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Chris Roling

Bengals news: Draft order, Travis Kelce and Joe Burrow meet, more

A mini-wave of Cincinnati Bengals news and notes went public on the first day of the new year.

Go figure, considering it represented the first time in a handful of years that the team was eliminated from playoff consideration before the final week of the season.

That was the main fallout of the team’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 17. But close behind that are items like first-round draft positioning next spring and quite a bit more, including some important takeaways from the snap counts.

Here’s a look at the must-know Bengals news, notes and quotes for January 2.

Draft order

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The Bengals are out of the playoff race with one game to go — with the first-round draft order now perhaps the biggest thing to watch in Week 18. Here’s where things stand now.

Travis Kelce and Joe Burrow

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Chiefs stars Travis Kelce and Chris Jones showed huge love for Joe Burrow at midfield after the game went final.

Snap count takeaways

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One of the bigger problems when looking at the snap counts from the loss to the Chiefs is just how little the team used the younger, faster players they added to the roster.

Ja'Marr Chase trash talk fallout

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Ja’Marr Chase and Chiefs defenders exchanged more words after the game.

Browns at Bengals time revealed -- Bengals.com

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The NFL announced the Bengals will host the Browns in the 1 p.m. ET slot next week, with the team writing the following: “As part of Fan Dey festivities, the Bengals will show appreciation for its fans’ commitment this season through various giveaways and special recognitions during the game.”

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