Source: #Bengals WR Jermaine Burton, who is a healthy scratch today, missed the walk-through on Saturday. He has spoken recently about maturing and growing and it's a work in progress. But the rookie is out today. pic.x.com/1UZguEUt4D

#Bengals DE Trey Hendrickson had 4 sacks today and now leads the NFL with 11 sacks on the season. pic.x.com/4TjbrU6zD4

Joe Burrow when in Raiders territory ? 5 TDs ? 81% adjusted completion percentage ? 150 passing yards pic.x.com/qUDgMlo1zU

Sources: #Bengals fear that promising rookie TE Erick All Jr. tore his ACL during today's game vs the #Raiders. This is the same knee he tore his ACL on in October '23. A devastating blow for All, who had earned the trust of Joe Burrow and become a reliable target in Cincinnati's offense.

#Bengals 3rd-round rookie WR Jermaine Burton is a healthy inactive today, despite WRs Tee Higgins (quad) and Charlie Jones (groin) being out. pic.x.com/AVq43fdTiq

Routes run today: Amarius Mims: 1 Jermaine Burton: 0

Mike Gesicki is the first Bengals tight with 100 receiving yards and 2 receiving TD in a game since Tyler Eifert in 2015. That game was also against the Raiders (via ESPN Research)

Bengals respond with a TD to RB Chase Brown, who does a great job of running across the end line with Joe Burrow scrambling to get open.

Bengals RB Zack Moss has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Raiders. Downgraded from doubtful to out with a neck injury.

With Orlando Brown missing his first game since W17 of 2021, Cody Ford has done a good job at left tackle so far.

Bengals build one half of the halftime sandwich. Andrei Iosivas scores on a TD on the final drive of the first half. Bengals will get the ball to start the second half. Side note: You can choose one bread type to build a sandwich. What do you go with?

Not in the slightest. Bengals were counting on Burton with Higgins out and couldn't play him because he was absent for a Saturday walkthrough.

@Viennajeff60: @Ben_Baby Also, six questions about Burton was absurd overkill. Not one question about Mike Hilton's contribution to the win.

Bengals complete the halftime sandwich (with sourdough bread, apparently). Burrow with his second TD on a scramble today. This one is to Drew Sample. Bengals 24, Raiders 10, 11:27 3Q.

From the sounds of it, the Cincinnati Bengals want to shake free of their conservative shell and act as buyers at the NFL trade deadline.

But they probably don’t want to go too wild.

Wild, would be like trading with the Tennessee Titans for former second-round pick and pass-rusher Harold Landry, as proposed by Sports Illustrated’s Gilberto Manzano and Matt Verderame:

Cincinnati needs to fix its defense, which ranks near the bottom in myriad areas. While Trey Hendrickson is one of the league’s top pass rushers, the rest of the front has been underwhelming with middling performances from Sheldon Rankins and Sam Hubbard. Acquiring Landry from Tennessee gives the Bengals a 28-year-old edge rusher who doesn’t have any guaranteed money on his deal after 2024

The Cincinnati Bengals ambushed fans on Sunday by making rookie wide receiver Jermaine Burton inactive.

Ambushed, because Burton seemed in line for major playing time and a possible breakout with Tee Higgins sidelined.

Joe Burrow had called for Burton to get more playing time in Week 9 against the Las Vegas Raiders, too. Since Burton hadn’t been on the injury report all week, his healthy scratch is potentially related to some sort of violation.

Considering the stakes of Sunday’s game and Burton’s chance to be the long-term No. 2 in the offense, Bengals fans and media had some things to say after the pregame announcement.