Bengals Brace for 1-6 Titans After Jeffrey Simmons Trade to Bears
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Updated · Bengals.com · Oct 30
Bengals Brace for 1-6 Titans After Jeffrey Simmons Trade to Bears
3 articles · Updated · Bengals.com · Oct 30
Summary
Cincinnati spent Thursday reworking for a Titans defense without Jeffrey Simmons, with players stressing the 1-6 opponent still has enough on its front to punish any letdown Sunday.
Ted Karras, Mike Gesicki and Dalton Risner pointed to John Franklin-Myers, Solomon Thomas and Nazir Stackhouse as reasons the matchup remains dangerous despite Tennessee dealing away its best defender.
Sunday also opens a key stretch for the Bengals, who are trying to reach 5-2 after nearly being upset by a backup quarterback in Baltimore and while the 5-2 Steelers and 5-2 Browns face each other.
Andrei Iosivas is nearing a return from thumb surgery but is targeting the Nov. 15 Steelers game, not this week, as Cincinnati also prepares for next Tuesday's trip to Madrid for the Falcons game.