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Bengals pass rusher Trey Hendrickson had 3.5 sacks on Saturday night against the Steelers, giving him a league-leading 17.5 on the season. And Joe Burrow thinks Hendrickson has earned the Defensive Player of the Year award. After the game Burrow cited the Bengals’ defense as key for keeping them alive in the playoff hunt heading into Sunday, and he said …

Zay Flower would be a big loss for the Ravens. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) The Baltimore Ravens entered Week 18 with two items on their to-do list: win the AFC North and stay healthy for the NFL playoffs. They didn’t get off to a good start on the second front. Pro Bowl wide receiver Zay Flowers exited Saturday’s game against the …

Just days after being the first Ravens receiver to ever be named to the Pro Bowl, Zay Flowers may have a significant injury concern. Flowers went down with a knee injury during the second quarter and has gone back to the locker room for further evaluation. He is questionable to return. Flowers caught a a pass to the left side …

Kyle Van Noy has looked like a new player with the Ravens. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Kyle Van Noy knew exactly what a sack was worth on Saturday. By taking down Cleveland Browns quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson, the Baltimore Ravens linebacker upped his sack total to 12.5 on the season, which triggered his $250,000, 12-sack contract incentive. Judging from his celebration, we’re …

In the NFL, there’s a very real incentive to tank. The NFL would prefer that it doesn’t happen or, at a minimum, that no one talks about it. For several teams, there’s a tanking dance in Week 18 for the first overall pick in the draft. Currently, the 3-13 Patriots hold the top pick. They’ll clinch it with a loss …

The Ravens will have to play at least the rest of Saturday’s game against the Browns without their top receiver. Zay Flowers has been downgraded to out with the knee injury he suffered during the second quarter. Flowers was initially announced as questionable. He went down after catching a 12-yard pass on the left side. While Flowers was able to …

Baltimore has tightened its grip on the AFC North crown. Quarterback Lamar Jackson tossed his second touchdown pass of the evening, this one to Rashod Bateman, to give the Ravens a 21-3 lead over the Browns. Bateman was wide open in the back of the end zone to make an easy catch. Jackson even turned and put his finger up …

Lamar Jackson is the first quarterback in NFL history to finish the regular season with over 4,000 passing yards and 800 rushing yards. [Getty Images] Lamar Jackson shone again as the Baltimore Ravens clinched the AFC North title and the third seed spot in the conference with a 35-10 win over the Cleveland Browns on Saturday. The victory means the …

The Ravens took care of business on Saturday, beating the Browns 28-10 to clinch the AFC North and the conference’s No. 3 seed. The game’s ultimate result was never really in doubt, as Baltimore led from start to finish. Rookie cornerback Nate Wiggins picked off Bailey Zappe on the quarterback’s second pass and returned it for a touchdown, giving the …

The Packers announced a change to the injury report for Sunday’s game against the Bears. Wide receiver Romeo Doubs is now listed as questionable to play because of an illness. Doubs was not on the injury report at all during the week. Christian Watson (knee) is also listed as questionable, so the Packers could wind up being thin at receiver …

While Ravens head coach John Harbaugh did not have a complete update on receiver Zay Flowers, it doesn’t sound like Flowers has suffered a knee injury that will keep him out for the entire postseason. “It’s something that he has a chance to be OK with,” Harbaugh said in his press conference. “But we’ll probably have more details after an …

A familiar combination got the Bengals on the board early in Saturday night’s game in Pittsburgh. Quarterback Joe Burrow hit wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase for a 12-yard touchdown to give the Steelers a 7-0 lead with just over minutes off the clock. It was the third catch of the drive for Chase and his league-best 17th touchdown catch of the …

The Bengals extended their lead to two scores on their first offensive possession of the third quarter, but their most important player needed to be helped off the field by trainers ahead of Cade York’s third field goal of the night. Quarterback Joe Burrow stayed down after getting driven into the ground on a sack by Steelers edge rusher Nick …

Quarterback Joe Burrow gave the Bengals a scare, but he did not miss a snap in Pittsburgh on Saturday night. Chase was slow to get up after being sacked by Steelers edge rusher Nick Herbig in the third quarter and he went to the sideline medical tent after a Cade York field goal extended Cincinnati’s lead to 16-7. ESPN reported …

The Bengals did what they had to do to give themselves a chance at making the playoffs. Trey Hendrickson had 3.5 sacks of Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson, including one in the final minute that led to the Steelers turning the ball over on downs with 11 seconds left to play. That secured a 19-17 win for the Bengals and they …