Cincinnati didn't waste time making New York pay for its decision on the failed 4th-and-1 conversion. The Bengals went 35 yards on five plays in 2:41 as Joe Flacco scored on the quarterback keeper from just outside the end zone after a Semaje Perine 10-yard run was stopped just short of the goal line.

The Bengals got some concerning injury updates today about both Trey Hendrickson and Logan Wilson ahead of Week 9 against the Bears.

At Wednesday’s media session, head coach Zac Taylor explained how the Bengals finally found their offensive identity through the ground game.

USA Today's NFL experts make their picks for a Week 9 showdown between the Cincinnati Bengals and Chicago Bears

The Bengals hit rock bottom in Week 8 in a 39-38 home loss to the New York Jets where the visitors piled up 502 yards of offense, which is more than they had totaled in their past two games COMBINED (302). The performance was so bad that the Cincinnati defense called a players only meeting one day later .