DAYTON – The University of Dayton has announced that it will play Alcorn State on Tuesday, Dec. 1.  Game time is 7 p.m. ET.  It will be the Flyers’ season opener, while the Braves will be playing their third game. Tuesday’s Alcorn State game replaces the […]

Wilson, Farrell, Cooper, Werner and Proctor garner Player of the Game honors COLUMBUS, Ohio – On the heels of its 42-35 victory over No. 9 Indiana, the Ohio State coaching staff announced its champions and players of the game. On offense, WR Garrett Wilson and TE […]

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THANKSGIVING DAY In a 1789 proclamation, President George Washington called on the people of the United States to acknowledge God for affording them “an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness” by observing a day of thanksgiving. Devoting a […]

Patrick Mahomes in a game against the Tennessee Titans 2019 photo By Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, https: commons.wikimedia.org Kansas City quarterback PATRICK MAHOMES, with 143,355 votes, leads all players​​ in balloting for the 2021 Pro Bowl presented by Verizon. Seattle quarterback RUSSELL WILSON (139,839 votes) ranks second […]

WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM (3-7)AT DALLAS COWBOYS (3-7) WEEK 12 // THURSDAY, NOV. 26, 2020 // 4:30 PM ET // AT&T STADIUM // REFEREE: CLAY MARTIN ON THE AIRWAVES: TV: FOX (4:30 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews (field reporter), Kristina Pink (field reporter)NATIONAL […]

HOUSTON TEXANS (3-7)AT DETROIT LIONS (4-6) WEEK 12 // THURSDAY, NOV. 26, 2020 // 12:30 PM ET // FORD FIELD // REFEREE: SHAWN SMITH ON THE AIRWAVES: TV: CBS (12:30 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson (field reporter)NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, […]

The Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers game scheduled for Thursday, November 26 has been moved to Sunday afternoon, November 29. The game time and broadcast network will be announced later today. This decision was made out of an abundance of caution to ensure the health […]

TEXANS QB DESHAUN WATSON, BROWNS DE OLIVIER VERNON &COLTS K RODRIGO BLANKENSHIP NAMED AFC PLAYERS OF WEEK 11 Quarterback DESHAUN WATSON of the Houston Texans, defensive end OLIVIER VERNON of the Cleveland Browns and kicker RODRIGO BLANKENSHIP of the Indianapolis Colts are the AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of […]

SEVEN FROM SUNDAY – WEEK 11 A look at seven statistical highlights from games played at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 22, the eleventh week of the 2020 season. The INDIANAPOLIS COLTS overcame a 14-point deficit to defeat Green Bay, 34-31, in overtime in Week 11. With […]

THANKSGIVING DAY – A TRADITION OF FRIENDS, FAMILY AND FOOTBALL For generations of Americans, the tradition of Thanksgiving Day and NFL football are historically intertwined. On Thanksgiving in 1925, a crowd of 36,000 – then the largest in professional football history – watched the CHICAGO BEARS play […]

The Bengals this week hit the road to take onthe Washington Football Team on Sunday at FedExField. Cincinnati will belooking to rebound from a 36-10 loss at Pittsburgh last week.“We were not good enough in any area,” said Bengals head coach ZacTaylor. “That’s offense, defense, […]

Rookie class producing early: Despite the lack of anoffseason program to ease the college-to-pro adjustment, the Bengals this year have leaned heavily upon their draft class. The seven players drafted by Cincinnati in April have combined to play in 56 games this season, with 22 […]

Special teams soar under Simmons: Over the now 18-yeartenure of Darrin Simmons, the Bengals have consistently boasted one of the top special teams units in the NFL. Simmons this year has added the title ofassistant head coach to his usual role as special teams coordinator, […]

Bengals historically efficient on fourth down: TheBengals’ offense this season has successfully converted 14 of its 16 fourth-down attempts, good for an 87.5 percentage that ranks second in the NFL. Only Buffalo ranks higher, at 100 percent, but Bills have attempted only three fourthdown conversions […]

At the top of the list: Here’s a look at where the Bengals rank —both individually and in team categories — among the top 10 in the NFL. BENGALS OFFENSE● Second in fourth-down percentage (87.5; 14 of 16).● Tied for 10th in first downs per […]

The series: The Bengals lead 5-4-1, including a run of four straightmatchups without a loss. The last meeting was a 27-27 tie at Wembley Stadiumin London in 2016, which was preceded by three consecutive Bengals victoriesin ’04, ’08 and ’12. Washington’s last series win was […]

CINCINNATI BENGALS (2-6-1)AT WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM (2-7) WEEK 11 // SUNDAY, NOV. 22, 2020 // 1:00 PM ET // FEDEXFIELD // REFEREE: SHAWN SMITH REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Bengals lead all-time series, 5-4-1STREAKS: Bengals have won 3 of past 4LAST GAME: 10/30/16: Washington 27 at […]

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (3-5-1)AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (6-3) WEEK 11 // SUNDAY, NOV. 22, 2020 // 1:00 PM ET // FIRSTENERGY STADIUM // REFEREE: ADRIAN HILL REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Browns lead all-time series, 31-17-1STREAKS: Eagles have won past 5LAST GAME: 9/11/16: Browns 10 at Eagles 29LAST […]

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