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Getty Images Bengals kicker Randy Bullock had a painful end to Sunday’s game against the Chargers in more ways than one. Bullock missed a 31-yard field goal that would have sent the Bengals to overtime and he came up limping after apparently hurting his leg during the kick. Bullock was...

Getty Images Chargers linebacker Drue Tranquill had to be carted off the field in Cincinnati on Sunday after injuring his left leg and it sounds like he will be out for a long time. Tranquill’s left foot was turned at an unnatural angle and the linebacker was emotional as he was taken off the...

Getty Images The first half of Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow‘s NFL career featured his first rushing touchdown and an introduction to a professional pass rush. Burrow didn’t get any preseason games to face a defense trying to plant him in the turf and the Chargers didn’t wait to introduce...

Getty Images Defensive tackle D.J. Reader‘s first game with the Bengals may have come to an early end on Sunday. Reader went down after a three-yard gain by Chargers running back Austin Ekeler and stayed down as trainers came to have a look at him. Those trainers called for a cart and Reader...

Getty Images The first overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft scored the first touchdown of the day in Cincinnati and the second came from a fourth-round pick. Chargers running back Joshua Kelley scored on a five-yard run in the fourth quarter. The score made it 13-13 with just over 12 minutes...

Getty Images Joe Burrow‘s NFL debut ended in painful fashion. Bengals kicker Randy Bullock was on to try a 31-yard field goal to tie the game as time ran out in the fourth quarter, but he pushed it far right while apparently pulling a muscle as he stepped into the kick. The miss meant the...

Getty Images The Bengals lost a 16-13 heartbreaker to the Chargers on Sunday and the final blow came when kicker Randy Bullock missed a 31-yard field goal that would have sent the game to overtime. Bullock’s kick came at the end of a 14-play, 84-yard drive that saw first overall pick Joe...

Getty Images The door was left open for Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams to play in Sunday’s season opener against the Bengals, but it doesn’t look like he will be walking through it. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Williams is not expected to play in Cincinnati. Williams injured his...

Getty Images Instead of playing his first game as a non-Patriot in the place where he won his first Super Bowl, Tom Brady could have been playing his first game in the state where he went to college. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Bears made an offer to Brady during his first foray...

Getty Images The outlook for Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams has improved. Adam Schefter of ESPN reported early on Sunday that Williams was not expected to play against the Bengals due to the shoulder injury that left him limited in practice this week. That was not the final word on the...

Getty Images The Bengals will take advantage of a new rule allowing teams to promote two players from the practice squad to the active roster ahead of each week’s game. The team announced that they have promoted defensive end Amani Bledsoe and safety Trayvon Henderson. They ruled out defensive...

Getty Images The Los Chargers announced they activated offensive guard Ryan Groy and fullback Gabe Nabers from the practice squad Saturday. Groy, 29, has played 64 games with 17 starts in his six-year NFL career. Groy’s first season with the Chargers was 2019, and he played nine games. He...

Getty Images The Chargers have already lost a defensive leader for the season, and now they’re going to have to play the opener without a mainstay on the other side of the ball. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Chargers anticipate being without center Mike Pouncey this week. The...

Getty Images The Chargers confirmed that center Mike Pouncey will be out for Sunday’s game against the Bengals when they released their final injury report of the week on Friday and they could be down a couple of other offensive linemen as well. Right tackle Bryan Bulaga and right guard Trai...

Getty Images The Chargers will be playing without center Mike Pouncey on Sunday and they could be without two other offensive linemen, but the Bengals won’t be able to let defensive tackle Geno Atkins loose on his replacement. Atkins has been ruled out for Sunday’s home opener after missing...

Getty Images The 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Chiefs and it continues with 13 more games on Sunday, which means that the 26 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release their final...

Getty Images A neck injury limited Chargers center Mike Pouncey to five games during the 2019 season and a different injury may keep him from playing the first game of the 2020 season. Pouncey did not practice on Wednesday because of a hip injury. Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn said before...

Getty Images The folks who create the video game that enjoys the exclusive license from the NFL not only has welcomed quarterback Colin Kaepernick back to the game but also has given him an 81 overall rating. That number is higher than the initial rating for more than half of the league’s...

Getty Images Philip Rivers turns 39 in December. He turned the ball over 23 times last season, third-most in the NFL, in his final season with the Chargers. Colts offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni expects, though, to get the best of Rivers. “I expect him to be the guy that leads the...

Getty Images Chargers receiver Mike Williams participated in the team’s walkthrough Monday at SoFi Stadium. Anthony Lynn wasn’t forthcoming on how much Williams did, and the Chargers’ first practice report doesn’t come out until Wednesday. Lynn said Williams “looked good” but called him a...