The Bengals hit rock bottom in Week 8 in a 39-38 home loss to the New York Jets where the visitors piled up 502 yards of offense, which is more than they had totaled in their past two games COMBINED (302). The performance was so bad that the Cincinnati defense called a players only meeting one day later .

Breaking down the moves the Bengals have made over the last few years that have led to the team once again fielding one of the worst defensive units

With the NFL trade deadline coming next week, the Indianapolis Colts are in the rare position of potentially adding a piece to a contender.

AFC heavyweights are among the highlights for the NFL Week 9 schedule. The Chiefs (4-3) are eying their 10th consecutive AFC West title, while the Bills (5-2) have won the past five AFC East championships.

Per ESPN's Ben Baby, defensive tackle McKinnley Jackson requested a trade or release from the team. He's the third member of the defense to request a trade ahead of next week's NFL deadline. Jackson,