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Injury report: DNP Orlando, Hubbard, Jenkins, Rankins Limited Burrow, Cappa, Higgins, Jones, Stone Ford was full FWIW

Thomas back now too: The Bengals today signed DE Isaiah Thomas to the practice squad. Thomas (6-5, 272), a second-year player out of the University of Oklahoma, originally was a seventh-round draft pick of Cleveland in 2022. He has played in 12 regular-season games for the Browns (2022) and Detroit Lions ('24), totaling 12 tackles, one sack, two PDs and two FRs. He spent the first six games of this season on Cincinnati's practice squad, before being signed to Detroit's active roster on Oct. 15. He was released from the Lions' practice squad yesterday

Got some fresh meat on the taxi squad this week, LB Joe Giles-Harris and S Jaylen Key. Per the .com: Giles-Harris (6-2, 234), a second-year player out of Duke University, originally was a college free agent signee of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2019. He has played in 20 regular-season games for Jacksonville (2019-20), Buffalo ('21-22) and New England ('24), recording 20 tackles with one sack. He was released from the Patriots' practice squad on Dec. 2. Key (6-2, 210), a rookie out of the University of Alabama, was a seventh-round draft pick of the N.Y. Jets. He spent six games on the Jets' practice squad earlier this season, before being released on Oct. 30.

That’s what happens when you strap on your cleats for week one and then spend four quarters energetically stomping on your own dicks. You, me, everyone here and every Bengals fan in existence spent the offseason saying they couldn’t afford another slow start. But they did so here we are again. Fire Zac Taylor.

Rumor mill has it that Dorian Thompson-Robinson will start for the Browns. Also appears that Orlando is still iffy, Cappa is in concussion protocol and Ford is still sick with the flu, so gawd knows what the oline will look like Sunday. Maybe we should start Browning…

Early thread I know but because we finally have a date and time: Saturday the 28th at 4:30. Broadcast: NFL Network. Final game in Pitt still TBD.

Draft pick watch update: the Raiders lost their 10th straight game last night, joining the 12-loss club in the process, so now the top two picks are out of reach. Meanwhile, Chicago dropped its 8th straight game, falling to 4-10. So the top 9 picks all have 10+ losses with three to play.

Yup, no better way to bow out.

Hubbard strained pcl. Done for the year.

Well Army, if it helps any, they’re now about as much of a long shot to get a top 10 pick as they are to make the playoffs. First overall is already out since the Giants have 12 losses and the worst the Bengals can finish is 6-11. There are six more teams with 11 losses right now. Realistically all these teams are going to lose at least one more, so that eliminates picks 2-7. Then you have the Jets at 10 losses, the Bears at 9 (and they play Minnesota tonight so no. 10 incoming) and New Orleans at 9. If they were to lose out, maaaaaaybe they could luck into 9 or 10? But I doubt it. Somewhere around 15 or 16 seems most likely.

In Browns news, Chubb is done for the year with a broken foot. Winston got benched for DTR yesterday after he threw his third pick of the day. Which one of them will start Sunday is anyone's guess. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/42989823/browns-rb-nick-chubb-breaks-foot-loss-chiefs

The clowns roll into Cincy with the chance to lock in last place in the division. Will the bengals oblige and do further damage to their draft position, which has now slipped into the teens (13)? History suggests they will as the dead cat bounces on! Okay, they aren’t technically dead. Just mostly dead, which is slightly alive! (h/t Miracle Max) But one of the two paths to the playoffs will close Thursday night when the Broncos and Chargers play. So their already infinitesimal chances get even more infinitesimal in just three days.

Baker Baker going all touchdown maker on the Chargers. SD would have lose out and Cincy would need to win out for it to possibly matter, but who knows. Denver pulling away against Indy. On balance I think a Broncos loss would be better but again who knows. Chances still slim in either event.

And that drops us to 12. 13 if Indy loses. That dead cat is really bouncing.

That should do it.

Hi offense you are supposed to going the other way

Dolphins lose.

That’s it, Tennessee. You can do it!

lol 10 combined turnovers.

lol dumbass

Zzzzzzzzz…huh…wha? Oh, right, football game. Well, they were overdue for a laugher. Still time to blow it tho. I have faith.

All I ask is One Ring before I die.

Looks like the Rams winning last night bumped NO’s strength of schedule .002 ahead of ours, so Bengals are back at 10 for the moment.

Yeah, there’s definitely some “accident results in good event oh I meant to do that” stuff going on here. IIRC Chase and Yoshi both spent the offseason working on their pass game so that paid off. And Burrow has clearly gotten very comfortable with him. But at the end of the day the kid is making plays. Like you I have no complaints.