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Bengals fire defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo

The Bengals missing the playoffs made dubious NFL history with 3 sobering stats

In the end, despite a five-game winning streak to close the season, the Cincinnati Bengals’ furious rally to make the 2025 NFL playoffs fell just short. With the Denver Broncos’ blowout win over a backup-laden Kansas City Chiefs team, Denver secured the AFC’s No. 7 seed, leaving an MVP-caliber Joe Burrow on the outside looking in of the postseason.

Associated Press · 2d

Bengals fire defensive coordinator, 3 other assistants after missing playoffs

The defensive issues that contributed to the Cincinnati Bengals missing the playoffs led to major changes on Monday, when four assistants were fired — three on that side of the ball.

USA TODAY Sports on MSN · 2d

Bengals fire defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo after missing playoffs

The Cincinnati Bengals are moving on from defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo after the team missed out on the playoffs this season.

Travis Kelce says he wanted Bengals in playoffs

Sports Illustrated on MSN · 45m

Bengals Star Fires Back at Chiefs’ Travis Kelce With Blunt Five-Word Message

Amid unfounded rumors that the Chiefs purposefully gave up during their loss to Denver to ensure the Bengals would be eliminated, Travis Kelce delivered a fired-up message to Cincinnati saying that he wasn’t “scared of f---ing nobody” and that having the Bengals in the playoffs would have been “fun.”

CNN on MSN · 4h

‘I ain’t scared of … nobody’: Travis Kelce denies Chiefs intentionally lost Week 18 game to eliminate Bengals from playoffs

Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce denied that the team intentionally lost its Week 18 game to ensure that the Cincinnati Bengals were eliminated from playoff contention.

NBC Sports · 19h

Travis Kelce rejects claim that Chiefs lost to Broncos to keep Bengals out

Some think the Chiefs wanted to keep Cincinnati out of the seven-team AFC field. Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce rejected such talk during the latest episode of the New Heights podcast. “I ain’t scared of fucking nobody,

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Hosted on MSN · 4d

After win vs Steelers, here's what Bengals need to happen to make NFL playoffs

The Cincinnati Bengals' NFL playoff chances improved with their 19-17 Week 18 win Saturday night against the Steelers in Pittsburgh. Entering Week 18, one of the three things the Bengals still needed to happen to earn the final AFC playoff spot was a win against their AFC North rival.

For The Win on MSN · 4d

How the Bengals can make the 2024 NFL playoffs after their Steelers win

The Cincinnati Bengals are trying to make the 2024 NFL playoffs, but they’ll need some assistance to get there. The Bengals took care of business on Saturday night in Pittsburgh by topping the Steelers, but that won’t be enough to confirm a playoff berth.

USA TODAY Touchdown Wire o… · 19h

Will Steelers beat Ravens in NFL playoffs? Here are our latest predictions, odds

It's a new season for the Pittsburgh Steelers as they head to Baltimore this weekend to take on the red-hot Ravens in the Wild-Card round of the NFL playoffs. The Steelers split their regular-season series with the Ravens,

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Bengals predicted Tee Higgins replacement would give Cincinnati fans gray hairs

There's no other way to describe the way the Cincinnati Bengals' season ended other than as a gut punch. Of course, Zac Taylor's club did their part in what the ...

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Who will make the 2026 NFL playoffs? 5 non-playoff teams who could make it next year

Sports ranks the top five teams currently on vacations who have the best chance to reach the postseason next year.

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Will Bengals be in NFL playoffs? The case for Bengals making postseason

The Cincinnati Bengals have a small, outside chance of making the NFL playoffs this year. Granted, the chance in Week 18 when ...

Who would Bengals play in NFL playoffs? Scenarios, potential wild card matchups

The Bengals have only one way into the NFL playoffs and can only face one team if they make it in. Here's a look at their ...

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Are the Bengals in the playoffs? Cincinnati outside looking in for 2024 NFL postseason

The Bengals have a chance to make the playoffs in Week 18, but it isn't a great one. Here's what to know about their playoff picture.

FanSided on MSN19h

Hard Knocks captured Bengals in agony as Broncos took final playoff spot

The HBO series Hard Knocks took an in-season look at the AFC North, which included the Bengals' heart-broken faces as the ...

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