Cincinnati Bengals Win Instant Classic Over Minnesota Vikings, Keep Pressure On Baltimore Ravens – NFL Tracker

DEC 16: BENGALS OVERCOME VIKINGS IN A THRILLER, MAKING PRESSURE ON RAVENS The Cincinnati Bengals won their first of three NFL games on Sunday, 27-24 over the Minnesota Vikings in a thrilling overtime contest.

Jake Browning, Cincinnati’s backup quarterback, has led the team to three straight victories after Joe Burrow was declared out for the season. The Bengals are staying competitive in the congested AFC playoff picture thanks to their current hot streak. With an 8-6 record, their victory on Saturday vaults them to the No. 6 seed—at least for the time being. Playing later are the 7-6 Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts, and Denver Broncos; the first two are up against each other. The Texans of Houston and

Jake Browning, Cincinnati’s backup quarterback, has led the team to three straight victories after Joe Burrow was declared out for the season.

The Bengals are staying competitive in the congested AFC playoff picture thanks to their current hot streak. With an 8-6 record, their victory on Saturday vaults them to the No. 6 seed—at least for the time being. Playing later are the 7-6 Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts, and Denver Broncos; the first two are up against each other. The Texans of Houston and

Staley spent parts of three seasons with the Chargers, going 24–24. Before taking a position as the defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams in 2020, he was the outside linebackers coach for the Chicago Bears in 2017–18 and the Denver Broncos in 2019.

Given the vacancy, the Chargers may be trying to hire successful coordinators from other teams, as is the case with most NFL teams looking to hire a new head coach. That ought to cover both coordinators for the Ravens.

Todd Monken, the 57-year-old offensive coordinator for Baltimore, is in his first season with the team and has successfully turned around an offence that had been struggling the previous two seasons. Monken has professional experience as the offensive coordinator for the Buccaneers from 2016 to 2018, the wide receivers coach for the Jaguars from 2007 to 2010, and the offensive coordinator for the Browns in 2019.

Mike Macdonald, the defensive coordinator for the Ravens, is in charge of one of the league’s top defences despite having no prior professional experience with any other team. Although Macdonald is only 36 years old, he will undoubtedly get a chance eventually.

With the exception of the 2021 season, when he served as Michigan’s defensive coordinator before coming back to Baltimore in the same role the next year, Macdonald has spent his whole professional coaching career with the Ravens.

Dec. 13: Tylan Wallace, a return specialist with the Baltimore Ravens, wins the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week award.

Wallace, who on Sunday returned the game-winning punt for a score in overtime against the Los Angeles Rams, was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week on Wednesday.