Mike Gesicki: Everything you need to know

Gesicki had two catches for 13 yards in Sunday's loss to the Browns, catching both of his targets. He finished the season with 28 catches for 307 yards and two touchdowns while playing 13 games. Gesicki didn't make the same impact as he did in 2024, when he caught 65 passes for 665 yards and two touchdowns. The Bengals made a point of bringing back Gesicki this past offseason, instead of continuing their practice of signing discount rental tight ends. Obviously Joe Burrow's injury that forced him to miss eight games hurt Gesicki's production, as did Gesicki's pectoral injury. He'll be back for the 2026 season.

Gesicki caught both his targets for 47 yards in Sunday's 37-14 win over the Cardinals. The tight end caught multiple passes for the fifth time in the last six games, a stretch in which he's put together an 18-233-2 line on 24 targets. Gesicki isn't a key part of the Bengals' passing attack, but he's been an effective complementary option and he'll carry some momentum into a Week 18 clash with the Browns.

Gesicki caught three of four targets for 35 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 45-21 win over the Dolphins. The veteran tight end caught the fourth of Joe Burrow's four scores on the day, hauling in a 17-yard TD in the fourth quarter. Gesicki has made just two trips to the end zone in 11 games this season, but they've both come in the last three weeks, a stretch in which he's posted a 10-132-2 line on 12 targets. He'll look to exploit another soft matchup in Week 17 against the Cardinals.