‘He’s trying to feed his family’ — Zac Taylor expresses why one Bengals rookie can build off his impressive debut
Knight finished with 10 total tackles and a pass defensed in his first-career game and start against the Cleveland Browns. On a day when most of the Bengals’ defense was flying to the ball, only one of Knight’s teammates, third-year safety Jordan Battle, registered more tackles.
Game Within The Game | Marquee Matchup Could Loom With Ja’Marr Chase’s All-Pro Vs. Travis Hunter’s Heisman:
‘He’s A Pure Athlete’ Not exactly prime time for one of college football’s hottest assistants at the end of a short week. Just as well. Livingston has too much invested on both sidelines as the college coach for Jaguars rookie wunderkind Travis Hunter and a long-time Bengals’ secondary coach.
The Conversation | New Bengals TE Noah Fant Wastes No Time Making Impact: ‘It Feels Right’
I was just trying to be available when Joe needed me. Obviously, my mind goes to the one that I dropped, and I don’t want any of those. Improvement driven to not have those mistakes. That first week usually has some clunky starts to it. But I’m happy to be able to be there for Joe to be an outlet when he needed it. As the season goes on, those plays are going to pop for big gains for Tee, Ja’Marr and all those guys.
Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase Share Thoughts on Travis Hunter Ahead of First Matchup
While the Bengals were held to 141 total yards in Week 1, the Jaguars should will not be taking the Cincinnati offense lightly. After all, the Bengals notoriously start the season slow and are always a threat with quarterback Joe Burrow and a receiving duo like Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.
Bengals’ Zac Taylor admits his first Week 2 win would mean plenty to him: ‘I just want to be 2-0’
On Sunday, Taylor can start 2-0 for the first time in his career as Bengals coach. He’s 0-5 in Week 2 and swung and missed in his last opportunity to start with two straight victories. It’s arguably even more important to him than going 1-0 every week.
Despite the Win and Lofty PFF Grade, Bengals Rookie Shemar Stewart Left Cleveland with One Big Regret
“Because he missed so much time, I kept reminding everyone of something Coach (Joe) Paterno used to always say: ‘You’re better off being one game late than two games early,’” Golden said. “We tried to not put too much on those (rookies), and we had some guys that could sub out so we can slow it down for them. If there were any corrections they could see it a little bit. I was really pleased with all three of those guys and how they impacted the game.”
Joe Burrow’s revenge: Why Bengals QB could be in for a big Week 2 vs. Jaguars after season-opening struggles
The Bengals won the game despite putting up just 7 yards in the second half, which included a nightmare fourth quarter where they totaled -18 yards. And just so we’re all on the same page, yes, that is a negative sign in front of the 18. Their yardage total was the lowest by any NFL team in the fourth quarter of a game since at least 1991.
