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With the playoffs approaching, we asked a panel of coaches, evaluators and PFW staffers to give us their lists of playoff "X-factors" - players who could surprise with their play in the postseason.

Every year, many great NFL players get invited to the Pro Bowl.A Every year, some great players also get snubbed from the Pro Bowl.A When the selections were announced on Tuesday, many people noticed and cried foul at the fact that there were no Cincinnati Bengals invited to South Florida.A But were any of them truly deserving?A Let's take a look.

He has the league's fourth-ranked defense, but Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer still is a little surly going into the final week of the regular season.

This is the 20th anniversary season of the last time a homegrown Bengals cornerback has been voted to the Pro Bowl and theya ve got a shot at following in the footsteps of Eric Thomas with Leon Hall and Johnathan Joseph when the Pro Bowl teams are unveiled Tuesday at 7 p.m. on NFL Network.

It's a good bet Brett Favre doesn't know Jonathan Fanene. At least not by name. The former is, well, Brett Favre, legendary survivor of 283 consecutive NFL games dating back to 1992.

Here is your football quiz for the day: Name the NFL's top scoring defense, and name me four of the starters on that defense.

Defensive tackle Domata Peko had arthroscopic knee surgery on Monday, sidelining one of the Cincinnati Bengals' best run stoppers for at least a couple of weeks.

After breaking down film of both teams, Scouts Inc. offers 10 things to watch in this week's Browns-Bengals matchup.

On the edge of the mayhem, but also deeply entrenched in the middle of it, stands the Bengals' Jonathan Fanene, the indomitable defensive end from American Samoa.

With Larry Johnson suiting up for his first Bengals' practice, Benson was asked before the workout if it is his impression that as long as he's healthy he's the No.

Bengals rookie HB Bernard Scott today was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week by the NFL.

Not quite as pretty as it was early on. 2. Colts - You gotta be kidding me. They pulled that off? Amazing.

The Cincinnati Bengals had not swept the Pittsburgh Steelers in 10 years. The Steelers had won four in a row, and were sporting "the toughest defense in football." The Bengal pass rush that only got to Ben Roethlisberger once in a week three matchup was now without defensive end Antwan Odom - out for the season with a town Achilles.

The Cincinnati Bengals placed safety Roy Williams on injured reserve Friday. Williams, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, has been sidelined the last three games with a fractured forearm, the same injury that caused him to miss a majority of the 2008 season in Dallas, where he spent the first seven years of his career.

By Scott Brown and John Harris , TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, November 13, 2009 Last updated: 4:29 pm Steelers columnist John Harris and beat writer Scott Brown look at the upcoming AFC North showdown at Heinz Field Brown: John, what is most surprising to you: that the Bengals are halfway to making Chad What's-His-Name's prediction of 12-4 come true, ...

Everything went right for the Cincinnati Bengals, during their first game with the Baltimore Ravens.

Unreal. 2. Colts - I have a feeling their winning streak stops next week against the Pats.

Hearts started racing in the fourth quarter as the Bengals offense flatlined after opening a 17-0 lead early on.

The Ravens are set to take on the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium . BR.com offers a look at Baltimore's next opponent.

The name Memphis continues to grow in popularity among new parents. Last year, I reported on the trend to name babies after cities, and noted that Memphis was the 19th most popular American city baby name.