The Bengals won their final game of the season 31-14 over the Browns. Here are our winners and losers:
Winners
Andrei Iosivas
The Bengals sixht-round pick has had some nice performances his rookie season, and he ended it with another good one. Iosivas caught two touchdowns on Sunday, finishing with 36 receiving yards. The Bengals have a big offseason coming up when it comes to their receivers. Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd are scheduled to be free agents. Iosivas eases the pressure a bit, and although Higgins could return on the franchise tag next season, the Bengals rookie receivers make the tough choices a little less risky.
Jordan Battle
Another rookie who has played well this season is safety Jordan Battle. Battle took over for Nick Scott earlier in the season and has impressed each week. The Bengals third round pick finished off his rookie season with a great game, including an interception and a sack. The Bengals desperately needed to find some quality starters on day two of the draft, and so far it looks like Battle can be that for them.
Joe Mixon
Joe Mixon had his best game of the season on Sunday, running the ball 14 times for 111 yards and a touchdown. The running back also caught a touchdown pass from Jake Browning early in the game.
The emergence of Chase Brown and Mixon playing well down the stretch is a great sign for the Bengals, as they may finally have a dangerous duo and running back going into next season.
Charlie Jones
Similar to Iosivas, Charlie Jones makes the Bengals tough decisions in their receiver room less risky. Jones played well against the Browns leading the Bengals in receiving yards with 49 yards on 3 receptions. With Tyler Boyd likely departing this offseason, Jones could be an impactful player out of the slot next season for the Bengals.
Losers
Brad Robbins
Having the Bengals rookie punter on this list was pretty common, and it’s likely that the Bengals will bring in another punter next season to at least compete for the job. Robbins has statistically been near the bottom of the league in almost all punting stats this season and although they used a draft pick to get him, I’d be very surprised if Robbins is the Bengals punter next season.
Tyler Boyd
Tyler Boyd has had a great career for the Bengals with many amazing moments, but he didn’t have a great performance in what is likely his last game in a Bengals uniform. Despite the drops this season, if this was it for Boyd he’s had a terrific career for the Bengals, you just wish it had a better ending.
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