CINCINNATI — The Bengals released veteran defensive tackle Mike Pennel on Tuesday. It turns out the 34-year-old asked for his release. That wish was granted. NFL insider Jordan Schultz was the first to report that Pennel asked for his release. He clearly knew that the Kansas City Chiefs were interested in his services.

C INCINNATI -- As Ja'Marr Chase stood at his locker, still trying to process what exactly happened in a stunning loss to the New York Jets, the Cincinnati Bengals star receiver kept thinking about the team's last offensive possession.

The Cincinnati Bengals announced they released defensive tackle Mike Pennel. Pennel had 15 tackles in the eight games in which he played for Cincinnati. The Bengals also placed linebacker Shaka Heyward and center Matt Lee on the reserve/injured list.

Breece Hall ran for two touchdowns and threw the winning TD pass as New York erased a 15-point deficit late to win 39-38 on Sunday.

The New York Jets entered Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals with an 0-7 record and a team owner publicly criticizing quarterback Justin Fields' play.

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said Oct. 28 that the team is working out former Baltimore Ravens safety Eddie Jackson and former Cincinnati Bengals safety Vonn Bell. Steelers safety DeShon Elliott was carted off with a knee injury during Pittsburgh's Week 8 loss to Green Bay.

It’s worth debating whether the Cincinnati Bengals should actually green-light Joe Burrow’s return from injury later this season, provided he’s ready to go. The Bengals, defensively, are a disaster, with Al Golden’s unit the culprit behind a stunning loss to the formerly winless New York Jets.

Here are the 5 worst Pro Football Focus grades from the Jets defense 39-38 win against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 8.

Selected by the Saints with the 61st overall pick in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft, Bell made a splash in the AFC North as one of the Bengals' top safeties from 2020 to 2022 — before ultimately signing with the Carolina Panthers the following offseason.

The Cincinnati Bengals had one of the worst defenses in the NFL last season, and this year, they’re somehow worse, and that was on full display during the team’s 39-38 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday.