The Cincinnati Bengals commanded the news cycle ahead of their Week 8 game against the San Francisco 49ers in large part thanks to an unfortunate development surrounding an injury to a rookie.
Beyond that, the team issued its final injury report for the game, declaring two players out. Star wideout Ja’Marr Chase also made a pretty revealing comment about the offense.
Plus, it’s NFL picks time for Week 8, with plenty of experts weighing in on whether they think the team will keep the hot streak going against a good 49ers team.
Here’s a look at the must-know Bengals news, notes and quotes for October 28.
It’s not great. One day after it sounded like coaches had a bigger plan for the fifth-round rookie running back, the team had to declare him out on the final injury report due to a hamstring injury suffered in practice. The search for answers behind Joe Mixon continues.
Chase had some pretty revealing comments on Friday, noting that a big scheme change is a big reason the offense should only keep getting better as the season continues. It also might go a long way toward explaining why the offense had such a slow start this season.
