and with it secured the worst start in franchise history.

In the process, rookie Ryan Finley had another disaster of a game, leaving the coaching staff without a choice but to hand the offense back to Dalton. But Dalton, 0-8 on the season with a 60.4 completion percentage with nine touchdowns and eight picks, hadn’t fared much better before taking a seat.

If there’s a reason for hope, it’s a rejuvenated running game that has tallied 173 and 86 rushing yards over the last two weeks while averaging north of four yards per carry.

There’s always a but though — the New York Jets happen to rank first in the NFL in run defense. If there’s a team capable of stunting any offensive growth the Bengals have shown lately, it’s probably Gang Green.

And rest assured the Jets aren’t taking the game lightly.

These Jets have won three straight games while scoring 34 points in each including a 34-3 trouncing of an Oakland team last week that had just rattled off its own three-win streak.

The Jets don’t do any one thing alarmingly well on offense, but the season-long numbers are skewered due to oddities like quarterback Sam Darnold falling ill early in the year.

Dalton under center or not, Cincinnati hasn’t scored more than 20 points in a game in six straight and has managed to do that just once all year. That won’t cut it against a Jets team starting to find its footing and roll. Joe Mixon could have another big game but again fade from the plan as the Bengals fall behind and look to pass more.

Prediction: Jets 28, Bengals 21

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Ravens vs. 49ers Week 13: Time, TV channel and how to stream online

The Baltimore Ravens host the San Francisco 49ers in Week 13 for a potentially Super Bowl preview. Here’s how you can watch the game live.

It’s the matchup of Week 13 and potentially of the regular season as the Baltimore Ravens play host to the San Francisco 49ers. It’s a matchup of the best AFC team and the best NFC team in what could very well be an early preview of Super Bowl LIV.

You’ll definitely want to watch this game live and here’s how you can do that. Below is the game information, how to stream or watch on your television.

Game information:

San Francisco 49ers (10-1) at Baltimore Ravens (9-2)

Sunday, Dec. 1, 1:00 p.m. ET

M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD

Streaming:

Live stream: fuboTV (try it free)

Television channels:

FOX – WBFF Ch. 45 (Baltimore)

TV broadcasters:

Kevin Burkhardt (Play-by-play)
Charles Davis (analyst)
Pam Oliver (field)

Radio:

WBAL (1090 AM/101.5 FM)
98 Rock (97.9 FM)
ESPN Radio

Radio broadcasters:

Gerry Sandusky (play-by-play)
Jarret Johnson (analyst)
Kirk McEwen (field)

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Joe Burrow inches closer to Bengals in 2020 draft via epic LSU senior night

Joe Burrow continued on a path that seems to end with the Bengals during the 2020 draft.

The Joe Burrow hype train for the 2020 NFL draft, where the Cincinnati Bengals currently stand scheduled to pick first, continues without issue.

Saturday night during LSU’s Senior Night, Burrow ripped off another casually elite game in a 50-7 win over Texas A&M.

There, Burrow completed 71.9 percent of his passes with three touchdowns and no picks, bringing his season totals to 4,366 yards on a 78.3 percentage with 44 touchdowns and six interceptions.

The seemingly effortless performance, paired with the festivities of the night, helped increase the stock and aura of the Athens, Ohio native. Whether it was the entrance out onto the field, the performance itself or broadcasters linking Burrow to the Bengals, it helped further the idea the current LSU Tiger could be on his way back to Ohio via the draft.

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NFL fines two players from Steelers-Bengals in Week 12

Two players were fined from the latest Steelers-Bengals clash.

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals played a rather timid game by their own rivalry standards in Week 12.

Which is to say it wasn’t anywhere near as chaotic as the Steelers-Cleveland Browns fight featuring Myles Garrett and Mason Rudolph a few weeks back.

But it didn’t go without players eventually getting fine letters from the NFL.

According to Joe Rutter of Trib Live, Steelers running back Trey Edmunds got hit with a $28,075 fine for a blindside block on a kickoff return. Bengals linebacker Nick Vigil lost $21,056 for his horse-collar tackle.

Again, a rather tame set of fines given the history between the AFC North foes. But these infractions unfolded during a game where the Bengals cemented the worst start in franchise history and the Steelers benched a quarterback for a third-stringer, so it certainly felt like there weren’t much in the way of stakes influencing things.

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Jets vs. Bengals: Viewing info and coverage map for Week 13

Here’s a coverage map and streaming info for Jets vs. Bengals.

The Cincinnati Bengals enter the month of December seeking out win No. 1 on the season.

But a surging New York Jets team has other plans. The Sam Darnold-led attack and a strong defense has won three games in a row to revive a season late.

The hosts turn back to Andy Dalton under center in the hopes of a spark to avoid an ever-increasing chance at 0-16. Here’s everything to know about Sunday’s AFC tilt.

 

New York Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, December 1 (1 p.m. ET)

TV info: CBS

Stream: fuboTV (try it free)

Radio: Cincinnati – WCKY-AM (1530), Cincinnati – WEBN-FM (102.7), Cincinnati – WLW-AM (700)

Location: Paul Brown Stadium

Forecast: Sunny, 46 degrees

Referee: Ron Torbert

Odds: New York -3.5

Map (Jets vs. Bengals in green, h/t 506 Sports):

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Did a former Bengals coach take a swipe at Andy Dalton?

Did Paul Alexander comment on Andy Dalton?

Paul Alexander is one of the more interesting elements of football twitter.

The former Cincinnati Bengals offensive line coach has all sorts of quality content up on his feed since moving away from coaching itself.

More recently, an interesting note about a quarterback came up. And while it seemingly refers to Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, it’s hard not to make the connection between Alexander, the Bengals and a starting quarterback by the name of Andy Dalton.

Keep in mind while the Chicago-Trubisky angle makes sense, the Bengals are off to the worst start in franchise history and a new head coach just went back on his decision and reappointed Dalton the starter.

The tweet in question:

Maybe this has nothing to do with Dalton. But this tweet followed closely:

What’s interesting here is Alexander saw plenty of bad quarterback play in Cincinnati. He arrived in 1994 as line coach and was trusted so much he was a top assistant to Marvin Lewis in 2002 as assistant head coach (he lasted half a season in Dallas after 23 years in Cincinnati).

But the Dalton connection is notable given the veteran’s downfall since his strong 2015 campaign, all the way to getting benched in favor of a rookie as soon as a new head coach arrived.

So far, it doesn’t seem like Zac Taylor has lost the locker room. The players are fighting. But Dalton was also a guy looking for a trade, which is impressive given his reputation and character.

With Dalton about to undergo his first start since getting the job back, this might be something to keep in mind.

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Bengals make roster moves ahead of Week 13 vs. Jets

The Bengals promoted a player and waived another before the game.

The Cincinnati Bengals need some help at tight end with both Cethan Carter and rookie Drew Sample ruled out for Sunday’s game against the New York Jets.

That in mind, the team announced the promotion of Mason Schreck off the practice squad and elected to waive offensive tackle Andre Smith in the process.

It’s a not-so-noteworthy move. Schreck had a big role on special teams before getting hurt last year, had fans within the building and even had teams calling about trading for him in the past.

And on the offensive line front, Smith started a handful of games at left tackle before getting hurt. Letting him go has more to do with Cordy Glenn than Jonah Williams, but it’s notable nonetheless.

We’ll see if Schreck has an impact Sunday — but the team sure needs somebody to step up.

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Which type of role will K Ryan Santoso play for the Titans?

The Tennessee Titans recently added a new kicker in Ryan Santoso, and not much is known about exactly how the team will utilize him.

The Tennessee Titans recently added a new kicker in Ryan Santoso, and not much is known about exactly how the team will utilize him.

About as much as me know about Santoso at this point is that his name sounds like a hybrid between Ryan Succop and former Titans kicker Cairo Santos — but that doesn’t give us any information as to which role he’ll play.

The 6-foot-5, 258-pounder said himself earlier in the week that one of his biggest strengths is his leg, so it will be interesting to see if he gets some action on kickoffs moving forward in Nashville.

Succop missed all three of his field goal attempts in his return against the Carolina Panthers, but was 6-for-6 in extra-point tries in the Titans’ 42-20 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars last week in Nissan Stadium.

The Titans will keep both kickers on the roster ahead of the weekend contest, so we’ll get an answer soon as to what Santoso will contribute to the squad, and how they’ll go about that.

Santoso played college ball at Minnesota, successful on 29-of-39 field goal attempts, with a career-long of 52 yards.

He also was good for 76-of-77 point-after attempts, and kicked off 168 times while racking up 80 touchbacks. 46 of his punts were pinned inside the 20.

Since Minnesota, Santoso has spent a pair of preseasons with the Detroit Lions, and also saw time with the CFL’s Montreal Alouettes.

Santoso also punted 144 times and averaged 41.8 yards (fourth-best in school history). He placed 46 punts inside the 20 and had a career long of 68 yards in 2017

The Titans and Colts are set to kick off at noon CT on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Jets aren’t overlooking Andy Dalton’s Bengals

The Jets are ready for Andy Dalton in Week 13.

Andy Dalton might be 0-8 as a starter for the Cincinnati Bengals this year and lost his job to a rookie.

Don’t tell the New York Jets.

Jets head coach Adam Gase, captain of a 4-7 team that is surging on a three-game tear, doesn’t want his team to overlook the Bengals and Dalton.

“He’s a dangerous guy, period.” Gase said, according to SNY’s Corey Hersch. “That’s just what it is. It’s not always easy when you’re a quarterback who’s been in the same organization for a long time under the same head coach and all of a sudden everything changes. It’s not always as smooth as you want it to be.”

It’s reasonable to think the Jets might overlook the Bengals. The week after is a game against Miami, a divisional foe, then Baltimore. The Miami portion might sound funny — but the Jets lost to the Dolphins in Week 9.

Still, Dalton doesn’t seem like the most threatening player right now. He just got re-appointed as starter and won’t have A.J. Green. He’s struggled to complete 60 percent of his passes and throw more touchdowns than picks.

And yet, the Jets have made it a point to respect the veteran. Not only is it due diligence, Dalton himself might have something to prove with it seeming like he could be auditioning for a new team next year.

As expected, the quest to get win No. 1 won’t be simple.

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Titans need to keep RB Derrick Henry rolling vs. Colts

Running back Derrick Henry continues to be one of the most important players on offense — and the team as a whole.

The Tennessee Titans’ offense has come alive since quarterback Ryan Tannehill replaced Marcus Mariota in the third quarter of Week 6’s shutout loss to the Denver Broncos.

But Tannehill isn’t the only one who has been essential to keeping the team in rhythm.

Running back Derrick Henry continues to be one of the most important players on offense — and the team as a whole.

Here’s what team writer Jim Wyatt had to say of the former Alabama standout this week.

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“Call Titans running back Derrick Henry ‘butter’, because he’s been on a roll. In back-to-back wins over the Chiefs and Jaguars, Henry has 188 yards and 152 yards, respectively, with four rushing touchdowns,” he wrote. “The Titans have been riding him since last December, and he’s led the NFL with 1,616 rushing yards in the past 16 games. Can Henry and the Titans keep it going against an Indianapolis defense that’s ranked 8th vs. the run, allowing just 97 yards per game? Well, it would sure help.”

The Titans have struggled historically against the Colts, never recording a victory over the team with Andrew Luck at the helm and fell 19-17 in a close matchup after Jacoby Brissett took over.

Henry accounted for 15 carries for 82 yards and a touchdown to finish as the team’s leading rusher in that game.

The Titans totaled 124 rushing yards overall in the contest, and 278 yards of total offense.

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The Titans look very different and much more dominant as a team heading into the game this time around, and it will be interesting to see if Henry can stay hot as Tennessee faces Indianapolis in Lucas Oil Stadium at noon CT on Sunday.