I expect him to be off IR by week's end.

Dominique Davis signed to PS

The Raiders showed the rest of the league how to stop the Chiefs: Suffocating pressure which generates turnovers. Las Vegas sacked Patrick Mahomes four times and intercepted one of his passes. Mahomes was also the Chiefs’ rushing leader yesterday with 53 yards; that means the Raiders’ secondary did an outstanding job on the back end making sure the Kansas City receivers were covered.

This parallels what Lou Anarumo did when the Bengals played the Chiefs successfully in 2021 and 2022. With the exception of last year’s AFC Championship, Cincinnati successfully employed the defensive combination of pressure on the quarterback with great coverage by the secondary and won three of four games.

This is the perfect time to dial up this type defense again I believe. Kansas City’s offense looked anemic against the Raiders. I believe the Bengals can land the knockout punch.

Burrow did not need to be resigned in 2023, Bengals could have did that in 2024. However Bengals need to resign Chase in 2024. So to avoid the monster signings in same year Bengals resigned Burrow in 2023 and will resign Chase in 2024 and therefore keep the LSU Burrow to Chase combination going.

Jumping out at me is Boyd at 10 million dollars and Higgins who will seek to be a high paid #1 WR on one of the 32 NFL Teams, and he will get it.

Very possible we lose both Higgins and Boyd in March, but between March and September lock in Chase for the long term.

I also see Bengals losing high paid Reader on D Line in March. Bengals high paid Hendrickson is a free agent in 2025, so he is here at least one more year.

Awuzie could be gone in March also. Bengals could lose Higgins, Boyd, Reader and Awuzie in March free agency. Also Jonah Williams is in the free agency mix.

As Bengals look to free agency help and draft help, they must keep money to resign Chase this Spring or Summer, and Chase will be an expensive signing indeed. What good is Burrow without Chase.

Having Burrow and Chase locked in for years will help Brown Family, GM Duke Tobin and Head Coach Taylor and coaches figure out payroll for rest of the team.

Chase can not be all Bengals have, defenses would shut that down too easy. I would not be surprised to see a high pick WR in the draft, because WR will be needed if both Higgins and Boyd leave. The problem with just getting other free agent WR's from other teams is they will come at a high price also, and Chase needs to be locked in this off season. It becomes very complex and complicated on payroll, but in order for Bengals to run the offense, the Bengals may have to go high early in The Draft on not One, but Two WR's.

I thought there was a chance to lose Higgins and keep Boyd, until I saw that Bengals pay Boyd 10 million. Both Higgins and Boyd have high price tags for a team that needs to resign Chase this off season. Bengals got loaded up on top WR's through the Draft at rookie wages, and Bengals may well have to do that again. Burrow will need targets to pin Super Bowl hopes on.

So, who is very good at WR in Round One and Round Two in 2024 draft. Bengals hit WR hard in 1981 Draft and went Super Bowl getting Collinsworth and Verser to go with Ken Anderson favorite target Isaac Curtis. The Bengals will move forward with Burrow to Chase locked in for years once they resign Chase this off season, but if Higgins and Boyd both gone, then top picks in the Draft may offer the best WR's at the best price tag to go forward.

Now the TE added in free agency will probably be gone, he didn't do much, so there will be some adding by subtraction. Irv Smith payroll will be better spent elsewhere. So there are lesser players Bengals will resign in free agency, and some they just let walk. The players other teams can't wait to grab in March are gone already, so don't let Chase be one of them in 2025.

OK, there is the Franchise Tag. Bengals could keep a free agent one more year at a very expensive Franchise Tag price cap hit. Not sure that is a wise move.

The Super Bowl Bengals can not stay together financially, but Bengals can have Burrow to Chase long term and build around that.

I hope he enjoyed his less than a week on the big roster. I am assuming that he will be re-signed to the PS tomorrow. It is a sign they value the new dude Bell over Davis in the long run

Bengals waive DT Domenique Davis from active roster. pic.twitter.com/H5a0Q4cMYg

— Mike Petraglia (@Trags) December 25, 2023

Did a quick look at Patrick Mahomes
Last 6 outings and let's say he has looked
Very Jon Kitna like

1496 yds 9 TDs 6 INTs

I know the Bengals made Mason Rudolph
Look like Carson Palmer circa 2005.

But it's apparent the Chiefs offense is struggling
And it starts with the QB. Mahomes
Has thrown a INT in 5 of his last 6 games.
Maybe Tyrek Hill made him look better
Than he really is.
But point being Mahomes is beatable
And with Pacheco out that puts more
Pressure on the Chiefs passing game.

I can argue that Browning hasn't played
Any worse than Mahomes In that stretch

I'm not sure I want to see Tee leave the Bengals like Hill left the Chiefs! Man the Chiefs Wrs suck ass! I don't want to see that happen to us!

Yesterday was bad, but hear me out. Bengals offense went up and down the field. If not for some boneheaded throws/plays, the game is much closer than the score . The defense was also not great. I want to preface this with, unlikely to happen.

But with the way the games fell today, if the bengals win out, they have an 80% chance to make the playoffs.

What do I think is going to happen? Bengals win in KC, browns lose. Week 18 matters for both teams and the browns deliver the knockout punch. It’s just the way the season has gone so far.

But in all seriousness, the team (mostly) controls their own destiny still.

In the, spirit of the season, and words of Lloyd Christmas, “so you’re telling me there is a chance”. “not good, like , 1:1,000,000”

Merry Christmas all.

I predict a BrowningHead victory!!!



Bengals 30 Chiefs 27

While it's not where we want to be, it's not over.

The Colts and Texans lost, and the Jags are looking like they're handled.

We beat KC, and I think we get that 7th spot. I don't think the Browns will have enough to play for in the final week and rest some people.

What's the simulators say with the new info ?

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I think it’s insane how worthless Ossai has been this season


1 sack

7 tackles

Played in only 12 games


Doesn’t even play a lot anymore because Murphy took his spot





This is a legendary fall off for a kid this young


That Chiefs game really killed him

Lou isgetti heat now but i must admit it’s hard when the players you penciled in for a certain level of production don’t produce at anywhere near the expected production