The Bengals sealed Trey Hendrickson's football fate for the rest of the 2025 NFL season. Cincinnati held onto the All-Pro defensive end through Tuesday's trade dead

This story was originally published in A to Z Sports Cincinnati Bengals, as 3 winners and 3 losers from Bengals' activity, or lack thereof, at the NFL trade deadline. Related: Bengals Week 9 Snap Counts: Chase Brown seizes increased volume as backfield partner suffers injury

The Cincinnati Bengals are historically bad defensively despite the fact that their offense continues to put up big-time numbers with Joe Flacco, Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins leading the way, but one former NFL head coach cannot help but obliterate Zac Taylor’s team after their recent peformances.

The Bears scored 47 points in Cincinnati on Sunday, but lighting up the scoreboard against the Bengals is nothing new this season.

Flacco became the first 40-year-old in NFL history to have more than 450 passing yards and four touchdowns in a game vs. the Bears.

Orlando Brown Jr. was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct, costing the Cincinnati Bengals crucial yardage. The Bengals lost 47-42 to the Chicago Bears, marking their sixth defeat in seven games. Brown awaits a possible fine from the NFL; the Bengals' next game is against the Steelers after the Week 10 bye.

Over the last two seasons, the Bengals have scored 38 or more points five times. They’re 1-4 in those games. The other 31 NFL teams combined have scored 38 or more points 68 times. They’re 62-4-2 in those games.

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