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Joe Burrow and Bengals offense need quicker starts

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The offense stumbled out the gate, and that likely cost them in Week 1.

The Cincinnati Bengals lost to the New England Patriots in Week 1 to the tune of a 16-10 defeat, where the offense struggled to get rolling most of the game.

You can hardly pin this loss on anyone or anything solely, but you instantly have to look at the offense that has some of the highest players on the team. Them putting up 10 points is a very rough look, and the head of that...

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Jason Marcum

Bengals News (9/9): Same old song and dance

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The more things change, the more they stay the same.

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Patriots Beat Bengals In Opener, 16-10
The New England Patriots came into Sunday’s opener wanting to run the ball to shrink the game in order to ice Joe Burrow’s offense and that’s what they did to the Cincinnati Bengals.

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Rookie Ryan Rehkow punted four times for 258 yards in his NFL debut, highlighted by a Bengals-record 80-yarder on...

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Vonn Bell: Tackling has to get better

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The Bengals allowed 170 yards on 39 rush attempts in their 16-10 loss against the Patriots.

Sometimes, the fundamentals decide football games, especially in the NFL.

Cincinnati Bengals veteran safety Vonn Bell knows that all too well, and he didn’t mince words on the Bengals defense and their subpar tackling performance in their 16-10 loss against the New England Patriots.

“We got to get better,” Bell said. “We knew [the...

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Cincinnati Bengals Superstar Playmaker Blasts Coaching Staff after Frustrating Debut to Critical 2024 Season

Just like that, the Cincinnati Bengals are 0-1 after losing arguably the easiest game of a challenging 2024 season schedule.  While the New England Patriots

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Joe Burrow is in Some Dubious Company After Another Week 1 Loss

Another Week 1 matchup between the expected Super Bowl-contending Cincinnati Bengals and a perceived lesser opponent, another ugly, unexplainable loss.

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Joe Burrow, Bengals left without answers in another deep hole they dug themselves

Three years ago, the Cincinnati Bengals began the 2021 season with a heart-pounding victory. A 1-0 start eventually ended in a trip to the Super Bowl.

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Bengals frustrated after another early stumble

On paper, everything seemed to align for the Cincinnati Bengals to start the season with a win. Ja'Marr Chase was playing. Joe Burrow was coming off a full training camp. And Cincinnati was a heavy favorite over a franchise in the midst of a transition.

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Mike Reiss

Pats' Mayo gets game ball after 'special' first win

Jerod Mayo was presented a game ball by owner Robert Kraft after becoming just the fifth Patriots coach to win his first regular-season game.

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Joe Burrow, Bengals left without answers in another deep hole they dug themselves

Three years ago, the Cincinnati Bengals began the 2021 season with a heart-pounding victory. A 1-0 start eventually ended in a trip to the Super Bowl.

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Ja’Marr Chase had food poisoning; says ‘ask coaches’ about lack of targets vs. Patriots

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After the game, Chase shared more on his illness from Saturday despite it not seeming to limit him much during the game

There were many questions about the availability of star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase heading into the Cincinnati Bengals' Week 1 matchup against the New England Patriots.

With contract negotiations Chase had held in all training camp and preseason, not practicing. For a while, it was unclear if he would play Week 1 without a...

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Jason Marcum

Late afternoon/Sunday Night Football open thread

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Plenty of football left on deck.

No sense in letting Zac Taylor ruin the rest of the first NFL Sunday of the new season, so come join the discussion in our open thread!

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Bengals Twitter reactions to a rough opener against the Patriots

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The Bengals season got off to a rough start

For the third year in a row, the Cincinnati Bengals failed to score a touchdown in the first half of week 1. In the Burrow era, this team has struggled in its opener, and that has not changed in 2024 against the New England Patriots.

The Ja’Marr Chase contract saga has definitely changed the focus on the game, especially with Chase making some key plays.

The team did start a comeback against the Patriots...

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Jason Garrison

The Bengals are 1-10 in first 2 weeks of the season in Zac Taylor era

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Starting slow isn’t a trend. It’s a major highlight in the Zac Taylor coaching handbook.

The Cincinnati Bengals kicked off their season on Sunday, but anyone familiar with recent history might have been able to foresee the loss without even watching the game. The Bengals lost to the New England Patriots by a score of 16-10 in an ugly performance plagued by mistakes and miscues on both sides of the ball.

While the saying, “It’s not how you start,...

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Patriots pull upset, beat Bengals in Jerod Mayo's debut

CINCINNATI -- New England avoided mistakes and controlled the ball to upset the Bengals, 16-10, to win head coach Jerod Mayo's debut on Sunday afternoon.

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PatrickJudis

Bengals fall flat in season-opening loss to Patriots

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Another year, another ugly start for the Bengals.

It was the 28th meeting between the Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots to kick off the new season. This marked the return of quarterback Joe Burrow after not being able to finish last season with a wrist injury that required surgery.

It was also the first time Bill Belichick hadn’t been on the sidelines for the Patriots as their head coach since the turn of the millennium. It was a Jerrod...

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Jason Garrison

4 winners and 7 losers from the Bengals’ latest Week 1 debacle

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Zac Taylor has one Week 1 win in six years as an NFL head coach.

The Cincinnati Bengals just wrapped up their season opener at home against the New England Patriots in an ugly 16-10 loss. Jerod Mayo and Jacoby Brissett came to Cincinnati as a pretty big underdog and left the Queen City with a 1-0 record.

Meanwhile, the 0-1 Bengals are off to another slow start to a season, and they have the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 2.

Before we get to that, though,...

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Jason Marcum

Bengals vs. Patriots second half open thread

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Finish.

The second half of Bengals vs. Patriots is set to get underway, so come join the discussion in our open thread!

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Mike Reiss

Patriots force Bengals turnover at the goal line in second quarter

Patriots held the Bengals scoreless in the first half of Sunday's opener.

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Jason Garrison

Ryan Rehkow breaks Bengals punting record in first career game

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The offense hasn’t looked very good so far, but their rookie free agent punter has shown he has a leg.

Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals offense haven’t been able to get things moving on offense yet in their Week 1 game against the New England Patriots.

They’ve had two drives and zero first downs. It’s early, and things hopefully will get better, but so far there hasn’t been a lot to be excited about when the Bengals have the...

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Despite contract impasse, Ja'Marr Chase active for Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase, locked in a protracted contract dispute with the team, will play in Sunday's opener against the visiting New England Patriots.

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