{"id":7390,"date":"2024-12-21T23:06:23","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T23:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=7390"},"modified":"2024-12-21T23:06:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T23:06:23","slug":"breaking-bengals-announce-roster-move-ahead-of-sundays-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=7390","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Bengals Announce Roster Move Ahead Of Sunday&#8217;s Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<article aria-label=\"Bengals Announce Roster Move Ahead Of Sunday\u2019s Game\">\n<header>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Cincinnati-Bengals-helmet.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 95vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Cincinnati-Bengals-helmet.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Cincinnati-Bengals-helmet-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Cincinnati-Bengals-helmet-768x512.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Bengals Announce Roster Move Ahead Of Sunday's Game\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Despite their losing record, the Cincinnati Bengals entered Week 16 still alive in the AFC playoff race, though they will need a lot of help to actually get there.<\/p>\n<p>The Bengals need to win out for a chance to make the postseason and need several more games to break their way.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for Cincinnati, its remaining schedule is relatively easy, starting with a game against the Cleveland Browns.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland will have Dorian Thompson-Robinson as its starting quarterback after Jameis Winston\u2019s recent struggles, opening the door for the Bengals to perhaps get an early lead and cruise the rest of the way.<\/p>\n<p>Defensively, the Bengals are ailing, as they\u2019ll be without pass rusher Sam Hubbard, who is dealing with a knee injury.<\/p>\n<p>With Hubbard out, Cincinnati announced a corresponding move.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe have elevated DE Isaiah Thomas from the practice squad to the active roster,\u201d the Bengals wrote on X.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have elevated DE Isaiah Thomas from the practice squad to the active roster for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CLEvsCIN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CLEvsCIN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RFsAxOedBV\">pic.twitter.com\/RFsAxOedBV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bengals\/status\/1870544975479615612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Thomas has been in the league since 2022 and has split time between the Detroit Lions and Browns.<\/p>\n<p>Though he is not expected to contribute much against Cleveland, he can serve as a depth piece if needed.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, this is a matchup the Bengals should have no problem winning given the stakes and the state of the Browns\u2019 roster.<\/p>\n<p>Cincinnati continues to lurk as a potential playoff participant, and it\u2019ll be interesting to see how things shake out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Despite their losing record, the Cincinnati Bengals entered Week 16 still alive in the AFC playoff race, though they will need a lot of help to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7391,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cincinnati-bengals"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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