Keys to winning v. the Bengals Defense
Don t let Carl wreck the game - Bengals defensive end Carl Lawson isn t a household name, but after Monday night, people/teams became well aware of his prowess. In the win over the Steelers on Monday Night Football, Lawson had just one sack, but he hit Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger six times throughout the game. He won 1-on-1 battles all night long and the Texans tackles will have their hands full. Speaking of.
Rod on the Right - With Tytus Howard going on to IR after last week s game at Indianapolis, Rod Johnson, more than likely, moves into the starting lineup on the right side. He s done a solid job this season in pass protection and with Lawson out on the edge, there s a good chance Rod will see Lawson a fair amount on Sunday afternoon. The thing is when Rod s on the field, the Texans haven t given up many sacks at all this season and here s hoping that continues on Sunday.
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Shoulder lands Bengals DT Geno Atkins on injured reserve - Dec. 16, 2020 10:52 AM EST
CINCINNATI (AP) The Cincinnati Bengals on Wednesday put defensive tackle Geno Atkins on injured reserve with a right shoulder injury.
The 11-year veteran missed the first four games of the season with the injury suffered in training camp and has played sparingly since. Atkins has one tackle in seven games. He was in for just seven snaps in last week s loss to Dallas.
Atkins has played in 161 career games for Cincinnati and his 75 1/2 sacks are the third most in team history.
Also Wednesday, the Bengals returned defensive end Amani Bledsoe to the active roster from the COVID-19 list.
Geno Atkins went to IR Wednesday
After gutting out a training camp shoulder injury all season, Pro Bowl defensive tackle Geno Atkins landed on injured reserve Wednesday to punctuate a season of devastation on the Bengals front that now has three tackles on the season-ending IR list.
Atkins, third on the Bengals all-time list with 75.5 sacks, joins the other starting tackle on IR. D.J. Reader, the man the Bengals made the NFL s highest-paid nose tackle in free agency back in March, went down with torn quadriceps in the fifth game. Backup nose tackle Renell Wren suffered the same season-ending injury during the first week of training camp.