Bengals News (12/3): Ja’Marr Chase leading receivers in Pro Bowl fan votes

Matchup of the Game: Bengals Joe Burrow against the Los Angeles Chargers defense
Joe Burrow, a gym rat football savant, can drop a snappy football term in conversation as well as a dime on a come-back route in a zone. As he prepped for Sunday and the Chargers in another installment of the AFC arms race, he uncorked the term "post-snap verification."

Real questions remain about this Bengals defense, but judgment day has arrived – The Athletic
Cincinnati has had trouble stopping top offenses and now faces several, starting with Justin Herbert and the Chargers on Sunday.

Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase leads all AFC WRs in Pro Bowl voting
Ja'Marr Chase is about to be the first Bengals weapon to make the Pro Bowl in quite a long time.

Former NFL Quarterback Dan Orlovsky Weighs in on Joe Burrow vs Justin Herbert - Sports Illustrated Cincinnati Bengals News, Analysis and More
Former NFL Quarterback Dan Orlovsky Weighs in on Joe Burrow vs Justin Herbert.

Around the League

Buccaneers WR Antonio Brown, S Mike Edwards, along with FA John Franklin, suspended for COVID-19 violations
Buccaneers WR Antonio Brown, S Mike Edwards and free-agent WR John Franklin have been suspended three games for violating NFL-NFLPA COVID-19 protocols.

Taysom Hill after Saints' fifth loss in a row: 'Obviously it's tough to win a game' with four INTs
At night's end, Taysom Hill's toughness and ability running the ball was reason for praise, but his four-INT outing was a dubious showing that proved paramount in the Saints losing their fifth consecutive game for the first time in the Sean Payton regime.

Now with the Seattle Seahawks, running back Adrian Peterson still playing for 'love of the game'
Running back Adrian Peterson, who joined the Seattle Seahawks this week, says he is hopeful to be in uniform for Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers.

Cleveland Browns GM expecting 'best football' from Baker Mayfield after bye week
Browns GM Andrew Berry expects QB Baker Mayfield, who ranks 26th in QBR this season while battling various injuries, "to play his best football" after the team's bye week.

US Army and FAA investigating military flyover of NFL game last month - CNNPolitics
The US military and the Federal Aviation Administration are reviewing a flyover of an NFL game last month to determine if the military helicopters flew too low over civilians in violation of aviation regulations.

DraftKings Reacts

In this week’s DraftKings survey, Bengals fans showed an 100% level of confidence in the direction of this team, up 12 percent following the Week 12 demolition of the Pittsburgh Steelers.