All the latest news before Sunday night’s game.
Greetings, Bengals fans!
Below is today’s morning news, and this will also be our pregame thread for tonight’s big game vs. the Los Angeles Chargers.
Bengals Elevate OT Devin Cochran and LB Shaka Heyward | BENGALS ROSTER UPDATE
Cochran and Heyward both are classified as standard elevations. As practice squad players being elevated to the active roster for the game, they automatically will revert to the practice squad on Monday.
Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh Left His Mark On Bengals; Burrow, Chase Look To Solve LA Twilight Zone; Mike Hilton Adjusts | QUICK HITS
Jordan Kovacs, the first-year safeties coach who played in the NFL box before calling Harbaugh, is in a few team photos with him where they’re both wearing Michigan blue. In the first one, Kovacs is one of Harbaugh’s interns. In the second, he is one of his graduate assistants.
Ravens hit with massive fines for actions vs. Bengals
Not that the Bengals will care at this point, as officials shouldn’t have missed the infractions during the game itself, especially at such critical moments.
Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor offers injury updates.
CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson will travel separate from the team to Los Angeles this week due to personal reasons but is expected to play Sunday night against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey was fined for his late hit against Joe Burrow.
“I think there was one that absolutely should have been called,” Burrow said. “But other than that, I don’t think there were many that I was upset about. There was just one.”
Bengals need key players to step up to save season vs. Chargers
An MVP showing from Joe Burrow that should have the Bengals in the playoff race instead has them at 4-6 and in danger of near-elimination with a loss in primetime on Sunday.
Bengals veteran sends clear message regarding importance of matchup with Chargers
“We’re sitting at 4-6, we take this L on Sunday (and fall to) 4-7, you can pretty much cancel the postseason,” Hilton said. “We have belief in each other in this locker room and we’re still in the fight. We just got to take care of Sunday and go from there.”
Who Dey!
