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Today’s edition · Sun., Nov. 8

Bengals kick off in Madrid at 9:30 a.m. as UC falls at Houston

Plus, FC Cincinnati drops to ninth and a shelter needs adopters.

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The Bengals play the Falcons in Madrid this morning at 9:30 a.m. ET

Burrow leads the NFL in three passing categories

73.0
completion percentage, tops in the NFL
20
passing touchdowns, tops in the NFL
302.1
passing yards per game, tops in the NFL

Source: Cincinnati Bengals

If you're up early, the Bengals and Falcons play at Madrid's . Kickoff is 9:30 a.m. ET (3:30 p.m. local) on NFL Network and WLWT, channel 5.

It's the Bengals' third international game, and their first outside the United Kingdom. "It means a lot to me that we're here," Joe Burrow said. He also loves "being the only game on TV on Sunday morning, when people back home wake up."

  • Burrow: at least four touchdown passes in each of the last three games
  • Gesicki: touchdown catch in five straight games, a Bengals tight end record
  • Robinson: Falcons back leads the NFL with 780 rushing yards
  • Next: Steelers Sunday night, then Commanders Monday night

Dexter Lawrence II calls Bijan Robinson "probably the best back in the league." Burrow and Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. arrive after dramatically different lead-in games, and the Bengals practiced in Madrid on Friday.

The Bengals' next games each get a single-game window

GameWindow
At Falcons, MadridSunday morning, 9:30 a.m. ET
Vs. Steelers, Week 10Sunday night
At Commanders, Week 11Monday night
Vs. RavensThursday night, New Year's Eve

Sources: Cincinnati Bengals, WLWT

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UC Football

Bearcats fall 31-⁠24 at No. 17 Houston and lose JV Gibson to injury

Cincinnati's comeback ran out of time in Houston on Saturday. Re'Shaun Sanford II's 51-yard touchdown with 5:10 left gave No. 17 Houston a 31-24 win, minutes after UC tied it at 24.

Houston outgained Cincinnati by 89 yards

24Points31
379Total yards468
217Quarterback passing yards227
71Top rusher's yards126

Sources: WKRC, The Columbus Dispatch

UC then drove to the Houston 42, but a JC French IV throw was ruled a backward pass on replay, and the Cougars recovered with 2:11 left. "We had a touchdown called back. Didn't agree with that," coach Scott Satterfield said. The Bearcats also lost receiver JV Gibson, who went to Hermann Memorial Hospital after a hit in the end zone, and running back Cole Tabb.

  • Record: 5-4 overall, 2-4 in the Big 12
  • Bowl eligibility: one more win needed
  • Next: at Iowa State, Sat., Nov. 14
  • Kickoff time: expected to be announced Sun., Nov. 8

UC has won 1 of its 13 November games since joining the Big 12

1 of 13

  • won
  • 12 lost

Source: The Columbus Dispatch

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won18%
lost1292%

News Notes

FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati lost 2-0 to Nashville SC on and fell from seventh to ninth in the East. The No. 9 seed will play No. 8 Orlando City in a wild-card game on Nov. 19. The winner meets Nashville in a best-of-three first-round series. Nashville's 77 points set an MLS record. FC CincinnatiCincinnati EnquirerWKRC

Nashville's 77 points set an MLS record

Sources: FC Cincinnati, WKRC

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Value
Nashville, 202677 points
Inter Miami, 202474 points
FC Cincinnati, 202646 points

Animal CARE

If you've been thinking about a dog, took in 112 dogs in a week, 38 of them seized in animal welfare investigations. Those dogs are on investigation holds and can't be adopted yet, so the shelter is asking for adopters, fosters and volunteers. Humane agents removed 14 dogs from one property on Tuesday and 10 from another on Wednesday. WLWTSpectrum News ToledoFOX19WKRC

Hope Center

The broke ground Saturday at 4850 Groh Lane in Fairfield. The 31,000-square-foot indoor sports facility for athletes with special needs will have a basketball court, rock climbing walls and a trampoline. It sits on a 3.45-acre site next to the Joe Nuxhall Miracle League Fields. WLWTjournal-news.com

Higgins

Tee Higgins was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week after 10 catches for 155 yards and two touchdowns in the 43-36 win over Tennessee. His 155 yards led all NFL players in Week 8, per the Bengals. WKRCThe Highland County PressWLWT

High school

St. Xavier beat Lakota West 51-14 in a Region 4 quarterfinal. The Bombers (7-5) face Elder next week. Spectrum News Columbus

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The Wrap

If October felt like a continuation of summer, you weren't imagining it. Greater Cincinnati's warmest October in nearly 80 years averaged 62.1 degrees, the hottest since 1947, and the October heat wave peaked on Oct. 13, when the daily high reached 89 degrees. Summer really did overstay its welcome. Sweater weather, at last.

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  1. Sat., Nov. 7Bengals kick off in Madrid Sunday; Moeller beats Winton Woods
  2. Fri., Nov. 6Cincinnati rebuilds its snowplow tracker as Bengals land in Madrid
  3. Thurs., Nov. 5CPS levy passes, but cuts loom where other school levies failed
  4. Wed., Nov. 4Cincinnati voters pass the CPS levy and the children's services levy
  5. Tues., Nov. 3Election Day: 11 school levies are on Greater Cincinnati ballots
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Bengals kick off in Madrid at 9:30 a.m. as UC falls at Houston

Plus, FC Cincinnati drops to ninth and a shelter needs adopters.

The TLDR

  1. Bengals face the Falcons in Madrid at 9:30 a.m. ET
  2. UC loses 31-24 at No. 17 Houston, and JV Gibson is hurt
  3. FC Cincinnati is the No. 9 seed and plays Orlando Nov. 19
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