Chicago Bears fans and fantasy football managers alike woke up Monday morning with a mixture of elation and befuddlement

The Bengals made a bunch of plays down the stretch, but they were on offense and special teams. From Joe Flacco throwing two touchdowns in less than a minute of game time to Oren Burks recovering a perfect onside kick by Evan McPherson—it felt like the Bengals were going to pull off a miracle win.

The Cincinnati Bengals are historically bad defensively despite the fact that their offense continues to put up big-time numbers with Joe Flacco, Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins leading the way, but one former NFL head coach cannot help but obliterate Zac Taylor’s team after their recent peformances.

Cincinnati Bengals first-round pick Shemar Stewart suffered a knee injury during his team’s game against the Chicago Bears in Week 9. The Bengals quietly announced the injury in the fourth quarter during the comeback chaos, quickly ruling out Stewart for the game.

CINCINNATI — The Bengals' defensive leaders echoed many of the same statements on Monday that they've said all season. Stones to turnover on this beach of defensive despair are running out as part of arguably the NFL's worst defense in the last 50 years, midway through the 2025 season.

Former NFL head coach and current ESPN analyst Rex Ryan lamented the Bengals' defense on Sunday, saying he wouldn't consider taking the coordinator's job in Cincinnati

The NFL kicked off the month of November by giving us the wildest week of the season. The Steelers defense finally showed up for a game by forcing five turnovers in a 27-20 victory over the Colts. The Bengals offense pulled off a miracle comeback in the final two minutes against the Bears,