This is the December 31, 2012 news archive. View today's Cincinnati Sports news and rumors.

Cincinnati Sports News and Rumors

Replay not under review

Geoff Hobson, bengals.com

Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis is banking on more playoff experience meaning his team doesn't have to be a prisoner of experience. So he figures he doesn't have to say a word about last year's sa...

cincinnati.com

Joe Reedy hands out grades following the Bengals' 23-17 win against the Ravens in Sunday's regular-season finale.

Geoff Hobson, bengals.com

For now, the Bengals have the 21st pick in the April 25-27 NFL Draft. But that can go lower if they win Saturday's Wild Card game (4:30 p.m.-Cincinnati's Channel 12) in Houston. Their 10-6 record ...

Bill, whodeyfans.com

This season is easily divided into two chapters, split at the bye week. The first was awful and better left forgotten, marred by ineffectiveness and missed opportunities. Fortunately, the second chapter has featured what would seem to be a completely di…

Number 1 Fan, whodeyfans.com

Last year the Bengals were happy to make the playoffs. This year they want to make a splash in the post season. On the surface it looks the same. The Bengals face the Houston Texans in Houston in the first playoff game on wildcard weekend. That is where…

Don Banks, CNNSI.com

Musings, observations and the occasional insight as we take in the furiously fast firing fest that was Black Monday in the NFL...

bengals.com

  VOTE HERE: Burfict for Pepsi MAX NFL Rookie of the Week   Burfict Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict has been named by the NFL as one of five nominees for Pepsi MAX NFL Rookie of the Week. ...

cincinnati.com

Bengals offensive coordinator Jay Gruden is among coaches the Philadelphia Eagles are expected to pursue, CBSSports.com NFL insider Jason La Canfora is reporting via Twitter.

David Brown, yahoo.com

Viva Italia! According to a tweet by basketball personality (and huge baseball fan) Dick Vitale, he ran into Cincinnati Reds slugger Joey Votto in the Sarasota, Fla. area, where both men winter. Earlier stories this offseason indicated Votto had been gr…

CNNSI.com

Uneventful Week 17? Nope. There were still playoff spots to be won, and history to be chased. And that was just one man. Peter King breaks down the wrap of the regular season.

Peter King, CNNSI.com

What a regular season. What a year. What a Sunday.

ESPN.com

The 2012 regular season is officially in the books after an ugly and (yawn) boring finish Sunday. So, what's next? Half of the division is heading to the playoffs. The Bengals (10-6) play at the Texans (12-4) on Saturday, and the Ravens (10-6) host the …

Geoff Hobson, bengals.com

Carlos Dunlap celebrates with fans after his 14-yard interception return for a touchdown. Just like his team during this December stretch run, Bengals left end Carlos Dunlap had enough energy to sc...

Bengals-Ravens quotes

Dec 31, 2012

bengals.com

BENGALS Head Coach Marvin Lewis Initial comments ... “I’m glad that’s over. That’s a difficult situation to be in. I thought our guys handled it about as well as you could handle it. It’s a tough s...

grantland.com

The glamorous life of a jet-setting sports columnist, just like you pictured it: I spent the night before the Bengals' big wild-card-slot-clinching vi...