Weeks after being assured of missing the NFL playoffs for the third consecutive season, the Bengals used their Week 17 game Dec. 28 against the hapless Arizona Cardinals to pad their record in a 37-14...

Missing the postseason on the heels of years of playoff disappointment in the Lamar Jackson era ultimately cost a franchise stalwart his job.

A 43-yard touchdown pass from Bryce Young to Tetairoa McMillan midway through the fourth quarter turned out to be the difference.