The Cincinnati Bengals are one step closer to regular season football.
The Bengals and Atlanta Falcons both treated the second preseason game as their dress rehearsal Friday night at Mercedes Benz Stadium. Bengals head coach Zac Taylor decided to play his defensive starters for one drive and so did Falcons head coach Arthur Smith with his offensive starters.
Good on good, for at least one drive.
So, let’s get straight into the biggest takeaways from the tie.
Cincinnati’s defensive starters get much needed reps together
Cornerback Mike Hilton was vocal this week saying he felt the starters needed to play in a preseason game to ensure they’ll be ready come Sept.