CINCINNATI — Bengals running back Samaje Perine suffered a right ankle injury in the second quarter of Sunday's game against the Bears and is doubtful to return. Perine suffered the injury on a kickoff return. He spent a few seconds on the ground, clearly in pain, but popped up and jogged off the field under his own power.

Caleb Williams connected with Colston Loveland for a 58-yard touchdown with 17 seconds left, and the Chicago Bears beat the Cincinnati Bengals 47-42 in a wild game that featured three touchdowns in the last two minutes and two lead changes in the final minute.

The Cincinnati Bengals walked into Week 9 at 3-5, clinging to whatever playoff pulse they had left. A victory over the Chicago Bears would've tightened things up in the AFC North and kept hope from flatlining entirely.

Meanwhile, the Bears hold off the Bengals and avoid a collapse they surely would have lost last season. Chicago moves to 5-3 on the season, and with the Packers and Lions both losing on Sunday, the Bears remain right in the thick of the NFC North division race and NFC playoff picture.

Joe Flacco has led the Bengals to a combined 80 points in their past two games. Both of them have been losses, thanks to Cincinnati’s NFL-worst defense.

"I've known Bob since we started here and he had an extraordinary career as both a player and a broadcaster," Bengals president Mike Brown said in a statement. "He was an exceptional and rare tight end who could get downfield and split zone coverages.

The Bengals defense stole a win from the team and the city. But it robbed Flacco of something even more precious and lasting. This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/bengals/onsi as Bengals Defense Costs Team a Victory and Robs Joe Flacco of Something Even More Precious and Lasting.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Bob Trumpy, who was an original member of the Cincinnati Bengals for 10 years before enjoying a career as a network radio and television analyst, has died. He was 80.

The Bengals are the first team to score 38+ points in back-to-back games and lose both since the 1966 Giants, per ESPN.