“The call to give Bengals QB Joe Burrow another few days to heal up came on Friday after practice—with Zac Taylor prioritizing protecting Burrow, who'd pushed to play. Initial plan was never to play him vs. NE (tho he made a run at it) so going back to that isn't too complicated.”

As the New England Patriots make their final preparations for a Week 12 showdown with the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium, they are adding some much-needed

Bengals receiver Ja'Marr Chase is missing his sixth game in five NFL seasons as he serves a one-game suspension.

So, what has been going on with the Bengals? To find out more about the Patriots’ Week 12 opponent, we spoke with Anthony Cosenza of Pats Pulpit’s sister site Cincy Jungle, the SB Nation community for all things Bengals. Here is what he told us about the upcoming game and opponent.

Regardless, the NFL ultimately issued one fine despite a few eyebrow-raising things from both sides of the latest Bengals vs. Steelers throwdown. Once again, the NFL has had to pull out a hammer and address altercations between the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Ramsey received a $17,389 fine for a hit on a defenseless player (Michael Pittman Jr.) in Pittsburgh’s Week 9 win against the Colts. He has been fined 11 times in his career for ($144,741). Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt was not fined for his roughing the passer penalty against Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco.

An ad that appeared inside Paycor Stadium during the St. X-Elder regional final promoted "20% off all remaining home games" at Bengals.com/StXElder.