That’s the issue: Burrow could still come back and the Bengals are, technically, second in the AFC North at 3-5 behind Pittsburgh, a 4-3 team Cincinnati has already defeated once. Baltimore is 2-5 and Cleveland 2-6. In theory, a win in Week 9 keeps the Bengals at 4-5 and in the hunt while Burrow remains on track for a mid-December return.

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The Cincinnati Bengals and Chicago Bears will have one of the NFL’s most senior referees on the call Thursday night. Clete Blakeman has been an NFL official since 2008 and a head referee since 2010, and this will be the 17th Cincinnati game he’s officiated.

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CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco could miss Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears. NFL insider Ian Rapoport said that Flacco is dealing with an AC joint sprain in his throwing shoulder. Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said Wednesday that Flacco did not practice on Wednesday.

CINCINNATI – The Cincinnati Bengals set a franchise record for defensive futility in Sunday’s 39-38 loss to the New York Jets. And they are on the doorstep of setting a dubious NFL record.