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Matchup Of The Game: Young Man's Game As Bates Eyes MahomesThe Red Sox are riding the heroics of JBJ (Jackie Bradley Jr.) in this week’s ALCS and the Bengals hope to ride on the coat tails of JB3 (Jessie Bates III) in their own shot in prime time Sunday (8:20 p.m.-Cincinnati’s Channel 5) when the beleaguered Cincinnati defense meets the future in the live right arm of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.Quick hits: Gio Still Re-Habbing; Faster Big Ben?; Carlos Seeks Statement GameIt looks like another week without running back Giovani Bernard (knee) and a close call on safety Shawn Williams (concussion) for Sunday night’s game against the Chiefs (8:20 p.m.-Cincinnati’s Channel 5) in Kansas City. They went to the rehab field Wednesday Jordan Willis Jersey , where they were joined by rookie center Billy Price (foot). Price is out of the boot and the best guess is they’ll bring him back for the Paul Brown Stadium game against the Saints on Nov. 11.Dalton, Lewis News Conference Transcripts - 10/17“I saw his arm talent and what he can do. He’s obviously been showing it all year. He’s playing really well and at a really high level. That’s the biggest thing everybody knew about him when he was coming out. I watched him when he was at (Texas) Tech, just being a Big 12 (fan) with TCU. He’s playing really well.”Week 7 NFL odds, picks: Bengals shock Chiefs, Ravens dominate Saints, Bears beat PatriotsThe Bengals may not know how to beat the Steelers, but they've been pretty good against the rest of the league this season. On paper, they match up well against the Chiefs, who are coming off their first loss of the season. In Baltimore Carl Lawson Jersey , the Saints have to figure out how to keep Drew Brees upright; a week ago, the Ravens defense sacked Marcus Mariota a mind-blowing 11 times, while the Baltimore offense has some semblance of balance for the first time in years. And in Chicago, the Bears bounce back from last week's Brock Osweiler-ing in Miami. Khalil Mack and the NFL's most tenacious defense will make life difficult for Tom Brady, and Chicago will beat New England for the first time since ... 2000, back when Brady was a rookie and Mitchell Trubisky was 6 years old.Billy Price, Giovanni Bernard, Tyler Kroft, Nick Vigil injury updateBilly Price received positive news upon having his right foot injury re-evaluated this week. The boot is gone. He’s cleared to work on the rehab field.Vontaze Burfict: Analyst says Bengals' owner Tyler Boyd Jersey , coach should be finedThere's been plenty of clamor this week about Vontaze Burfict, insisting that the Cincinnati Bengals linebacker should be fined or suspended for what some view as a pattern of dirty behavior on the field, culminating with a hit he made on Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Antonio Brown in the Bengals' 28-21 loss to their AFC North rival on Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium.Random BytesRyan Tannehill to Miss 2nd Straight Game with Injury, Brock Osweiler to StartOsweiler played well in the Dolphins' 31-28 overtime win over the Chicago Bears. He threw for 380 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. Best of all, he dropped a Michael Jordan-esque shrug after Albert Wilson tied the game at 28 on a 75-yard touchdown reception.Report: Chargers PSL Sales 'A Struggle'; NFL to Discuss Team's Viability in LAAccording to Seth Wickersham of ESPN The Magazine, it has been a "struggle" for the Chargers to sell personal seat licenses for Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California.Fantasy Football Week 7: Matt Camp's Fantasy Big BoardOdell Beckham Jr. had a disappointing performance in a good matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 6. Lots of the blame falls on Eli Manning, yet Manning hasn't come anywhere near torpedoing Beckham's season. With the Atlanta Falcons up next for the New York Giants this week Nick Vigil Jersey , Beckham has an excellent chance to get back on track.Josh Allen Doesn't Need Elbow Surgery 'At This Point,' Derek Anderson to StartBuffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott announced Wednesday that recently signed quarterback Derek Anderson will start over Nathan Peterman in Sunday's Week 7 game against the Indianapolis Colts while starter Josh Allen recovers from an elbow injury. The buzz is building that the Bengals are close to finding their next head coach.Jeremy Rauch is the latest to report as much, though he added a caveat that will be music Bengals fans’ ears.If the Bengals ultimately go with an offensive mind outside of the organization, that means Darrin Simmons, Bill Lazor, Hue Jackson and Vance Joseph won’t get the job.Based on who the Bengals have interviewed, that means Todd Monken, Eric Bieniemy, Zac Taylor and Shane Waldron are who the search is narrowing down to.I don’t believe Waldron Jake Fisher Jersey , the Rams’ passing-game coordinator, is a legitimate head-coaching target, but he could be the target for Taylor’s offensive coordinator if the latter becomes a head coach, or Waldron could simply replace Taylor in Los Angeles. Some other offensive-minded coaches the Bengals could interview include Saints offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael and Colts offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni, though neither has been linked to the Bengals.If the Bengals unexpectedly go toward the college head-coaching route, Baylor’s Matt Rhule (linked to the Jets), Texas’ Tom Herman and Washington’s Chris Peterson all have strong offensive backgrounds. However, I think it’s highly unlikely at this point that Cincinnati dips into the college ranks.That would leave Bieniemy, Taylor and Monken the best bets to be Cincinnati’s next coach if we’re reading the tea leaves. I think most Bengals fans would be pleased with any of the three Tyler Kroft Jersey , though Monken is who’s actually been calling great offenses in Tampa Bay, wheres Bieniemy (Andy Reid) and Taylor (Sean McVay) have essentially played second fiddle in their offenses’ play-calling. Monken also appears to be the only legitimate candidate for another NFL team (Jets). There hasn’t been much buzz around Bieniemy and Taylor with other teams. Of course, ‘leaning toward’ doesn’t mean ‘will hire,’ but between odd silence around the search coupled with the report Cincinnati was already looking at its next offensive coordinator, the tea leaves continue to suggest the next coach will be an offensive guy who wasn’t in Cincinnati last season.That alone would be a big win for Bengaldom.