Andre Caldwell News

The Cincinnati Bengals fell to the Oakland Raiders 20-17 Sunday. The Bengals had a chance to give themselves some breathing room in the AFC North with Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Cleveland all losing Sunday afternoon.

It was a long trip back to Cincinnati. It was already a five hour flight, but the circumstances of late Sunday afternoon made it feel like a lifetime.

Sebastian Janikowski kicked a game-winning field goal with 15 seconds to play after the Bengals fumbled on a kickoff return, lifting Oakland to a stunning 20-17 win over Cincinnati.The 33-yard field goal was set up by an Andre Caldwell fumble on the kickoff following a game-tying touchdown throw by Bruce Gradkowski.

The Raiders have scored with about a minute to go in the first half. The Raiders went 71 yards in nine plays, with Bruce Gradkowski throwing to Zach Miller on a ten yard touchdown play.

CINCINNATI - On the playground, nobody could catch Bernard Scott. Couldn't get a hand on him.

The Bengals placed safety Roy Williams on season-ending injured reserve Friday and replaced him on the roster with wide receiver Maurice Purify from the practice squad.

Here are three story lines to follow in the Bengals-Steelers rematch, as Pittsburgh looks to avenge a 23-20 Week 3 loss with first place in the AFC North on the line: The Steelers hope Mendenhall excels in his first game against the Bengals.

Only Chad Ochocinco can screw this up for Cincinnati. And you know what I'm talking about.

SEPTEMBER 27: Andre Caldwell #87 of the Cincinnati Bengals runs with the ball while defended by Deshea Townsend #26 of the Pittsburgh Steelers at Paul Brown Stadium on September 27, 2009 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Defensive end Travis Kirschke and running back Carey Davis did not practice all week and won't play in Sunday's 1 p.m. game against Cincinnati at Heinz Field.

The following are some of the interesting matchups to watch when the Steelers host the Cincinnati Bengals at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Heinz Field, with first place in the AFC North on the line: STEELERS WRs HINES WARD AND SANTONIO HOLMES VS.

It's not that I actively bash Peter King. I find his view that the Bengals are a sideshow at a circus to be somewhat irritating.

However it should be an interesting matchup between running backs. Cedric Benson is second in the league with 837 yards.

When they left town as 17-14 winners on Oct. 11, the Cincinnati Bengals certainly had the attention of a stunned Baltimore Ravens squad.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry will most likely miss the remainder of the season after fracturing his left forearm Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens, according to reports from James Walker on ESPN.com . Henry hauled in his first reception of the day early in the second quarter of Sunday's game against the Ravens on a 20-yard pass ...

Cedric Benson ran for 120 yards and ended the Ravens' 39-game streak of holding a back under 100 yards in the first meeting, but linebacker Ray Lewis has been saying all week that Benson's success was a result of the Ravens' mistakes.

Every game is important in the NFL, but the Ravens' matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals this weekend has a tinge of extra mojo riding on it.

On Wednesday we took a look at the matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Denver Broncos .

The grass is always greener until it isn't. That was my reaction when I heard a radio report over the weekend about how unhappy former Bengals wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh is in Seattle.

Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 2:41 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 2:41 p.m. There were 27 former Gators who saw action in Week 7 in the NFL, with eight former Gators starting games.