Ja'Marr Chase topped another player ranking list this week as he plays out his age-25 season. The Bengals' best playmaker earned the No. 1 spot in The Athletic's 25

CINCINNATI — After being one of the league's top running backs in the second half of last season, the Cincinnati Bengals are looking for Chase Brown to be an even bigger focal point this season.

Joe Burrow and the Bengals offensive starters shined in one quarter of play but Cincinnati ultimately dropped their preseason opener to the Philadelphia Eagles 34-27 on Thursday night. Burrow led the Bengals down the field on the game’s opening series,

The starters played well, but the final score tells a different story. Here are the key issues the Washington Commanders must address before Week 1.

Burrow's preference comes through in the answer. It's "great" to get the deals done early, like the Bengals did with Higgins and Chase. And while the NFL is a deadline-driven business, the deadline when a player is holding in shouldn't be Week 1. It should be tied to the practical deadline for getting the player ready to go for Week 1.

Look no further than two of the most prominent teams in the 2025 quarterback market: The Pittsburgh Steelers added DK Metcalf to pair with Aaron Rodgers, and the Seattle Seahawks added Cooper Kupp to pair with Sam Darnold.

CINCINNATI — The Bengals are now 3/3 on scoring touchdown drives with Joe Burrow this preseason. Cincinnati marched down the field on the opening possession Monday night thanks to multiple penalties by the Washington Commanders. Chase Brown punched in the scoring finisher on a 4th and short run to go up 7-0 against the NFC foe.

Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson made the trip with the team for the game Monday night against the Commanders, but did not play.