Author: Dave Clark, Cincinnati Enquirer

Special teams coordinator Darrin Simmons indicated that he wasn’t happy Evan McPherson and Clark Harris didn’t join the Bengals in the locker room.

Amazon could pair Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit in its “Thursday Night Football” broadcast booth, the New York Post reported.

Airfare, hotel room and Super Bowl tickets will be included – per Jim Irsay – and candidates must prove that they are “hard core Bengals fans.”

Patrick Mahomes made it clear he expected to see Joe Burrow and the Bengals again after the Chiefs’ Week 17 loss to Cincinnati.

With a trip to the AFC championship game on the line, Bengals kicker Evan McPherson had no doubts after his 52-yard field goal.

Bengals’ Tyler Boyd scored a touchdown late in the second quarter, but rules expert said it should have been negated by official’s erroneous whistle.

Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre had high praise for Bengals QB Joe Burrow following Cincinnati’s AFC North-clinching win over the Chiefs.

Bart Scott said on ESPN that the Baltimore Ravens would put a “red dot” on Joe Burrow in future meetings with the Bengals and get Zac Taylor fired.

Former major league outfielder Yasiel Puig signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Korea Baseball Organization’s Kiwoom Heroes.

NBC is negotiating with Cris Collinsworth on a deal that would pay him about $12.5 million per season as “Sunday Night Football” analyst into 2025.