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CINCINNATI -- One of the most anticipated training camps in the Joe Burrow era is nearly here and Bengals fans can't wait to see the team out on the Kettering Health Training Camp fields outside Paycor Stadium. There are so many storylines with these Bengals, including Dexter Lawrence, DJ Turner, Dax Hill, Burrow and a new rookie class that promises a new infusion of talent. Dan Hoard joins Trags to break it all down and preview the open of camp next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- The 2026 Bengals are poised for a breakthrough season and a return to the playoffs for the first time in four seasons. Expectations are high. How will Jordan Battle, Myles Murphy and DJ Turner play roles in a breakthrough season for the defense. Will Chase Brown, Amarius Mims and Dylan Fairchild take big steps forward? Jake Liscow of Locked On Bengals joins Trags to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals should have one of the most improved defensive units in the NFL this season. The offense should be more explosive this season but will that be with Joe Burrow under center or in his traditional shotgun? Joe Goodberry of Bengals on the Brain joins Trags to break it all down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals have had by all local observations a very productive and successful offseason. Of course, the work remains to be proven on the field. But national pundits like The Athletics aren't necessarily convinced, ranking the Ravens and Browns as winners in the offseason but leaving the Bengals off the list. Does it really matter? How will the Bengals meet those expectations this coming season? Rocky Boiman of 700 WLW joins Trags to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Kansas City Chiefs captured their third Super Bowl title in five years with a thrilling 25-22 overtime win against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday in Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas. What were some of the biggest takeaways? How can the Bengals get their hands on Chris Jones in free agency or someone like him? What are the Bengals biggest needs heading into free agency and the draft? Just how deep is this wide receiver class? Trags digs into these topics with Bengals expert Jake Liscow of the LockedOn Bengals podcast to discuss in the latest edition of the Jungle Roar Pod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals ended their mandatory minicamp on a high note with positive vibes from Joe Burrow indicating that there's a new level and sense of urgency and a willingness to embrace the pressure to excel in 2026. Richard Skinner joins Trags to discuss the messaging of Burrow and head coach Zac Taylor on Wednesday and what it means going forward into training camp this July. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals bit the bullet a bit and finally restructured Joe Burrow's contract to save them $10 million in cap space for this season, converting $10 million of his 2026 salary into a bonus. What impact will that have on the books and why fans should care? Could Kyle Dugger be an X-factor in the Bengals safety room this season with Bryan Cook and Jordan Battle? Richard Skinner of Local 12 joins Trags to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and DJ Turner all took part in voluntary OTA practice Tuesday outside Paycor Stadium, a sure sign that all three are fully committed to putting in the work to make the season special for the Bengals. What were the biggest takeaways from Tuesday's workout? Richard Skinner of Local 12 joins Trags to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals announced five additional names to the list of Ring of Honor nominees for induction this fall at a Bengals home game. DT Geno Atkins, DE Carlos Dunlap, WR A.J. Green, CB Leon Hall and LT Andrew Whitworth. They join seven others, K Jim Breech, RB James Brooks, WR Cris Collinsworth, S David Fulcher, G Max Montoya, TE Bob Trumpy and LB Reggie Williams join K Jim Breech, HB James Brooks, WR Cris Collinsworth, S David Fulcher, G Max Montoya, TE Bob Trumpy and LB Reggie Williams on the 12-person ballot. Skinny of Local 12 joins Trags to discuss the ballot given to select Bengals Season Ticket members that will decide the next two names to go up on the East facade of Paycor Stadium. Trags and Skinny also discuss the latest from the offseason program and the latest on Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- Orlando Brown Jr. says there's a lot to like about the Bengals schedule, and he's not worried about no bye week after Madrid. Joe Burrow is ready to take on the rigors of the offseason in full and gets a visit from Kid Cudi, and the Bengals defense is primed for a special season. Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com joins Trags to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- The 2026 Bengals schedule is out and it features the third-easiest slate of games in the NFL per last year's strength of schedule. Which games stand out for the Bengals and why? A New Year's Eve game in Cincinnati between the Bengals and Ravens, a stretch of 1 p.m. games to start the season, and dealing with a trip to Madrid, Spain in November. Trags and Skinny touch on it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- Phase 2 of the Bengals offseason workout program begins this week, with rookies joining veterans on the field and in the classroom to assimilate to the Bengals offseason preparations. Which rookies are expected to shine and which have room for improvement? The NFL schedule gets released on Thursday night. What should fans look for in the schedule release? Will Dax Hill wind up starting the season as one of the two starting outside corners or is the slot still a possibility? Richard Skinner of Local12 joins Trags to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals have made wholesale changes to their roster this offseason, boosting their defense and fortifying their offensive line. They brought in All-Pro defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence and made several moves to bolster the defense. They have made several other moves to strengthen the roster. Dan Hoard, the voice of the Bengals, joins Trags to discuss this and much more on the latest episode of the Jungle Roar Pod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals took two offensive linemen, a wide receiver, a tight end and defensive tackle on Day 3 of the NFL Draft on Saturday. Add to that a defensive edge with their second round pick and a tall, rangy corner with great upside in Round 3 on Friday and the Bengals feel they've added great depth and some playmakers to a roster that is ready to return to the Super Bowl. Richard Skinner of Local 12 joins Trags to break it all down in the latest episode of the Jungle Roar Pod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals took another massive step in the rebuild of their defense by acquiring Dexter Lawrence from the New York Giants for the tenth overall pick. On Monday, Lawrence met his new teammates during the team's first offseason workouts and the impact was immediate and overwhelmingly positive. What do the Bengals address now in the final six rounds of the draft after bringing in two safeties and two defensive tackles in free agency? What will they do to free up cap space? How much was Joe Burrow behind all of this? What about a Burrow restructure? Skinny joins Trags to discuss all of this and much more on the latest Jungle Roar Pod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- The days are winding down until the Bengals make their first round selection and seven more in the 2026 NFL draft. Which way are they leaning? If the Bengals don't have the choice of Arvell Reese, Sonny Styles or Caleb Downs, which way will they go? Cornerbacks Mansoor Delane of LSU and Jermod McCoy of Tennessee are likely picks. Why haven't the Bengals extended Dax Hill or DJ Turner yet? What about restructuring Joe Burrow's contract? Trags welcomes Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic to discuss all this and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- With Bryan Cook and Kyle Dugger now with Jordan Battle in the safety room and Dax Hill and DJ Turner at corner, are the Bengals set at corner or could they be looking at LSU's Mansoor Delane or Tennessee's Jermod McCoy at No. 10 overall? What is the biggest appeal with Reuben Bain Jr. at edge? What is the lasting wisdom Andrew Whitworth gives about Bengals ownership? Richard Skinner joins Trags to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- Was Joe Flacco's $6 million worth the price of potentially not signing a linebacker like Leo Chenal? Did the Bengals do the right thing? Why won't Bengals ownership explain themselves and their offseason approach to this point? With NFL Owners meetings this week in Phoenix, what are the priorities in the rules committee? What about the Tush Push and is the NFL on the verge of an officiating crisis. Richard Skinner of Local 12 in Cincinnati joins Trags to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- With such a need to improve the linebacker room, why haven't the Bengals gone out in free agency and helped out Barrett Carter and Demetrius Knight Jr.? Why haven't Bengals restructured Joe Burrow's contract? Speaking of Burrow, what in the world was he doing playing in a flag football game and getting tackled? All this and much more on the latest episode of the Jungle Roar Pod with Trags and Skinny. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- It's been a busy week for the Bengals in free agency. But have they made enough moves to substantially improve their defense? How have they managed the cap since signing Bryan Cook, Boye Mafe and Jonathan Allen and re-signing Orlando Brown Jr.? Skinny joins Trags to break down the first week into free agency and grade them on the overall process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- NFL free agency officially opens Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET but teams can begin talking dollars and terms this week with free agents. What will the Bengals do to address their many needs on defense and how many deals will get done? How will Bengals react to the Ravens trading away a pair of first-round picks for star edge rusher Maxx Crosby? Richard Skinner of Local 12 joins Trags to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals and 31 other NFL teams left Indianapolis with presumably a better idea of what they'll be doing in late April when they draft the best available college talent. The Bengals pick at No. 10 and there's likely to be a crop of first-rate talent available there. Which direction will they go? Will star safety Caleb Downs be there? Will David Bailey? What about Sonny Styles and could they go off the reservation and draft running back Jeremiyah Love out of Notre Dame? Former NFL linebacker and Cincinnati talk show host Rocky Boiman joins Trags to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- The Kansas City Chiefs just re-worked their massive contract with Patrick Mahomes to free up about $60 million in cap space to address their needs in free agency. Could and should the Bengals do the same with Joe Burrow to maximize their spending power on defense in Burrow/Chase/Higgins window? What are the biggest targets and storylines for the Bengals as the NFL Combine opens Tuesday in Indianapolis? Richard Skinner of Local 12 in Cincinnati joins Trags to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- Ken Anderson continues to be snubbed by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Why is it so hard to understand that he belongs in Canton? Also, the Bengals have a decision to make, spend a lot on one or two impact free agents or spread out the budget and really re-build the defense. Richard Skinner of Local 12 joins Trags to fully break down the options and which ones seem the most appealing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- The final football game of the season was played Sunday in the Bay Area and the Seattle Seahawks made it a resounding second Super Bowl title with a 29-13 win over the New England Patriots. What are the biggest takeaways from the game for the Bengals, what should the Bengals do about Trey Hendrickson? Which players from the Super Bowl could end up on the Bengals in free agency? What to make of the Joe Burrow trade non-sense? Where do the Bengals need to focus their defensive re-build efforts. Richard Skinner of Local12 joins Trags to discuss it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- Joe Burrow has been selected as a back-up to the AFC Pro Bowl squad Tuesday night in San Francisco, giving the Bengals four Pro Bowl players, two quarterbacks and two receivers. DJ Turner somehow got left out. Which Super Bowl team should the Bengals follow when rebuilding this offseason? Trags is joined by James Rapien of BengalsTalk.com and SI.com to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- The Super Bowl LX matchup is set for Santa Clara and it's a rematch of Super Bowl XLIX 11 years ago as the New England Patriots play in the big game for a record-12th time while Seattle is appearing in its fourth. In the last game, Malcolm Butler intercepted Russell Wilson in the closing moments to help seal Tom Brady's fourth Super Bowl title. What can the Bengals take from the way the two teams are built? Looking ahead three months, what should the Bengals be targeting at No. 10 in the draft? Trags and Skinny are back to discuss it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- What are the lessons to be learned for the Bengals from the Patriots' run to the AFC Championship? What are the biggest takeaways from the Sean McDermott firing in Buffalo and what does it mean for Josh Allen? Where should the Bengals be focused on come the draft in April? Trags discusses all of it and much more with Alex Barth, Patriots reporter from 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin spent 63 minutes Friday answering questions from reporters about the failures of the 2025 Bengals and why he believes he, his staff and Zac Taylor deserve another chance to turn it around in 2026. Trags and Skinny break down all the major takeaways from Friday's unusual presser. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals outplayed their in-state rivals for most of the game but two defensive touchdowns by Cleveland and a last-second 49-yard field goal by Andre Szmyt spelled doom for the Bengals in a 20-18 Cleveland win Sunday at Paycor Stadium. Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase has pointed comments postgame about what should be next in the offseason for the Bengals, which starts Monday with exit interviews. Will it matter in Cincinnati in 2026? Trags and Skinny with the post-mortem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- For the second straight week, the Bengals raced out to a huge lead and gave their franchise quarterback Joe Burrow the fourth quarter off to relax in a 37-14 win over the Arizona Cardinals Sunday at Paycor Stadium. Ja'Marr Chase got back in the touchdown column with two scores while Burrow had another 300-yard game, his 28th, matching Andy Dalton for the most in Bengals history. Offensive lineman Cody Ford stole the show on his 29th birthday by catching a pass for 21 yards in the romp. Trags and Skinny break down the highlights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everything that could go right went right in the third quarter Sunday and the Bengals took full advantage scoring 21 points in the third quarter and racing away to a 45-21 rout of the Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Joe Burrow threw four touchdowns without an interception while Chase Brown caught a pair of touchdowns and ran for another in a 28-point second-half explosion one week after being shut out. The Bengals forced three turnovers in the third quarter to lead the way in the romp. Trags and Skinny break it all down as the Bengals improve to 5-10 on the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- Joe Burrow had the worst day of his career and was shutout out for the first time in his time with the Bengals as the Ravens put the Bengals out of their misery with a 24-0 loss at a snow-covered Paycor Stadium. Burrow threw another pick-6 and Lamar Jackson threw a pair of touchdown passes to lead the Ravens to victory. Skinny and Trags break it all down on yet another day of misery for the Bengals and their fan base. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Christian Benford returned a Joe Burrow interception 63 yards for a touchdown and Josh Allen ran for a 40-yard score as the Buffalo Bills wiped out a 28-18 fourth-quarter deficit and beat the Bengals, 39-34, Sunday at Highmark Stadium. The Bengals fall to 4-9 and three games behind the Steelers in the AFC North. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BALTIMORE -- Joe Burrow returned after missing nine games and tossed two touchdowns to lead the Bengals past the Baltimore Ravens, 32-14, on Thanksgiving night in Baltimore. The defense forced five Ravens turnovers and Evan McPherson converted all six field goal attempts to help the Bengals snap a four-game losing streak and improve to 4-8 on the season and 3-1 in the AFC North. Trags and Skinny break down the win and what it could mean going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI - The Bengals lost its fourth straight Sunday 26-20 to the Patriots on Sunday at Paycor Stadium. Mike Petraglia and Richard Skinner break down another heartbreaker that Joe Flacco suffered through Sunday and look ahead to Thursday's game in Baltimore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PITTSBURGH -- The Bengals saw any realistic chance of competing for the AFC North come to an end Sunday with an ugly 34-12 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium. The game was ugly in many facets, the Steelers had two defensive scores, Joe Flacco came back to earth and Ja'Marr Chase and Jalen Ramsey got into it, with Ramsey getting ejected for grabbing Chase's facemask and video emerging postgame that Chase spit in the face of Ramsey to spark the brawl. The Bengals looked undisciplined and unprepared again in falling to 3-7 on the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- Joe Burrow has returned to Bengals practice after missing the last seven weeks due to surgery on his left big toe to repair a grade 3 strain of turf toe. Will Burrow be back this season? Should he return this season? Could the Bengals salvage their season with wins over the Steelers, Patriots and Ravens in the next three weeks? Trags breaks it all down with Charlie Clifford of WLWT Channel 5 in Cincinnati. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- Just when you thought it couldn't get worse. Meet the 2025 Bengals defense. After one of the more heroic quarterback performances in franchise history, the defense found a way to completely and utterly mess themselves with a collapse that may have outdone the epic fail one week earlier against a winless Jets team. Caleb Williams found Colston Loveland with 17 seconds left for a 58-yard go-ahead touchdown to lead the visiting Chicago Bears to a wild 47-42 win over the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday in Cincinnati. Jobs should be lost at every level after what the Bengals have done the last two weeks at home. Skinny joins Trags to explain why with the failing football operations and ownership, it almost certainly won't. Loveland caught the pass at the Cincinnati 40 and broke a Jordan Battle tackle attempt and outraced the Cincinnati secondary for the score. The game ended on the interception of Joe Flacco’s Hail Mary pass 20 yards shy of the end zone. Loveland had a pair of touchdown grabs and stepped up for Cole Kmet, who didn’t play in the second half due to a concussion. Flacco, playing with a sprained AC joint in his right shoulder, completed 31-of-47 passes and threw for a career-high 470 yards and four touchdowns for the Bengals (3-6), who lost for the sixth time in seven games. Flacco, playing with a sprained AC joint in his right shoulder, completed 31-of-47 passes and threw for a career-high 470 yards and four touchdowns for the Bengals (3-6), who lost for the sixth time in seven games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals defense allowed 502 yards of total offense to Justin Fields and the Jets and blew fourth quarter leads of 31-16 and 38-24 to lose to the previously winless New York Jets at Paycor Stadium. The loss was as inexplicable as it was inexcusable. The Bengals are now 3-5 and left to wonder how to fix a defense that can't rush the quarterback or stop the run. Will a loss like this finally shine a light on the deficiencies of the front office? Richard Skinner of Local 12 joins Trags to discuss. The Bengals again were throttled on defense due to poor tackling and blown assignments. The loss overshadowed a terrific game from running back Chase Brown who had a touchdown run and a touchdown catch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI — It was Joe Flacco and Ja'Marr Chase to the rescue Thursday night when the Bengals absolutely needed it. Evan McPherson’s fourth field goal of the night, from 36 yards with seven seconds remaining, lifted the Cincinnati Bengals past the Pittsburgh Steelers, 33-31, on Thursday night in Cincinnati. The play was set up on a perfect lob from Flacco to Tee Higgins for 28 yards from the Pittsburgh 35. Higgins slid to the Pittsburgh 7 and the Bengals were able to essentially kill the remainder of the clock before McPherson's game-winning kick. The Bengals (3-4) snapped a four-game losing streak and won for the first time since Joe Burrow was injured on Sept. 14. The Steelers (4-2) fell for the first time this season on the road. Trags and Skinny break it all down in this episode of the Jungle Roar Bengals Postgame Pod. Burrow’s replacement, Flacco completed 31-of-47 passes for 342 yards and threw three touchdowns while Rodgers threw a pair of touchdown passes to tight end Pat Freiermuth, including a 68-yarder for the go-ahead score with over two minutes to go to put the Steelers up, 31-30. Rodgers finished with four touchdown passes in total, all to tight ends. [embed]https://twitter.com/Bengals/status/1979026077486907899[/embed] Aaron Rodgers vs. Joe Flacco didn’t disappoint in the fourth-ever matchup of 40-year-old quarterbacks. With Cincinnati's lead pass rusher Trey Hendrickson out with a hip injury, the 41-year-old Rodgers was able to scramble often, buying more time to find receivers downfield. Rodgers finished 22-of-32 for 244 yards two touchdowns and two interceptions. Steelers running back Jaylen Warren added 127 yards on 16 carries. The game ended when DJ Ivey batted Rodgers 60-yard heave to the end zone as time expired. Ja’Marr Chase had a team-record 16 catches on 23 targets for 161 yards and a touchdown. Running back Chase Brown was key in Cincinnati's first-half rally with explosive runs of 37 and 27 yards. Brown finished with 108 yards on 11 carries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GREEN BAY -- The Bengals dropped their fourth straight game Sunday at Lambeau Field, 27-18, to the Green Bay Packers. The Bengals had next-to-zero offense in the first half and good defense, as they trailed only 10-0. But they found offensive rhythm in the second half behind new quarterback Joe Flacco, who threw a pair of fourth-down touchdowns in the second half. But the defense allowed three long, game-sealing scoring drives. Skinny and Trags break down Sunday's loss and whether there's real hope for the Bengals to break out of it on a short week when they host the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night at Paycor Stadium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals were embarrassed again for three quarters Sunday against the Lions before Jake Browning and the offense woke up in the fourth quarter, scoring 21 points and making it somewhat close in a 37-24 loss before a disgusted Bengal crowd at Paycor Stadium. Browning threw three more interceptions and has eight on the season to go with six touchdowns. Both Browning and Zac Taylor took ownership for the embarrassing loss that dropped the Bengals to 2-3 on the season. Trags and Skinny discuss if the fourth quarter offers real hope going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DENVER -- For a second straight week, the Bengals were blown out on the road, 28-3, by the Broncos at Mile High. The team was outgained 512-159, the fourth-worst margin in team history. They gained only nine first downs an had more penalties (11) than first downs. Trags and Skinny break it all down, including Ja'Marr Chase's comments afterward, calling out the team's effort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Bengals committed five turnovers and allowed the Minnesota Vikings to score 31 points off turnovers in a humiliating 48-10 loss Sunday at US Bank Stadium. Jake Browning was intercepted twice, including once by Isaiah Rodgers for a pick-6. Rodgers also punched the ball free from Noah Fant and raced 66 yards for a touchdown, becoming the first player in NFL history to force two fumbles and score two defensive touchdowns in a game. The Bengals were shellshocked afterward. Trags and Skinny break down the locker room reaction and what the Bengals need to do to move forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- Joe Burrow suffered a left big toe injury midway through the second quarter that knocked him out of the game. He did not return and could be out several weeks with the injury. Jake Browning came on in his place and rallied the Bengals to a 31-27 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars when he leaped into the end zone on a quarterback keeper with 18 seconds remaining to cap a 15-play, 92 yard drive, which included two fourth-down conversions. Ja'Marr Chase had 14 catches on 16 targets for 165 yards and a touchdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLEVELAND -- It might have been ugly but it was a win for the Bengals on opening day in Cleveland. Joe Burrow threw for just 113 yards and the offense could muster just 141 yards total offense but the defense intercepted Joe Flacco twice off deflected passes off receivers' hands and the Bengals held on for a 17-16 win over the Browns. Also helping the Bengals' cause was a missed extra point and a missed 36-yard field goal by Andre Szmyt. Noah Fant had a touchdown reception and Chase Brown ran for a touchdown in the first season-opening win since 2021. Richard Skinner of Local 12 joins Trags to break it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- Bengals long-time radio analyst and newest inductee to the team's Ring of Honor this October, Dave Lapham, breaks down how the Bengals can finally open their season with a win this Sunday in Cleveland. He details how his former coach Paul Brown despised the Browns and always had extra motivation to beat the Browns anytime he could. The key will be in the trenches, controlling Myles Garrett and not letting Jerome Ford run roughshod over the Bengals defense. Can the Bengals respond? Lap breaks it all down with Trags. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals have plenty of roster decisions to make ahead of Tuesday's 4 p.m. ET cutdown deadline in the NFL. Who fills out the back end of the offensive and defensive lines? Who are the backup safeties? What about injuries to Jermaine Burton and Daijahn Anthony and could they impact the final 53-man roster? What about players still out there in Justin Simmons or a trade for a player like New England safety Kyle Dugger? Plenty to break down with FOX 19's Jeremy Rauch on the latest edition of the Jungle Roar Pod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CINCINNATI -- Following their second preseason game in Washington against the Commanders, a 31-17 win, concerns have been raised over the state of the Bengals defense. Head coach Zac Taylor said after the game that he loves his defense and where it stands. The Bengals are also looking for depth along their offensive line after Lucas Patrick left Monday's game with an unspecified injury while Cody Ford and Cordell Volson did not dress. Veteran guard Dalton Risner was in Cincinnati Tuesday visiting with the Bengals. And Mitchell Tinsley made two leaping touchdown grabs late in the first half to perhaps seal his roster spot. Charlie Clifford of WLWT-TV in Cincinnati joins Trags to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices