In some respects, Taylor is right — the Bengals remain in close games against great teams, yet stumble into new ways to lose each time. Sunday night was two missed kicks, a dropped interception that would have gone back for a touchdown and other mistakes.

The Bengals head into their bye week looking for answers on how to finish games. Taylor believes the Bengals can still make the playoffs with six regular-season games left on the schedule. Quarterback Joe Burrow was asked if he shares the same belief as his coach after the game.

The Bengals have been waiting for a turnaround that might never come, as Cincinnati could be in too deep of a hole to mount a playoff push.

Herbert hit two big passes to Ladd McConkey in the final minute to get the Chargers into FG range before J.K. Dobbins took care of things himself by breaking a 29-yard TD run with 18 seconds left.

J.K. Dobbins rushed for a 29-yard touchdown with 18 seconds remaining, and the Los Angeles Chargers beat the Cincinnati Bengals 34-27 on Sunday night after squandering a 21-point third-quarter lead. Justin Herbert passed for 297 yards and two touchdowns,

The defense and QB Justin Herbert buoyed the Chargers as they avoided another late-game meltdown to beat the Bengals on Sunday night, a scenario that illustrated how different the team is under coach Jim Harbaugh.

The Cincinnati Bengals entered Week 11 against the Los Angeles Chargers dealing with injuries to major names like offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. and defensive end Trey Hendrickson. Add defensive l

While the Week 11 Sunday Night Football matchup is (understandably) not getting as much love as Ravens vs. Steelers or Chiefs vs. Bills, the clash between the Bengals and Chargers should not be slept on.