The Cincinnati Bengals came up in some interesting headlines over the weekend.
For one, Saturday is always the day the NFL fine letters go public — and the NFL handed down multiple fine letters coming out of the showdown with the Seattle Seahawks, including one massive fine to a certain Seahawks star.
And with the NFL trade deadline on approach, we explored the idea of the Bengals pulling off a blockbuster for a star player.
Oh, and with it being the bye week, we also stepped back and predicted every game left on the schedule.
Here’s a look at the must-know Bengals news, notes and quotes for October 22.
Predicting the remaining schedule -- Bengals Wire
It’s the bye week and the Bengals are 3-3, so now is the best possible time to step back and examine the rest of the schedule, predicting each game based on what we know about all the teams so far. Do we still have the Bengals making the playoffs after the rough start?
Blockbuster trade deadline idea -- Bengals Wire
The Bengals aren’t likely to make a major move at the upcoming trade deadline. But if they were, we’d like to see them go after this star pass-rusher who could put the defense over the top.
Bengals players fined -- Bengals Wire
Two Bengals players were fined for their actions during last week’s win over the Seattle Seahawks and both won’t surprise fans all that much.
Seahawks players REALLY fined -- Bengals Wire
More notable was a trio of fines for Seahawks players coming out of that same game. DK Metcalf was obvious after his boneheaded shove of Cam Taylor-Britt. But another Seahawks player got docked a stunning $50,000 for his actions.
Big 49ers news -- Bengals Wire
The 49ers revealed that star wide receiver Deebo Samuel will miss the next two games with a shoulder injury, meaning the Bengals won’t have to deal with him in Week 8. That’s a huge swing in the outlook for the game.
Sam Hubbard on the march -- Bengals.com
Here’s Bengals.com detailing just how close Sam Hubbard is to passing one of the all-time greats of the franchise: “Sam Hubbard’s next sack ties him with two-time Pro Bowl nose tackle Tim Krumrie for 10th place on the Bengals all-time list with 34.5 career sacks. It’s still a remarkable number for history’s most prolific tackling nose tackle, and it’s also a number Hendrickson might reach this season, too, since he goes into the break leading all NFL defensive ends with seven sacks.”
Chidobe Awuzie on the rise -- B/r
Bleacher report expects Cincinnati’s No. 1 corner to be one of the free agents who dramatically increases his value over the second half of the season.
