Bengals Bites (11/11) - Road Test Begins For Bengals

Three-game road swing will test Cincinnati Bengals | FOX Sports
The Bengals will be in New Orleans, Houston and then Tampa Bay over the next three weeks.

New Orleans Saints favored to beat Cincinnati Bengals at home Sunday | NOLA.com
The New Orleans Saints will be favored by oddsmakers for an ninth time in 10 games this season Sunday. The Saints began Monday as a 6.5-point favorites to beat the Cincinnati Bengals for the noon Sunday game at the Superdome. The Saints are 4-5 this season against the spread.

AFC North: The best (and most unpredictable) division in 2014 - NFL.com
This past offseason, I wrote a column predicting that the AFC North would prove to be the most topsy-turvy and impossible division to forecast in 2014. Well, it has lived up to that billing -- and then some. The AFC North is clearly the best division in the NFL. Adding to the intrigue: Ten weeks into the season, there is zero clarity. It's a muddled, chaotic picture. Just like I did back in July, you can make a very intelligent case as to why every team in this division can finish anywhere from first to last. In fact, the AFC North is the first division in which every team is at least two games above .500 since the 1935 NFL Western Division.

CINCINNATI: Bengals receiver AJ Green not all the way back | NFL Football | FresnoBee.com
A.J. Green hasn't made much of an impact since he returned from a toe injury, and the Bengals need that to change if they're going to get their offense turned around. Green was held to three harmless catches for 23 yards during a 23-3 loss to Cleveland last Thursday night. In his two games back, Green has only six catches for 67 yards and one touchdown. The injury has him on pace for his lowest totals in four seasons with Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Bengals’ Andy Dalton Should Keep His Chin Up After Week 10 Debacle | RantSports
Is he an elite passer like his six-year, $96 million contract would suggest he is? Probably not, but Cincinnati Bengals (5-3-1) quarterback Andy Dalton is not as bad as the media and analysts are saying he is. Ever since his pathetic showing on Thursday Night Football where he completed 10-of-33 passes for 86 yards and three interceptions, he has been scrutinized relentlessly.

Jeremy Hill of Cincinnati Bengals stands by his Cleveland Browns comments - ESPN
Four days have passed, and Jeremy Hill still believes the Cincinnati Bengals are a better team than the Cleveland Browns.

Rex Ryan calls Steelers end-of-game play "bush league" | ProFootballTalk

With a night to sleep on it, the Jets are still mad at Steelers safety Mike Mitchell. In fact, they may be even more angry. Center Nick Mangold chastised Mitchell after the game for trying to jump over the line to break up New York's rare victory formataion, and coach Rex Ryan echoed those sen...

Graham admits to "slight push off," plus "a lot of acting" from Cox | ProFootballTalk

A day after Saints tight end Jimmy Graham insisted he didn't push off on what would have been a game-winning 47-yard touchdown pass in regulation against the 49ers, Graham admitted that he may have used his hands to get Cox out of the way.

NFL And NFLPA Locked In Dispute Over Adrian Peterson's Reinstatement

The dispute surrounding Adrian Peterson's reinstatement—or lack thereof—after pleading no contest to child injury charges is heating up. Late last week the NFL Players Association sent a letter to the NFL demanding Peterson be reinstated. That tactic apparently failed, as today the NFLPA announced that it had filed a grievance on Peterson's behalf: