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A.J. Green, the Bengals franchise receiver for their generational quarterback, admitted before Thursday's practice that he's rusty as he gets used to head coach Zac Taylor's offense.

New Bengals right guard Fred Johnson has proven to be a quick learner everywhere he's been. From the moment he walked into the library at Royal Palm Beach High School in West Palm Beach, Fla., when he was a junior. The monitor that day happened to be the school's offensive coordinator and even though Johnson didn't play any sports he suggested he come out for the team. The big kid has been learning ever since and another lesson looms Sunday against Eagles Pro Bowler Fletcher Cox.

Tune in to the Week 3 matchup as the Bengals travel to the city of Brotherly Love to face the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. Time, television, radio, live stream, and everything else you need to know to follow the game.

There's no question what we've witnessed in the past two games is the coming out party of the next Bengals star. As he heads into Sunday's game in Philadelphia (1 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12), rookie quarterback Joe Burrow has led the Bengals to 46 points, a number not hit by the Big Four (Ken Anderson, Boomer Esiason Carson Palmer, Andy Dalton) in their first two starts.

Blood donors who give at a Hoxworth Neighborhood Donor Center from Sunday, Sept. 27 through Saturday, Oct. 3 will receive an exclusive SEIZE THE DEY t-shirt. 

Joe Mixon aims for his sixth game in row on road with 70 or more scrimmage yards. Mixon has 3,958 scrimmage yards since entering NFL in 2017, 7th-most among running backs.

In his weekly conversation with Bengals.com senior writer Geoff Hobson, head coach Zac Taylor says he'll give right guard Fred Johnson another start on an offensive line he wants to keep intact for Sunday's game in Philadelphia. He's encouraged by the play of rookie quarterback Joe Burrow and believes his pocket presence and mobility has cut down on the hits and helped the line.

In the City of Brotherly Love on Sunday (1 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12), Bengals head coach Zac Taylor and his younger brother, Eagles quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator Press Taylor, would love to beat the other.

The Bengals travel this week to take on the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. The Bengals lead, 9-3-1. Cincinnati's .731 winning percentage against the Eagles is its second-highest against any NFL opponent.

The Bengals donated $70,000 to Activities Beyond the Classroom to fund the Academic & Athletic Accountability Pathway (AAA Pathway) program for the 2020-2021 school year. Since 2018, the Bengals have donated a total of $130,000 to support the program, which provides mentorship and resources to student-athletes throughout CPS high schools. 

Darrin Simmons, the Bengals assistant head coach who is the NFL's longest-tenured special teams coordinator, has been doing this thing for a quarter of a century. So with Brandon Wilson on pace to have the greatest kick return season in NFL history after the first two games, Simmons cautioned, "Take it easy. We've only had three returns." But oh, those three returns.

Alex Redmond (6-5, 320), a fourth-year player out of UCLA, originally was a college free agent signee of the Bengals in 2016. He was with Cincinnati through training camp of this year, before being waived on Sept. 6. He has played in 23 career games for the Bengals, with 17 starts.

Their three new defenders didn't hide after the Browns hit them up for 215 yards rushing Thursday night. Von Bell, Josh Bynes and D.J. Reader are stand-up guys who know they've been charged to lead their teammates to the next level in ways beyond Xs and Os.

C.J. Uzomah's loss for the rest of the year is a blow to the locker room...Drew Sample looks ready to step in... Zac Taylor indicates he won't rip up scheme as protection questions persist...Turnovers key to tight wins...Joe Burrow and A.J. Green trying to connect.

The Bengals signed TE Mason Schreck from the practice squad, and placed TE C.J. Uzomah on the Reserve/Injured list. Schreck (6-5, 252), a third-year player out of the University of Buffalo, originally was a seventh-round draft pick of the Bengals in 2017. 

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor, quarterback Joe Burrow, defensive tackle D.J. Reader, cornerback William Jackson III and wide receiver Tyler Boyd discussed the team's performance in Week 2 versus the Cleveland Browns.

In the latest "Week In Review," the Bengals suffer two close losses to open the 2020 season, but have a lot of optimism surrounding quarterback Joe Burrow. Also, in-depth analysis and highlights from the first two games, a feature on Pro Football Hall of Famer Bill Willis and how he connected with Paul Brown to help break the color barrier and defensive tackle Geno Atkins makes a significant donation to the Freestore Foodbank.

In his first NFL prime-time game and second start, Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow won over everybody but the scoreboard in the 35-30 loss to the Browns in Cleveland Thursday night.

You've got to remember. In the 62 games Bengals nose tackle D.J. Reader played for the Texans before coming over here, his proud and perennial playoff Texans defense had allowed more than 200 yards rushing just twice. And not until the last month of last season. So when the Browns put 215 yards on the Bengals in Thursday night's 35-30 uneasy loss, Reader didn't take it too well.

Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow, on his way to three touchdown passes in his first prime-time game, swashbuckled his team back into the game with 5:55 left. But on the ensuing possession the Browns never had to throw it and used the 1-2 ground punch of Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt to gash the Cincinnati defense for 75 yards and a touchdown on six carries to put away the 35-30 victory.

With another Ohio legend tweeting his approval, Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow threw his first NFL touchdown pass during Thursday night's first half the Browns took a 21-13 lead in Cleveland.

In his eighth NFL game tackle Fred Johnson drew his first start at right guard Thursday night in Cleveland as head coach Zac Taylor rolled out a surprising active list before the game against the Browns.

The Bengals.com Media Roundtable dissects Bengals-Browns.

The Bengals today elevated DT Freedom Akinmoladun and S Trayvon Henderson from the practice squad to the active roster for tonight's game against the Cleveland Browns. The team's active roster now stands at 55 players.

Bill Willis, who along with his head coach, Paul Brown, helped break pro football's color line when they were in Cleveland, always seemed to get an invite to a Bengals-Browns game in Cincinnati. As the NFL celebrates its 100th anniversary Thursday night in the latest edition of Bengals-Browns (8:20 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12 and NFL Network), the sons reflect on their fathers.

OK, let's get it out of the way. With the 2020s belonging to these two guys as two overall No. 1 picks pitted against each other in the same state twice a season, this neighborhood game of automatic quarterback could be the game's matchup every time the Bengals and Browns play for a while.

The Bengals play their first road game of the 2020 season facing the Cleveland Browns in the "Battle of Ohio" on Thursday at 8:20 p.m. ET. Here are three things to watch as the Bengals play on Thursday Night Football for the first time in two seasons. 

For the first time in the history of the Bengals Thursday (8:20 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12), Mike Brown won't be on the bus or on the plane with them and in the building to watch them during a regular-season or post-season game.

The Bengals signed CB Torry McTyer to the practice squad. McTyer (5-11, 188), a fourth-year player out of Nevada-Las Vegas, had been on Cincinnati's active roster until yesterday, when he was waived. He cleared waivers today.

Tune in to the Week 2 matchup as the Bengals travel to Northeast Ohio to face the Cleveland Browns on Thursday at 8:20 p.m. ET. Time, television, radio, live stream, and everything else you need to know to follow the AFC North clash.

The game will air nationally on NFL Network. In Cincinnati, it also will be carried by WKRC-TV (CBS Ch. 12). Carlos Dunlap has 12.5 sacks in 17 career games versus Cleveland, the most against any opponent.

Ever since the Browns came back into the NFL in 1999, the Bengals have owned the trenches. Whether it's been on the riverfront or lakefront, the Bengals have always run the ball against the Browns and Cincinnati has a worthy successor in the tradition when running back Joe Mixon rides into his seventh Battle of Ohio Thursday night (8:20-Cincinnati's Local 12 and NFL Network) on The Lake. 

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor reflects with Bengals.com senior writer Geoff Hobson about a strangely silent opener and the communication skills of a rookie quarterback that proved his mettle despite the loss.

Leave it to a short week and their first prime-time game in Cleveland in 30 years, a 34-13 Bengals' victory that featured "The Ickey Shuffle." Less than 48 hours after losing the opener to the Chargers on a missed 31-yard field goal, the Bengals claimed the kicker the Browns cut following his performance during Sunday's loss to Baltimore.

The Bengals acquired K Austin Seibert on waivers from the Cleveland Browns and signed DE Amani Bledsoe to the active roster. In corresponding moves, the team placed G Xavier Su'a-Filo on the Reserve/Injured list and waived CB Torry McTyer.

The Bengals this week travel to Cleveland to take on the division-rival Browns on Thursday Night Football. Cincinnati has played more games against Cleveland (93) than any foe except Pittsburgh.

Fans have just two more days to enter to win one of 10 autographed jerseys or 10 autographed helmets through the Official Bengals App, presented by Fifth Third Bank. The app is free and available to download in the Apple App Store and Google Play.

If Joe Burrow acted like he had been there before, it's because he had. In fact, his could-have-should-have-would-have storybook drive at the end of his debut was headed into the same end zone where in recent weeks the Bengals conducted their two situational practices inside Paul Brown Stadium.

Leave it to Joe Burrow to make sense of the madness that had just unfolded at the end of his first NFL game, a surrealistic 16-13 bitter end loss to the Chargers to open the season Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium.

Yes, wide receiver A.J. Green thought it was a bad call. Green, who finished his first game since Oct. 28, 2018, thought he had done what he did that day. Set them up for a win in what somehow turned into the Chargers' exasperating 16-13 Opening Day victory over the Bengals.

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor and quarterback Joe Burrow answered questions from the media after the Week 1 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers.

It was not a fairy tale by any stretch. After wide receiver A.J. Green was called for pass interference with seven seconds left to nullify a perfect winning touchdown pass from rookie quarterback Joe Burrow, Randy Bullock missed the tying 31-yard field goal to the right as he appeared to pull a muscle in the Chargers' 16-13 victory Sunday in the opener at Paul Brown Stadium 

Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow didn't disappoint when he started the season scoring on a 23-yard touchdown run off a quarterback draw, but it was two defensive stands on fourth down that gave the Bengals a 7-6 halftime lead over the Chargers in Sunday's opener at empty Paul Brown Stadium.

While the only sounds in an empty Paul Brown Stadium were the soft thuds of a football following a catch or a kick and an occasional grunt or laugh from a player during warmups, the Bengals released their first game day inactive list of the 2020s. Then with 90 minute to go before kickoff the music came on.

For the first time since the year of the first moon landing, the Bengals start a rookie quarterback in a home NFL opener Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium (4:05 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12) when Joe Burrow's helmet headset starts cackling back and forth with head coach Zac Taylor's Mission Control. The Bengals.com Media Roundtable believes a Bengals win won't be nearly as miraculous as landing a man on the moon by the end of the decade.

The 2020 regular season begins as the Bengals look to build off a sizzling offseason. It all starts on Sunday as the Bengals host the Los Angeles Chargers at 4:05 p.m. ET.

The Bengals today elevated DE Amani Bledsoe and S Trayvon Henderson from the practice squad to the active roster for tomorrow's game against the Los Angeles Chargers.

It's the "Final Countdown" edition of the Bengals Booth Podcast previewing the 2020 regular season opener with tight end C.J. Uzomah, broadcasters Dan Hoard and Dave Lapham, and Associated Press reporter Joe Reedy.

The last time a Bengals rookie quarterback opened a season at home, man had just landed on the moon. Greg Cook's win over the Dolphins seemed to be a feat just as miraculous ... The stats love it when A.J. Green plays and Joe Mixon totes it ... Name the nine quarterbacks who won their first Bengals starts. You're out if you named Ken Anderson and Carson Palmer.

Perennial Pro Bowler Geno Atkins injured his shoulder last week. While head coach Zac Taylor says he is "day-today," and not serious, Atkins has been ruled out on the Bengals defensive line in Sunday's opener (4:05 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12) against the Chargers at Paul Brown Stadium. That takes an All-Decade player out of the Bengals defense and leaves them with three tackles that weren't on the team last season.

The successful program raised more than $34,000 for six of the Bengals' longstanding community partners and filled the designated end zone sections in the stadium.

The 2020 regular season is finally here as the Bengals open the campaign at home against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Features on quarterback Joe Burrow, wide receiver A.J. Green and running backs Joe Mixon and Giovani Bernard help preview the 2020 season.

Remember this about A.J. Green. Even now, heading into the 2020 season after missing these past 24 games, only one active wide receiver on a roster, Larry Fitzgerald, has more touchdown catches. Only three active wide receivers on a roster have more yards. Only four active wide receivers on rosters average more yards per game.

These are the sweetest of possible words with a Bengals opener less than 72 hours away. "I feel good. I took the proper rest that I needed for getting this thing back to 100 percent," said A.J. Green Thursday ... But news wasn't so good on the Bengals' other active Pro Football Hall of Fame candidate, eight-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Geno Atkins (shoulder).

Tune in to the Week 1 matchup as the Bengals host the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday at 4:05 p.m. ET. Time, television, radio, live stream, and everything else you need to know to follow the Bengals regular season opener.

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor begins this season's weekly sitdowns wth Bengals.com senior writer Geoff Hobson as Sunday's opener (4:05 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12) at Paul Brown Stadium looms against the Chargers. Powerful growth of locker-room leadership, how emotional meetings on social justice have brought the team closer together, coaching in a pandemic and Joe Burrow are topics.

Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow's NFL debut (which also happens to be the debut of left tackle Jonah Williams) Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium against the Chargers (4:05 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12) has turned into an intimate, it's-a-small-world-after-all gathering with no fans but plenty of familiar faces. Starting with Chargers sack ace and old friend Joey Bosa.

Nearly 40 percent of the players currently on the roster were not on the Opening Day roster when the Bengals opened in Seattle last season. So it's only fitting that three of the seven captains are newcomers.

With their Week 1 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers right around the corner, the Bengals named quarterback Joe Burrow among their seven team captains for the 2020 season.

How the Bengals' emerging young locker-room core facilitated rookie quarterback Joe Burrow's leadership by empathy.

After making it through perhaps the most unique offseason in NFL history, the Bengals return to the field this weekend to open their season against the L.A. Chargers at Paul Brown Stadium. The game, however, will be played without fans present, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Bengals have won four of the last five versus the Chargers. Running back Joe Mixon had 138 scrimmage yards (111 rushing, 27 receiving) and a rushing touchdown in the last meeting back in 2018. 

Keandre Jones (6-3, 220), a rookie, originally was a college free agent signee of the Chicago Bears in May, and then was waived on Sept. 3. Keaton Sutherland (6-5, 315), a second-year player out of Texas A&M, originally was a college free agent signee of the Bengals in 2019.

The Bengals will wear Color Rush jerseys twice this season: Week 8 against the Tennessee Titans and Week 12 versus the New York Giants.

After this pandemic preseason of precious little information around a quarantined league,  no one really knows what is going to transpire in Sunday's opener (4:05 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12) at Paul Brown Stadium when the Bengals and their two new quarterbacks (Joe Burrow and Josh Bynes) play the non-Philip Rivers Chargers.

Zac Taylor, who has yet to have wide receiver A.J Green for a full practice in pads in his two seasons as Bengals head coach, says he'll have him in Sunday's opener (4:05 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12) against the Chargers at Paul Brown Stadium.

After taking their team picture Monday morning the Bengals returned to the Paul Brown Stadium field (site of Sunday's 4:05 p.m. opener against the Chargers on Cincinnati's Local 12) for a walkthrough and then a light, hour-long practice to kick off the week's preparations. An official injury report won't emerge until after Wednesday's practice, but it appeared head coach Zac Taylor has a shot to get everybody to the gate. Early in practice the only players not working appeared to be eight-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Geno Atkins and strong safety Shawn Williams.

Like the rest of what turned out to be a pedestrian Cutdown Weekend, the Bengals' final roster move heading into the week of preparation for next Sunday's opener (4:05 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12) came as no surprise. Cornerback Trae Waynes, who tore his pectoral muscle before he stepped on the field last month, went to injury recall Sunday and was replaced on the roster by four-year veteran cornerback Torry McTyer. 

The Bengals today re-signed CB Torry McTyer to the active roster, and placed CB Trae Waynes on the Reserve/Injured list.

The Bengals went with just one quarterback on their new, expanded practice squad Sunday and unsurprisingly it was the veteran Brandon Allen trained in head coach Zac Taylor's system with the Rams.

 The Bengals today signed 14 players to the practice squad.

Even though the Bengals ruled out quarterback Josh Rosen on Saturday, they did use the No. 1 position to raid the Dolphins on Sunday to make second-year back-up guard Shaq Calhoun their only waiver claim. In order to make the move they terminated the contract of back-up guard Alex Redmond.

Shaq Calhoun (6-3, 310), a second-year player out of Mississippi State University, originally was a college free agent signee of the Dolphins in 2019. He played in 10 games (seven starts) for Miami as a rookie last season.

No, the Bengals don't plan to add former No. 10 pick Josh Rosen Sunday from their inside pole position with the NFL waiver wire's No. 1 claim. But head coach Zac Taylor says they won't shy away from using it elsewhere.

There is absolutely no suspense as the Bengals release their first try at the 53-man roster late Saturday afternoon and are saving it all for Sunday after they have first crack at the NFL's waiver wire and form their largest practice squad ever with 16 players.

The Bengals made the following player moves to reach the NFL roster limit of 53 for the 2020 season.

Today, the State of Ohio announced that it will grant a variance to the Cincinnati Bengals to host 6000 fans at the Oct. 4 home game against the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Oct. 25 home game against the Cleveland Browns. No further variances have been issued for other games, including the Bengals Sept. 13 home game against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Ball security has been a way of life in the Bengals backfield, where fumbles have gone to die and Giovani Bernard reigns as the NFL's sultan of certain. According to Elias, Bernard and Joe Mixon have the two longest active streaks in the NFL for rushing attempts without a fumble and haven't done it since they were rookies.

It's the "Getting Closer" edition of the Bengals Booth Podcast. Dan Hoard interviews Pete Prisco from CBS Sports who says Cincinnati will win one or two Super Bowls in the next decade with Joe Burrow at quarterback.

The Bengals today acquired DE Christian Covington from the Denver Broncos, in exchange for LB Austin Calitro.

A.J. Green, the Bengals franchise receiver for their generational quarterback, admitted before Thursday's practice that he's rusty as he gets used to head coach Zac Taylor's offense.

New Bengals right guard Fred Johnson has proven to be a quick learner everywhere he's been. From the moment he walked into the library at Royal Palm Beach High School in West Palm Beach, Fla., when he was a junior. The monitor that day happened to be the school's offensive coordinator and even though Johnson didn't play any sports he suggested he come out for the team. The big kid has been learning ever since and another lesson looms Sunday against Eagles Pro Bowler Fletcher Cox.

Tune in to the Week 3 matchup as the Bengals travel to the city of Brotherly Love to face the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. Time, television, radio, live stream, and everything else you need to know to follow the game.

There's no question what we've witnessed in the past two games is the coming out party of the next Bengals star. As he heads into Sunday's game in Philadelphia (1 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12), rookie quarterback Joe Burrow has led the Bengals to 46 points, a number not hit by the Big Four (Ken Anderson, Boomer Esiason Carson Palmer, Andy Dalton) in their first two starts.

Blood donors who give at a Hoxworth Neighborhood Donor Center from Sunday, Sept. 27 through Saturday, Oct. 3 will receive an exclusive SEIZE THE DEY t-shirt. 

Joe Mixon aims for his sixth game in row on road with 70 or more scrimmage yards. Mixon has 3,958 scrimmage yards since entering NFL in 2017, 7th-most among running backs.

In his weekly conversation with Bengals.com senior writer Geoff Hobson, head coach Zac Taylor says he'll give right guard Fred Johnson another start on an offensive line he wants to keep intact for Sunday's game in Philadelphia. He's encouraged by the play of rookie quarterback Joe Burrow and believes his pocket presence and mobility has cut down on the hits and helped the line.

In the City of Brotherly Love on Sunday (1 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12), Bengals head coach Zac Taylor and his younger brother, Eagles quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator Press Taylor, would love to beat the other.

The Bengals travel this week to take on the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. The Bengals lead, 9-3-1. Cincinnati's .731 winning percentage against the Eagles is its second-highest against any NFL opponent.

The Bengals donated $70,000 to Activities Beyond the Classroom to fund the Academic & Athletic Accountability Pathway (AAA Pathway) program for the 2020-2021 school year. Since 2018, the Bengals have donated a total of $130,000 to support the program, which provides mentorship and resources to student-athletes throughout CPS high schools. 

Darrin Simmons, the Bengals assistant head coach who is the NFL's longest-tenured special teams coordinator, has been doing this thing for a quarter of a century. So with Brandon Wilson on pace to have the greatest kick return season in NFL history after the first two games, Simmons cautioned, "Take it easy. We've only had three returns." But oh, those three returns.

Alex Redmond (6-5, 320), a fourth-year player out of UCLA, originally was a college free agent signee of the Bengals in 2016. He was with Cincinnati through training camp of this year, before being waived on Sept. 6. He has played in 23 career games for the Bengals, with 17 starts.

Their three new defenders didn't hide after the Browns hit them up for 215 yards rushing Thursday night. Von Bell, Josh Bynes and D.J. Reader are stand-up guys who know they've been charged to lead their teammates to the next level in ways beyond Xs and Os.

C.J. Uzomah's loss for the rest of the year is a blow to the locker room...Drew Sample looks ready to step in... Zac Taylor indicates he won't rip up scheme as protection questions persist...Turnovers key to tight wins...Joe Burrow and A.J. Green trying to connect.

The Bengals signed TE Mason Schreck from the practice squad, and placed TE C.J. Uzomah on the Reserve/Injured list. Schreck (6-5, 252), a third-year player out of the University of Buffalo, originally was a seventh-round draft pick of the Bengals in 2017. 

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor, quarterback Joe Burrow, defensive tackle D.J. Reader, cornerback William Jackson III and wide receiver Tyler Boyd discussed the team's performance in Week 2 versus the Cleveland Browns.

In the latest "Week In Review," the Bengals suffer two close losses to open the 2020 season, but have a lot of optimism surrounding quarterback Joe Burrow. Also, in-depth analysis and highlights from the first two games, a feature on Pro Football Hall of Famer Bill Willis and how he connected with Paul Brown to help break the color barrier and defensive tackle Geno Atkins makes a significant donation to the Freestore Foodbank.

In his first NFL prime-time game and second start, Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow won over everybody but the scoreboard in the 35-30 loss to the Browns in Cleveland Thursday night.

You've got to remember. In the 62 games Bengals nose tackle D.J. Reader played for the Texans before coming over here, his proud and perennial playoff Texans defense had allowed more than 200 yards rushing just twice. And not until the last month of last season. So when the Browns put 215 yards on the Bengals in Thursday night's 35-30 uneasy loss, Reader didn't take it too well.

Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow, on his way to three touchdown passes in his first prime-time game, swashbuckled his team back into the game with 5:55 left. But on the ensuing possession the Browns never had to throw it and used the 1-2 ground punch of Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt to gash the Cincinnati defense for 75 yards and a touchdown on six carries to put away the 35-30 victory.

With another Ohio legend tweeting his approval, Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow threw his first NFL touchdown pass during Thursday night's first half the Browns took a 21-13 lead in Cleveland.

In his eighth NFL game tackle Fred Johnson drew his first start at right guard Thursday night in Cleveland as head coach Zac Taylor rolled out a surprising active list before the game against the Browns.

The Bengals.com Media Roundtable dissects Bengals-Browns.

The Bengals today elevated DT Freedom Akinmoladun and S Trayvon Henderson from the practice squad to the active roster for tonight's game against the Cleveland Browns. The team's active roster now stands at 55 players.

Bill Willis, who along with his head coach, Paul Brown, helped break pro football's color line when they were in Cleveland, always seemed to get an invite to a Bengals-Browns game in Cincinnati. As the NFL celebrates its 100th anniversary Thursday night in the latest edition of Bengals-Browns (8:20 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12 and NFL Network), the sons reflect on their fathers.

OK, let's get it out of the way. With the 2020s belonging to these two guys as two overall No. 1 picks pitted against each other in the same state twice a season, this neighborhood game of automatic quarterback could be the game's matchup every time the Bengals and Browns play for a while.

The Bengals play their first road game of the 2020 season facing the Cleveland Browns in the "Battle of Ohio" on Thursday at 8:20 p.m. ET. Here are three things to watch as the Bengals play on Thursday Night Football for the first time in two seasons. 

For the first time in the history of the Bengals Thursday (8:20 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12), Mike Brown won't be on the bus or on the plane with them and in the building to watch them during a regular-season or post-season game.

The Bengals signed CB Torry McTyer to the practice squad. McTyer (5-11, 188), a fourth-year player out of Nevada-Las Vegas, had been on Cincinnati's active roster until yesterday, when he was waived. He cleared waivers today.

Tune in to the Week 2 matchup as the Bengals travel to Northeast Ohio to face the Cleveland Browns on Thursday at 8:20 p.m. ET. Time, television, radio, live stream, and everything else you need to know to follow the AFC North clash.

The game will air nationally on NFL Network. In Cincinnati, it also will be carried by WKRC-TV (CBS Ch. 12). Carlos Dunlap has 12.5 sacks in 17 career games versus Cleveland, the most against any opponent.

Ever since the Browns came back into the NFL in 1999, the Bengals have owned the trenches. Whether it's been on the riverfront or lakefront, the Bengals have always run the ball against the Browns and Cincinnati has a worthy successor in the tradition when running back Joe Mixon rides into his seventh Battle of Ohio Thursday night (8:20-Cincinnati's Local 12 and NFL Network) on The Lake. 

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor reflects with Bengals.com senior writer Geoff Hobson about a strangely silent opener and the communication skills of a rookie quarterback that proved his mettle despite the loss.

Leave it to a short week and their first prime-time game in Cleveland in 30 years, a 34-13 Bengals' victory that featured "The Ickey Shuffle." Less than 48 hours after losing the opener to the Chargers on a missed 31-yard field goal, the Bengals claimed the kicker the Browns cut following his performance during Sunday's loss to Baltimore.

The Bengals acquired K Austin Seibert on waivers from the Cleveland Browns and signed DE Amani Bledsoe to the active roster. In corresponding moves, the team placed G Xavier Su'a-Filo on the Reserve/Injured list and waived CB Torry McTyer.

The Bengals this week travel to Cleveland to take on the division-rival Browns on Thursday Night Football. Cincinnati has played more games against Cleveland (93) than any foe except Pittsburgh.

Fans have just two more days to enter to win one of 10 autographed jerseys or 10 autographed helmets through the Official Bengals App, presented by Fifth Third Bank. The app is free and available to download in the Apple App Store and Google Play.

If Joe Burrow acted like he had been there before, it's because he had. In fact, his could-have-should-have-would-have storybook drive at the end of his debut was headed into the same end zone where in recent weeks the Bengals conducted their two situational practices inside Paul Brown Stadium.

Leave it to Joe Burrow to make sense of the madness that had just unfolded at the end of his first NFL game, a surrealistic 16-13 bitter end loss to the Chargers to open the season Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium.

Yes, wide receiver A.J. Green thought it was a bad call. Green, who finished his first game since Oct. 28, 2018, thought he had done what he did that day. Set them up for a win in what somehow turned into the Chargers' exasperating 16-13 Opening Day victory over the Bengals.

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor and quarterback Joe Burrow answered questions from the media after the Week 1 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers.

It was not a fairy tale by any stretch. After wide receiver A.J. Green was called for pass interference with seven seconds left to nullify a perfect winning touchdown pass from rookie quarterback Joe Burrow, Randy Bullock missed the tying 31-yard field goal to the right as he appeared to pull a muscle in the Chargers' 16-13 victory Sunday in the opener at Paul Brown Stadium 

Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow didn't disappoint when he started the season scoring on a 23-yard touchdown run off a quarterback draw, but it was two defensive stands on fourth down that gave the Bengals a 7-6 halftime lead over the Chargers in Sunday's opener at empty Paul Brown Stadium.

While the only sounds in an empty Paul Brown Stadium were the soft thuds of a football following a catch or a kick and an occasional grunt or laugh from a player during warmups, the Bengals released their first game day inactive list of the 2020s. Then with 90 minute to go before kickoff the music came on.

For the first time since the year of the first moon landing, the Bengals start a rookie quarterback in a home NFL opener Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium (4:05 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12) when Joe Burrow's helmet headset starts cackling back and forth with head coach Zac Taylor's Mission Control. The Bengals.com Media Roundtable believes a Bengals win won't be nearly as miraculous as landing a man on the moon by the end of the decade.

The 2020 regular season begins as the Bengals look to build off a sizzling offseason. It all starts on Sunday as the Bengals host the Los Angeles Chargers at 4:05 p.m. ET.

The Bengals today elevated DE Amani Bledsoe and S Trayvon Henderson from the practice squad to the active roster for tomorrow's game against the Los Angeles Chargers.

It's the "Final Countdown" edition of the Bengals Booth Podcast previewing the 2020 regular season opener with tight end C.J. Uzomah, broadcasters Dan Hoard and Dave Lapham, and Associated Press reporter Joe Reedy.

The last time a Bengals rookie quarterback opened a season at home, man had just landed on the moon. Greg Cook's win over the Dolphins seemed to be a feat just as miraculous ... The stats love it when A.J. Green plays and Joe Mixon totes it ... Name the nine quarterbacks who won their first Bengals starts. You're out if you named Ken Anderson and Carson Palmer.

Perennial Pro Bowler Geno Atkins injured his shoulder last week. While head coach Zac Taylor says he is "day-today," and not serious, Atkins has been ruled out on the Bengals defensive line in Sunday's opener (4:05 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12) against the Chargers at Paul Brown Stadium. That takes an All-Decade player out of the Bengals defense and leaves them with three tackles that weren't on the team last season.

The successful program raised more than $34,000 for six of the Bengals' longstanding community partners and filled the designated end zone sections in the stadium.

The 2020 regular season is finally here as the Bengals open the campaign at home against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Features on quarterback Joe Burrow, wide receiver A.J. Green and running backs Joe Mixon and Giovani Bernard help preview the 2020 season.

Remember this about A.J. Green. Even now, heading into the 2020 season after missing these past 24 games, only one active wide receiver on a roster, Larry Fitzgerald, has more touchdown catches. Only three active wide receivers on a roster have more yards. Only four active wide receivers on rosters average more yards per game.

These are the sweetest of possible words with a Bengals opener less than 72 hours away. "I feel good. I took the proper rest that I needed for getting this thing back to 100 percent," said A.J. Green Thursday ... But news wasn't so good on the Bengals' other active Pro Football Hall of Fame candidate, eight-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Geno Atkins (shoulder).

Tune in to the Week 1 matchup as the Bengals host the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday at 4:05 p.m. ET. Time, television, radio, live stream, and everything else you need to know to follow the Bengals regular season opener.

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor begins this season's weekly sitdowns wth Bengals.com senior writer Geoff Hobson as Sunday's opener (4:05 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12) at Paul Brown Stadium looms against the Chargers. Powerful growth of locker-room leadership, how emotional meetings on social justice have brought the team closer together, coaching in a pandemic and Joe Burrow are topics.

Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow's NFL debut (which also happens to be the debut of left tackle Jonah Williams) Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium against the Chargers (4:05 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12) has turned into an intimate, it's-a-small-world-after-all gathering with no fans but plenty of familiar faces. Starting with Chargers sack ace and old friend Joey Bosa.

Nearly 40 percent of the players currently on the roster were not on the Opening Day roster when the Bengals opened in Seattle last season. So it's only fitting that three of the seven captains are newcomers.

With their Week 1 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers right around the corner, the Bengals named quarterback Joe Burrow among their seven team captains for the 2020 season.

How the Bengals' emerging young locker-room core facilitated rookie quarterback Joe Burrow's leadership by empathy.

After making it through perhaps the most unique offseason in NFL history, the Bengals return to the field this weekend to open their season against the L.A. Chargers at Paul Brown Stadium. The game, however, will be played without fans present, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Bengals have won four of the last five versus the Chargers. Running back Joe Mixon had 138 scrimmage yards (111 rushing, 27 receiving) and a rushing touchdown in the last meeting back in 2018. 

Keandre Jones (6-3, 220), a rookie, originally was a college free agent signee of the Chicago Bears in May, and then was waived on Sept. 3. Keaton Sutherland (6-5, 315), a second-year player out of Texas A&M, originally was a college free agent signee of the Bengals in 2019.

The Bengals will wear Color Rush jerseys twice this season: Week 8 against the Tennessee Titans and Week 12 versus the New York Giants.

After this pandemic preseason of precious little information around a quarantined league,  no one really knows what is going to transpire in Sunday's opener (4:05 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12) at Paul Brown Stadium when the Bengals and their two new quarterbacks (Joe Burrow and Josh Bynes) play the non-Philip Rivers Chargers.

Zac Taylor, who has yet to have wide receiver A.J Green for a full practice in pads in his two seasons as Bengals head coach, says he'll have him in Sunday's opener (4:05 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12) against the Chargers at Paul Brown Stadium.

After taking their team picture Monday morning the Bengals returned to the Paul Brown Stadium field (site of Sunday's 4:05 p.m. opener against the Chargers on Cincinnati's Local 12) for a walkthrough and then a light, hour-long practice to kick off the week's preparations. An official injury report won't emerge until after Wednesday's practice, but it appeared head coach Zac Taylor has a shot to get everybody to the gate. Early in practice the only players not working appeared to be eight-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Geno Atkins and strong safety Shawn Williams.

Like the rest of what turned out to be a pedestrian Cutdown Weekend, the Bengals' final roster move heading into the week of preparation for next Sunday's opener (4:05 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12) came as no surprise. Cornerback Trae Waynes, who tore his pectoral muscle before he stepped on the field last month, went to injury recall Sunday and was replaced on the roster by four-year veteran cornerback Torry McTyer. 

The Bengals today re-signed CB Torry McTyer to the active roster, and placed CB Trae Waynes on the Reserve/Injured list.

The Bengals went with just one quarterback on their new, expanded practice squad Sunday and unsurprisingly it was the veteran Brandon Allen trained in head coach Zac Taylor's system with the Rams.

 The Bengals today signed 14 players to the practice squad.

Even though the Bengals ruled out quarterback Josh Rosen on Saturday, they did use the No. 1 position to raid the Dolphins on Sunday to make second-year back-up guard Shaq Calhoun their only waiver claim. In order to make the move they terminated the contract of back-up guard Alex Redmond.

Shaq Calhoun (6-3, 310), a second-year player out of Mississippi State University, originally was a college free agent signee of the Dolphins in 2019. He played in 10 games (seven starts) for Miami as a rookie last season.

No, the Bengals don't plan to add former No. 10 pick Josh Rosen Sunday from their inside pole position with the NFL waiver wire's No. 1 claim. But head coach Zac Taylor says they won't shy away from using it elsewhere.

There is absolutely no suspense as the Bengals release their first try at the 53-man roster late Saturday afternoon and are saving it all for Sunday after they have first crack at the NFL's waiver wire and form their largest practice squad ever with 16 players.

The Bengals made the following player moves to reach the NFL roster limit of 53 for the 2020 season.

Today, the State of Ohio announced that it will grant a variance to the Cincinnati Bengals to host 6000 fans at the Oct. 4 home game against the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Oct. 25 home game against the Cleveland Browns. No further variances have been issued for other games, including the Bengals Sept. 13 home game against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Ball security has been a way of life in the Bengals backfield, where fumbles have gone to die and Giovani Bernard reigns as the NFL's sultan of certain. According to Elias, Bernard and Joe Mixon have the two longest active streaks in the NFL for rushing attempts without a fumble and haven't done it since they were rookies.

It's the "Getting Closer" edition of the Bengals Booth Podcast. Dan Hoard interviews Pete Prisco from CBS Sports who says Cincinnati will win one or two Super Bowls in the next decade with Joe Burrow at quarterback.

The Bengals today acquired DE Christian Covington from the Denver Broncos, in exchange for LB Austin Calitro.

A.J. Green, the Bengals franchise receiver for their generational quarterback, admitted before Thursday's practice that he's rusty as he gets used to head coach Zac Taylor's offense.

New Bengals right guard Fred Johnson has proven to be a quick learner everywhere he's been. From the moment he walked into the library at Royal Palm Beach High School in West Palm Beach, Fla., when he was a junior. The monitor that day happened to be the school's offensive coordinator and even though Johnson didn't play any sports he suggested he come out for the team. The big kid has been learning ever since and another lesson looms Sunday against Eagles Pro Bowler Fletcher Cox.

Tune in to the Week 3 matchup as the Bengals travel to the city of Brotherly Love to face the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. Time, television, radio, live stream, and everything else you need to know to follow the game.

There's no question what we've witnessed in the past two games is the coming out party of the next Bengals star. As he heads into Sunday's game in Philadelphia (1 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12), rookie quarterback Joe Burrow has led the Bengals to 46 points, a number not hit by the Big Four (Ken Anderson, Boomer Esiason Carson Palmer, Andy Dalton) in their first two starts.

Blood donors who give at a Hoxworth Neighborhood Donor Center from Sunday, Sept. 27 through Saturday, Oct. 3 will receive an exclusive SEIZE THE DEY t-shirt. 

Joe Mixon aims for his sixth game in row on road with 70 or more scrimmage yards. Mixon has 3,958 scrimmage yards since entering NFL in 2017, 7th-most among running backs.

In his weekly conversation with Bengals.com senior writer Geoff Hobson, head coach Zac Taylor says he'll give right guard Fred Johnson another start on an offensive line he wants to keep intact for Sunday's game in Philadelphia. He's encouraged by the play of rookie quarterback Joe Burrow and believes his pocket presence and mobility has cut down on the hits and helped the line.

In the City of Brotherly Love on Sunday (1 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12), Bengals head coach Zac Taylor and his younger brother, Eagles quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator Press Taylor, would love to beat the other.

The Bengals travel this week to take on the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. The Bengals lead, 9-3-1. Cincinnati's .731 winning percentage against the Eagles is its second-highest against any NFL opponent.

The Bengals donated $70,000 to Activities Beyond the Classroom to fund the Academic & Athletic Accountability Pathway (AAA Pathway) program for the 2020-2021 school year. Since 2018, the Bengals have donated a total of $130,000 to support the program, which provides mentorship and resources to student-athletes throughout CPS high schools. 

Darrin Simmons, the Bengals assistant head coach who is the NFL's longest-tenured special teams coordinator, has been doing this thing for a quarter of a century. So with Brandon Wilson on pace to have the greatest kick return season in NFL history after the first two games, Simmons cautioned, "Take it easy. We've only had three returns." But oh, those three returns.

Alex Redmond (6-5, 320), a fourth-year player out of UCLA, originally was a college free agent signee of the Bengals in 2016. He was with Cincinnati through training camp of this year, before being waived on Sept. 6. He has played in 23 career games for the Bengals, with 17 starts.

Their three new defenders didn't hide after the Browns hit them up for 215 yards rushing Thursday night. Von Bell, Josh Bynes and D.J. Reader are stand-up guys who know they've been charged to lead their teammates to the next level in ways beyond Xs and Os.

C.J. Uzomah's loss for the rest of the year is a blow to the locker room...Drew Sample looks ready to step in... Zac Taylor indicates he won't rip up scheme as protection questions persist...Turnovers key to tight wins...Joe Burrow and A.J. Green trying to connect.

The Bengals signed TE Mason Schreck from the practice squad, and placed TE C.J. Uzomah on the Reserve/Injured list. Schreck (6-5, 252), a third-year player out of the University of Buffalo, originally was a seventh-round draft pick of the Bengals in 2017. 

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor, quarterback Joe Burrow, defensive tackle D.J. Reader, cornerback William Jackson III and wide receiver Tyler Boyd discussed the team's performance in Week 2 versus the Cleveland Browns.

In the latest "Week In Review," the Bengals suffer two close losses to open the 2020 season, but have a lot of optimism surrounding quarterback Joe Burrow. Also, in-depth analysis and highlights from the first two games, a feature on Pro Football Hall of Famer Bill Willis and how he connected with Paul Brown to help break the color barrier and defensive tackle Geno Atkins makes a significant donation to the Freestore Foodbank.

In his first NFL prime-time game and second start, Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow won over everybody but the scoreboard in the 35-30 loss to the Browns in Cleveland Thursday night.

You've got to remember. In the 62 games Bengals nose tackle D.J. Reader played for the Texans before coming over here, his proud and perennial playoff Texans defense had allowed more than 200 yards rushing just twice. And not until the last month of last season. So when the Browns put 215 yards on the Bengals in Thursday night's 35-30 uneasy loss, Reader didn't take it too well.

Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow, on his way to three touchdown passes in his first prime-time game, swashbuckled his team back into the game with 5:55 left. But on the ensuing possession the Browns never had to throw it and used the 1-2 ground punch of Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt to gash the Cincinnati defense for 75 yards and a touchdown on six carries to put away the 35-30 victory.

With another Ohio legend tweeting his approval, Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow threw his first NFL touchdown pass during Thursday night's first half the Browns took a 21-13 lead in Cleveland.

In his eighth NFL game tackle Fred Johnson drew his first start at right guard Thursday night in Cleveland as head coach Zac Taylor rolled out a surprising active list before the game against the Browns.

The Bengals.com Media Roundtable dissects Bengals-Browns.

The Bengals today elevated DT Freedom Akinmoladun and S Trayvon Henderson from the practice squad to the active roster for tonight's game against the Cleveland Browns. The team's active roster now stands at 55 players.

Bill Willis, who along with his head coach, Paul Brown, helped break pro football's color line when they were in Cleveland, always seemed to get an invite to a Bengals-Browns game in Cincinnati. As the NFL celebrates its 100th anniversary Thursday night in the latest edition of Bengals-Browns (8:20 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12 and NFL Network), the sons reflect on their fathers.

OK, let's get it out of the way. With the 2020s belonging to these two guys as two overall No. 1 picks pitted against each other in the same state twice a season, this neighborhood game of automatic quarterback could be the game's matchup every time the Bengals and Browns play for a while.

The Bengals play their first road game of the 2020 season facing the Cleveland Browns in the "Battle of Ohio" on Thursday at 8:20 p.m. ET. Here are three things to watch as the Bengals play on Thursday Night Football for the first time in two seasons. 

For the first time in the history of the Bengals Thursday (8:20 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12), Mike Brown won't be on the bus or on the plane with them and in the building to watch them during a regular-season or post-season game.

The Bengals signed CB Torry McTyer to the practice squad. McTyer (5-11, 188), a fourth-year player out of Nevada-Las Vegas, had been on Cincinnati's active roster until yesterday, when he was waived. He cleared waivers today.

Tune in to the Week 2 matchup as the Bengals travel to Northeast Ohio to face the Cleveland Browns on Thursday at 8:20 p.m. ET. Time, television, radio, live stream, and everything else you need to know to follow the AFC North clash.

The game will air nationally on NFL Network. In Cincinnati, it also will be carried by WKRC-TV (CBS Ch. 12). Carlos Dunlap has 12.5 sacks in 17 career games versus Cleveland, the most against any opponent.

Ever since the Browns came back into the NFL in 1999, the Bengals have owned the trenches. Whether it's been on the riverfront or lakefront, the Bengals have always run the ball against the Browns and Cincinnati has a worthy successor in the tradition when running back Joe Mixon rides into his seventh Battle of Ohio Thursday night (8:20-Cincinnati's Local 12 and NFL Network) on The Lake. 

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor reflects with Bengals.com senior writer Geoff Hobson about a strangely silent opener and the communication skills of a rookie quarterback that proved his mettle despite the loss.

Leave it to a short week and their first prime-time game in Cleveland in 30 years, a 34-13 Bengals' victory that featured "The Ickey Shuffle." Less than 48 hours after losing the opener to the Chargers on a missed 31-yard field goal, the Bengals claimed the kicker the Browns cut following his performance during Sunday's loss to Baltimore.

The Bengals acquired K Austin Seibert on waivers from the Cleveland Browns and signed DE Amani Bledsoe to the active roster. In corresponding moves, the team placed G Xavier Su'a-Filo on the Reserve/Injured list and waived CB Torry McTyer.

The Bengals this week travel to Cleveland to take on the division-rival Browns on Thursday Night Football. Cincinnati has played more games against Cleveland (93) than any foe except Pittsburgh.

Fans have just two more days to enter to win one of 10 autographed jerseys or 10 autographed helmets through the Official Bengals App, presented by Fifth Third Bank. The app is free and available to download in the Apple App Store and Google Play.

If Joe Burrow acted like he had been there before, it's because he had. In fact, his could-have-should-have-would-have storybook drive at the end of his debut was headed into the same end zone where in recent weeks the Bengals conducted their two situational practices inside Paul Brown Stadium.

Leave it to Joe Burrow to make sense of the madness that had just unfolded at the end of his first NFL game, a surrealistic 16-13 bitter end loss to the Chargers to open the season Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium.

Yes, wide receiver A.J. Green thought it was a bad call. Green, who finished his first game since Oct. 28, 2018, thought he had done what he did that day. Set them up for a win in what somehow turned into the Chargers' exasperating 16-13 Opening Day victory over the Bengals.

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor and quarterback Joe Burrow answered questions from the media after the Week 1 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers.

It was not a fairy tale by any stretch. After wide receiver A.J. Green was called for pass interference with seven seconds left to nullify a perfect winning touchdown pass from rookie quarterback Joe Burrow, Randy Bullock missed the tying 31-yard field goal to the right as he appeared to pull a muscle in the Chargers' 16-13 victory Sunday in the opener at Paul Brown Stadium 

Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow didn't disappoint when he started the season scoring on a 23-yard touchdown run off a quarterback draw, but it was two defensive stands on fourth down that gave the Bengals a 7-6 halftime lead over the Chargers in Sunday's opener at empty Paul Brown Stadium.

While the only sounds in an empty Paul Brown Stadium were the soft thuds of a football following a catch or a kick and an occasional grunt or laugh from a player during warmups, the Bengals released their first game day inactive list of the 2020s. Then with 90 minute to go before kickoff the music came on.

For the first time since the year of the first moon landing, the Bengals start a rookie quarterback in a home NFL opener Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium (4:05 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12) when Joe Burrow's helmet headset starts cackling back and forth with head coach Zac Taylor's Mission Control. The Bengals.com Media Roundtable believes a Bengals win won't be nearly as miraculous as landing a man on the moon by the end of the decade.

The 2020 regular season begins as the Bengals look to build off a sizzling offseason. It all starts on Sunday as the Bengals host the Los Angeles Chargers at 4:05 p.m. ET.

The Bengals today elevated DE Amani Bledsoe and S Trayvon Henderson from the practice squad to the active roster for tomorrow's game against the Los Angeles Chargers.

It's the "Final Countdown" edition of the Bengals Booth Podcast previewing the 2020 regular season opener with tight end C.J. Uzomah, broadcasters Dan Hoard and Dave Lapham, and Associated Press reporter Joe Reedy.

The last time a Bengals rookie quarterback opened a season at home, man had just landed on the moon. Greg Cook's win over the Dolphins seemed to be a feat just as miraculous ... The stats love it when A.J. Green plays and Joe Mixon totes it ... Name the nine quarterbacks who won their first Bengals starts. You're out if you named Ken Anderson and Carson Palmer.

Perennial Pro Bowler Geno Atkins injured his shoulder last week. While head coach Zac Taylor says he is "day-today," and not serious, Atkins has been ruled out on the Bengals defensive line in Sunday's opener (4:05 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12) against the Chargers at Paul Brown Stadium. That takes an All-Decade player out of the Bengals defense and leaves them with three tackles that weren't on the team last season.

The successful program raised more than $34,000 for six of the Bengals' longstanding community partners and filled the designated end zone sections in the stadium.

The 2020 regular season is finally here as the Bengals open the campaign at home against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Features on quarterback Joe Burrow, wide receiver A.J. Green and running backs Joe Mixon and Giovani Bernard help preview the 2020 season.

Remember this about A.J. Green. Even now, heading into the 2020 season after missing these past 24 games, only one active wide receiver on a roster, Larry Fitzgerald, has more touchdown catches. Only three active wide receivers on a roster have more yards. Only four active wide receivers on rosters average more yards per game.

These are the sweetest of possible words with a Bengals opener less than 72 hours away. "I feel good. I took the proper rest that I needed for getting this thing back to 100 percent," said A.J. Green Thursday ... But news wasn't so good on the Bengals' other active Pro Football Hall of Fame candidate, eight-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Geno Atkins (shoulder).

Tune in to the Week 1 matchup as the Bengals host the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday at 4:05 p.m. ET. Time, television, radio, live stream, and everything else you need to know to follow the Bengals regular season opener.

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor begins this season's weekly sitdowns wth Bengals.com senior writer Geoff Hobson as Sunday's opener (4:05 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12) at Paul Brown Stadium looms against the Chargers. Powerful growth of locker-room leadership, how emotional meetings on social justice have brought the team closer together, coaching in a pandemic and Joe Burrow are topics.

Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow's NFL debut (which also happens to be the debut of left tackle Jonah Williams) Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium against the Chargers (4:05 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12) has turned into an intimate, it's-a-small-world-after-all gathering with no fans but plenty of familiar faces. Starting with Chargers sack ace and old friend Joey Bosa.

Nearly 40 percent of the players currently on the roster were not on the Opening Day roster when the Bengals opened in Seattle last season. So it's only fitting that three of the seven captains are newcomers.

With their Week 1 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers right around the corner, the Bengals named quarterback Joe Burrow among their seven team captains for the 2020 season.

How the Bengals' emerging young locker-room core facilitated rookie quarterback Joe Burrow's leadership by empathy.

After making it through perhaps the most unique offseason in NFL history, the Bengals return to the field this weekend to open their season against the L.A. Chargers at Paul Brown Stadium. The game, however, will be played without fans present, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Bengals have won four of the last five versus the Chargers. Running back Joe Mixon had 138 scrimmage yards (111 rushing, 27 receiving) and a rushing touchdown in the last meeting back in 2018. 

Keandre Jones (6-3, 220), a rookie, originally was a college free agent signee of the Chicago Bears in May, and then was waived on Sept. 3. Keaton Sutherland (6-5, 315), a second-year player out of Texas A&M, originally was a college free agent signee of the Bengals in 2019.

The Bengals will wear Color Rush jerseys twice this season: Week 8 against the Tennessee Titans and Week 12 versus the New York Giants.

After this pandemic preseason of precious little information around a quarantined league,  no one really knows what is going to transpire in Sunday's opener (4:05 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12) at Paul Brown Stadium when the Bengals and their two new quarterbacks (Joe Burrow and Josh Bynes) play the non-Philip Rivers Chargers.

Zac Taylor, who has yet to have wide receiver A.J Green for a full practice in pads in his two seasons as Bengals head coach, says he'll have him in Sunday's opener (4:05 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12) against the Chargers at Paul Brown Stadium.

After taking their team picture Monday morning the Bengals returned to the Paul Brown Stadium field (site of Sunday's 4:05 p.m. opener against the Chargers on Cincinnati's Local 12) for a walkthrough and then a light, hour-long practice to kick off the week's preparations. An official injury report won't emerge until after Wednesday's practice, but it appeared head coach Zac Taylor has a shot to get everybody to the gate. Early in practice the only players not working appeared to be eight-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Geno Atkins and strong safety Shawn Williams.

Like the rest of what turned out to be a pedestrian Cutdown Weekend, the Bengals' final roster move heading into the week of preparation for next Sunday's opener (4:05 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12) came as no surprise. Cornerback Trae Waynes, who tore his pectoral muscle before he stepped on the field last month, went to injury recall Sunday and was replaced on the roster by four-year veteran cornerback Torry McTyer. 

The Bengals today re-signed CB Torry McTyer to the active roster, and placed CB Trae Waynes on the Reserve/Injured list.

The Bengals went with just one quarterback on their new, expanded practice squad Sunday and unsurprisingly it was the veteran Brandon Allen trained in head coach Zac Taylor's system with the Rams.

 The Bengals today signed 14 players to the practice squad.

Even though the Bengals ruled out quarterback Josh Rosen on Saturday, they did use the No. 1 position to raid the Dolphins on Sunday to make second-year back-up guard Shaq Calhoun their only waiver claim. In order to make the move they terminated the contract of back-up guard Alex Redmond.

Shaq Calhoun (6-3, 310), a second-year player out of Mississippi State University, originally was a college free agent signee of the Dolphins in 2019. He played in 10 games (seven starts) for Miami as a rookie last season.

No, the Bengals don't plan to add former No. 10 pick Josh Rosen Sunday from their inside pole position with the NFL waiver wire's No. 1 claim. But head coach Zac Taylor says they won't shy away from using it elsewhere.

There is absolutely no suspense as the Bengals release their first try at the 53-man roster late Saturday afternoon and are saving it all for Sunday after they have first crack at the NFL's waiver wire and form their largest practice squad ever with 16 players.

The Bengals made the following player moves to reach the NFL roster limit of 53 for the 2020 season.

Today, the State of Ohio announced that it will grant a variance to the Cincinnati Bengals to host 6000 fans at the Oct. 4 home game against the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Oct. 25 home game against the Cleveland Browns. No further variances have been issued for other games, including the Bengals Sept. 13 home game against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Ball security has been a way of life in the Bengals backfield, where fumbles have gone to die and Giovani Bernard reigns as the NFL's sultan of certain. According to Elias, Bernard and Joe Mixon have the two longest active streaks in the NFL for rushing attempts without a fumble and haven't done it since they were rookies.

It's the "Getting Closer" edition of the Bengals Booth Podcast. Dan Hoard interviews Pete Prisco from CBS Sports who says Cincinnati will win one or two Super Bowls in the next decade with Joe Burrow at quarterback.

The Bengals today acquired DE Christian Covington from the Denver Broncos, in exchange for LB Austin Calitro.