CINCINNATI — NFL Network's Ian Rapoport noted this week that Cincinnati only received a fourth-round pick offer for Trey Hendrickson amidst a search for a first-rounder. Cincinnati had that requirement this entire year, dating back to his free agency saga, but no team ever got there.

“We put the ball in the end zone, and go up a point at the end,” running back Chase Brown said, taking things further. “Finish the f***ing game. Just end it. That's it. That’s what we need to do, just end the f***ing game.”

The first 58 minutes of Sunday’s Bears-Bengals game were filled with thrilling moments, highlighted by nine touchdowns and five lead changes. But the heart-pounding drama late in the seesaw contest had to be seen to be believed.

The Bengals blew a 14-point lead in the final minutes of the fourth quarter in their Week 8 loss to the Jets and it looked for a moment on Sunday like they might pull off a comeback of their own against the Bears this week.

The Cincinnati Bengals are on a bye week, but if a certain sequence of events happen, they could come out of it well without even playing.

The Chicago Bears and Cincinnati Bengals played one of the most thrilling games of the NFL season Sunday, a rollercoaster ride that ended with a 47-42 win for the Bears.

Sunday's Bears-Bengals game seemed perfectly ordinary until the two-minute mark in the fourth quarter. Then, everything became quite certifiable, and Cincinnati's abysmal defense was the only consistent factor.

Tremaine Edmunds was probably the Bears’ most consistent player throughout the day yet again. And it was great to see Austin Booker make an impact when he was out there. More of him in the weeks ahead please.

The NFL season continues in Week 9 when the Cincinnati Bengals host the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Start time, how to watch, streaming and NFL TV schedule.

Breaking down the breakdowns. The Bengals' missed tackles were bad, but much more went into the Bears' 58-yard game-winner, and it all added up to disaster.