Regardless of if it’s Lamar Jackson or Tyler Huntley starting at quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens against Cincinnati on Sunday, the Bengals secondary recognizes that it has a tough challenge as it prepares for running back Derrick Henry and wide receiver Zay Flowers.
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it → ’ → Henry
Fortunately for the Bengals, safeties Jordan Battle (hamstring) and Bryan Cook (ankle) were able to get healthier at the bye week entering a key game.
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Battle → get → game
While Jackson was listed as limited with an ankle injury on Wednesday, the Bengals are preparing to face the two-time MVP.
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Bengals → list → MVP
“You have to try to contain Lamar,” Cook said.
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Cook → have → Lamar
“He’s a force to be reckoned with.
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He → ’ → ?
He’s one of the best dual-threats if not the best dual threat of this generation.
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He → ’ → generation
He’s very explosive.
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He → ’ → ?
He has a tank in the backfield with 22 (Henry).
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He → have → 22
You try to contain those two.
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You → try → two
They have a high-powered offense.
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They → have → offense
We have to slow them down, capitalize on missed opportunities, get a turnover and be physical.
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We → have → turnover
It’s the AFC North.”
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It → ’ → ?
Cook missed nearly two full games because of an ankle injury that he suffered in Week 3.
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he → miss → Week
The Bengals are 3-0 in full games that Cook has played.
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Cook → play → that
Without him, the defense really struggled on perimeter runs.
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defense → struggle → runs
Cook, who has had success playing against the Ravens during his tenure with the Kansas City Chiefs, expects to be a difference-maker against those runs that test defensive backs.
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that → have → backs
The bye week came at a great time for Cook.
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week → come → Cook
Bengals coach Zac Taylor said that he sees Cook moving more confidently than he was a couple of weeks ago, and defensive coordinator Al Golden said that he views Cook as “back to being healthy.”
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he → say → back
“I’m excited to really go,” Cook said.
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Cook → ’m → ?
“You don’t know how well you feel until you really push yourself.
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you → know → yourself
It’s like life.
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It → ’ → life
When you hit those extremes, you’re alive.
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you → hit → extremes
Bengals cornerback DJ Turner is expected to match up against Flowers, who ranks sixth in the NFL in receiving yards per game.
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who → expect → game
“(Flowers) is dynamic,” Golden said.
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Golden → say → ?
“They’re getting him the ball in space.
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They → get → space
They’re very creative with how they’re doing it.
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they → ’re → it
His ability to stop and start is among the elite.
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ability → stop → elite
We really have to do a great job of tackling him in space.
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We → have → space
Obviously, he’s a threat to go deep at any moment in the game.
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he → ’ → game
He’s a really good football player.”
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He → ’ → ?
All season, Turner has followed the opposing team’s No. 1 receiver.
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Turner → follow → receiver
He has done a great job of limiting the production of those players, ranging from DK Metcalf of the Pittsburgh Steelers to Parker Washington of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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He → do → Jaguars
It’s a role that Turner embraces.
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Turner → ’ → that
“It’s what I’ve always wanted to do,” Turner said.
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Turner → ’ → what
“It’s what I’ve dreamed of.
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I → ’ → what
This is what I wanted to do, so I kept on at it.
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I → want → it
Now that I’ve got that role, I’ve got to do it.”
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I → get → it
Three weeks ago, the Bengals moved Dax Hill from outside cornerback to the nickel cornerback position.
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Bengals → move → position
Filling in the spot that Hill had taken, rookie Tacario Davis has been splitting time with veteran DJ Ivey.
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Davis → fill → Ivey
What’s next at this outside corner spot?
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What → ’ → spot
…and 2 more, not listed.
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