Fansided · Dec 9, 2025
Bengals still can’t cover tight ends, highlighting major 2026 priority
Cincinnati Bengals v Buffalo Bills - NFL 2025 | Lauren Leigh Bacho/GettyImagesWe warned that the Bills’ tight ends could be the death knell to the Cincinnati Bengals’ season.
And while other, more self-inflicted factors obviously contributed to Cincinnati's loss to Buffalo, the tight ends played a significant role in the Bengals' snowy demise.
Cincinnati will not be able to fix this issue in time to minimize its impact on this season's game results.
However, while it is now abundantly clear to everyone that this problem exists, if it was not before, the good news is that the powers that be have a chance to get a head start on curtailing it before the 2026 season.
