Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis says quarterback Carson Palmer will not start Sunday’s game against the New York Jets because of a sore right elbow but that he could play. Backup Ryan Fitzpatrick will get his second start of the season for the Bengals. He started against the Cleveland Browns two weeks ago, the week after Palmer injured his elbow in a loss to the New York Giants and threw…

All eyes are on Carson Palmer’s inflamed right throwing elbow, and his presence in the game Sunday at the Jets would help the Bengals take advantage of a New York weakness—its pass defense.

The Jets are 31st in the NFL in pass defense at 265 yards a game, in spite of an improved pass rush.

The Bengals are 0-5 heading back to the Meadowlands for the second time in a span of three weeks. They lost there to the Giants, 26-23, in overtime Sept. 21.

Palmer said that he knew the limitations of his throwing arm Sunday at Dallas, realizing he didn’t have the confidence to throw some of the deeper, harder passes he normally would because of the injury to his throwing elbow.

Chad Ocho Cinco fessed up: He kissed the coach. The Cincinnati Bengals receiver acknowledged on Wednesday that he leaned into coach Marvin Lewis and gave him a peck on the cheek during a 31-22 loss in Dallas. He said it was the first time he’d ever kissed a coach. “It was probably the last,” he added. What brought this on?

Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Darryl Blackstock received a four-game suspension Tuesday for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances.

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Three drives, three scores. The way the Dallas Cowboys were treating the winless Cincinnati Bengals, it looked as if they’d have all afternoon to work out their kinks, especially whatever’s going on between Tony Romo and Terrell Owens. But these Cowboys don’t do things the easy way. They let a 17-point lead shrivel to one, then had to break up a 2-point conversion that could’ve tied it midway…

Receiver Chris Henry was activated Saturday by the Cincinnati Bengals, setting up a possible matchup with Cowboys cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones, a former college teammate who has been in even more trouble. The Bengals released running back Kenny Watson to open a roster spot for Henry. Watson sat out a 20-12 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday with a hamstring injury suffered during practice the…

Four games into the season, oft-injured Chris Perry is the last Cincinnati Bengals running back still standing. “Kind of ironic,” he said Thursday, chuckling. “Hey, I’ll try to keep it that way.” The Bengals can’t afford to have him hurt. Cincinnati’s running game has been a huge disappointment all season, even when Perry’s backups were healthy.

Just days after I lauded him for not being crazy, Chad Johnson is once again back to crazy.

Ryan Fitzpatrick had only one practice to run the Cincinnati Bengals’ offense before making his first start in three years. It quickly showed. The quarterback from Harvard threw three interceptions and fumbled during a 20-12 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, looking very much out of practice. Things got better in the second half, when he threw a touchdown pass that kept it close.