Happy Monday, newsletter readers! It's Shanna McCarriston back to give you the sports news of the weekend. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday filled with lots of good company and good food.I am thankful for some great football we had over the weekend, especially the defeating the in what could be a playoff preview. But we won't just be focusing on NFL today -- we also have a lot of MLB news to get to, as well as a look back at a college football weekend. CBS Sports HQ Newsletter Your Ultimate Guide to Every Day in Sports We bring sports news that matters to your inbox, to help you stay informed and get a winning edge. I agree to receive the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. By pre sing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the and acknowledge Paramount's . Curtis Granderson Jersey Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. Let's get to it. Good morning to everyone but especially to... THE The Bengalshosted their AFC North foes the on Sunday in what ended up beinga historic win for the home team. The 41-10 blowout win matched Justin Bour Jersey Cincinnati's largest margin of victory over Pittsburgh ever.It is also the first three-game win streak for the Bengals over the Steelers since 1990The win marks the Bengals' first season sweep of the Steelers since 2009With the win, the Bengals improved to 7-4 and the Steelers fall to 5-5-1. The Bengals started with a touchdown early and from then on, they did not let up. finished with 190 pa sing yards, one interception and one touchdown, while teammate ran for 165 yards and a pair of touchdowns. CBS Sports' own Bryan DeArdo :DeArdo: Not only did Sunday's game further prove that the Bengals are legit, but . Once a divisional favorite, the Steelers are now sitting in last place.The Bengals earned an A+ on the day, while the Steelers got an F. Check out the rest of our NFL grades from Sunday . Honorable mentions: Elsewhere in the AFC North, the overcame four interceptions as their defense dominated in a . Baltimore remains the No. 1 seed in the AFC at 8-3 running back in Tampa Bay's 38-31 win over the .as their new head coach. The 38-year-old spent the last five seasons leading the Sooners.Marcus Semien, Kevin Gausman get paid; Max Scherzer to the Mets? There may be an MLB lockout coming (more on that in a minute), but players are still signing contracts. On Sunday, there was some serious movement in the free agent market.The. Last season he was a free agent and took a one-year deal with the Blue Jays in hopes of getting something bigger this offseason. It paid offIt was a great Sunday for Rangers fans, as the team also . In seven years with the Rockies (which means pitching in Coors Field...), the former number three overall pick went 53-49 with a 4.59 ERA and 1.34 WHIPThe Blue Jays no longer have Semien, but they've spent their money elsewhere and are in agreement with . The 27-year-old was set to be a free agent following the 2022 seasonThe Rangers struggled last season with a dismal 60-102 record, one of the worst in the league, and both of those signings show their level of aggre sion heading into the next year.While those were big signings from yesterday, it was not even the biggest MLB news of the weekend. That honor goes to the Mets and Max Scherzer. As of last night, . The team's offer is reportedly a multi-year deal with "around" $40 million per year. As of Monday morning there is nothing new to report on the Scherzer to the Mets front, but you are still free to imagine a 1-2 punch of Neil Walker Jersey Jacob deGrom and Scherzer in the same rotation.College football recap: Jim Harbaugh finally did it A LOT happened from this weekend of college football, and I mean aMichigan Nick Wittgren Jersey head coach Jim Harbaugh finally can add "beat Ohio State"to his resume. His Wolverines beat the Buckeyes, 42-27, on Saturday. With the victory, the Wolverines are expected to take the No. 2 spot in the College Football Playoff from Ohio State. In the latest AP Top 25 poll, . Georgia is still expected to stay at the No. 1 spot.Before we get the next official College Football Playoff rankings, here , courtesy of our own Jerry Palm,: No. 1: Georgia, ANo. 2: Michigan, A+No. 3: Cincinnati, BNo. 4: Oklahoma State, AYou'll notice a usual suspect, Alabama, is not in that list above. They have simply not played up to their standards of late. The and they earned a -- a wild 24-22 win over Auburn that took four overtimes to decide.There are other games to look forward to beside the National Championship, of course, so you can take a peak at .Answering questions about the potential MLB lockout A lockout that has been dreaded for quite a while is expected this week in Major League Baseball.The current Collective Bargaining Agreement expires at 11:59 p.m. ET on Dec. 1. If the owners do lock out the players, the lockout will continue until a new CBA is agreed upon. It has been a while since the last work stoppage in MLB, which took place in 1994-1995 (I wasn't even born then!) , the season and trades. Because it's been Christian Yelich Jersey so long since one took place, let's turn to our MLB expert R.J. Anderson to answer some of those questions.Can free agents sign during the lockout?:No. Players will have to wait until after the new CBA is ratified to sign with a team (this helps explain the rush of signings we saw yesterday.)What about Seiya Suzuki?:Suzuki is an outfielder with Nippon Profe sional Baseball's Hiroshima Toyo Carp and is a top free agent. Typically, teams would have 30 days after Suzuki was "posted" to reach a deal or he would stay in Japan, but it is likely his window would be paused until the lockout is over ... if it comes to thatCan teams make trades?:Teams can swap prospects and the minor leagues will not be as affected because their players are not members of the MLB Players A sociation.How long will the lockout last?: If only we could predict the future, we could give a confident answer. While we cannot do that, we can at least say that insiders who have talked to CBS Sports said it will be months.For more info on the lockout,What we're watching Monday at 8:15 p.m. on ESPN