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Nugent’s clutch kicks cap comeback
Mike Nugent didn’t even look, and that was probably a good thing for his sake. While the rest of the 65,004 fans at sold-out Paul Brown Stadium held their breath and bent their bodies Sunday afternoon as they watched the ball continue to hook on a 42-yard journey that ended with a clank off the left upright before falling through to lift the Cincinnati Bengals to a 27-24 overtime win, Nugent held his gaze downward, directed at the spot where he had just swung his right foot.
Week 5 Takeaways: Separation Anxiety
The same old Bengals appear to have learned some new tricks. Unsurprisingly derided after falling behind 24-7 to the Seahawks at home during the third quarter, Cincinnati launched into a stirring comeback and scored 20 unanswered points, eventually using a Mike Nugent field goal off the left upright to come away with a 27-24 victory in overtime.
NFL morning after: Andy Dalton, MVP candidate
In a big game on Sunday, Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton came through in the clutch. I know, I know, Dalton has had some high-profile playoff failures, and therefore we're supposed to laugh at the notion that he's a guy who can put a team on his back and win.
Past Bengals teams 'would have flopped' down 17, but not this one
For the first time in more than a decade, the Bengals rallied from so large a deficit, and they continued their undefeated season by beating Seattle.
The top takeaways and highest-graded players from the Cincinnati Bengals’ 27-24 overtime victory over the Seattle Seahawks. Top Performers: QB Andy Dalton (+4.2), TE Tyler Eifert (+3.8), DT Geno Atkins (+3.3), DE Carlos Dunlap (+2.6), WR A.J. Green (+2.6)
Bearded Bengals fan an international star
A Cincinnati native with an impressive beard was recently featured in a viral video after placing fifth in the 2015 World Beard and Moustache Championship in the Austrian Alps.
Poise lifts Bengals to new level
Andy Dalton stayed calm in a season-changing, fourth-quarter comeback against Seattle. When trailing 24-7 in the fourth quarter, Andy Dalton walked up and down the Bengals' line, offering a message necessary to carry them if an improbable comeback could come true.
Andy Dalton has Bengals looking like Super Bowl contenders
The Bengals go as their quarterback goes -- and Michael Silver explains how they took a big step toward legitimizing themselves as a bona-fide championship contender on Sunday.
Pete Carroll "baffled a little bit" by Seahawks collapse
Pete Carroll was being dutiful, saying the blame for the Seahawks' collapse at Cincinnati and fall to 2-3 "starts with me." That just means, basically, that he's the first person to not understand what's wrong with them right now.
Is it time Cincinnati Bengals' Gio Bernard starts over Jeremy Hill?
Jeremy Hill ranks 12th among running backs in fantasy production, under ESPN's standard scoring system. Giovani Bernard has been a more reliable.
Browns' Josh McCown, Bengals' Andy Dalton highlight NFL Week 5
Week 5 featured no shortage of wait, what? developments, from the late heroics of Andy Dalton and Josh McCown to Matthew Stafford's benching. Plus, Miami's motivating new leader, a 78-year-old INT combo and more
I Still Cannot Believe The Bengals Won That Game.
As Bengals fans, we are good at a lot of things. Telling Cleveland jokes. Hating Joe Montana. Lying about Freezer Bowl attendance. Those are just a few. What we are not good at is expecting the best. Fear of the other shoe dropping has almost been beaten into us to the point that to be a Bengals fan is to assume the worst.
Andy Dalton leads Bengals to statement win over Seahawks in overtime
What if Mike Nugent’s 42-yard field-goal try had bounced off the upright and not between them, and it was the Seattle Seahawks and not the Cincinnati Bengals escaping with an overtime win Sunday? How much would that change our perception of quarterback Andy Dalton's team?
NFL Media columnist Michael Silver explores how Bengals offensive coordinator Hue Jackson continues to push the offense through adversity and his goal to remove the stigma that the team can't win when it matters most.
Who's Next?
Bills-Titans final score: Buffalo ekes out ugly 14-13 win
It was not even remotely pretty, but Tyrod Taylor gutted through the second half and scrounged up two touchdowns in a 14-13 road win for the Bills over the Titans.
Bills activate Enemkpali following suspension
The four-game suspension handed to Bills linebacker IK Enemkpali for punching Jets quarterback Geno Smith while Enemkpali was with the Jets has ended, and the Bills Monday placed Enemkpali on their active roster.
Bills cut penalties, kept composure in win over Titans
After his team committed 17 penalties in a Week Four loss to the Giants, Bills coach Rex Ryan came up with a couple of plans to help keep the team from hurting itself on that front in the future.
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The DraftKings and FanDuel employee betting scandal, explained
If you follow sports, you've likely seen dozens of advertisements for DraftKings and FanDuel, two companies that have pioneered a relatively new type of online gambling known as daily fantasy sports. This week, the sports world was rocked by revelations that a DraftKings employee with access to proprietary DraftKings data had won $350,000 in a FanDuel contest. That naturally led to speculation that his access to DraftKings data had given him an edge at FanDuel.
NFL Reportedly Denied DeAngelo Williams' Request to Wear Pink All Year for Mom
Wearing pink is only allowed in the NFL during October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Pittsburgh Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams apparently wanted to become an exception, but the NFL shut it down, per ESPN's Field Yates.
Monday Morning Hangover: Odell Beckham Is No Fluke, and Neither Are the Bengals
The latest NFL news, rumors, scores, schedules, predictions, picks against the spread, free agent updates, power rankings, mock drafts and more
Post-Week 5: Looking at Defenders with Three Sacks
Every once in a while I'm going to put data into groups to help everyone understand how effective I believe Force Players is. Below are the edge and interior players who have three or more sacks so far in 2015. EDGE: The highest ranked non-Force Players are Jabaal Sheard and Jacquies Smith.
Julio Jones Injury: Updates on Falcons WR's Hamstring and Return
Julio Jones, arguably the NFL's best wide receiver, is giving the Atlanta Falcons a scare with an injury to his hamstring. His status for Week 6 against the New Orleans Saints is up in the air.
Jamaal Charles of Kansas City Chiefs out for year with torn ACL
An MRI has confirmed what the Kansas City Chiefs feared when he left Sunday's game: Running back Jamaal Charles has torn the ACL in his right knee, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter on Monday.