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Bengals Bracing for Punishment After Josh Allen Incident

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Max Escarpio | Last updated Dec 7, 2025 5:31 PM ET

Josh Allen led the Buffalo Bills into a Week 14 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals.

The highly anticipated matchup featuring two of the best quarterbacks in the NFL resulted in a 39-34 victory for the Bills.

Allen played another phenomenal game for Buffalo, leading his team in the pass and run game along with several other stars on his team, like running back James Cook, who was able to make a big impact against Cincinnati.

While all eyes were on Allen, the Bengals seemed to have crossed the line in the matchup against the Bills.

When trying to stop Allen with a pass-rush attempt, the Bengals were flagged with an unnecessary roughness penalty.

Bengals defensive end Josepg Ossai was flagged with an unnecessary roughness penalty. During the game, it resulted in a 15-yard penalty and an automatic first down for the Buffalo Bills.

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Ossai could very well be fined after the incident against Josh Allen. If it's Ossai's first offense of an unnesary roughness penalty this season, he could be receiving a $17,389 fine from the league.

The NFL will review the roughing the passer penalty and decide whether or not it will result in a fine for the fourth-year Bengals defensive end.

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen.Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Joseph Ossai has had quite the year with the Cincinnati Bengals. He matched his season total from last season with five sacks, while having a handful of games remaining to rack up his numbers and attempt to break his career-high.

Ossai has also added one forced fumble and 17 tackles this season.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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