Former Bengal 1969 draftee and Pro-Bowler & HOF LB Bill Bergey passed today, after a battle with cancer. He was 79.

Although the he was traded to the Eagles in 1974, and shined more brightly there (4 pro bowls, 2 all-pro teams), I still consider him a Bengal great in many ways, even though he went in as more an Eagle.

RIP Bill.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43156971/legendary-eagles-lb-bill-bergey-dies-79-cancer-battle

Bengals 31
Broncos 28

Joe Burrow, Chase, Higgins, Brown and others put up enough points.  Bengals climb to 8-8 on the season.  Then they slap down Steelers like Chiefs did and Bengals finish with a winning record of 9-8.   Play-Offs or Not, beat Broncos and Steelers anyway, as opposed to speculating what Mike Brown and Family are going to do this off season. JUST WIN BABY the rest of This Season.

kinda off topic but here’s Micah Parsons and Trevon Diggs talking about Joe. They also said Joe should be 1 in the seasonal NFL rankings. pic.twitter.com/NlXDoEGEk6

— faris (@wakeawake04) December 24, 2024

Some positive news...both Mims and Orlando Brown are expected to participate in practice today.

Zac said Tee's ankle is good.  As always with him, taking things one day at a time.  I anticpate him being limited all week s a precaution

Rankins still MIA

Joe's knee is still sore but manageble

The highest-graded Bengals in Week 16 vs the Browns:

? Ja'Marr Chase - 88.7
? Trey Hendrickson - 79.7
? Mike Hilton - 76.0
? Andrei Iosivas - 75.9
? Joe Burrow - 75.8 pic.twitter.com/opuN6Jcf5b

— PFF CIN Bengals (@PFF_Bengals) December 23, 2024

Signed off PS DE Isaiah Thomas

Waived  QB Logan Woodside. Expect Woodside to be resigned to the PS in a couple of days

that puts the PS at 14

In addition to what Paul noted, there were some nice impact plays from guys with limited snaps

-Vonn Bell forced a TD saving fumble and recovered it as well
-Cedrick Johnson with a sack
-DJ Ivey with a tipped ball that led to an INT

and Tanner Maclachlan FINALLY got to see the field

#Bengals snap count thoughts:

? Hubbard injury mostly meant more snaps for Ossai. Murphy usage just a slight uptick.

? Not a thought of spelling Chase Brown at this point. He’s a machine.

? Jenkins/Jackson making the most of <50% pic.twitter.com/Mm9g9sXFw4

— Paul Dehner Jr. (@pauldehnerjr) December 23, 2024

Teams we won/lost to and Current Record:

Losses
NE: 3-12
Pitt: 10-5
Bal: 10-5 (Twice)
KC: 14-1
LAC: 9-6
Phil: 12-3
Wash: 10-5
LAR: 9-6

Wins
Cle: 3-12 (Twice)
Tenn: 3-12
LV: 3-12
Dallas: 7-8
NYG: 2-13
Car: 4-11

See a pattern? Aside from Dallas with 7 wins, our other victories came against teams with 4 wins or less.

The Patriots loss looks much worse now than it did then...and it was bad then.

I asked Amarius Mims if there’s any hesitation on him being able to play next week against the Broncos, his response: “No, I’m good.”

— Kelsey Conway (@KelseyLConway) December 22, 2024

The boyz keep slim playoff hopes alive and sweep the Browns. Who we got for the Game Ball

JOE BURROW: 252 yards, 3 TDs, 134 Passer Rating

CHASE BROWN: 109 Yards from Scrimmage

JAMARR CHASE: 6 catches, 97 Yards, 1 TD

JORDAN BATTLE: 7 Tackles, 1 INT

KRIS JENKINS: 2 Sacks

MIKE HILTON: 6 Tackles