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WEEKLY NEWS RELEASE SEPT. 8, 2020 SEASON OPENER (0-0) SUNDAY, SEPT. 13 AT AT NEXT WEEK: WEEK 2, GAME 2 (0-0) , SEPT. 17 AT CLEVELAND

GAME NOTES Kickoff: 4:05 p.m. Eastern. offense this season. HB , who on Sept. 2 signed a contract extension that keeps him in Cincinnati through 2024, is coming off of back-to-back 1000- Television: The game will air on CBS-TV. In the Bengals’ home region, yard rushing seasons. Mixon’s running mate in the backfield is HB Giovani it will be carried by WKRC-TV (Ch. 12) in Cincinnati, WHIO-TV (Ch. 7) in Dayton Bernard, an eighth-year pro who with two more catches will Bengals legend and on WKYT-TV (Ch. 27) in Lexington. Broadcasters are (play-by- James Brooks (297 catches) for the most receptions ever by a Cincinnati running play), (analyst) and Melanie Collins (sideline reporter). back (more info in “Gio closes in on J.B.” on page 6.). Joining Green at WR is fifth-year pro Tyler Boyd, who is coming off of back-to-back 1000-yard receiving Radio: The game will air on the Bengals Radio Network, led by Cincinnati seasons, along with speedster John Ross, jump-ball specialist and flagship stations WCKY-AM (ESPN 1530; all sports) and WEBN-FM (102.7). rookie second-round pick . Broadcasters are Dan Hoard (play-by-play) and (analyst). While most of the public’s anticipation surrounds the now-healthy offense, WLW-AM (700) will join the flagship stations in broadcasting the Bengals game the defensive side of the ball has also drawn its fair share of headlines. once its broadcast of the game concludes (the Reds game Cincinnati dedicated most of its offseason to re-tooling its defense, which last begins at 2:15 p.m. Eastern). year ranked 29th in the NFL and 32nd against the rush. According to the The game also will air nationally on Sports USA Radio, with broadcasters defensive depth chart (page 19 of this release), the Bengals are expected to start Larry Kahn (play-by-play) and Hank Bauer (analyst). four players on defense this year who were not with the team in 2019 — DT D.J. Reader, LB , nickel CB and S . Setting the scene: After making it through perhaps the most Joining the newcomers on defense is a group of veteran playmakers that are unique offseason in NFL history, the Bengals return to the field this weekend led by DE and DT , who rank second and third, to open their season against the L.A. Chargers at Paul Brown Stadium. The respectively, on Cincinnati’s all-time sack list. Dunlap currently stands at 81.5 game, however, will be played without fans present, due to the COVID-19 career sacks, just two shy of Bengals sack king Eddie Edwards (83.5). Atkins, pandemic. whose 75.5 sacks are the most ever by a Bengals interior defensive lineman, is “We just have to make sure that we bring our own energy on Sunday, and be close behind. fired up and ready to play,” said Bengals head coach , noting the With a new , revamped defense and returning star player, unique circumstances of this year’s opener. “We’ve had the crowd noise on (the anticipation for the 2020 Bengals season has been palpable in Cincinnati. Asked speakers) at practice that they’re going to be playing in the stadium (during the about that excitement being coupled with the unique COVID-19 circumstances game). But this isn’t something we’re going to make any excuse for. We just and lack of game reps, due to the cancellation of preseason games, Taylor have to make the most of it, and control what we can control.” maintained that his team’s approach hasn’t changed. While 2020 will be remembered by most as the year COVID-19 changed the “There’s just a different energy this week,” he said. “No more Sundays are way the NFL operated, Bengals fans will be quick to point out that it’s also when going by without football — this Sunday, we’re playing. We’ve got to be on top of their team gained a new quarterback and potential face of the franchise. That the details, and that’s what we’ve been challenging our guys with all training would be No. 1 overall pick , an Ohio native, college national camp. This week is really no different in that regard.” , NCAA-FBS record-holder and Heisman trophy winner. Sunday marks Burrow’s much-anticipated debut as a Bengal, and he is The series: The Chargers lead 21-15, including 10-7 as the road team. expected to be the only rookie QB across the NFL to start in Week 1. Not only is The Bengals have won four of the last five regular-season meetings, including Burrow being thrown into the mix right away, but his first opponent poses a the last two in Cincinnati. The most recent meeting was a 26-21 Chargers win in formidable challenge. Los Angeles in 2018. The Chargers come to town on Sunday boasting a defense which last year The series includes two postseason games. Most recently, the Chargers ranked fifth against the pass and sixth overall. Headlining that unit is a pass rush won a 2013 season Wild Card Playoff 27-10 at Paul Brown Stadium. After the that features NFL All-Pro DE , a former teammate of Burrow’s at Ohio 1981 season, the Bengals beat the Chargers 27-7 in the “,” the State, and his sidekick DE III. That figures to provide a AFC Championship game played in an NFL-record minus-59 degree wind chill at stiff test for a Bengals offensive line being led by LOT , Cincinnati’s (see “Remembering ‘The Freezer Bowl’ item Cincinnati’s first-round pick a year ago who is making his own NFL debut on below on page 2). Sunday after missing his entire rookie season due to a shoulder injury. The Bengals played the franchise’s inaugural regular-season game in San “It’s exciting,” Williams said of the matchup. “It’s what you want in the NFL, Diego, on Friday night, Sept. 6, 1968. The Chargers won, 29-13. and it’s what we’ve been practicing for all camp. There are no easy games in the NFL. We play great competition every week, and this team and this player are no Team bests from the series: exception to that.” Bengals — MOST POINTS: 47, in a 47-17 victory at Riverfront Stadium The Bengals on Sunday will also welcome back star WR A.J. Green, who in 1975. The win completed an 11-3 season for Cincinnati, the best season has missed 23 of the last 24 games due to injuries (last played Dec. 2, 2018). winning percentage (.786) in franchise history. LARGEST VICTORY MARGIN: Green, a 10th-year pro and the only NFL WR ever to earn a Pro Bowl nod in 31, in a 31-0 victory at Riverfront in 1971. FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED: 0, in each of his first seven seasons, has six 1000-yard seasons to his credit and the 31-0 victory in ’71. stands second in team history in career receptions (602) and receiving yards Chargers — MOST POINTS: 50, in a 50-34 victory at San Diego in (8907), and tied for second in receiving TDs (63). 1982. LARGEST VICTORY MARGIN: 28, in a 34-6 win at Cincinnati in 2002. Burrow, Williams and Green will be joined by a host of other talent on FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED: 3, in a 24-3 victory at San Diego in 1977. — 1 — (Game notes, continued) FR) and no giveaways. Bengals QB outdueled future Hall of Famer of the Chargers, posting a 115.9 passer rating on 14-of-22 for The last meetings: Summaries of the last two Bengals-Chargers 161 yards, two TDs and no INTs. Anderson’s TD passes went to TE M.L. Harris meetings — in 2015 at Cincinnati, and in ’18 at Los Angeles — are on page 13 of and WR Don Bass, and FB Johnson scored a rushing TD. this news release. Only one player was reported to have suffered a weather-related injury — Bengals DE Eddie Edwards with a frostbitten right ear. Official attendance at No fans at season opener: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this Riverfront Stadium was 46,302, with more than 13,000 ticket holders staying Sunday’s season-opener between the Bengals and Chargers will take place home, but fans who braved the cold have been joined over the years by legions without fans present at Paul Brown Stadium. The decision, which was of impostors. announced on Aug. 25, was made in accordance with orders from the State of Ohio. On Sept. 5, the State of Ohio announced that it had granted a variance to BENGALS-CHARGERS 2019 NFL RANKINGS the Bengals to host 6000 fans at the Oct. 4 home game against the Jacksonville BENGALS CHARGERS Jaguars and the Oct. 25 home game against the . No further SCORING (AVERAGE POINTS): variances have been issued for other games. Points scored...... 30th (17.4) 21st(26.8) Points allowed ...... 25th (26.3) 14th (21.7) For openers: The Bengals franchise has posted a 24-28 mark in NET OFFENSE (AVERAGE YARDS): season openers, including 13-12 at home. Cincinnati this Sunday will also open Total ...... 26th (323.1) 10th (367.4) its season at home for just the second time in the last 11 seasons, with the other Rushing ...... 25th (94.8) 28th (90.8) instance being the 2017 opener vs. Baltimore. Passing ...... 19th (228.3) 6th (276.6) The Bengals are 0-2 in their previous two opening-week meetings against NET DEFENSE (AVERAGE YARDS): the Chargers franchise, with the last instance coming at Paul Brown Stadium in Total ...... 29th (393.7) 6th (313.1) 2002. The only other matchup between the two in a season opener was the first- Rushing ...... 32nd (148.9) 18th (112.8) ever regular-season game in Bengals history, a 29-13 loss at San Diego on Passing ...... 21st (244.8) 5th (200.3) Sept. 6, 1968. TURNOVERS: Sunday will mark the eighth time in the last 10 seasons that Cincinnati will Differential ...... T-29th (minus-14) T-31st (minus-17) open its season against a fellow AFC foe. The Bengals are 5-2 in the previous seven instances. Bengals career records watch: Here is a look at potential upcoming movement in the Bengals’ career records book (regular season): Home opener history: Sunday also marks Cincinnati’s home ● DE Carlos Dunlap has 81.5 career sacks, two shy of DE Eddie Edwards* opener. The Bengals are 30-22 in past home openers, including 13-13 in years (83.5) for the Bengals’ all-time lead. in which the team opens its regular season at home. The Bengals are 6-4 in their ● Bengals DT Geno Atkins has 75.5 career sacks, six shy of Dunlap (81.5) last 10 home openers. for second place all-time. Edwards* (83.5) is the Bengals’ all-time leader. ● WR A.J. Green has 63 career receiving TDs, three behind WR Chad Historically, it doesn’t hurt: No one will be calling a season Johnson (66) for the Bengals’ all-time lead. opener a “must-win” game. But in 10 of their 14 seasons of qualifying for ● Green has 63 total TDs, one short of WR and RB James postseason play (71.4 percent), the Bengals won the opener. Brooks (both with 64) for third place all-time. FB Pete Johnson (70) is the Here are the season opener results from Bengals playoff years: Bengals’ all-time leader. ● Bengals WR has 112 career punt returns, 18 shy of CB YEAR OPPONENT RESULT BENGALS’ FINISH (130) for third place all-time. WR (153) is the 1970 OAKLAND ...... W, 31-21 ...... Won AFC Central at 8-6 Bengals’ all-time leader. 1973 @Denver ...... L, 10-28 ...... Won AFC Central at 10-4 ● Erickson has 842 career punt return yards, 273 shy of Jones (1115) for 1975 CLEVELAND ...... W, 24-17 ...... 11-3 for best-ever win pct. (.786) fourth place all time. Tate (1411) is the Bengals’ all-time leader. 1981 SEATTLE ...... W, 27-21 ...... Went 12-4 and reached SB XVI ● Erickson has 105 career kickoff returns, 10 shy of FB Eric Ball (115) for 1982 HOUSTON ...... W, 27-6 ...... 7-2 in strike-shortened season fifth place all-time. S/CB (146) is the Bengals’ all-time leader. 1988 PHOENIX ...... W, 21-14 ...... Went 12-4 and reached SB XXIII ● Erickson has 2601 career kickoff return yards, 151 behind RB Stanford 1990 NY JETS ...... W, 25-20 ...... Central title at 9-7; went 1-1 in playoffs Jennings (2752) for fourth place all-time. Mack (3583) is the all-time leader. 2005 @Cleveland ...... W, 27-13 ...... 11-5 finish for AFC North crown ● Bengals S Brandon Wilson has one career kickoff return for a TD, one shy 2009 DENVER ...... L, 7-12 ...... Won AFC North (10-6); swept division of Mack (two) for the Bengals’ all-time lead. 2011 @Cleveland ...... W, 27-17 ...... Earned Wild Card berth at 9-7 *—The NFL has counted sacks as official statistics since 1982. However, the 2012 @Baltimore ...... L, 13-44 ...... Earned Wild Card berth at 10-6 Bengals have sacks compiled since 1976 and recognize those sacks recorded 2013 @Chicago ...... L, 21-24 ...... Won AFC North at 11-5 from ’76-81 in their records. Thus, please note that, because the NFL has sacks 2014 @Baltimore ...... W, 23-16 ...... Earned Wild Card berth at 10-5-1 for all teams only since 1982, the Bengals’ sack statistics for players whose 2015 @Oakland ...... W, 33-13 ...... Won AFC North at 12-4 careers included seasons prior to ’82 will not be included in league information.

Remembering “The Freezer Bowl:” The early weather Records vs. Chargers: On Dec. 20, 1982 at San Diego, the forecast for this week’s Bengals-Chargers game in Cincinnati calls for a pleasant Chargers defeated the Bengals 50-34, piling up 661 yards of net offense. That high temperature of 75 degrees. But 38 years ago, the Chargers and Bengals still stands as the most ever allowed by the Bengals, and Chargers WR Wes met in Cincinnati for the 1981 season AFC Championship game, a 27-7 Bengals Chandler set a Cincinnati opponents’ record with 260 receiving yards. Bengals win that stands as one of the coldest game days in NFL history. QB Ken Anderson set a team record for completions (40) that still stands. The mercury reading for the “Freezer Bowl” was minus-nine degrees, On Nov. 28, 1971, Cincinnati’s defense recorded a team-record six INTs second-coldest in NFL history behind minus-13 for the 1967 NFL Championship (since tied) vs. San Diego. game of Dallas at Green Bay (that game became known as “The Ice Bowl”). But On Nov. 12, 2006 at Paul Brown Stadium, WR established a the Freezer Bowl was played in winds gusting from 20-35 miles per hour, and the Bengals record with 260 receiving yards against the Chargers. wind chill of minus-59 was the coldest in NFL history, topping (or was it The Bengals had their first 100-yard play on Nov. 8, 1981 at San Diego, bottoming?) minus-48 for the Ice Bowl. when CB made a 102-yard INT return. It was the longest play of Better acclimated than their California visitors to the brutal conditions, the any kind in Bengals history at the time, and it still is tied for the longest play. HB Bengals struck an early psychological blow when every Cincinnati offensive and had a 102-yard kickoff return for the Bengals in 1997 at the N.Y. defensive lineman, along with FB Pete Johnson, elected to openly defy the Giants, and CB had a 102-yard INT return at Houston in 2002. elements by playing in short sleeves. The teams wound up close to even in net On Nov. 2, 1997 at Cinergy Field, P set the Bengals records for yards gained — 318 to 301 in favor of Cincinnati — but the Bengals posted a most punts (11; since tied three times) and most inside-20 punts in a game (six; massive plus-four edge in turnover differential, with four takeaways (two INT, two since tied once).

— 2 — (Records vs. Chargers, continued) 2019 red-zone reports: Here is a look at Cincinnati’s and Los Angeles’ 2019 red-zone reports: And on Dec. 1, 2013 at San Diego, P set the Bengals record for BENGALS RED-ZONE REPORT net yards per punt in a game (55.5). Huber in that game also tied Johnson for most punts (11), and also tied the team mark for the longest punt (75; set by Kyle OFFENSE DEFENSE Larson in 2005 at Jacksonville). Inside-20 possessions: 48 Inside-20 possessions: 51 Total scores: 39 (81.3%) Total scores: 44 (86.3%) Individually vs. Chargers: Here is a look at offensive statistics TDs: 21 (43.8%) TDs: 25 (49.0%) for current Bengals against the Chargers in regular-season games (ordered by FGs: 18 (37.5%) FGs: 19 (37.3%) total games played): TD% rank: 30th TD% rank: 5th ● WR A.J. Green: Three games; 17 receptions for 213 yards (12.5-yard No scores: 9 (18.8%) No scores: 7 (13.7%) average) and two TDs. CHARGERS RED-ZONE REPORT ● HB : Three games; 37 rushes for 187 yards (5.1); Six receptions for 38 yards (6.3). OFFENSE DEFENSE ● HB Joe Mixon: One game; 26 rushes for 111 yards (4.3) and a TD; Five Inside-20 possessions: 53 Inside-20 possessions: 40 catches for 27 yards (5.4). Total scores: 42 (79.2%) Total scores: 36 (90.0%) ● WR Tyler Boyd: One game; three catches for 52 yards (17.3). TDs: 28 (52.8%) TDs: 24 (60.0%) ● WR Alex Erickson: One game; One catch for 14 yards; Two punt returns FGs: 14 (26.4%) FGs: 12 (30.0%) for 23 yards (11.5); Six kickoff returns for 121 yards (20.2). TD% rank: T-22nd TD% rank: T-22nd ● TE C.J. Uzomah: One game; Three catches for 37 yards (12.3). No scores: 11 (20.8%) No scores: 4 (10.0%)

Bengals-Chargers connections: Chargers LB Uniform watch: The Bengals are scheduled to wear black jerseys entered the NFL as a 2016 third-round draft pick of the Bengals, and was with and black pants this week vs. the L.A. Chargers. Cincinnati through the ’19 season ... Chargers DE Joey Bosa and WR K.J. Hill Since 2004, the year of the Bengals’ last significant uniform redesign, a both played at Ohio State University; Hill and Bosa were teammates at OSU with of color options for jerseys and pants have been available. Below are the Bengals S Vonn Bell, QB Joe Burrow, DE and G/C Billy Price ... records (regular season plus postseason) for the different combinations: Chargers DT played at the ... Chargers T is from Toledo, Ohio (Whitmer High School), and played at the JERSEY PANTS W-L-T PCT. University of Toledo ... Chargers WR Jason Moore played at the University of Findlay ... Bengals WR John Ross is from Long Beach, Calif. (Jordan High * Black ...... 6-1-0 .857 School) ... Bengals G Xavier Su’a-Filo played at UCLA ... Bengals CB Torry Orange* White ...... 16-7-1 .688 McTyer is from Los Angeles (Cathedral High School) ... Bengals WR Trenton Black Black ...... 18-17-1 .514 Irwin () is from Valencia, Calif. (Hart High School) ... Bengals Black White ...... 36-37-1 .493 played (2002-05) and coached (‘06-07) at White Black ...... 28-39-0 .418 UCLA ... Bengals strength and conditioning coach Joey Boese coached at White (CR)* White (CR)* ...... 2-3-0 .400 Fresno State University from 2012-15 ... Bengals assistant strength and White White ...... 19-30-0 .388 conditioning coach Todd Hunt attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, * — NFL rules allow teams to wear designated alternate jerseys, color rush (CR) Calif., and also played (2012-15) and coached (‘16-17) at Fresno State uniforms and/or throwback uniforms for a combined total of three regular-season University ... Bengals assistant strength and conditioning coach Garrett Swanson games. As in years past, orange will serve as the Bengals’ designated alternate is from Riverside, Calif. (Martin Luther King High School) and played at Fresno jersey, and for the fifth straight year, the team will use its color rush uniforms State University from 2012-15 ... Chargers offensive coordinator (white jersey, white pants), which debuted in 2016. Cincinnati does not have a coached at Louisville in 2010. throwback uniform. THE HEAD COACHES Zac Taylor was named the 10th head coach in Cincinnati Bengals During his time in Miami, Taylor was instrumental in the development of QB history on Feb. 4, 2019. , the team’s first-round draft pick in 2012. Taylor’s first season as head coach ended with a 2-14 record, however the Taylor’s coaching career began at Texas A&M University, where he served team showed promise late in the year. On offense, Taylor helped key an as offensive graduate assistant and tight ends coach under head coach Mike improved rushing attack that saw its yards-per-game rushing average jump 70.6 Sherman from 2008-11. yards from the first half of the season (59.5) to the second (130.1). The team’s As a player, Taylor began his collegiate career at Wake Forest (2002-03), average yards per rushing attempt also jumped 1.26 yards (3.17 to 4.43) the final before transferring to Butler County Community College in Kansas (’04) and then eight games, and the offense allowed 10 fewer sacks (29 to 19). playing his final two seasons (’05-06) at the University of Nebraska. Taylor had a On defense, the team notched 11 more sacks in the second half of 2019 decorated career with the Cornhuskers, setting numerous school records and compared to the first eight games, and allowed 84.1 fewer yards per game (57.5 passing for a combined 5850 yards and 45 . In his senior season of fewer rushing yards, 26.6 fewer passing yards). 2006, Taylor was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year after passing for Taylor came to Cincinnati after two seasons (2017-18) with the L.A. Rams, 3197 total yards and leading the Cornhuskers to a 9-3 record, an appearance in where he served as assistant wide receivers coach in 2017 and the Big 12 Championship Game and a berth in the Cotton Bowl. He was inducted coach in ’18. In 2018, he helped guide Rams QB Jared Goff to career highs in into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 2017. every major passing category — completions (364), attempts (561), passing Taylor joined the as a college free agent in 2007, yards (4688), passing TDs (32), completion percentage (64.9), yards per attempt but he was waived prior to the start of training camp and never saw NFL action. (8.36) and passer rating (101.1). Los Angeles won the NFC West with a 13-3 Later that year, he joined the of the Canadian Football regular-season record and advanced to LIII against the New League, where he spent one season (did not play). England Patriots. His father, Sherwood, was a defensive back and captain at the University of In 2017, Taylor directed the Rams’ young receiving corps and helped Oklahoma, playing under Sooners head coach Barry Switzer from 1976-79. oversee an emerging passing offense that ranked 10th in the NFL in pass yards Sherwood Taylor later served as an assistant coach at Oklahoma and Kansas per game (239.4). State University. Taylor’s brother, Press, played quarterback at Marshall Prior to his time with the Rams, Taylor had a one-year stint in the college University and is currently passing game coordinator/quarterbacks coach for the ranks, serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University . of Cincinnati in 2016. Taylor was born May 10, 1983, in Norman, Okla., where he was raised and Taylor broke into NFL coaching in 2012 with the as assistant attended . He earned a bachelor’s degree in communication quarterbacks coach. He was elevated to quarterbacks coach from 2013-15, and studies from the University of Nebraska in 2006. He and his wife, Sarah, have spent the final five games of ’15 as the Dolphins’ interim offensive coordinator four children — Brooks, Luke, Emma Claire and Milly. Sarah is the daughter of and primary play-caller, after the team made coaching staff changes. former and Texas A&M head coach . — 3 — (The head coaches, continued) Lynn was an All-Southwest Conference as a collegian at Texas Tech, where he rushed for 1,911 yards and 17 touchdowns on 481 carries. That On Jan. 13, 2017, the Los Angeles Chargers made their first official helped him earn a ticket to the NFL where he signed with the transaction, naming the 16th head coach in franchise as an undrafted free agent in 1992. After being released by the Giants, Lynn history. He’s also the first African-American head coach in team annals. signed with Denver in 1993 and appeared in 13 games for the Broncos. Lynn In 2018, Lynn guided the Chargers to the postseason for the first time in five moved on to the Bay Area in 1995, spending two seasons with the San seasons. In 2018, his first season, he led the Chargers to a 9-7 record, a four- Francisco 49ers (1995-96) before concluding his career in Denver (1997-99) game improvement from 2016. where he won back-to-back Super Bowl championships (XXXII and XXXIII) with Lynn joined the Chargers after spending the last two seasons (2015-16) as the Broncos. He retied after the 1999 season with 83 career games. the assistant head coach and running backs coach for the . Lynn Lynn was born Dec. 21, 1968 in McKinney, Texas. He and his wife Stacey jumped into the coaching ranks in 2000, spending three seasons (2000-02) with Bell, have two children — son, D’Anton, and daughter, Danielle. the Broncos as an offensive assistant and assistant to special teams. In 2003, he landed his first full-time position gig as the running backs coach for the Taylor vs. Chargers: No previous meetings. (2003-04). That was followed by similar positions with the (2005-06), Cleveland Browns (2007-08), (2009- Taylor vs. Lynn: No previous meetings. 2014) and Bills (2015-16). Lynn carried the additional title of assistant head coach in New York in 2014, and with the Bills for his two seasons there. Lynn vs. Bengals: Lynn leads the series, 1-0. BENGALS NOTES At the top of the list: Here’s a look at where the Bengals ranked Burrow the fourth Bengals No. 1 overall pick: On April — both individually and in team categories — among the top 10 in the NFL in 23, the Bengals selected QB Joe Burrow of State with the No. 1 2019. overall pick in the first-ever virtual NFL Draft. With prospects required to stay at BRANDON WILSON home throughout the draft due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Burrow was unable ● First in yards per kickoff return (31.3). to celebrate under the bright lights of the Las Vegas strip, where the event had ● Sixth in kickoff return yards (625). originally been planned to take place. Instead, he spent the evening celebrating ● Tied for first in kickoff returns of at least 40 yards (four). with his parents in their living room in his hometown of Athens, Ohio. ● Tied for sixth in kickoff returns of at least 20 yards (16). In the days leading up to the draft, Bengals president Mike Brown sent KEVIN HUBER letters to Burrow and his parents, welcoming the 23-year-old and his family to the ● Tenth in net punting average (42.1). organization. ● Tied for seventh in inside-20 punts (30). “It meant a lot,” Burrow said of the gesture. “He also wrote one to my mom BENGALS TEAM: and dad as well. That kind of shows the person that he is, and I’m excited to be ● Second in yards gained per kickoff return (26.0). his quarterback for hopefully a long time.” ● Tenth in yards allowed per kickoff return (21.1). Burrow is the fourth player selected No. 1 overall by the Bengals. In 1994, ● Third in average starting field position (26.4). Cincinnati selected Ohio State DT with the top pick, and then the ● Fourth in opponents’ average starting field position (23.9). following year they executed a draft-day trade with Carolina to move to the top ● Tied for fifth in yards allowed per punt return (5.7). spot and select Penn State RB Ki-Jana Carter. Then, in 2003, the team selected ● Fifth in fewest penalties (93). USC QB with the first pick. ● Third in fewest penalty yards (761). In 1984, the Bengals had rights to the No. 1 selection as a result of their ● Fifth in defensive red-zone TD percentage (49.0) 1983 trade of QB Jack Thompson to Tampa Bay. But Cincinnati traded the top pick to New England in exchange for the Nos. 16 and 28 selections. Introducing, Joe Burrow: The Bengals in April made QB Joe Burrow of Louisiana State the first overall pick in the draft, and presumably the Burrow’s supporting cast unmatched: Bengals QB Joe franchise’s quarterback of the future. Here’s a closer look at how the much- Burrow enters his first NFL season with one of the most accomplished heralded rookie arrived in Cincinnati: supporting casts of any rookie QB ever selected in first round of the draft. Burrow Burrow grew up in Athens, Ohio, in the southeast part of the state. His on Sunday figures to become only the second first-round QB ever to start a father, Jimmy, played football at Nebraska and was a longtime college assistant single game as a rookie and have with him on the roster at least one player with who most recently served as at Ohio University (2005-18). multiple 1000-yard rushing seasons and two players with multiple 1000-yard His brothers, Jamie and Dan, also played collegiately at Nebraska. receiving seasons. Burrow will have HB Joe Mixon (two career 1000-yard Burrow had a decorated high school career at Athens High School that was rushing seasons), WR A.J. Green (six 1000-yard receiving seasons) and WR highlighted by Ohio’s 2014 Mr. Football award and his team’s state runner-up Tyler Boyd (two 1000-yard receiving seasons). finish as a senior. He signed with Ohio State, where he was teammates with four The only other instance happened in 2004, when Steelers rookie and 11th current Bengals — S Vonn Bell, DE Sam Hubbard, G Michael Jordan and G/C overall pick had and (both had Billy Price. As a freshman in 2015, he redshirted in a crowded QB room that multiple 1000-yard rushing seasons), along with and returned three players off the Buckeyes’ national title team in ’14. Burrow served (both had multiple 1000-yard receiving seasons). as OSU’s No. 2 QB in 2016 and saw limited action, but in preseason camp in ’17 he broke his throwing hand and returned mid-season as the No. 3 QB. Burrow looks to buck first-pick trends: Prior to this Burrow graduated from OSU in spring 2018 and transferred to LSU, where season, 23 of the 24 QBs selected No. 1 overall in the Super Bowl era went on he was eligible to play immediately. Despite not officially practicing with the team to start at least one game as a rookie. The only exception, ironically, was until July, he won the starting job and led LSU to a 10-3 record that included five Cincinnati’s No. 1 overall pick in 2003, QB Carson Palmer. wins over top-10 teams. As rookies, those 24 QBs went a combined 4-18-1 in their first starts. They After a relatively modest statistical season in 2018, Burrow in ’19 put then went on to finish their rookie seasons a combined 83-171-1, good for a .327 together perhaps the greatest season ever by a college QB. He set numerous win percentage, or about a 5-11 rate for a full 16 game slate. NCAA-FBS, SEC and LSU records, led the Tigers to a perfect 15-0 record and The record for most wins by a rookie QB selected No. 1 overall is 11, by national championship, won the Heisman Trophy by the largest margin in its ’ Andrew Luck in 2012. 85-year history, and racked up just about every other individual accolade Last year’s No. 1 overall pick, Arizona QB , went 5-10-1 as a imaginable. rookie starter. The year before, Cleveland’s went 6-7. Now in Cincinnati, Burrow ironically — just as in 2018 at LSU — was not able to begin practicing with his new team team until late-summer (this time due Bengals rookie QBs as starters: Joe Burrow on Sunday will to the NFL cancelling its offseason program because of COVID-19). And just as become just the 14th rookie QB to start a game for the Bengals. Only two of the at LSU, he will have at his disposal a talented supporting cast, including WRs previous 13, though, have started more than four games — in 1969 A.J. Green, Tyler Boyd, John Ross, Auden Tate and Tee Higgins, along with (4-6-1 record) and in 2011 (9-7 record). Dalton in 2011 earned a HBs Joe Mixon and Giovani Bernard. Pro Bowl nomination and famously led the Bengals to a Wild Card Playoff berth,

— 4 — (Bengals rookie QBs as starters, continued) he hasn’t changed at all. He’s got the same mentality he had as a third-string backup at Ohio State as a freshman, when he was still fighting every day to get despite the team being widely predicted before that season to be among the on the field and make his name known. He takes that mentality and level- worst in the NFL. headedness of where he’s been to where he’s at now.” Other Bengal QBs of note to start as rookies include Ken Anderson in 1971 S : “You can just feel his presence in the room. He’s got that (0-4) and (3-1). Burrow’s fellow No. 1 overall pick, Carson swagger about him. He’s a young kid still, and he has a lot to prove ... And he’s Palmer, did not take over the starting role until his second season. been moving me around in the middle of the field (in practice) a little bit more than a lot of quarterbacks that are experienced in this league.” Welcome back, A.J.: The Bengals this weekend welcome the WR Auden Tate: “Just his natural swagger. How he walks around, how he return of 10th-year WR A.J. Green, who missed 23 of the last 24 games due to approaches the huddle. He doesn’t come in to the huddle like a rookie, he comes injuries. in almost like a vet who’s he’s been there before. It’s just that calmness that he Green, who last played on Dec. 2, 2018, missed all of last season due to a has — everybody can feel it, so it makes everybody else calmer.” left ankle injury he suffered in the first practice of training camp. He returned to LB Josh Bynes, who intercepted a pass from Burrow early in training camp, practice mid-way through the season, but re-aggravated the injury and never prompting Burrow to approach Bynes after practice to ask about the coverage on returned to game action. In 2018, Green was limited by a toe injury (right foot) to the play: “Maybe I’ve had a few vets do that here and there, but definitely not a just nine games. He suffered the injury on the final drive in Game 8 vs. Tampa rookie quarterback. You can tell he’s hungry and wants to get better, and that’s Bay, missed the next three games, and then re-aggravated it in the first half of what I like about him. Everybody knows that, especially on offense. They’re Game 12 vs. Denver. He ended the season on Reserve/Injured, but returned gravitating toward him.” healthy for the start of 2019 training camp. Then came the ankle injury. WR A.J. Green: “He’s going to be great for the next 15 years. With him, it’s Green stands as the Bengals’ all-time leader in 100-yard receiving games just getting that rhythm. We’re always talking, even before I got hurt (in training (33), and is second in career receptions (602) and receiving yards (8907). His 63 camp), about ‘I need to put the ball there,’ or, ‘How do you like this ball? How do career receiving TDs rank tied for second in team history with WR Carl Pickens, you like this route?’ So it’s always constant communication. Joe is going to be a and are just three shy of all-time leader Chad Johnson (66). great one.” Green is also only the ninth player ever, and the only WR, to begin his career with at least seven consecutive Pro Bowl nominations. That list includes Bengals tough when A.J. suits up: Bengals WR A.J. Green Steelers RB , Giants LB Lawrence Taylor, Chiefs LB Derrick of course gets plenty of attention for his statistical accomplishments, which place Thomas, Lions RB , Dolphins OT , 49ers LB him among the top receivers in Bengals history. But let the record show that Patrick Willis, Browns OT Joe Thomas and Cardinals CB Patrick Peterson. Green isn’t just a stat-sheet stuffer. When No. 18 is in the lineup, the Bengals are Green’s streak of Pro Bowl nominations ended in 2018, though, after his missed tough to beat. time due to the toe injury. Here’s a closer look at Green’s impact on Cincinnati’s win column when he’s on the field. A.J. gives Burrow a lift: Joe Burrow’s public admiration for WR A.J. Green dates all the way back to the NFL Combine in late February, when he WHEN GREEN ... BENGALS’ RECORD PCT. expressed his strong desire to play alongside Cincinnati’s seven-time Pro Bowl Plays ...... 66-44-1 .599 pass-catcher. Has 100 or more receiving yards ...... 22-10-1 .682 “With any rookie quarterback, the more help you can get the better,” the Scores a TD ...... 38-17 .691 then-presumptive No. 1 overall pick told a swarm of media. “A.J. has been one of Has at least 81 receiving yards (topping his career average) ...... 32-17-1 .650 the best players at his position for a very long time. If I am lucky enough to get Has at least six catches (topping his career average) ...... 31-20-1 .606 drafted No. 1 overall, I would like to have him on the roster.” Plays alongside WR Tyler Boyd and HB Joe Mixon ...... 10-6-0 .625 With both of those wishes now a reality, Burrow takes the field this season with a luxury few of the previous 24 quarterbacks selected No.1 overall had at A.J. among best ever in per-game production: Despite their disposal. If Burrow and Green indeed line up as starters in Game 1, it will his impressive resume, Bengals WR A.J. Green has perhaps fallen off the radar mark: of some observers, after missing 20 consecutive games due to injury between ● The third time in NFL history a rookie QB who was selected No. 1 overall late-2018 and the end of ’19. But Green’s return to the field during training camp will make his first career start alongside a player with as many career receptions has helped jog the collective memory, and served as a reminder that his per- (602) as Green (QB and WR Steve Smith [620 catches] in 2011, game receiving production has been among the best in NFL history. and QB Kyler Murray and WR [1303 catches] in ’19]). Here’s a look at the top players in NFL history, in terms of average receiving ● The second time in NFL history a rookie QB who was selected No. 1 yardage per game played (minimum 100 games). overall will make his first career start alongside a player with as many career receiving yards (8907) as Green (Murray and Fitzgerald [16,279 receiving yards] NAME GAMES PLAYED YDS. AVG. in 2019). ...... 126 12,125 96.2 ● The second time in NFL history a rookie QB who was selected No. 1 ...... 135 11,619 86.1 overall will make his first career start alongside a player with as many career TD ...... 131 11,263 86.0 catches (63) as Green (Murray and Fitzgerald [116 receiving TDs] in 2019). A.J. Green ...... 111 8907 80.2 DeAndre Hopkins ...... 110 8602 78.2 Burrow + Green + Ross = another first: Assuming A.J. Green and John Ross both play in Joe Burrow’s debut as a starter on Sunday, it A.J. finds paydirt: Bengals WR A.J. Green has 63 career receiving will mark the first time in the common draft era (since 1967) that two WRs who TDs, which since his rookie year of 2011 ranks as the sixth-most of any NFL were top-10 draft picks appear (as a starter or reserve) in the starting debut of a player, and the third-most among active players. Green and former Bengals WR rookie QB who was selected No. 1 overall. Burrow, of course, was the No. 1 Carl Pickens are tied for second in team history in TD catches, behind WR Chad overall pick in the 2020 draft, while Green was the fourth pick in ’11 and Ross Johnson (66). It should be noted that Green has posted those lofty totals despite went ninth in ’17. missing 33 career regular-season games due to injury, including 23 between It should be noted that in QB Kyler Murray’s debut in 2019, Arizona had two mid-2018 and the end of ’19. former top-10 picks on it’s roster in WRs Larry Fitzgerald and , Here’s a look at the NFL’s leaders in receiving TDs since 2011. however Crabtree was inactive for the game. PLAYER TEAM RECEIVING TDs What Burrow’s teammates are saying: Joe Burrow’s Antonio Brown Pitt./N.E...... 75 reputation preceded him when he was drafted by the Bengals in April, and he’s N.O./Sea./G.B./Chi...... 69 been the hottest topic in Cincinnati since. Here’s a sampling of what Bengals N.E./T.B...... 69 players have told the media about their new signal caller. Dall./N.O...... 67 DE Sam Hubbard, a close friend of Burrow’s since they played together at G.B/Oak...... 66 Ohio State from 2015-17: “One of the most impressive things about him is that A.J. Green Cin...... 63

— 5 — (Bengals notes, continued) best at securing the football. Bernard and Mixon have combined for just two on 1490 career rushing attempts, and they also own the two longest Green and some gold jackets: Bengals 10th-year WR A.J. active streaks in the NFL for rushing attempts without a . Green has 10 career games of at least 150 receiving yards and one TD, making Here’s a look at the NFL’s longest active streaks of rushing attempts without him one of only 10 receivers to ever reach as many games through their first 10 a fumble. NFL seasons. It should also be noted that Green has not yet started his 10th season, and his numbers come despite missing 33 regular-season games to NAME TEAM RUSH ATT. WITHOUT A FUMBLE injury throughout his career, including 23 between mid-2018 and the end of ’19. Giovani Bernard Cincinnati ...... 752 Here’s a look at the list of players with 10 or more games with 150-plus Joe Mixon Cincinnati ...... 524 receiving yards and a TD through their first 10 NFL seasons. Latavius Murray Minnesota./New Orleans ...... 501 N.Y. Giants ...... 478 PLAYER TEAM NO. OF GAMES Phillip Lindsay Denver ...... 416 * ...... S.F...... 19 Bernard’s streak dates back to Game 5 of his rookie season in 2013 (Oct. 6 Lance Alworth* ...... S.D. / Dall...... 16 vs. New England). That marked the only fumble of his career on a rushing play, Don Maynard* ...... NYG / NYT / NYJ ...... 14 with his other five all coming on passing plays. Calvin Johnson ...... Det...... 13 Mixon’s streak dates back to his own rookie year, with his last fumble on a Torry Holt ...... StL...... 11 rushing play coming in the 2017 season finale at Baltimore. That also marked the * ...... Minn. / Oak. / N.E...... 11 only fumble of his career on a rushing attempt, with the other two (both in 2017) A.J. Green ...... Cincinnati Bengals ...... 10 coming on passing plays. Isaac Bruce* ...... StL...... 10 Those streaks also rank among the best in Bengals history. The Elias Sports Antonio Brown ...... Pitt. / N.E...... 10 Bureau reports that over the last 30 years, Bernard’s and Mixon’s active streaks * ...... S.F. / Dall...... 10 easily outpace any other fumble-free streak by a Cincinnati rusher. (Elias’ * — Asterisk denotes a Pro Football Hall of Famer. records do not go back far enough to confirm this throughout the team’s full history.) Boyd looking for his third thousand: Bengals WR Tyler Here’s a look at the longest streaks of rushing attempts by a Bengal without Boyd this season looks to become just the fourth Cincinnati pass-catcher to a fumble since 1990. record three consecutive 1000-yard seasons. He would join WRs Chad Johnson (six consecutive; 2002-07), A.J. Green (five; ’11-15) and Carl Pickens (three; PLAYER RUSH ATT. WITHOUT A FUMBLE SEASONS SPANNED 1994-96). Giovani Bernard ...... 752 2013-present Boyd topped the 1000-yard mark in both 2018 and ’19, despite his running Joe Mixon ...... 524 2017-present mate, Green, playing just nine of 32 possible games over that stretch. Last Harold Green ...... 298 1991-93 season, he finished with a career-high and team-best 1046 receiving yards (on ...... 282 2015-17 90 catches), which slightly bested his ’18 total of 1028 yards (on 76 catches) ...... 260 2010-11 Boyd currently stands as one of nine Bengals ever to reach 1000 receiving yards in a season, and one of six to hit the mark more than once. Johnson’s Gio closes in on J.B.: Already considered one of the top receiving seven 1000-yard seasons stand as the most in team history, followed by Green running backs in team history, HB Giovani Bernard is poised to further secure (six), Pickens (four), WR (four) and WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh that status this season by surpassing a Bengals legend. With 295 career (two). WRs Eddie Brown, Tim McGee and each had one 1000-yard receptions, Bernard stands just two shy of former Bengal RB James Brooks season. (297) for most catches by a Bengals running back. Brooks also holds the Bengals’ record for receiving yards by a running back (3012), however Bernard’s Mixon also seeking this third thousand: Bengals HB Joe 2512 currently stands 500 shy of that mark. Mixon this season looks to become just the fourth player in team history to Brooks also played eight seasons (1984-91) with the Bengals, and this record three consecutive 1000-yard rushing seasons. He would join season is also Bernard’s eighth with the team. (six consecutive; 1997-2002), (three; ’04-06) and Cedric Benson (three; ’09-11). 15 carries for Gio does the trick: Over his now seven Mixon, who owns two of the 22 1000-yard rushing seasons in team history, seasons in Cincinnati, Giovani Bernard has carved out a spot among the top hit the mark in both 2018 and ’19. It was the 12th instance, and the first since dual-threat running backs in team history. Benson in 2010-11, of a Bengal rushing for 1000 yards in back-to-back seasons. But when examining Bernard’s workload specifically as a rusher throughout Last year, he notched 1137 yards despite a slow start to the season. His 817 his career, a significant trend becomes apparent — the Bengals are 10-1-1 in yards over the final eight games were second-most in the NFL over that span, games in which Bernard has at least 15 rushing attempts. Bernard, though, has and he ended the season with at least 130 rushing yards in three of his final four topped 15 carries in just one game since the start of 2018. games. In 2018, he became the first Bengal ever to lead the AFC in rushing In the 12 games in which Bernard has reached 15 carries, he has averaged yards (1168), and did so despite missing two games due to a knee injury. 78.4 yards, scored seven rushing TDs and topped 100 yards three times. Mixon currently stands as one of just five Bengals ever to rush for 1000 yards in multiple seasons — Dillon (six times), Johnson (three), Benson (three) Bengals overhaul defense: After the 2019 season ended, one and James Brooks. of the primary focal points of Cincinnati’s offseason ahead figured to be On Sept. 2, Mixon signed a contract extension that will keep in him improving upon the team’s 29th-ranked defense. The Bengals did just that, Cincinnati through 2024. welcoming a parade of newcomers in free agency in March, and then following that with a draft that invested four of the team’s seven picks on defenders. Mixon and Boyd chasing Chad and Rudi: Bengals HB The result is a defense that looks markedly different from 2019. Gone are Joe Mixon and WR Tyler Boyd this season look to become just the second duo five of last year’s opening day starters, along with one additional spot that also in team history to record 1000 rushing yards and 1000 receiving yards together figures to change hands. New additions to the starting lineup are expected to in three consecutive seasons. They would join WR Chad Johnson and HB Rudi include D.J. Reader at NT, Josh Bynes and at LB, Mackensie Johnson, who achieved the feat from 2004-06. Alexander and CB at two of the CB spots, and Vonn Bell at S. Chad and Rudi Johnson also are the only other duo to hit their respective Pratt and Phillips were with the Bengals last year, while the rest joined the team 1000-yard marks in back-to-back seasons, a feat Mixon and Boyd did last year. in March as unrestricted free agents. The Bengals have had a 1000-yard rusher and receiver in the same season Also figuring into the defensive rotation this season will be rookie LBs Logan 15 times in team history, meaning Boyd and Mixon currently own two of those Wilson, Akeem Davis-Gaither and , along with unrestricted free instances. agent CB LeShaun Sims. One of the headliners of Cincinnati’s free agency haul was CB , Gio, Mixon secure the rock: Bengals HBs Giovani Bernard and who was expected to be a starter before suffering a pectoral injury on Aug. 9. Joe Mixon are known mostly for their versatility as Cincinnati’s one-two punch Waynes was placed on Reserve/Injured on Sept. 9, and is eligible to return later out of the backfield. But as the numbers show, they’re also among the NFL’s in the season. — 6 — (Bengals notes, continued) tie for most sacks by an NFL interior lineman. He claimed it outright in 2012 (12.5 sacks), ’16 (nine) and ’17 (nine), while sharing it in ’11 (7.5) and ’15 (11). Dunlap, Geno have Edwards in their sights: With 81.5 Atkins has been selected to the Pro Bowl eight times in his 10 Bengals career sacks, Bengals DE Carlos Dunlap currently stands just two sacks shy of seasons. Those eight selections are the most by a Bengals defensive player in Cincinnati’s all-time leader, DE Eddie Edwards (83.5 sacks). In third place and team history, ahead of CB Lemar Parrish (six), and second-most overall behind not far behind is DT Geno Atkins, who currently stands at 75.5 career sacks. Hall of Fame OT Anthony Munoz. Atkins currently stands at 75.5 career sacks, Dunlap, a two-time Pro Bowler (2015 and ’16) who turned 31 in January, has the most by a Bengals interior lineman and third overall. averaged 8.2 sacks over his first 10 NFL seasons, while Edwards averaged just under seven over 12 seasons. Dunlap’s PD frenzy: Over his now 11 NFL seasons, Bengals DE Atkins, who missed nearly half of the 2013 season with a torn ACL, has Carlos Dunlap has earned a reputation as one of ’s best defensive more than double the number of sacks of the next-closest interior defensive linemen at batting down passes at the line of scrimmage. Dunlap furthered that lineman in Bengals history (, 34.5). Atkins has finished with at least a reputation in 2019, finishing the season with eight passes defensed despite share of the NFL lead for sacks by an interior lineman five times in his 10 NFL missing two games due to a knee injury. seasons (see “Geno aims for another sack crown”). In 2016, Dunlap had a team-high 15 PDs, which also led all other NFL NOTE: The NFL has counted sacks as official statistics since 1982. defensive linemen. It marked the first time since Cincinnati began recording However, the Bengals have sack statistics compiled since 1976 and recognize defensive stats in 1976 that a Bengals defensive lineman had ever led the team those sacks recorded from ’76-81 in its records. Thus, please note that, because in PDs. the NFL has sacks statistics for all teams only since 1982, the Bengals’ sack To paint a clearer picture of just how effective Dunlap has been at batting statistics for players whose careers included seasons prior to ’82 will not be passes, here’s a list of non-defensive backs in the NFL with the most passes included in league information. defensed since the start of the 2016 season.

Dunlap, Atkins form NFL’s top sack duo: The Bengals PLAYER POS TEAM PDs SINCE 2016 boast perhaps the league’s most accomplished pass-rushing duo in DE Carlos Carlos Dunlap DE Cincinnati ...... 38 Dunlap (81.5 career sacks) and DT Geno Atkins (75.5). Their combined 157 Alec Ogletree LB St. Louis/L.A. Rams/N.Y. Giants ...... 35 sacks are tied for the most league-wide of any current teammates. Eric Kendricks LB Minnesota ...... 34 Here’s a look at current NFL teammates with the most sacks. Deion Jones LB Atlanta ...... 32 Luke Kuechly LB Carolina ...... 30 SACKS PLAYERS TEAM 157.0 ...... Geno Atkins/Carlos Dunlap Cincinnati Dunlap’s, Atkins’ dominance = team success: Bengals 157.0 ...... Jurrell Casey/ Denver DE Carlos Dunlap and DT Geno Atkins entered the NFL together in 2010 as 146.0 ...... Whitney Mercilus/JJ Watt Houston draft picks of the Bengals, and in the now 11 seasons since they’ve established 142.0 ...... Khalil Mack/Robert Quinn Chicago themselves among the top pass-rushing duos in the league. Most importantly 138.0 ...... Jason Pierre-Paul/Ndamukong Suh Tampa Bay though, the record shows that when Dunlap and Atkins are at their most dominant, it usually spells success for Cincinnati. Dunlap and Atkins by down: For more than a decade, Bengals The Bengals are 12-6 (.667) when Dunlap records more than one sack, and DE Carlos Dunlap (81.5 career sacks) and DT Geno Atkins (75.5) have formed 8-6 (.571) when Atkins records more than one sack. There have been two one of the NFL’s top pass-rushing duos. But a closer look at their production instances in which both have had more than one sack in the same game shows shows that both are at their best when the Bengals need them most. (Bengals are 1-1 in those contests), which means Cincinnati is a combined 19-11 Dunlap has recorded at least a half sack on 91 different plays throughout his (.633) when getting more than one sack from either player. career, while Atkins has done the same on 85 plays. Here’s a breakdown of The Bengals are 9-1 since the beginning of the 2015 season when Dunlap when those plays have occurred: records more than one sack, with the only outlier coming in a 20-17 loss at Denver in 2015. Dunlap had a career-best three sacks in that Denver DOWN DUNLAP ATKINS game and finished 2015 with a career-high 13.5, second-most in Bengals history. First down ...... 18 19 Dunlap had two multi-sack games in 2019, and they both came in wins — Game Second down ...... 31 20 12 vs. the N.Y. Jets, when he tied his career-high from the 2015 Denver game Third down ...... 42 44 with three sacks, and Game 16 vs. Cleveland, when he had 2.5 sacks. Fourth down ...... 0 2 Since 2015, the Bengals are 6-4 when Atkins has more than one sack. The TOTAL ...... 91 85 Bengals, though, were 0-2 in 2019 when Atkins had more than one sack — two sacks in Game 7 vs. Jacksonville, and 1.5 sacks in Game 10 at Oakland. Geno on HOF pace: Bengals DT Geno Atkins, who is playing his Dunlap and Atkins are under contract with the Bengals through the 2021 and 11th NFL season in 2020, currently stands at 75.5 career sacks, third in team ’22 seasons, respectively. Dunlap (81.5 sacks) currently stands second on the history and the most ever by a Bengals interior defensive lineman. Bengals’ all-time sack list, and Atkins (75.5) is third. The Bengals’ leader in But a closer look reveals that Atkins is on a Hall-of-Fame pace. When career sacks is DE Eddie Edwards, with 83.5. compared to defensive tackles in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Atkins compares quite favorably at this point in his career. Hubbard leads 2018 rookies in sacks: DE Sam Hubbard, Here’s a look at the sack totals of notable Hall-of-Fame DTs through their a third-round pick (77th overall) of the Bengals in 2018, has 14.5 career sacks, 11th seasons, as well as where they stood at the end of their careers. It should the most of anyone from the ’18 rookie class (draft picks and college free be noted that Atkins missed nearly half of the 2013 season, due to a torn ACL. agents). (NOTE: This list includes only DTs whose careers started after 1982, when Players’ listed positions vary from media outlet to media outlet (e.g. whether the NFL began counting sacks as official statistics): a player is classified as a LB or DE), but according to NFL.com’s draft record, Hubbard was the 13th defensive lineman selected in 2018 — five DEs and seven NAME YEARS ACTIVE THRU 11 SEASONS CAREER SACKS DTs came off the board before him. According to NFL.com, there were a total of ...... 1990-2003 ...... 114.0 ...... 137.5 40 defensive linemen (20 DEs, 20 DTs) selected in the 2018 draft, along with 32 ...... 1995-2007 ...... 84.5 ...... 96.5 on one player classified as “EDGE.” There were also, of course, Geno Atkins ...... 2010-present ...... 75.5* ...... 75.5 numerous undrafted rookies in 2018. ...... 1990-2000 ...... 58.0 ...... 58.0 Here’s a look at the career sack leaders from the rookie class of 2018. *NOTE: Atkins has not yet started his 11th season PLAYER POSITION TEAM PICK (ROUND) SACKS Geno aims for another sack crown: Bengals DT Geno Sam Hubbard ...... DE Cin. No. 77 (3rd) 14.5 Atkins in 2020 is looking to reclaim the top spot for most sacks by an NFL interior Harold Landry ...... EDGE Tenn. No. 41 (2nd) 13.5 defensive lineman, a crown that for all intents and purposes had been his for ...... DE Den. No. 5 (1st) 13 much of his career. Atkins, though, has not claimed that title since 2017. Darius Leonard ...... OLB Ind. No. 36 (2nd) 12 In his 10 NFL seasons (2010-19), Atkins has five times finished in at least a Marcus Davenport ...... DE N.O. No. 14 (1st) 10.5 — 7 — (Bengals notes, continued) picks of the Bengals, third-most in the NFL and just four behind Baltimore (55) for the top spot. The Huber roundup: Bengals P Kevin Huber, a 2009 Bengals fifth- Cincinnati has been among the top five teams in this category every week round pick who this year is playing his 12th season in stripes, has long been since 2018, and has spent long stretches in the top spot. At times, the Bengals considered the top punter in team history. Last year, he cemented that legacy by have even held a double-digit lead over the second-place team. taking over the top spot in the few remaining career punting categories he did not Of the 53 players on Cincinnati’s active roster, 36 entered the NFL with the already own. Bengals — 33 as draft picks, and three as college free agents. Huber now stands first in team history in the following categories: Of those 33 draft picks, six were first-round picks, seven were second- ● Punts (843) rounders, four were third-rounders, five were fourth-rounders, five were fifth- ● Punting yards (38,012) rounders, four were sixth-rounders and two were seventh-rounders. ● Gross average (45.09) Here’s a look at the teams with the most draft picks on an active NFL roster, ● Net average (40.00) as of Monday, Sept. 7. ● Inside-20 punts (296) Huber has also taken over many of the Bengals’ single-season and single- TEAM DRAFT PICKS ON NFL ROSTERS game records. Among them are: ...... 55 ● He holds the top four Bengals season averages in gross yardage and the ...... 52 top five Bengals season averages in net. His gross record is 46.84 (set in 2014), Cincinnati Bengals ...... 51 and his net record is 42.11 (set in ’19). Green Bay Packers ...... 46 ● He shares the team record for longest punt (75 yards) with Kyle Larson. ...... 46 ● His 33 inside-20 punts in 2012 is a single-season franchise record. ...... 46 ● His six inside-20 punts on Sept. 14, 2017 vs. Houston are tied with Lee Johnson (Nov. 2, 1997) for the most in a game in Bengals history. Bengals’ picks stay in stripes: A useful measurement of talent evaluation in the draft is the ability of a team’s draft picks to make their Huber among NFL’s best at pinning ’em: As the evidence own active roster. The Bengals have proven to be among the best in the NFL in shows, no Bengals punter has ever been nearly as successful as Kevin Huber at that category. pinning opponents inside the 20-yard line. The 2009 fifth-round draft choice As of Monday, Sept. 7, there were 33 players on Cincinnati’s roster that enters ’20 with 296 career inside-20 punts, a margin of more than 100 over the entered the NFL as Bengals draft picks. Only one other team had more of its next-best in team history (Lee Johnson, 186). own draft picks on its active roster. But the numbers also show that Huber is among the best in the NFL at Here’s a look at the NFL teams with the most of their own draft picks on their pinning opponents deep. active roster, as of Monday, Sept. 7. Here’s a look at the active NFL punters with the most career inside-20 punts. TEAM OWN PICKS ON ROSTER PUNTER 2020 TEAM NFL EXP. CAREER INSIDE-20s Baltimore Ravens ...... 34 Andy Lee Arizona ...... 17 425 Cincinnati Bengals ...... 33 Sam Koch Baltimore ...... 15 405 Green Bay Packers ...... 32 Brett Kern Tennessee ...... 13 355 Minnesota Vikings ...... 32 Kevin Huber Cincinnati...... 12 296 ...... 31 Seattle Seahawks ...... 31 25 points does the trick: Since 2011, the Bengals own a 47-2-2 ...... 31 record (.941) when scoring 25 or more points. Only Miami has a better winning percentage, at .973 (36-1-0), when topping the 25-point mark over that span. Bullock approaching Bengals accuracy record: K The Bengals are 1-1 under head coach Zac Taylor when reaching the 25- this season is in position to move into the top spot for Bengals point plateau, with the lone loss coming in a 38-35 overtime loss to Miami last career FG percentage, and could conceivably take over the crown within the first season. few weeks. Here are the top five teams in the NFL since 2011, in terms of winning Currently, Bullock’s 86.25 percent (69 made, 80 attempted) stands just .51 percentage, when hitting the 25-point plateau. shy of all-time leader (86.76; 177 made, 204 attempted). That means Bullock, who enters 2020 with 11 straight made FGs, could move past TEAM WINS LOSSES TIES WINNING PCT. Graham by making his next four FG attempts. Miami Dolphins ...... 36 1 0 .973 Cincinnati Bengals ...... 47 2 2 .941 Special teams soar under Simmons: Over the now 18-year New England Patriots ...... 87 8 0 .916 tenure of , the Bengals have consistently boasted one of the top ...... 53 6 0 .898 special teams units in the NFL. Simmons this year has added the title of Philadelphia Eagles ...... 54 7 0 .885 assistant head coach to his usual role as special teams coordinator, a nod to a N.Y. Jets ...... 35 5 0 .875 successful run that has seen 17 different players from his tenure appear in the team’s record book. These cats can fly: Since 2016, the NFL’s Next Gen Stats service Here’s an overview of Simmons’ players’ dominance over the Bengals’ has tracked a variety of in-game measurements using GPS trackers and other record book. For more detailed record information, see the Bengals records technology. One of those measurements is the speed — in miles per hour — that section on page 168 in the 2020 media guide. ball carriers reach during a given play. The three most accurate FG kickers (by career percentage) in team history Here are the fastest Bengal ball-carriers since 2016, according to NFL’s Next — Shayne Graham, Randy Bullock, and — were all coached by Gen Stats: Simmons for their entire Bengals careers. Simmons has also been at the helm for each of the six most accurate single seasons by Bengals kickers. PLAYER SPEED (MPH) DATE/OPPONENT PLAY The five longest consecutive FG streaks in team history have all come under S Brandon Wilson 22.03 10-13-19 at Balt. 92-yard KOR (TD) Simmons’ watch, as have three of the five longest PAT streaks. WR Alex Erickson 21.52 12-16-18 vs. Oak. 77-yard KOR Simmons, who punted at the University of Kansas, has had particular CB William Jackson III 21.52 9-24-17 at G.B. 75-yard INT return (TD) success coaching his former position. Current P Kevin Huber holds the top spot CB William Jackson III 21.33 9-15-19 vs. S.F. 19-yard INT return in every Bengals career punting category, along with the top five single seasons for both net average and inside-20s, and the top four seasons for gross average. Bengals draft picks stick in NFL: A familiar trend has Former P Kyle Larson, who spent his entire Bengals term (2004-08) under emerged this season regarding which teams have the most keen eye for talent in Simmons, ranks within the top four in every career punting category, and shares the draft, and the Bengals again are toward the top of the list. As of Monday, with Huber the record for longest punt in team history (75 yards). Sept. 7, there were 51 players on NFL rosters who entered the NFL as draft Simmons has coached three of the Bengals’ top four leaders in career punt

— 8 — (Special teams soar under Simmons, continued) Two Bengals hail from Queen City: The Bengals this year have two players — DE Sam Hubbard and P Kevin Huber — who grew up in return average — Adam Jones, and . Greater Cincinnati. He’s coached four of the team’s top six leaders in career kickoff return Hubbard, a alum and former Ohio State standout, is in average — Jones, Alex Erickson, , . Five of the six best his third Bengals season, after joining the team as a third-round draft pick (77th single seasons by a kickoff returner (based on yards per kickoff return) have overall) in 2018. He is in his second season as a full-time starting DE, and last come under Simmons. That includes Brandon Wilson’s NFL-best 31.9-yard year finished with 8.5 sacks (second on the team).. kickoff return average (second in team history) in 2019. “It’s insane,” Hubbard said after being drafted. “Seeing that 513 area code Although the category is not kept as an official team record, it should be noted pop up on my phone on draft day was just incredible. To get an opportunity to that LS has executed more than 1500 deep snaps without a single represent Cincinnati for the pro team in this city is a dream come true. I watched unplayable delivery since joining the Bengals in mid-2009. every game the Bengals played. I’ve just always been a big fan.” Simmons has coached four players who have made the Pro Bowl as special Huber, an Anderson Township native and alum of McNicholas High School teamers — Huber, Jones, Harris and RB and the University of Cincinnati, was a fifth-round draft choice of the Bengals in 2009. He is the longest-tenured player on the roster and has played in all but two Bengals address social change: On June 6, the Bengals games throughout his career in Cincinnati. He currently stands as the Bengals’ announced that the organization would be pledging $250,000 to community career leader in both gross (45.09) and net (40.00) punting average. initiatives that would be selected by players. The commitment came against the Huber and his wife, Mindi, have been active in the local community backdrop of NFL players and coaches speaking out during nationwide protests. throughout his Bengals career. The couple started their own charity, The Then, on Aug. 29, Bengals players, coaches and ownership marched to the Foundation for Underserved Rescues, which “provides resources and support to National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, located a just few blocks from underserved Cincinnati-area animal rescues.” Paul Brown Stadium, to tour the museum and deliver a public statement. That It should also be noted that Bengals G Michael Jordan was born in Fairfield, speech, which took place just outside the Freedom Center, was then shared on Ohio, just outside of Cincinnati, but his family moved and he attended high the team’s website and social media platforms. school in Michigan. Bengals players chose fifth-year veteran C , who wrote the full statement, and rookie QB Joe Burrow to deliver the deliver the address. Here is Bengal bites: In 2019, the NFL’s Next Gen Stats service, which tracks the transcript: players’ speed by using GPS, clocked S Brandon Wilson’s kickoff return for a TD Hopkins: As this country continues to see instances of racial discrimination in Game 6 at Baltimore at 22.03 MPH, the third-fastest in the league in 2019, and and injustices, it is time for us to act. Together, as a unified front, we must fastest by a Bengal since NGS’ launch in ’16 ... The longest-tenured player on identify, address and ultimately end those practices and policies that would deny the roster is P Kevin Huber, a 12th-year pro who joined the Bengals as a fifth- liberty and justice to all, regardless of race, religion, or creed. It is time for us all round pick in 2009 ... The oldest Bengal on the roster is LS Clark Harris, who is to take a stand. 36 (born July 10, 1984) ... The youngest Bengal is WR Tee Higgins, who is 21 Burrow: It is each of our responsibility to effect change in our communities, (born Jan. 18, 1999) ... The lightest Bengal on the roster is CB Torry McTyer, not only for us but for those yet to come. We cannot turn a blind eye to the who is 188 pounds ... The heaviest Bengal is DT D.J. Reader, who is 347 racism still experienced in this country. This is not an issue of politics, but a fight pounds ... There is a four-way tie for the tallest Bengal — DE Carlos Dunlap, for equality and life. If this nation is to ever reach the goals that it has promised OT/G Fred Johnson, TE C.J. Uzomah and G Michael Jordan are all 6-6 ... The its citizens, we must be catalysts for change. shortest Bengal is , who is 5-8. POSITION BY POSITION Quarterbacks: Taking the reins of the offense this season is rookie were college teammates at Oklahoma. Trayveon Williams, a second-year pro Joe Burrow, the No. 1 overall pick in April’s draft and a native of Athens, Ohio and 2019 sixth-round pick of the Bengals, figures to again add depth to the (roughly 2.5 hours from Cincinnati). Last season at LSU, Burrow won the running back room. The 5-8, 208-pound Williams had no statistics as a rookie, Heisman Trophy by the largest margin in the 85-year history of the award, and and was used primarily on special teams. led his team to a perfect 15-0 record and National Championship. He also set Wide receivers: After playing only nine of 32 possible games from single-season NCAA FBS records for TD passes (60) and TDs responsible for 2018-19, star wideout A.J. Green has returned to the field and provides a boost (65), and SEC records for completions (402), passing yards (5671) and to Cincinnati’s young offense. Green missed seven games in 2018 due to a toe completion percentage (76.3 [402-527]). Backing up Burrow will be second-year injury (right foot), then returned healthy for ’19 training camp before suffering a pro Ryan Finley, a fourth-round pick of the Bengals in 2019. As a rookie last left ankle injury in the first practice of camp that ended up costing him the entire season, Finley took over as starter for three games and completed 41 of 87 season. Green currently stands second in team history in career receptions (602) passes for 474 yards, with two TDs and two INTs. and receiving yards (8907), and is tied for second in receiving TDs (63); Chad Running backs: Fourth-year pro Joe Mixon again leads the Bengals Johnson, who played 10 Bengals seasons, is first in all three categories — 751 running backs, and this season he looks to become just the fourth Bengal ever to catches, 10,783 yards and 66 receiving TDs. Green’s 33 career 100-yard record three consecutive 1000-yard rushing seasons. The 6-1, 220-pound Mixon, receiving games are also the most in Bengals history, and his 10 career games who on Sept. 2 signed a contract extension that keeps him in Cincinnati through with at least 150 yards and one TD are the most among active players entering 2024, has developed into one of the NFL’s best backs, and currently has nine 2020. Additionally, Green also stands as the only NFL WR since the 1970 career 100-yard rushing performances and 16 games of at least 100 yards from merger to start his career with seven consecutive Pro Bowl nominations, scrimmage. Mixon finished last season on a tear, ranking second in the NFL in although that streak ended in 2018 after his toe injury. Fifth-year pro Tyler Boyd rushing yards (817) over the final eight games of the season, including 100-yard has developed into one of Cincinnati’s top offensive weapons, and this year he rushing performances in three of his final four games. In 2018, his first full looks to become just the fourth Bengal ever to record three straight 1000-yard season as Cincinnati’s starting running back, Mixon became the first Bengals RB receiving seasons (more in “Boyd looking for his third thousand”). Boyd served a ever to lead the AFC in rushing yards (1168) in a season, despite missing two majority of 2018-19 as the Bengals’ No. 1 WR, due to Green’s missed time. Last games. Listed as Mixon’s backup is eighth-year pro Giovani Bernard, who has season, Boyd notched career-highs in catches (90) and receiving yards (1046), become one of the top receiving threats out of the backfield in Bengals history. while adding five TDs. Boyd has caught at least one pass in all 56 of his games With 295 career receptions, Bernard stands just two shy of Bengals legend played, and currently has seven career 100-yard receiving performances and James Brooks (297) for most catches by a Cincinnati running back. Bernard’s three games with at least 10 catches. Joining Boyd and Green is speedster John 2512 receiving yards are also 500 shy of Brooks (3012) for most all-time. Ross III, Cincinnati’s first-round pick (ninth overall) in 2017. Ross battled injuries Bernard also holds the team record for receiving yards in a game by a RB (128, in each of his first three seasons, but when healthy he proved to be a big-play in 2015 at Arizona), and his 89-yard TD run vs. Carolina in ’14 is the second- threat with a nose for the end zone. Last season, Ross led the NFL in receiving longest rush in team history. Also adding depth in the running back room is yards through three weeks, then suffered a sternoclavicular injury that landed fourth-year pro , a powerful 5-11, 240-pound runner who him on Reserve/Injured; he returned for the final four games and ended the originally was a 2017 fourth-round pick of Washington. Perine last season was season with 28 catches, 506 yards and three TDs. In 2018, Ross tied for the waived by the Redskins at final cuts, then claimed by Cincinnati, where he team lead with seven TD catches, despite battling a groin injury much of the bounced between the active roster and practice squad. Perine had no offensive season that kept him out of three games. Widely considered one of the fastest statistics in 2019, but did record four special teams tackles. Perine and Mixon players in the NFL, Ross ran an NFL Combine-record 4.22-second 40-yard dash — 9 — (Position by position, continued) LOT down the stretch. Also adding depth along the line is rookie OT/G , a sixth-round pick out of the University of Kansas. The Bengals took in 2017. Cincinnati this year invested a second-round pick in Tee Higgins of notice of Adeniji at the , where he showcased his versatility for the Clemson, a big (6-4, 216) and physical pass-catcher with unique playmaking North team (Cincinnati coached the South). Adeniji started all 48 possible games ability and a nose for the end zone. Higgins played three seasons (2017-19) at during his college career, seeing time at both RT and LT, but Bengals coaches Clemson, and finished his career with 27 receiving TDs, tied with DeAndre say he also has the ability to play G. Also in the mix at G is , a Hopkins and Sammy Watkins for the most in school history. Higgins, the Bengals waiver acquisition (from Miami) after final cuts. Calhoun, a second-year youngest player on Cincinnati’s roster (will turn 22 in January 2021), is known for pro out of Mississippi State, was a college free agent signee of the Dolphins in his outstanding athleticism and was an accomplished prep player 2019. He made the Dolphins’ roster out of training camp as a rookie, then start (runner-up for Tennessee’s Mr. Basketball as a junior). At a 6-5, 228 pounds, seven games late in year. third-year pro Auden Tate brings a massive physical presence, wide catch Defensive line: With 81.5 career sacks, 11th-year DE Carlos Dunlap radius and knack for the acrobatic catch. Tate, a Bengals seventh-round pick in is closing in on the Bengals’ all-time sack record, held by DE Eddie Edwards 2018, saw his first extended offensive action last season and recorded career (83.5). Dunlap has led the Bengals in sacks five times in his 10 previous highs in catches (40) and receiving yards (575), despite missing four games due seasons, including in 2019, when eight of his nine total sacks came over the final to injury. Also adding depth in the receiver room is Alex Erickson, who has seven weeks of the season. Dunlap has 18 career games with more than one played in all 64 possible games since joining the Bengals in 2016 as a college sack, and the Bengals are 12-6 in those contests, including 9-1 since the free agent. Erickson has mostly been a rotational receiver throughout his career, beginning of 2015. The 6-6, 280-pound Dunlap is also known for batting down but last year he stepped into more of a regular role and logged career highs in passes at the line of scrimmage, and his 38 PDs since the start of 2016 are the both catches (43) and receiving yards (529). Erickson has also been a key most in the NFL among non-defensive backs. On Dunlap’s heels in all-time contributor on both punt returns and kickoff returns throughout his career. Also in sacks standings is DT Geno Atkins, whose 75.5 career sacks put him in third the mix is fifth-year pro Mike Thomas, who joined Cincinnati as an unrestricted place. Atkins has more than double the number of sacks as the next-closest free agent in March. Thomas spent his first four seasons with the L.A. Rams, interior defensive lineman in team history, and his eight career Pro Bowl where he was coached by then-Rams assistant Zac Taylor. nominations are the most ever by a Bengals defensive player ahead of Lemar Tight ends: Sixth-year pro C.J. Uzomah leads Cincinnati’s tight ends Parrish (six). Atkins has led the Bengals in sacks five times in his 10 seasons, group this season, and brings a reliable and productive veteran presence to the and also has finished in at least a share of the NFL lead for sacks by an interior offense. A fifth-round pick of the Bengals in 2015, Uzomah has drawn praise defensive lineman five times — he claimed it outright three times (2012, ’16, ’17), from coaches for his leadership, as well as his development as both a receiver and shared it twice (‘11 and ’15). Atkins has 14 career games with more than and blocker over the last few years. Sharing time with Uzomah will be 2019 one sack, and the Bengals are 8-6 in those contests. Cincinnati made perhaps second-round pick , who returned healthy this season after a right its most significant free agency splash ever in March with the addition of fifth- ankle injury ended his rookie campaign after nine games. Bengals coaches year DT D.J. Reader, a massive interior lineman who spent his first four seasons praised Sample as the “best blocking tight end in the draft” coming out of college, with the . Known for his size (6-3, 327), motor and run-stuffing and last year noted his mid-year ascension right before his injury. Fourth-year ability, Reader is also considered an impressive all-around athlete and was a first pro , a special teams ace who contributes mainly as a blocker on baseman and pitcher for Clemson’s nationally ranked team in 2013. offense, is also in the mix this season. Carter has only two career catches (one Lining up at RDE is Cincinnati native (Archbishop Moeller High School) Sam for a TD), but is considered among the most important special teams players on Hubbard, who is in his second season as a full-time starter. A 2018 third-round the roster. Last season, he tied for the team lead with seven special teams pick of the Bengals, Hubbard’s 14.5 career sacks are the most of anyone from tackles. the rookie class of 2018. Hubbard played safety in high school before switching Offensive line: One of the most significant additions to the Bengals’ to DE at Ohio State, and with the Bengals has also seen brief action at DT in roster this year is LOT Jonah Williams, Cincinnati’s first-round pick in 2019 who nickel packages. Perhaps the best pure pass-rusher on Cincinnati’s roster is missed his entire rookie season due to a left shoulder injury suffered in OTAs. fourth-year DE Carl Lawson. The 2017 fourth-round pick of the Bengals has Williams, who started every possible game in his three seasons in college at struggled at times with injuries throughout his career, but when healthy he’s Alabama, had surgery in June 2019 and was around the Bengals’ facility every proven to be a disruptive force. He currently stands at 14.5 career sacks, but day last season to attend regular meetings. Coaches praised Williams at the coaches are quick to point to the frequency with which he gets into the backfield. start of training camp this year for transforming his body over the offseason, Last season, he recorded a team-high 22 QB hits despite missing four games. despite having no formal team workouts in Cincinnati. Next to Williams will be LG After battling injuries early in 2019, he ended the season on a tear, with three of Michael Jordan, a second-year pro who underwent his own body transformation his five sacks and 14 of his 22 QB hits coming in the final four games. In August, this offseason. Jordan, a fourth-round pick in 2019, was named the starting LG Cincinnati signed DT Mike Daniels to boost depth on the interior of the out of training camp as a rookie last year but relinquished the job after early defensive line. A ninth-year player, Daniels spent his first seven seasons with season struggles due in part to a knee injury. He regained the job late in the Green Bay before joining Detroit last year. Daniels was a Pro Bowler with the season and showed significant improvement, helping HB Joe Mixon to 100-yard Packers in 2017, and at 6-0, 310 pounds is known for his power, nasty streak rushing performances in three of the final four games. C Trey Hopkins, a fifth- and pass-rushing ability. Cincinnati spent a fifth-round pick this year on Notre year pro and the longest-tenured Bengal on the offensive line, returns for his Dame DE , who figures to add depth on the d-line this season. A second straight season as Cincinnati’s starting center. Hopkins, who has starting team captain in college and the son of a high school coach, Kareem is known for experience at all three interior OL positions, won the No. 1 C job in 2019 training his length (34 3/8-inch arms, 84-inch wingspan), intelligence and effort. He camp and played so well that he earned a contract extension in December played as a 3-4 DE for the Irish and was a two-year starter, notching 26 career (through ’22 season). At RG will be veteran Xavier Su’a-Filo, who joined tackles for losses, including 13 sacks. Adding more depth and versatility to the d- Cincinnati as an unrestricted free agent in March after previous stints with line is second-year pro Andrew Brown, a 2018 fifth-round pick out of the Houston and Dallas. Su’a-Filo spent 2018-19 with Dallas and served as a top Bengals. After spending his rookie year developing on Cincinnati’s practice reserve at G, but was thrust into regular action in both seasons due to injuries. squad, Brown has put together strong offseasons each of the last two years and For the third straight season, Bobby Hart will line up as the Bengals’ starter at earned roster spots out of training camp in both. Last year, he played in 14 ROT. Hart has started every game at ROT since joining the team prior to the games and recorded 14 tackles, seeing time mostly as a rotational player. Brown 2018 season, and was a significant part of the blocking effort for HB Joe Mixon’s is listed on the roster at DE, but was drafted as a DT and can be used as an back-to-back 1000-yard seasons in ’18 and ’19. A key reserve along the interior interior pass rusher. A high-effort player with natural talent, Brown won the of the offensive line is G/C Billy Price, who has starting experience at all three prestigious Gatorade National Player of the Year Award as a high school senior interior OL positions. The Bengals’ first-round pick in 2018, Price served as in 2013. Cincinnati acquired 6-2, 305-pound DE via a trade Cincinnati’s No. 1 C as a rookie, despite battling injuries that held him out of six with Denver (gave up LB ) on Sept. 4. Covington, a sixth-year games. He moved to a reserve role in 2019, but ended up starting eight games player out of Rice University, will add depth along the defensive line. Covington (seven at LG, one at RG) due to injuries along the line. Another key reserve this originally was a 2015 sixth round pick of the Houston Texans, where he played season is Fred Johnson, who can play both OT and G. At a massive 6-6, 325 alongside Bengals teammate Reader. pounds, the physically imposing Johnson is considered a raw prospect with : Cincinnati’s young linebacker room is led by a veteran natural power and athletic ability. Johnson originally was a college free agent presence in ninth-year pro Josh Bynes, who signed with the Bengals in March signee of the Steelers in 2019, then joined the Bengals on waivers midway as an unrestricted free agent. Bynes played last season with Baltimore, and through his rookie year and went on to see extensive playing time (one start) at previously spent time with Detroit and Arizona. Known for his leadership, — 10 — (Position by position, continued) Cincinnati’s primary slot CB. Alexander helped the Vikings to top-five NFL ranks in both total defense and passing defense in three of his four seasons with the intelligence and ability to stop the run, Bynes has been a part of four top-10 team. Considered a good blitzer, he also led all NFL CBs in sacks in 2018. defenses and four top-10 rush defenses in his eight previous seasons. Listed as Adding depth at CB this year is Tony Brown, a third-year pro out of the the other starter at LB is second-year pro Germaine Pratt, Cincinnati’s third- University of Alabama who spent his first two seasons with the Green Bay round pick in 2019 who has shown rapid development. After having a limited Packers. Brown played in 20 games (three starts) over his first two seasons, and defensive role the first half of his rookie season in 2019, Pratt earned a starting also brings the speed of an All-American college track athlete, and a solid 6-0, spot midway through the year and finished with 72 tackles (fifth on the team). 198-pound frame. Also adding depth at CB is unrestricted free agent signee Considered a green prospect coming out of N.C. State, Pratt spent his first two LeShaun Sims, a fifth-year player who spent his first four NFL seasons with the collegiate seasons at S before switching to LB, and in his only season as a . At 6-0, 203 pounds, Sims brings a tough, physical playing starting LB led the Wolfpack in tackles and earned all-conference honors. style, and is known as a willing tackler. In addition to providing depth on defense, Fourth-year pro Jordan Evans, a 2017 sixth-round pick out of Oklahoma, again Sims also figures to be a key figure on special teams. One of the fastest and adds depth and special teams value to the Bengals’ linebacker room. Last year, most versatile players on Cincinnati’s roster is S Brandon Wilson, a rotational Evans was used as a rotational player on defense (76 snaps, with six tackles DB on defense who is best known for his massive special teams impact. Last and a PD), but was second on the team in special teams snaps and had six ST season, Wilson averaged an NFL-best 31.3 yards on kickoff returns, the second- tackles. Cincinnati this season spent a third-round pick on Wyoming’s Logan best mark in Bengals history, while also recording six special teams tackles as a Wilson, a speedy (4.63-second 40-yard dash at the combine) and instinctive gunner on coverage units. Also in the mix at CB this season is Torry McTyer, a player known best for his outstanding college production. A high school WR and fourth-year pro out of UNLV. The Bengals signed McTyer off of Kansas City’s DB, Wilson switched to LB in college and went on to start all 52 possible games practice squad in September 2019, and he went on to play in five games and at LB over the next four years, racking up 17 double-digit tackle games, three record two tackles. McTyer was originally a 2017 college free agent signee of the 100-tackle seasons and 421 career tackles. Wilson, a three-time team captain Miami Dolphins, where his defensive backs coach was current Bengals (voted by teammates) in college, first caught the eye of Bengals coaches as a defensive coordinator . member of the North team at the 2020 Senior Bowl (though Cincinnati coached Special teams: The longest-tenured player on this year’s roster is P the South). Cincinnati’s coaches did coach Appalachian State’s Akeem Davis- Kevin Huber, a Cincinnati native (Archbishop McNicholas High School) and Gaither on the South team at the Senior Bowl, and were impressed enough to University of Cincinnati alum. Huber, a 2009 fifth-round pick of the Bengals, has spend a fourth-round pick on him three months later during the draft. Known for played in all but two possible regular-season games over his now 12 seasons his speed, motor and instincts, Davis-Gaither topped 100 tackles in each of his with the team. Huber stands as the Bengals’ career leader in every significant final two college seasons and earned 2019 Sun Belt Defensive Player of the punting category, including punts (843), punting yards (38,012), gross average Year honors as a senior. Another rookie in the mix this season is seventh-round (45.09), net average (40.0) and inside-20 punts (296). Huber also shares pick Markus Bailey. A Hilliard, Ohio (outside Columbus) native and Purdue franchise record for longest punt (75 yards). Last season was among the most grad, Bailey was considered one of the most productive defenders in the Big Ten productive in Huber’s career, with a career-high 42.11-yard net average and 30 when healthy, however serious knee injuries (left ACL as a freshman, right ACL inside-20s to just five touchbacks. Huber also has served as the holder on as a senior) caused his draft stock to slide. Bailey fully recovered from last year’s placekicks for his entire career. Randy Bullock has handled the Bengals’ injury, and was a full participant from early in training camp this year. Considered placekicking duties since midway through the 2016 season, when he joined strong against the run and pass, Bailey led the Boilermakers in tackles in two of Cincinnati on waivers from Pittsburgh. Bullock has converted 86.25 percent (69 his three healthy seasons, and also recorded 13.5 career sacks, 13 PDs and six made/80 attempts) of his FG attempts as a Bengal, good for the second-best INTs. mark in team history and narrowly behind Shayne Graham (86.76; 177 Defensive backs: Among the headliners of Cincinnati’s free agency made/204 attempts). Bullock has also been reliable on PATs for Cincinnati, and haul in March was S Vonn Bell, a fifth-year player out of Ohio State who spent last year converted 24 of his 25 attempts (96 percent). Handling the long- his first four NFL seasons (2016-19) with the . Known for his snapping duties again this season is Clark Harris, the oldest Bengal on the tackling proficiency, Bell ranked within the top two on the team in both total roster (turned 36 in July). Harris has been a paragon of reliability since joining tackles and solo tackles in each of his four seasons in New Orleans, and also the team in mid-2009, and over his Bengals career has handled 1559 deep helped the Saints to top-five run defenses in both 2018 and ’19. Lining up next to snaps (840 punts, 719 placekicks) without a single unplayable delivery. Harris, a Bell is S Jessie Bates, Cincinnati’s second-round pick in 2018. Bates has Pro Bowler in 2017, is the second-longest tenured player on the roster, behind topped 100 tackles in each of his first two seasons in Cincinnati, including his Huber. S and KOR Brandon Wilson headlines Cincinnati’s group of return rookie season in 2018 when he became just the sixth Bengals rookie ever to specialists this season. Wilson, a 2017 sixth-round pick of the Bengals, led the lead the team in tackles. Bates has never missed a game (all starts) over his NFL in ’19 with a 31.3-yard average on kickoff returns (minimum 20 attempts), now three seasons, and in 2018 he was the team’s first rookie defender in 20 good for the second-best single season average in team history. Wilson played years to start all 16 games (, 1998). Shifting to a new role this in just 12 games last season, and served as the No. 1 KOR for just eight season is S Shawn Williams, a 2013 third-round pick and vocal veteran leader contests. Considered one of the fastest players on Cincinnati’s roster, he was on the defense. Williams was the Bengals’ No. 1 SS from 2016-19, but this year clocked by NFL’s Next Gen Stats at 22.03 MPH during his kickoff return for a TD is expected to contribute in a variety of defensive roles. Williams led the team in in Game 6 vs. Baltimore last year, good for the third-fastest speed by an NFL ball tackles (112) in 2019, after leading the team in INTs (five) in 2018. Williams, who carrier in 2019. Wilson has also been a key cog to Cincinnati’s coverage units missed most of training camp this year due to a calf injury, has played in 35 throughout his career, and last year ranked third on the team in special teams consecutive games dating back to late 2017. Leading the Bengals’ CBs is 2016 tackles (six). Listed as the No. 1 PR again this season is WR Alex Erickson, first-round pick William Jackson III, who is in his third season as a full-time who has held that position since joining the Bengals as a college free agent in starting corner. Jackson battled a shoulder injury throughout 2019, but he 2016. Last season, Erickson returned 25 punts for 157 yards. Erickson is also an managed to play in 14 games and record 37 tackles, an INT and three PDs. He accomplished kick returner, a position he held from 2016-18 prior to Wilson’s returned healthy in July and was a full participant in training camp from Day 1. breakout campaign in ’19, and he owns two of Cincinnati’s top five seasons ever Manning the other outside CB position this year is 2018 sixth-round pick Darius for average yards per KOR — AFC-best 27.93 as a rookie in ’16, and 26.2 in ’18. Phillips, who when healthy has turned heads with his playmaking ability and Expected to play key roles in Cincinnati’s special teams coverage units this nose for the football. Last year, Phillips led the Bengals in INTs (four) and tied for season are Wilson, LB Jordan Evans, and TE Cethan Carter. Taking over this third in PDs (seven), despite playing in just eight games (one start) and seeing season as the person protector on punts will HB Giovani Bernard. Under the action on 108 total defensive snaps all season. New addition Mackensie tenure of assistant head coach/special teams coordinator, the personal protector Alexander, an unrestricted free agent signee who spent his first four NFL position has been a coveted role that is traditionally manned by one of the most seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, figures to play a significant role this year as trusted players on special teams.

— 11 — IMPORTANT DATES 2020 inverse order of the standing of clubs in the current season’s Sept. 5 — Prior to 4 p.m. Eastern, clubs must reduce rosters to a games. maximum of 53 players on the Active/Inactive List. Mid-Oct. — At any time after six weeks have elapsed since a player was Sept. 5 — Simultaneously with the cut-down to 53, clubs that have placed on Reserve/Injured or Reserve/Non-Football players in the categories of Active/Physically Unable to Injury/Illness, each club is permitted to designate two Perform or Active/Non-Football Injury or Illness must select players for return from either list to the Club’s 53-player one of the following options: place player on Active/Inactive List. A player who is “Designated For Return” Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform or Reserve/Non- must have suffered a major football-related injury or non- Football Injury or Illness, whichever is applicable; request football-related injury or illness after reporting to training waivers; terminate contract; trade contract; or continue to camp and passing his preseason physical examination and count the player on the Active List. must have been placed on the applicable Reserve List after Sept. 6 — Final day of preseason training camp for all clubs, as 4 p.m. Eastern, on the day following the final roster defined in CBA Article 23, Section 9. reduction. A player whom the Club wishes to designate for Sept. 6 — Claiming period for players placed on waivers at the final return is permitted to return to practice for a period not to roster reduction will expire at noon Eastern. exceed 21 days. The Club is required to notify the League Sept. 6 — Upon receipt of the Personnel Notice at approximately office that the player has been “Designated For Return” on 1 p.m. Eastern, clubs may establish a Practice Squad the first day the player begins to practice. The player cannot of 10 players (clubs participating in the International Player be returned to the Active/Inactive List until eight games have Development Program may sign one additional international elapsed since the date he was placed on Reserve. player to a Practice Player Contract.) No club, including the Mid-Oct. — Beginning on the sixth calendar day prior to a club’s seventh player’s prior club, will be permitted to sign a player to a regular-season game (including any bye week) clubs are Practice Player Contract until all clubs have received permitted to begin practicing players on Reserve/Physically simultaneous notification via the above Personnel Notice Unable to Perform and Reserve/Non-Football Injury or that such player’s prior NFL Player Contract has been Illness (if the player failed his preseason physical due to a terminated via the waiver system. non-football injury or illness) for a period not to exceed 21 Sept. 6 — All tryouts on this date and for the remainder of the season days. Players may be activated during the 21-day practice must be reported to the League office. period, or prior to 4 p.m. Eastern, on the day after the Sept. 7-12 — In accordance with the Personnel (Injury) Report Policy, conclusion of the 21-day period, provided that no player each club is required to file a Practice Report with the NFL may be activated to participate in a Week Six game. Communications department by 4 p.m. Eastern, (or as soon Oct. 13-14 — Fall League Meeting, The Whitley, Atlanta-Buckhead, as possible after the completion of practice) every Georgia. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for a regular-season Nov. 3 — All trading ends for 2020 at 4 p.m. Eastern. Sunday game; Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday for a Nov. 4 — Players with at least four previous pension-credited seasons Thursday game; Thursday, Friday, and Saturday for a are subject to the waiver system for the remainder of the Monday game; and Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for regular season and postseason. a Saturday game. Nov. 9 — Any increase in a player’s 2020 Salary from a renegotiation Each club must also file a weekly regular-season Game or extension that is received by the Management Council Status Report with the NFL Communications department by after 4 p.m. Eastern, on this day, will be treated as 4 p.m. Eastern (or as soon as possible after the completion Signing Bonus, and prorated over the entire term of the of practice) on Wednesday for a Thursday game, Friday for Player Contract, including 2020. a Sunday game, Saturday for a Monday game, and Nov. 17 — At 4 p.m. Eastern, signing period ends for Thursday for a Saturday game. An update must be reported Franchise Players who are eligible to receive Offer Sheets. if there is any change in a player's condition after the initial Nov. 17 — Prior to 4 p.m. Eastern, deadline for Clubs to sign Game Status Report is filed. their unsigned Franchise and Transition Players, including Sept. 9 — At 4 p.m. Eastern, deadline for all NFL Player Contracts, Franchise Players who were eligible to receive Offer Sheets Practice Player Contracts, tender offers, and miscellaneous until this date. If still unsigned after this date, such players amounts to fit within each Club’s 2020 Salary Cap, in are prohibited from playing in NFL in 2020. anticipation of the midnight expiration of the Top 51 Rule. Nov. 17 — Prior to 4 p.m. Eastern, deadline for Clubs to sign Sept. 10 — At 12 a.m. Eastern, the Top 51 Rule expires for all NFL their Unrestricted Free Agents to whom the “May 5 Tender” Clubs. was made. If still unsigned after this date, such players are Sept. 10, 13-14 — Regular season Week 1. prohibited from playing in NFL in 2020. Sept. 11, 14-15 — Beginning on these dates, any player with at least four Nov. 17 — Prior to 4 p.m. Eastern, deadline for Clubs to sign previous pension-credited seasons who is released from his their Restricted Free Agents, including those to whom the Club’s Active List or Inactive List (or from his Club’s “June 1 Tender” was made. If such players remain unsigned Reserve/Injured List if placement occurred after the club’s after this date, they are prohibited from playing in NFL in first regular-season game) is entitled to claim Termination 2020. Pay, after the end of the regular season, subject to the Nov. 17 — Prior to 4 p.m. Eastern, deadline for Clubs to sign terms and conditions of CBA Article 30. their Drafted Rookies. If such players remain unsigned after Sept. 29 — Beginning on the Tuesday following the third weekend of this date, they are prohibited from playing in NFL in 2020. regular-season games, the claiming priority is based on the

— 12 — THE LAST TWO BENGALS-CHARGERS MEETINGS 2015 SEASON 2018 SEASON WEEK 2, GAME 2 WEEK 14, GAME 13 Cincinnati Bengals 24, San Diego Chargers 19 L.A. Chargers 26, Cincinnati Bengals 21 Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015 at Paul Brown Stadium Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018 at StubHub Center The Bengals took advantage of an early special teams mistake by San Diego, with LB Cincinnati entered the game as two-TD underdogs on the road against a team with the recovering a muffed punt return. Cincinnati went ahead 7-0 at the 12:51 second-best record in the AFC, but turned in what was considered to be an encouraging mark of the first quarter on a 16-yard pass from QB Andy Dalton to WR A.J. Green. The performance. The end result still was a loss, but the Bengals, who faced deficits of 14-3 Bengals led the rest of the way, but San Diego was within one score for the bulk of the early and 23-15 late, fought back to a chance to tie the game with a two-point conversion game. The Chargers got a last opportunity for a winning score when they took over at their just after the two-minute warning. HB Joe Mixon scored on a one-yard TD run with 1:50 left 20 with 1:09 remaining, but on their second play, Bengals LB Vincent Rey made a leaping to pull the Bengals within two points, 23-21, but QB was sacked on the two- INT of a pass from QB to seal the outcome. Dalton threw three TD passes point attempt. The Chargers recovered the ensuing onside kick, then added a FG with just with no INTs, and HB Giovani Bernard led the Bengals with 139 yards from scrimmage, under a minute left for the game’s final score. Mixon finished the game with 111 yards including 20-for-123 rushing. Cincinnati defeated San Diego for the fourth straight time in rushing on 26 carries (4.3-yard average) and another 27 yards receiving on five catches. In regular season, but this game was the first Bengals-Chargers meeting since a San Diego his second start of the season, Driskel completed 18 of 27 passes for 170 yards, one TD playoff win at Paul Brown Stadium in the 2013 season. The Bengals moved to 2-0 for 2015 and no INTs (96.2 passer rating). The Bengals’ defense allowed just 288 net yards — its and maintained sole possession of first place in the AFC North Division. San Diego fewest of the season — to a Chargers team which entered the game ranked fifth in the NFL dropped to 1-1. in average net yards (399.4). The Bengals fell to 5-8, while the Chargers improved to 10-3. SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. San Diego ...... 3 3 7 6 — 19 Cincinnati ...... 3 9 0 9 — 21 Cincinnati...... 7 7 3 7 — 24 L.A. Chargers ...... 7 10 3 6 — 26 TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Cin. — A.Green 16 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ...... 1-12:51 LAC — K.Allen 14 pass from P.Rivers (M.Badgley kick) ...... 1-11:39 S.D. — J.Lambo 40 ...... 1-8:38 Cin. — R.Bullock 47 field goal ...... 1-6:23 S.D. — J.Lambo 32 field goal ...... 2-9:24 LAC — A.Ekeler 5 run (M.Badgley kick) ...... 2-14:51 Cin. — M.Jones 45 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ...... 2-6:01 Cin. — R.Bullock 23 field goal ...... 2-5:01 S.D. — S.Johnson 10 pass from P.Rivers (J.Lambo kick) ...... 3-10:34 Cin. — J.Ross 6 pass from J.Driskel (pass failed) ...... 2-0:20 Cin. — M.Nugent 21 field goal ...... 3-2:44 LAC — M.Badgley 59 field goal ...... 2-0:00 Cin. — T.Eifert 9 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ...... 4-8:49 LAC — M.Badgley 31 field goal ...... 3-7:38 S.D. — M.Floyd 40 pass from P.Rivers (pass failed) ...... 4-4:20 Cin. — R.Bullock 46 field goal ...... 4-12:12 Missed FGs: J.Lambo (47WL), M.Nugent (36WR). Attendance: 57,579. LAC — M.Badgley 32 field goal ...... 4-7:45 Time: 3:06. Cin. — J.Mixon 1 run (pass failed) ...... 4-1:50 LAC — M.Badgley 45 field goal ...... 4-0:49 TEAM STATISTICS S.D. CIN. Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 25,358. Time: 2:58. First downs ...... 19 20 Third down conversions-attempts ...... 4-11 4-10 TEAM STATISTICS CIN. LAC Total net yards ...... 354 389 First downs ...... 19 17 Net yards rushing ...... 131 175 Third down conversions-attempts ...... 5-13 5-13 Net yards passing ...... 223 214 Total net yards ...... 295 288 Pass attempts-completions- ...... 27-21-1 26-16-0 Net yards rushing ...... 144 85 Sacks against-yards lost ...... 4-18 0-0 Net yards passing ...... 151 203 Punts-average ...... 3-48.0 3-53.7 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions ...... 27-18-0 29-19-0 Punt returns-yards ...... 1-0 3-29 Sacks against-yards lost ...... 3-19 2-17 Kickoff returns-yards ...... 3-71 3-74 Punts-average ...... 3-44.0 4-43.3 Penalties-yards ...... 8-64 9-75 Punt returns-yards ...... 2-23 1-0 Fumbles-lost ...... 2-2 2-2 Kickoff returns-yards ...... 6-121 3-83 Time of possession ...... 30:09 29:51 Penalties-yards ...... 6-34 6-38 Fumbles-lost ...... 0-0 0-0 RUSHING Time of possession ...... 32:38 27:22 S.D. ATT YDS LG TD CIN. ATT YDS LG TD RUSHING M.Gordon 16 88 27 0 G.Bernard 20 123 26 0 D.Woodhead 7 36 9 0 J.Hill 10 39 9 0 CIN. ATT YDS LG TD LAC ATT YDS LG TD P.Rivers 1 5 5 0 A.Dalton 5 10 6 0 J.Mixon 26 111 19 1 A.Ekeler 15 66 18 1 B.Oliver 1 2 2 0 M.Jones 1 3 3 0 A.Erickson 1 14 14 0 J.Jackson 7 12 3 0 TOTALS 25 131 27 0 TOTALS 36 175 26 0 J.Driskel 2 12 9 0 P.Rivers 2 7 5 0 G.Bernard 3 7 6 0 K.Allen 1 0 0 0 PASSING TOTALS 32 144 19 1 TOTALS 25 85 18 1 S.D. ATT CMP YDS TD-I CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I PASSING P.Rivers 27 21 241 2-1 A.Dalton 26 16 214 3-0 TOTALS 27 21 241 2-1 TOTALS 26 16 214 3-0 CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I LAC ATT CMP YDS TD-I J.Driskel 27 18 170 1-0 P.Rivers 29 19 220 1-0 RECEIVING TOTALS 27 18 170 1-0 TOTALS 29 19 220 1-0 S.D. NO YDS LG TD CIN. NO YDS LG TD RECEIVING D.Woodhead 6 68 19 0 T.Eifert 4 49 15 1 L.Green 5 47 12 0 A.Green 3 45 23 1 CIN. NO YDS LG TD LAC NO YDS LG TD S.Johnson 5 45 15 1 G.Bernard 3 16 9 0 J.Mixon 5 27 11 0 K.Allen 5 78 37 1 M.Floyd 2 55 40t 1 M.Jones 2 48 45t 1 T.Boyd 3 52 20 0 M.Williams 3 45 19 0 K.Allen 2 16 13 0 J.Fisher 1 31 31 0 C.Uzomah 3 37 24 0 Ty.Williams 3 14 7 0 M.Gordon 1 10 10 0 M.Sanu 1 15 15 0 C.Core 3 30 14 0 A.Ekeler 2 28 21 0 R.Burkhead 1 8 8 0 G.Bernard 2 13 9 0 J.Jackson 2 23 17 0 J.Hill 1 2 2 0 J.Ross 2 11 6t 1 A.Gates 2 19 10 0 TOTALS 21 241 40t 2 TOTALS 16 214 45t 3 T.Benjamin 1 11 11 0 D.Watt 1 2 2 0 DEFENSE TOTALS 18 170 24 1 TOTALS 19 220 37 1 San Diego (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: E.Weddle 7-3-10, M.Te’o 5-5-10, J.Wilson 3-4-7, D.Butler 3-3-6, C.Liuget 3-2-5, S.Lissemore 0-4-4, J.Attaochu 2-0-2, DEFENSE D.Philon 2-0-2, K.Reyes 2-0-2, B.Flowers 1-1-2, M.Ingram 0-2-2, R.Mathews 1-0-1, Cincinnati (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: J.Bates 4-3-7, S.Williams 4-2-6, P.Robinson 1-0-1, M.Unrein 1-0-1, J.Verrett 1-0-1, K.Emanuel 0-1-1, A.Phillips 0-1-1. C.Dunlap 4-0-4, K.Russell 3-1-4, M.Johnson 2-2-4, D.Dennard 3-0-3, J.Evans 3-0-3, SKS.-YDS.: None. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: M.Ingram 1, M.Te’o 1. FF: D.Butler 1. FR-YDS.: W.Jackson 3-0-3, C.Ringo 1-2-3, N.Vigil 1-2-3, H.Nickerson 2-0-2, J.Willis 2-0-2, G.Atkins D.Butler 1-1, J.Wilson 1-0. 1-0-1, C.Fejedelem 1-0-1, D.Phillips 1-0-1, N.Scott 1-0-1, A.Billings 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: Cincinnati (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: A.Jones 7-2-9, D.Kirkpatrick 7-0-7, C.Dunlap 1-10, A.Billings 0.5-3.5, C.Ringo 0.5-3.5. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: C.Dunlap 2, C.Dunlap 3-3-6, G.Iloka 5-0-5, R.Maualuga 2-3-5, L.Hall 4-0-4, R.Nelson 2-2-4, V.Rey W.Jackson 2, D.Dennard 1, N.Vigil 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None. 2-2-4, W.Gilberry 2-1-3, M.Johnson 2-1-3, G.Atkins 0-3-3, E.Lamur 2-0-2, D.Peko 0-2-2, L.A. Chargers (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: J.Addae 7-2-9, D.James 6-1-7, W.Clarke 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: C.Dunlap 1.5-9.5, G.Atkins 1-5, W.Gilberry 1-2, W.Clarke J.Brown 4-3-7, J.Bosa 6-0-6, M.Davis 5-1-6, M.Ingram 4-1-5, A.Phillips 4-0-4, D.King 2-1-3, 0.5-1.5. INT.-YDS.: V.Rey 1-0. PD: A.Jones 2, W.Clarke 1, L.Hall 1, D.Kirkpatrick 1, V.Rey C.Hayward 2-0-2, D.Philon 2-0-2, D.Square 2-0-2, U.Nwosu 1-1-2, K.Emanuel 1-0-1, 1. FF: W.Gilberry 1. FR-YDS.: C.Carter 1-0. Ju.Jones 1-0-1, I.Rochell 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: J.Bosa 1-10, U.Nwosu 10-9, K.Emanuel 1-0. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: J.Brown 1, A.Phillips 1, D.Square 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None. — 13 — 2019 BEST PERFORMANCES REGULAR SEASON RUSHING YARDS PASS COMPLETIONS 162 — Joe Mixon, Dec. 29 vs. Cleveland 35 — Andy Dalton, Sept. 8 at Seattle 146 — Joe Mixon, Dec. 8 at Cleveland 33 — Andy Dalton, Dec. 22 at Miami 136 — Joe Mixon, Dec. 15 vs. New England 32 — Andy Dalton, Oct. 27 vs. L.A. Rams (, England) RUSHING ATTEMPTS LONGEST PASSES 30 — Joe Mixon, Nov. 10 vs. Baltimore 66 — Andy Dalton to John Ross III, Sept. 15 vs. San Francisco (TD) 29 — Joe Mixon, Dec. 15 vs. New England 55 — Andy Dalton to John Ross III, Sept. 8 at Seattle (TD) 26 — Joe Mixon, Dec. 29 vs. Cleveland 52 — Andy Dalton to Alex Erickson, Oct. 27 vs. L.A. Rams (London, England) LONGEST RUSHES YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE 41 — Joe Mixon, Dec. 29 vs. Cleveland 186 — Joe Mixon, Dec. 8 at Cleveland 30 — Joe Mixon, Nov. 17 at Oakland 176 — Joe Mixon, Dec. 29 vs. Cleveland 29 — Joe Mixon, Dec. 15 vs. New England 158 — John Ross III, Sept. 8 at Seattle RECEPTIONS LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS 10 — Tyler Boyd, Sept. 15 vs. San Francisco 92 — Brandon Wilson, Oct. 13 at Baltimore (TD) 10 — Tyler Boyd, Oct. 6 vs. Arizona 61 — Brandon Wilson, Oct. 20 vs. Jacksonville 9 — Tyler Boyd, Dec. 22 at Miami 52 — Brandon Wilson, Oct. 6 vs. Arizona RECEIVING YARDS LONGEST PUNT RETURNS 158 — John Ross III, Sept. 8 at Seattle 17 — Alex Erickson, Dec. 22 at Miami 137 — Alex Erickson, Oct. 20 vs. Jacksonville 16 — Alex Erickson, Dec. 22 at Miami 128 — Tyler Boyd, Dec. 22 at Miami 15 — Alex Erickson, Nov. 17 at Oakland PASSING YARDS TOTAL TACKLES* 418 — Andy Dalton, Sept. 8 at Seattle 14 — Preston Brown, Sept. 15 vs. San Francisco 396 — Andy Dalton, Dec. 22 at Miami 13 — (four times) 329 — Andy Dalton, Oct. 27 vs. L.A. Rams (London, England) SOLO TACKLES* PASS ATTEMPTS 11 — Shawn Williams, Oct. 6 vs. Arizona 56 — Andy Dalton, Dec. 22 at Miami 9 — Nick Vigil, Oct. 13 at Baltimore 52 — Andy Dalton, Oct. 27 vs. L.A. Rams (London, England) 9 — Germaine Pratt, Dec. 22 at Miami 51 — Andy Dalton, Sept. 8 at Seattle *NOTE: The defensive statistics above are press box statistics produced at the games.

— 14 — 2019 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS OFFENSE DATE OPPONENT YDS RUSH-YDS PASS YDS COMP-ATT TD-P/INT SKD-YDS 1D 3D-CONV F-FL POSS Sept. 8 at Seattle 429 14-34 395 35-51 2/0 5-23 22 6-15 4-3 35:50 Sept. 15 SAN FRANCISCO 316 19-25 291 26-42 2/1 4-20 14 9-18 1-0 27:41 Sept. 22 at Buffalo 306 19-66 240 20-36 1/2 2-10 17 3-11 2-2 23:06 Sept. 30 at Pittsburgh 175 19-73 102 21-37 0/1 8-69 16 4-14 2-1 30:14 Oct. 6 ARIZONA 370 23-108 262 27-38 2/0 1-0 21 5-12 1-0 28:57 Oct. 13 at Baltimore 250 14-33 217 21-39 0/1 2-18 18 5-11 0-0 20:18 Oct. 20 JACKSONVILLE 291 20-33 258 22-43 1/3 2-18 21 5-12 1-1 21:43 Oct. 27 vs. L.A. Rams (London) 401 22-104 297 32-52 1/0 5-32 24 6-18 0-0 32:43 Nov. 3 — BYE — Nov. 10 BALTIMORE 307 40-157 150 16-30 1/1 2-17 21 7-15 3-2 36:11 Nov. 17 at Oakland 246 22-173 73 13-31 0/1 5-42 16 3-13 1-1 24:38 Nov. 24 PITTSBURGH 244 21-86 158 12-26 1/0 4-34 11 2-12 4-2 25:35 Dec. 1 N.Y. JETS 277 25-44 233 22-37 1/0 1-10 18 5-14 2-0 31:41 Dec. 8 at Cleveland 451 31-179 272 23-39 0/1 2-16 27 3-12 1-0 34:31 Dec. 15 NEW ENGLAND 315 32-164 151 17-31 1/4 0-0 19 4-13 1-1 32:51 Dec. 22 at Miami 430 25-59 371 33-56 4/0 4-25 25 4-18 1-1 33:36 Dec. 29 CLEVELAND 361 39-179 182 16-28 1/1 1-8 22 9-14 1-0 34:41 TOTALS 5169 385-1517 3652 356-616 18/16 48-342 312 80-222 25-14 29:19 DEFENSE DATE OPPONENT YDS RUSH-YDS PASS YDS COMP-ATT TD-P/INT SKD-YDS 1D 3D-CONV F-FL POSS Sept. 8 at Seattle 232 25-72 160 14-20 2/0 4-35 12 4-12 1-1 24:10 Sept. 15 SAN FRANCISCO 571 42-259 312 18-26 3/1 0-0 27 5-9 0-0 32:19 Sept. 22 at Buffalo 416 36-175 241 23-36 1/1 1-2 25 5-13 3-1 36:54 Sept. 30 at Pittsburgh 326 25-66 260 27-31 2/0 0-0 20 3-9 1-1 29:46 Oct. 6 ARIZONA 514 38-266 248 20-32 0/0 1-5 26 6-13 0-0 31:03 Oct. 13 at Baltimore 497 43-269 228 21-33 0/0 1-8 26 9-15 1-1 39:42 Oct. 20 JACKSONVILLE 460 44-216 244 15-32 1/0 2-11 22 4-16 1-0 38:17 Oct. 27 vs. L.A. Rams (London) 470 26-98 372 17-31 2/0 0-0 19 7-13 0-0 27:17 Nov. 3 — BYE — Nov. 10 BALTIMORE 379 23-136 243 18-22 3/1 1-0 20 4-6 0-0 23:49 Nov. 17 at Oakland 386 34-113 273 25-29 1/1 3-19 20 7-15 1-1 35:22 Nov. 24 PITTSBURGH 338 38-159 179 13-27 1/1 3-24 16 5-16 0-0 34:25 Dec. 1 N.Y. JETS 271 17-62 209 28-48 0/0 4-30 15 7-17 0-0 28:19 Dec. 8 at Cleveland 333 27-146 187 11-24 0/2 1-5 17 7-12 0-0 25:29 Dec. 15 NEW ENGLAND 291 32-175 116 15-29 2/0 2-12 19 6-14 1-0 27:09 Dec. 22 at Miami 502 34-96 406 31-52 4/1 2-13 29 6-16 1-0 36:24 Dec. 29 CLEVELAND 313 20-74 239 12-27 3/3 6-40 15 4-13 1-0 25:19 TOTALS 6299 504-2382 3917 308-499 25/11 31-204 328 89-209 11-5 30:41

— 15 — TRANSACTIONS (TRANSACTIONS FROM 6-27-19 THROUGH 7-21-20 ARE IN BENGALS’ 2020 MEDIA GUIDE) July 21, 2020 — Signed the following four draft picks: OT/G Hakeem Sept. 4, 2020 — Acquired DE Christian Covington in a trade with Denver Adeniji (D6), LB Markus Bailey (D7), LB Akeem Davis- for LB Austin Calitro. Gaither (D4)and LB (D3). Sept. 5, 2020 — Terminated the contract of QB Brandon Allen; Waived the July 23, 2020 — Signed DE Khalid Kareem (D5). following 23 players: DT , July 26, 2020 — Waived CB Isiah Swann (failed physical). DE , DT Trey Dishon, QB , July 28, 2020 — Signed WR Tee Higgins (D2). TE , DE Kendall Futrell, LS Dan Godsil, July 29, 2020 — Waived DT (failed physical). S , WR , OT Josh July 31, 2020 — Signed QB Joe Burrow (D1); Placed OT on Knipfel, WR DaMarkus Lodge, CB , the Reserve/Opt-Out list. C Frederick Mauigoa, DT Kahlil McKenzie, CB Torry Aug. 1, 2020 — Signed QB Brandon Allen (FA) and K McTyer, WR , HB , (FA). CB , TE , S Maurice Smith, Aug. 3, 2020 — Placed DT on the Reserve/Opt-Out list; LB Marcel Spears Jr., WR Scotty Washington and Waived TE Mortiz Böhringer and HB Devwah Whaley. TE Mitchell Wilcox. Aug. 11, 2020 — Waived DT Tyler Clark. Sept. 6, 2020 — Acquired G Shaq Calhoun on waivers from Miami; Aug. 12, 2020 — Signed DT Mike Daniels (FA); Placed WR John Ross on Terminated the contract of G ; Signed the the Reserve list. following 14 players to the practice squad: DE Freedom Aug. 14, 2020 — Acquired DE Bryce Sterk on waivers from Miami. Akinmoladun, QB Brandon Allen, DE Amani Bledsoe, Aug. 15, 2020 — Signed DE Amani Bledsoe (FA). DE Kendall Futrell, S Trayvon Henderson, WR Trenton Aug. 17, 2020 — Waived HB Rodney Anderson (failed physical). Irwin, OT Josh Knipfel, DT Kahlil McKenzie, WR Stanley Aug. 23, 2020 — Placed DT on the Reserve/Injured list; Morgan, HB Jacques Patrick, CB Winston Rose, Activated WR John Ross III from the Reserve list. TE Mason Schreck, WR Scotty Washington and Aug. 25, 2020 — Signed C Frederick Mauigoa (FA) and DT Kahlil TE Mitchell Wilcox. McKenzie (FA); Waived G Clay Cordasco and Sept. 7, 2020 — Re-signed CB Torry McTyer; Placed CB Trae Waynes on WR . the Reserve/Injured list. Aug. 26, 2020 — Signed S Maurice Smith (FA); Waived K Tristan Vizcaino. Sept. 2, 2020 — Signed HB Joe Mixon* to a contract extension. Sept. 3, 2020 — Waived OT O’Shea Dugas, LB and * NOTE: Signed a new contract before finishing the final season(s) of existing DE Bryce Sterk. contract.

— 16 — 2019 PARTICIPATION CHART LEGEND (NOTE: Position designation indicates start.) P — played as a substitute RPUP — reserve/physically unable to perform list PSI — practice squad/injured list DNP — did not play RNFI — reserve/non-football injury list REX — roster exemption IL — inactive list RNF-I — reserve/non-football illness list ^ — reserve/injured player designated for return PS — practice squad (IPP = Intl. Player Pathway) RSBC — reserve/suspended by commissioner list * — eligible to practice while on a reserve list RI — reserve/injured list RSBT — reserve/suspended by team list NWT — not with team Cin. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NAME G-S @Sea. S.F. @Buff. @Pitt. ARIZ. @Balt. JAX. @LAR BALT. @Oak. PITT. NYJ @Cle. N.E. @Mia. CLE. Akinmoladun, Freedom ...... 2-0 NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT PS PS PS DNP P P Anderson, Rodney ...... 0-0 RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI Atkins, Geno ...... 16-14 DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT P P DT DT DT DT Bates, Jessie, III ...... 16-16 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Bellamy, Davin ...... 0-0 NWT NWT NWT PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS Bernard, Giovani ...... 16-2 P P P P P P P P P 2ndHB HB P P P P P Billings, Andrew ...... 16-14 P P NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT Böhringer, Moritz ...... 0-0 PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS Boyd, Dino ...... 0-0 NWT NWT PS PS PS PS NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT Boyd, Tyler ...... 16-15 WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR P WR WR Brown, Andrew ...... 14-1 IL IL P P P P LDE P P P P P P P P P Brown, Preston ...... 9-8 LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB P NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT Bullock, Randy ...... 16-0 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Carter, Cethan ...... 15-0 P P P P P P P P P P P IL P P P P Chesley, Anthony...... 0-0 PS PS PS PS PS PS PS NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT Cooper, Pharoh ...... 1-0 P IL NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT Dalton, Andy ...... 13-13 QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB DNP DNP DNP QB QB QB QB QB Dawkins, Noah ...... 0-0 PS PS PS PS PS NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT Dennard, Darqueze ...... 9-5 RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP CB IL P CB CB P NCB NCB P P Dolegala, Jake ...... 0-0 IL IL IL IL IL IL DNP IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL Driskel, Jeff ...... 0-0 RI NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT Dugas, O’Shea ...... 0-0 RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI Dunlap, Carlos ...... 14-14 LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE IL IL LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE Eifert, Tyler ...... 16-4 P P P P 2ndTE P P 2ndTE P P P P 2ndTE 2ndTE P P Ellis, Jordan ...... 0-0 PS PS PS NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT Erickson, Alex ...... 16-6 P P P P P P P P WR P WR WR P WR WR WR Evans, Jordan ...... 16-0 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Fejedelem, Clayton ...... 16-0 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Finch, Sharif ...... 0-0 NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT Finley, Ryan ...... 3-3 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP QB QB QB DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Franks, Jordan ...... 0-0 PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS IL Glasgow, Ryan ...... 5-2 NT NT IL IL P IL P P RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI Glenn, Cordy ...... 6-5 IL IL IL IL IL IL RSBT IL IL IL LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT P Green, A.J...... 0-0 IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL RI Harris, Clark ...... 16-0 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Hart, Bobby ...... 16-16 ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT Henderson, Trayvon ...... 4-0 PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS P P P P Hopkins, Trey ...... 16-16 C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C Hubbard, Sam ...... 15-15 RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE IL RDE RDE RDE Huber, Kevin ...... 16-0 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Irwin, Trenton ...... 1-0 NWT NWT NWT NWT PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS P Jackson, William, III ...... 14-13 CB CB CB CB CB CB IL CB P CB CB CB CB CB CB RI Jerry, John ...... 11-5 DNP P P P P LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT P IL IL IL P IL Johnson, Fred ...... 6-1 NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT DNP DNP IL P IL P P P P LOT Jordan, Michael ...... 13-9 LG LG IL LG LG DNP DNP P P P P LG LG LG LG LG Kirkpatrick, Dre ...... 6-6 CB CB CB CB CB CB IL IL IL RI RI RI RI RI RI RI Lawson, Carl ...... 12-2 P P DNP IL P LDE IL IL P P P P RDE P P P Lodge, DaMarkus ...... 0-0 NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT PS PS PS Mabin, Greg ...... 9-0 NWT NWT NWT P IL PS PS PS P P P P P P P P McRae, Tony ...... 16-2 P P P P P P NCB NCB P P P P P P P P McTyer, Torry ...... 5-0 NWT NWT NWT DNP P P P P IL IL IL IL IL IL IL P Miller, John ...... 13-13 RG RG RG RG RG RG IL IL RG RG RG RG RG RG IL RG Miller, Wyatt ...... 0-0 PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS NWT Mixon, Joe ...... 16-15 HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB P HB HB HB HB HB Morgan, Stanley ...... 11-0 PS PS PS PS P P P P P P P P P P P IL Nickerson, Hardy ...... 7-0 PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS P P P P P P P Perine, Samaje ...... 6-0 P P P P P P PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS NWT Phillips, Darius ...... 8-1 P P P RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI^ P P P P CB Pratt, Germaine ...... 16-9 P P P P P 3rdLB P P LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB Price, Billy ...... 16-8 P P LG P P LG LG LG LG LG LG P P P RG P Prince, Isaiah ...... 0-0 NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT IL IL IL IL Redmond, Alex ...... 3-2 RSBC RSBC RSBC RSBC REX P RG RG IL IL DNP RI RI RI RI RI Reynolds, LaRoy ...... 15-0 NWT P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Ross, John, III ...... 8-8 WR WR WR WR RI RI RI RI RI RI^ RI^ RI^ WR WR WR WR Sample, Drew ...... 9-2 P P P P P 2ndTE 2ndTE P P IL IL IL RI RI RI RI Schreck, Mason ...... 2-0 PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS P IL P DNP IL Scott, Niles ...... 0-0 RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI Sheldon, Brady ...... 1-0 NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT PS PS PS PS PS PS IL P Smith, Andre ...... 6-5 LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT IL IL DNP P DNP IL NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT Sutherland, Keaton ...... 1-0 PS PS P NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT Tate, Auden ...... 12-10 IL P WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR P RI RI RI Thompson, Cody ...... 0-0 NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT PS PS PS PS PS PS Tupou, Josh ...... 16-7 P P 2ndDT P P P P P 2ndDT 2ndDT DT DT P P 2ndDT 2ndDT Uzomah, C.J...... 16-16 TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE Vedvik, Kaare ...... 0-0 NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT PS PS Vigil, Nick ...... 16-16 LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB Webb, B.W...... 15-12 NCB NCB IL NCB NCB P CB CB CB P P CB CB CB CB CB Williams, Jonah ...... 0-0 RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP* RPUP* RPUP* Williams, Shawn ...... 16-15 S S S S S P S S S S S S S S S S Williams, Trayveon ...... 11-0 IL IL DNP IL IL P P P P P P P P P P P Willis, Damion ...... 10-2 WR WR P P P P P PS PS P P P PS IL IL IL Willis, Jordan ...... 0-0 IL NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT Wilson, Brandon ...... 12-2 P P P P P S P P 3rdS P P P RI RI RI RI Wren, Renell ...... 11-2 P IL P P IL P P P P P 2ndDT 2ndDT P RI RI RI Wynn, Kerry ...... 2-0 P P IL IL IL IL RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI Zettel, Anthony ...... 4-0 NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT P P P IL IL IL P IL NWT NWT — 17 — 2019 STARTING LINEUPS OFFENSE DATE OPPONENT WR LOT LG C RG ROT TE WR WR QB HB Sept. 8 at Seattle D.Willis Smith Jordan Hopkins J.Miller Hart Uzomah T.Boyd Ross Dalton Mixon Sept. 15 SAN FRANCISCO D.Willis Smith Jordan Hopkins J.Miller Hart Uzomah T.Boyd Ross Dalton Mixon Sept. 22 at Buffalo Tate Smith Price Hopkins J.Miller Hart Uzomah T.Boyd Ross Dalton Mixon Sept. 30 at Pittsburgh Tate Smith Jordan Hopkins J.Miller Hart Uzomah T.Boyd Ross Dalton Mixon Oct. 6 ARIZONA Tate Smith Jordan Hopkins J.Miller Hart Uzomah T.Boyd Eifert(2ndTE) Dalton Mixon Oct. 13 at Baltimore Tate Jerry Price Hopkins J.Miller Hart Uzomah T.Boyd Sample(2ndTE) Dalton Mixon Oct. 20 JACKSONVILLE Tate Jerry Price Hopkins Redmond Hart Uzomah T.Boyd Sample(2ndTE) Dalton Mixon Oct. 27 vs. L.A. Rams* Tate Jerry Price Hopkins Redmond Hart Uzomah T.Boyd Eifert(2ndTE) Dalton Mixon Nov. 3 — BYE — Nov. 10 BALTIMORE Tate Jerry Price Hopkins J.Miller Hart Uzomah T.Boyd Erickson Finley Mixon Nov. 17 at Oakland Tate Jerry Price Hopkins J.Miller Hart Uzomah T.Boyd Bernard(2ndHB) Finley Mixon Nov. 24 PITTSBURGH Tate Glenn Price Hopkins J.Miller Hart Uzomah T.Boyd Erickson Finley Bernard Dec. 1 N.Y. JETS Tate Glenn Jordan Hopkins J.Miller Hart Uzomah T.Boyd Erickson Dalton Mixon Dec. 8 at Cleveland Ross Glenn Jordan Hopkins J.Miller Hart Uzomah T.Boyd Eifert(2ndTE) Dalton Mixon Dec. 15 NEW ENGLAND Ross Glenn Jordan Hopkins J.Miller Hart Uzomah Eifert(2ndTE) Erickson Dalton Mixon Dec. 22 at Miami Ross Glenn Jordan Hopkins Price Hart Uzomah T.Boyd Erickson Dalton Mixon Dec. 29 CLEVELAND Ross Johnson Jordan Hopkins J.Miller Hart Uzomah T.Boyd Erickson Dalton Mixon DEFENSE DATE OPPONENT LDE NT DT RDE LB LB NCB CB CB S S Sept. 8 at Seattle Dunlap Glasgow Atkins Hubbard Vigil P.Brown Webb Kirkpatrick Jackson S.Williams Bates Sept. 15 SAN FRANCISCO Dunlap Glasgow Atkins Hubbard Vigil P.Brown Webb Kirkpatrick Jackson S.Williams Bates Sept. 22 at Buffalo Dunlap Billings Atkins Hubbard Vigil P.Brown Tupou(2ndDT) Kirkpatrick Jackson S.Williams Bates Sept. 30 at Pittsburgh Dunlap Billings Atkins Hubbard Vigil P.Brown Webb Kirkpatrick Jackson S.Williams Bates Oct. 6 ARIZONA Dunlap Billings Atkins Hubbard Vigil P.Brown Webb Kirkpatrick Jackson S.Williams Bates Oct. 13 at Baltimore Lawson Billings Atkins Hubbard Vigil P.Brown Pratt(3rdLB) Kirkpatrick Jackson Wilson Bates Oct. 20 JACKSONVILLE A.Brown Billings Atkins Hubbard Vigil P.Brown McRae Webb Dennard S.Williams Bates Oct. 27 vs. L.A. Rams* Dunlap Billings Atkins Hubbard Vigil P.Brown McRae Webb Jackson S.Williams Bates Nov. 3 — BYE — Nov. 10 BALTIMORE Dunlap Billings Atkins Hubbard Vigil Pratt Tupou(2ndDT) Webb Wilson(3rdS) S.Williams Bates Nov. 17 at Oakland Dunlap Billings Atkins Hubbard Vigil Pratt Tupou(2ndDT) Dennard Jackson S.Williams Bates Nov. 24 PITTSBURGH Dunlap Billings Tupou Hubbard Vigil Pratt Wren(2ndDT) Dennard Jackson S.Williams Bates Dec. 1 N.Y. JETS Dunlap Billings Tupou Hubbard Vigil Pratt Wren(2ndDT) Webb Jackson S.Williams Bates Dec. 8 at Cleveland Dunlap Billings Atkins Lawson Vigil Pratt Dennard Webb Jackson S.Williams Bates Dec. 15 NEW ENGLAND Dunlap Billings Atkins Hubbard Vigil Pratt Dennard Webb Jackson S.Williams Bates Dec. 22 at Miami Dunlap Billings Atkins Hubbard Vigil Pratt Tupou(2ndDT) Webb Jackson S.Williams Bates Dec. 29 CLEVELAND Dunlap Billings Atkins Hubbard Vigil Pratt Tupou(2ndDT) Webb Phillips S.Williams Bates *NOTE: At London.

— 18 — DEPTH CHART SEPT. 8, 2020 OFFENSE WR 18 A.J. Green 19 Auden Tate 80 Mike Thomas LOT 73 Jonah Williams 74 Fred Johnson LG 60 Michael Jordan 77 Hakeem Adeniji C 66 Trey Hopkins 53 Billy Price RG 72 Xavier Su’a-Filo 63 Shaq Calhoun ROT 68 Bobby Hart 74 Fred Johnson TE 87 C.J. Uzomah 89 Drew Sample 82 Cethan Carter WR 83 Tyler Boyd 12 Alex Erickson WR 11 John Ross III 85 Tee Higgins QB 9 Joe Burrow 5 Ryan Finley HB 28 Joe Mixon 25 Giovani Bernard 34 Samaje Perine 32 Trayveon Williams

DEFENSE LDE 96 Carlos Dunlap 90 Khalid Kareem NT 98 D.J. Reader 99 Christian Covington 93 Andrew Brown DT 97 Geno Atkins 76 Mike Daniels RDE 94 Sam Hubbard 58 Carl Lawson LB 56 Josh Bynes 55 Logan Wilson 51 Markus Bailey LB 57 Germaine Pratt 59 Akeem Davis-Gaither 50 Jordan Evans NCB 21 Mackensie Alexander 20 Torry McTyer CB 23 Darius Phillips 38 LeShaun Sims CB 22 William Jackson III 27 Tony Brown S 24 Vonn Bell 36 Shawn Williams S 30 Jessie Bates III 40 Brandon Wilson

SPECIAL TEAMS P 10 Kevin Huber K 4 Randy Bullock LS 46 Clark Harris H 10 Kevin Huber PR 12 Alex Erickson 23 Darius Phillips 83 Tyler Boyd KOR 40 Brandon Wilson 23 Darius Phillips 12 Alex Erickson NOTE: Rookies are underlined. Parentheses indicate an injured player.

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Hakeem Adeniji ...... hah-KEEM uh-DENN-ih-gee Akeem Davis-Gaither ...... AH-keem DAY-viss-GAY-thur Freedom Akinmoladun (Practice Squad)...... AA-kinn-MOO-lah-dune Trayvon Henderson (Practice Squad) ...... TRAY-vahn Mackensie Alexander ...... mack-ENN-see Khalid Kareem ...... KAH-lid kuh-REEM Lou Anarumo (Defensive Coordinator) ...... ann-ah-ROO-mo Samaje Perine ...... suh-MAH-jay PEE-rhine Geno Atkins ...... JEE-no Xavier Su’a-Filo ...... ZAYV-yer SOO-uh-FEE-lo Giovani Bernard ...... jee-o-VAHN-ee Josh Tupou (Reserve/Opt-out) ...... TEW-po (Wide Receivers Coach) ...... bick-NELL C.J. Uzomah ...... yew-ZAH-mah Joey Boese (Strength and Conditioning Coach) ...... bo-ZAY Trayveon Williams ...... TRAY-vee-ahn Randy Bullock ...... BULL-luck Renell Wren (Reserve/Injured) ...... reh-NELL RENN Cethan Carter ...... SEE-thin

— 19 — ALPHABETICAL ROSTER SEPT. 8, 2020 NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. BORN EXP. COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ. 77 Adeniji, Hakeem ...... G 6-4 302 12-8-97 R Kansas Garland, Texas ...... D6’20 21 Alexander, Mackensie ...... CB 5-10 192 11-12-93 5 Clemson Immokalee, Fla...... UFA(Minn.)’20 97 Atkins, Geno ...... DT 6-1 300 3-28-88 11 Georgia Pembroke Pines, Fla...... D4a’10 51 Bailey, Markus ...... LB 6-0 235 3-7-97 R Purdue Columbus, Ohio ...... D7’20 30 Bates, Jessie, III ...... S 6-1 200 2-26-97 3 Wake Forest Fort Wayne, Ind...... D2’18 24 Bell, Vonn ...... S 5-11 205 12-12-94 5 Ohio State Rossville, Ga...... UFA(N.O.)’20 25 Bernard, Giovani ...... HB 5-9 205 11-22-91 8 North Carolina Boca Raton, Fla...... D2a’13 83 Boyd, Tyler ...... WR 6-2 203 11-15-94 5 Pittsburgh Clairton, Pa...... D2’16 93 Brown, Andrew ...... DT 6-3 290 12-30-95 2 Virginia Chesapeake, Va...... D5b’18 27 Brown, Tony ...... CB 6-0 198 7-13-95 3 Alabama Beaumont, Texas ...... W(G.B.)’20 4 Bullock, Randy ...... K 5-9 210 12-16-89 9 Texas A&M Klein, Texas ...... W(Pitt.)’16 9 Burrow, Joe ...... QB 6-4 221 12-10-96 R Louisiana State Athens, Ohio ...... D1’20 56 Bynes, Josh ...... LB 6-1 235 8-24-89 9 Auburn Lauderdale Lakes, Fla...... UFA(Balt.)’20 63 Calhoun, Shaq ...... G 6-3 310 2-20-96 2 Mississippi State Pleasant Grove, Ala...... W(Mia.)’20 82 Carter, Cethan ...... TE 6-3 248 9-5-95 4 Nebraska New Orleans, La...... CFA’17 99 Covington, Christian ...... DT 6-2 305 10-16-93 6 Rice Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada) ... T(Den.)’20 76 Daniels, Mike ...... DT 6-0 310 5-5-89 9 Iowa Stratford, N.J...... FA’20 59 Davis-Gaither, Akeem ...... LB 6-2 224 9-21-97 R Appalachian State Thomasville, N.C...... D4’20 96 Dunlap, Carlos ...... DE 6-6 285 2-28-89 11 Florida North Charleston, S.C...... D2’10 12 Erickson, Alex ...... WR 6-0 195 11-6-92 5 Wisconsin Darlington, Wis...... CFA’16 50 Evans, Jordan ...... LB 6-3 242 1-27-95 4 Oklahoma Norman, Okla...... D6a’17 5 Finley, Ryan ...... QB 6-4 207 12-26-94 2 North Carolina State Phoenix, Ariz...... D4a’19 18 Green, A.J...... WR 6-4 210 7-31-88 10 Georgia Summerville, S.C...... D1’11 46 Harris, Clark ...... LS 6-5 250 7-10-84 12 Rutgers Manahawkin, N.J...... FA’09 68 Hart, Bobby ...... OT 6-5 310 8-21-94 6 Florida State Fort Lauderdale, Fla...... FA’18 85 Higgins, Tee ...... WR 6-4 216 1-18-99 R Clemson Oak Ridge, Tenn...... D2’20 66 Hopkins, Trey ...... C 6-3 316 7-6-92 5 Texas Houston, Texas ...... CFA’14 94 Hubbard, Sam...... DE 6-5 265 6-29-95 3 Ohio State Cincinnati, Ohio ...... D3a’18 10 Huber, Kevin ...... P 6-1 210 7-16-85 12 Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio ...... D5’09 22 Jackson, William, III ...... CB 6-0 196 10-27-92 5 Houston Houston, Texas ...... D1’16 74 Johnson, Fred ...... OT 6-6 325 6-5-97 2 Florida West Palm Beach, Fla...... W(Pitt.)’19 60 Jordan, Michael ...... G 6-6 315 1-25-98 2 Ohio State Canton, Mich...... D4c’19 90 Kareem, Khalid ...... DE 6-4 268 4-28-98 R Notre Dame Detroit, Mich...... D5’20 58 Lawson, Carl ...... DE 6-2 265 6-29-95 4 Auburn Alpharetta, Ga...... D4a’17 20 McTyer, Torry ...... CB 5-11 188 4-10-95 4 Nevada-Las Vegas Los Angeles, Calif...... FA’19 28 Mixon, Joe ...... HB 6-1 220 7-24-96 4 Oklahoma Oakley, Calif...... D2’17 34 Perine, Samaje ...... HB 5-11 240 9-16-95 4 Oklahoma Pflugerville, Texas ...... W(Mia.)’20 23 Phillips, Darius ...... CB 5-10 190 6-26-95 3 Western Michigan Detroit, Mich...... D5c’18 57 Pratt, Germaine ...... LB 6-3 245 5-21-96 2 North Carolina State High Point, N.C...... D3’19 53 Price, Billy ...... C 6-4 310 10-11-94 3 Ohio State Austintown, Ohio ...... D1’18 98 Reader, D.J...... DT 6-3 347 7-1-94 5 Clemson Greensboro, N.C...... UFA(Hou.)’20 11 Ross, John, III ...... WR 5-11 194 11-27-95 4 Washington Long Beach, Calif...... D1’17 89 Sample, Drew ...... TE 6-5 258 4-16-96 2 Washington Bellevue, Wash...... D2’19 38 Sims, LeShaun ...... CB 6-0 203 9-18-93 5 Southern Utah Las Vegas, Nev...... UFA(Tenn.)’20 72 Su’a-Filo, Xavier ...... G 6-4 310 1-1-91 7 UCLA American Fork, Utah ...... UFA(Dall.)’20 19 Tate, Auden ...... WR 6-5 228 2-3-97 3 Florida State Irmo, S.C...... D7c’18 80 Thomas, Mike ...... WR 6-1 189 8-16-94 5 Southern Mississippi Chicago, Ill...... UFA(LARams)’20 87 Uzomah, C.J...... TE 6-6 260 1-14-93 6 Auburn Suwanee, Ga...... D5’15 73 Williams, Jonah ...... OT 6-5 305 11-17-97 2 Alabama Folsom, Calif...... D1’19 36 Williams, Shawn ...... S 6-0 212 5-13-91 8 Georgia Damascus, Ga...... D3’13 32 Williams, Trayveon ...... HB 5-8 206 10-18-97 2 Texas A&M Houston, Texas ...... D6a’19 40 Wilson, Brandon ...... S 5-10 200 7-27-94 4 Houston Shreveport, La...... D6b’17 55 Wilson, Logan ...... LB 6-2 241 7-8-96 R Wyoming Casper, Wyoming ...... D3’20 PRACTICE SQUAD (date assigned) 92 Akinmoladun, Freedom (9-6-20) ...... DT 6-3 284 2-11-96 1 Nebraska Grandview, Mo...... FA’19 8 Allen, Brandon (9-6-20) ...... QB 6-2 209 9-5-92 4 Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark...... FA’20 91 Bledsoe, Amani (9-6-20)...... DE 6-4 280 2-6-98 1 Oklahoma Lawrence, Kan...... FA’20 79 Futrell, Kendall (9-6-20) ...... DE 6-2 222 10-27-97 R East Carolina Winterville, N.C...... CFA’20 41 Henderson, Trayvon (9-6-20) ...... S 6-0 205 8-15-95 2 Hawaii Sacramento, Calif...... CFA’18 16 Irwin, Trenton (9-6-20) ...... WR 6-2 207 12-10-95 1 Stanford Valencia, Calif...... FA’19 75 Knipfel, Josh (9-6-20) ...... OT 6-6 309 2-26-98 R Iowa State Hampton, Iowa...... CFA’20 69 McKenzie, Kahlil (9-6-20) ...... DT 6-3 320 1-3-97 2 Tennessee Green Bay, Wis...... FA’20 17 Morgan, Stanley (9-6-20)...... WR 6-0 205 9-7-96 2 Nebraska New Orleans, La...... CFA’19 31 Patrick, Jacques (9-6-20) ...... HB 6-2 231 1-7-97 R Florida State Orlando, Fla...... FA’20 39 Rose, Winston (9-6-20) ...... CB 6-0 180 11-29-93 1 New Mexico Inglewood, Calif...... FA’20 86 Schreck, Mason (9-6-20) ...... TE 6-5 252 11-4-93 3 Buffalo Medina, Ohio ...... D7’17 14 Washington, Scotty (9-6-20) ...... WR 6-5 217 7-26-97 R Wake Forest Washington, D.C...... CFA’20 84 Wilcox, Mitchell (9-6-20) ...... TE 6-4 247 11-7-96 R South Florida Tarpon Springs, Fla...... CFA’20 RESERVE/INJURED (date assigned; injury) 26 Waynes, Trae (9-7-20; pectoral) ...... CB 6-0 190 7-25-92 6 Michigan State Kenosha, Wis...... UFA(Minn.)’20 95 Wren, Renell (8-23-20; quadriceps) ...... DT 6-5 318 10-23-95 2 Arizona State St. Louis, Mo...... D4b’19 RESERVE/OPT-OUT (date assigned) 71 Prince, Isaiah (7-31-20) ...... OT 6-7 305 7-29-97 2 Ohio State Greenbelt, Md...... W(Mia.)’19 91 Tupou, Josh (8-3-20) ...... DT 6-3 345 5-2-94 4 Colorado Long Beach, Calif...... CFA’17 COACHING STAFF: HEAD COACH: Zac Taylor. ASSISTANT COACHES: Lou Anarumo (defensive coordinator), (assistant special teams), Bob Bicknell (wide receivers), Joey Boese (strength and conditioning), Brian Callahan (offensive coordinator), James Casey (tight ends), Gerald Chatman (defensive assistant), (senior defensive assistant), (defensive line), (linebackers), Todd Hunt (assistant strength and conditioning), Steve Jackson (secondary/), (defensive quality control), Brad Kragthorpe (offensive assistant), Robert Livingston (secondary/safeties), Ben Martin (assistant offensive line), (quarterbacks), Darrin Simmons (assistant head coach/special teams coordinator), (running backs), Garrett Swanson (assistant strength and conditioning), Jim Turner (offensive line), (assistant wide receivers). STAFF: Doug Rosfeld (director of coaching operations). — 20 — NUMERICAL ROSTER SEPT. 8, 2020 NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. BORN EXP. COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ. 4 Randy Bullock ...... K 5-9 210 12-16-89 9 Texas A&M Klein, Texas ...... W(Pitt.)’16 5 Ryan Finley ...... QB 6-4 207 12-26-94 2 North Carolina State Phoenix, Ariz...... D4a’19 9 Joe Burrow ...... QB 6-4 221 12-10-96 R Louisiana State Athens, Ohio ...... D1’20 10 Kevin Huber ...... P 6-1 210 7-16-85 12 Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio ...... D5’09 11 John Ross III ...... WR 5-11 194 11-27-95 4 Washington Long Beach, Calif...... D1’17 12 Alex Erickson ...... WR 6-0 195 11-6-92 5 Wisconsin Darlington, Wis...... CFA’16 18 A.J. Green ...... WR 6-4 210 7-31-88 10 Georgia Summerville, S.C...... D1’11 19 Auden Tate ...... WR 6-5 228 2-3-97 3 Florida State Irmo, S.C...... D7c’18 20 Torry McTyer ...... CB 5-11 188 4-10-95 4 Nevada-Las Vegas Los Angeles, Calif...... FA’19 21 Mackensie Alexander ...... CB 5-10 192 11-12-93 5 Clemson Immokalee, Fla...... UFA(Minn.)’20 22 William Jackson III ...... CB 6-0 196 10-27-92 5 Houston Houston, Texas ...... D1’16 23 Darius Phillips ...... CB 5-10 190 6-26-95 3 Western Michigan Detroit, Mich...... D5c’18 24 Vonn Bell ...... S 5-11 205 12-12-94 5 Ohio State Rossville, Ga...... UFA(N.O.)’20 25 Giovani Bernard ...... HB 5-9 205 11-22-91 8 North Carolina Boca Raton, Fla...... D2a’13 27 Tony Brown ...... CB 6-0 198 7-13-95 3 Alabama Beaumont, Texas ...... W(G.B.)’20 28 Joe Mixon ...... HB 6-1 220 7-24-96 4 Oklahoma Oakley, Calif...... D2’17 30 Jessie Bates III ...... S 6-1 200 2-26-97 3 Wake Forest Fort Wayne, Ind...... D2’18 32 Trayveon Williams ...... HB 5-8 206 10-18-97 2 Texas A&M Houston, Texas ...... D6a’19 34 Samaje Perine ...... HB 5-11 240 9-16-95 4 Oklahoma Pflugerville, Texas ...... W(Mia.)’20 36 Shawn Williams ...... S 6-0 212 5-13-91 8 Georgia Damascus, Ga...... D3’13 38 LeShaun Sims ...... CB 6-0 203 9-18-93 5 Southern Utah Las Vegas, Nev...... UFA(Tenn.)’20 40 Brandon Wilson ...... S 5-10 200 7-27-94 4 Houston Shreveport, La...... D6b’17 46 Clark Harris ...... LS 6-5 250 7-10-84 12 Rutgers Manahawkin, N.J...... FA’09 50 Jordan Evans ...... LB 6-3 242 1-27-95 4 Oklahoma Norman, Okla...... D6a’17 51 Markus Bailey ...... LB 6-0 235 3-7-97 R Purdue Columbus, Ohio ...... D7’20 53 Billy Price ...... C 6-4 310 10-11-94 3 Ohio State Austintown, Ohio ...... D1’18 55 Logan Wilson ...... LB 6-2 241 7-8-96 R Wyoming Casper, Wyoming ...... D3’20 56 Josh Bynes ...... LB 6-1 235 8-24-89 9 Auburn Lauderdale Lakes, Fla...... UFA(Balt.)’20 57 Germaine Pratt ...... LB 6-3 245 5-21-96 2 North Carolina State High Point, N.C...... D3’19 58 Carl Lawson ...... DE 6-2 265 6-29-95 4 Auburn Alpharetta, Ga...... D4a’17 59 Akeem Davis-Gaither ...... LB 6-2 224 9-21-97 R Appalachian State Thomasville, N.C...... D4’20 60 Michael Jordan ...... G 6-6 315 1-25-98 2 Ohio State Canton, Mich...... D4c’19 63 Shaq Calhoun ...... G 6-3 310 2-20-96 2 Mississippi State Pleasant Grove, Ala...... W(Mia.)’20 66 Trey Hopkins ...... C 6-3 316 7-6-92 5 Texas Houston, Texas ...... CFA’14 68 Bobby Hart ...... OT 6-5 310 8-21-94 6 Florida State Fort Lauderdale, Fla...... FA’18 72 Xavier Su’a-Filo ...... G 6-4 310 1-1-91 7 UCLA American Fork, Utah ...... UFA(Dall.)’20 73 Jonah Williams...... OT 6-5 305 11-17-97 2 Alabama Folsom, Calif...... D1’19 74 Fred Johnson ...... OT 6-6 325 6-5-97 2 Florida West Palm Beach, Fla...... W(Pitt.)’19 76 Mike Daniels ...... DT 6-0 310 5-5-89 9 Iowa Stratford, N.J...... FA’20 77 Hakeem Adeniji ...... G 6-4 302 12-8-97 R Kansas Garland, Texas ...... D6’20 80 Mike Thomas ...... WR 6-1 189 8-16-94 5 Southern Mississippi Chicago, Ill...... UFA(LARams)’20 82 Cethan Carter ...... TE 6-3 248 9-5-95 4 Nebraska New Orleans, La...... CFA’17 83 Tyler Boyd ...... WR 6-2 203 11-15-94 5 Pittsburgh Clairton, Pa...... D2’16 85 Tee Higgins ...... WR 6-4 216 1-18-99 R Clemson Oak Ridge, Tenn...... D2’20 87 C.J. Uzomah ...... TE 6-6 260 1-14-93 6 Auburn Suwanee, Ga...... D5’15 89 Drew Sample ...... TE 6-5 258 4-16-96 2 Washington Bellevue, Wash...... D2’19 90 Khalid Kareem ...... DE 6-4 268 4-28-98 R Notre Dame Detroit, Mich...... D5’20 93 Andrew Brown ...... DT 6-3 290 12-30-95 2 Virginia Chesapeake, Va...... D5b’18 94 Sam Hubbard...... DE 6-5 265 6-29-95 3 Ohio State Cincinnati, Ohio ...... D3a’18 96 Carlos Dunlap ...... DE 6-6 285 2-28-89 11 Florida North Charleston, S.C...... D2’10 97 Geno Atkins ...... DT 6-1 300 3-28-88 11 Georgia Pembroke Pines, Fla...... D4a’10 98 D.J. Reader ...... DT 6-3 347 7-1-94 5 Clemson Greensboro, N.C...... UFA(Hou.)’20 99 Christian Covington ...... DT 6-2 305 10-16-93 6 Rice Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada) ... T(Den.)’20 PRACTICE SQUAD (date assigned) 8 Brandon Allen (9-6-20) ...... QB 6-2 209 9-5-92 4 Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark...... FA’20 14 Scotty Washington (9-6-20) ...... WR 6-5 217 7-26-97 R Wake Forest Washington, D.C...... CFA’20 16 Trenton Irwin (9-6-20) ...... WR 6-2 207 12-10-95 1 Stanford Valencia, Calif...... FA’19 17 Stanley Morgan (9-6-20)...... WR 6-0 205 9-7-96 2 Nebraska New Orleans, La...... CFA’19 31 Jacques Patrick (9-6-20) ...... HB 6-2 231 1-7-97 R Florida State Orlando, Fla...... FA’20 39 Winston Rose (9-6-20) ...... CB 6-0 180 11-29-93 1 New Mexico Inglewood, Calif...... FA’20 41 Trayvon Henderson (9-6-20) ...... S 6-0 205 8-15-95 2 Hawaii Sacramento, Calif...... CFA’18 69 Kahlil McKenzie (9-6-20) ...... DT 6-3 320 1-3-97 2 Tennessee Green Bay, Wis...... FA’20 75 Josh Knipfel (9-6-20) ...... OT 6-6 309 2-26-98 R Iowa State Hampton, Iowa...... CFA’20 79 Kendall Futrell (9-6-20) ...... DE 6-2 222 10-27-97 R East Carolina Winterville, N.C...... CFA’20 84 Mitchell Wilcox (9-6-20) ...... TE 6-4 247 11-7-96 R South Florida Tarpon Springs, Fla...... CFA’20 86 Mason Schreck (9-6-20) ...... TE 6-5 252 11-4-93 3 Buffalo Medina, Ohio ...... D7’17 91 Amani Bledsoe (9-6-20)...... DE 6-4 280 2-6-98 1 Oklahoma Lawrence, Kan...... FA’20 92 Freedom Akinmoladun (9-6-20) ...... DT 6-3 284 2-11-96 1 Nebraska Grandview, Mo...... FA’19 RESERVE/INJURED (date assigned; injury) 26 Trae Waynes (9-7-20; pectoral) ...... CB 6-0 190 7-25-92 6 Michigan State Kenosha, Wis...... UFA(Minn.)’20 95 Renell Wren (8-23-20; quadriceps) ...... DT 6-5 318 10-23-95 2 Arizona State St. Louis, Mo...... D4b’19 RESERVE/OPT-OUT (date assigned) 71 Isaiah Prince (7-31-20) ...... OT 6-7 305 7-29-97 2 Ohio State Greenbelt, Md...... W(Mia.)’19 91 Josh Tupou (8-3-20) ...... DT 6-3 345 5-2-94 4 Colorado Long Beach, Calif...... CFA’17 COACHING STAFF: HEAD COACH: Zac Taylor. ASSISTANT COACHES: Lou Anarumo (defensive coordinator), Colt Anderson (assistant special teams), Bob Bicknell (wide receivers), Joey Boese (strength and conditioning), Brian Callahan (offensive coordinator), James Casey (tight ends), Gerald Chatman (defensive assistant), Mark Duffner (senior defensive assistant), Nick Eason (defensive line), Al Golden (linebackers), Todd Hunt (assistant strength and conditioning), Steve Jackson (secondary/cornerbacks), Jordan Kovacs (defensive quality control), Brad Kragthorpe (offensive assistant), Robert Livingston (secondary/safeties), Ben Martin (assistant offensive line), Dan Pitcher (quarterbacks), Darrin Simmons (assistant head coach/special teams coordinator), Jemal Singleton (running backs), Garrett Swanson (assistant strength and conditioning), Jim Turner (offensive line), Troy Walters (assistant wide receivers). STAFF: Doug Rosfeld (director of coaching operations). — 21 — 2019 STATISTICS RECORD: 2-14 DATE W-L SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD DEFENSE* ST AT TT SKS-YDS INT-YDS PD FF FR-YDS 9-8-19 L 20-21 at Seattle 68,710 Joe Mixon ...... 278 1137 4.1 41 5 Shawn Williams ...... 79 33 112 1-3 1-12 3 0 0-0 9-15-19 L 17-41 SAN FRANCISCO 50,666 Giovani Bernard ...... 53 170 3.2 25 0 Nick Vigil ...... 60 51 111 1-0 1-34 5 1 2-13 9-22-19 L 17-21 at Buffalo 69,448 Ryan Finley...... 10 77 7.7 24 0 Jessie Bates III ...... 71 29 100 0-0 3-33 9 1 1-0 9-30-19 L 3-27 at Pittsburgh 57,959 Andy Dalton ...... 32 73 2.3 17 4 Sam Hubbard ...... 46 30 76 8.5-56.5 0-0 3 1 0-0 10-6-19 L 23-26 ARIZONA 46,012 Alex Erickson ...... 5 33 6.6 17 0 Germaine Pratt ...... 47 25 72 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 10-13-19 L 17-23 at Baltimore 70,051 Tyler Boyd ...... 4 23 5.8 10 0 Carlos Dunlap...... 39 24 63 9-63 0-0 8 2 0-0 10-20-19 L 17-27 JACKSONVILLE 42,784 John Ross III...... 3 4 1.3 5 0 Preston Brown ...... 26 26 52 0-0 0-0 0 1 1-0 10-27-19 L 10-24 vs. L.A. Rams (at London) 83,720 BENGALS ...... 385 1517 3.9 41 9 Geno Atkins ...... 18 29 47 4.5-23.5 0-0 0 0 0-0 11-3-19 — BYE — OPPONENTS ...... 504 2382 4.7 57 17 B.W. Webb ...... 30 7 37 0-0 1-1 7 0 0-0 11-10-19 L 13-49 BALTIMORE 45,918 William Jackson III .... 26 11 37 0-0 1-19 3 0 0-0 REC YDS AVG LG TD 11-17-19 L 10-17 at Oakland 51,921 RECEIVING ... 25 12 37 0-0 0-0 5 0 0-0 11-24-19 L 10-16 PITTSBURGH 47,423 Tyler Boyd ...... 90 1046 11.6 47 5 ...... 18 17 35 1-13 0-0 0 0 0-0 12-1-19 W 22-6 N.Y. JETS 39,804 Alex Erickson ...... 43 529 12.3 52 0 ...... 27 6 33 1-9 0-0 4 0 1-11 12-8-19 L 19-27 at Cleveland 67,431 ...... 43 436 10.1 27 3 Josh Tupou ...... 14 13 27 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 12-15-19 L 13-34 NEW ENGLAND 57,066 Auden Tate ...... 40 575 14.4 33 1 Carl Lawson ...... 17 6 23 5-36 0-0 0 0 0-0 12-22-19 L 35-38 (OT) at Miami 60,968 Joe Mixon ...... 35 287 8.2 33 3 Brandon Wilson ...... 11 7 18 0-0 0-0 0 2 0-0 12-29-19 W 33-23 CLEVELAND 47,759 Giovani Bernard ...... 30 234 7.8 35 0 Tony McRae ...... 13 2 15 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 John Ross III...... 28 506 18.1 66t 3 BENGALS OPPONENTS Andrew Brown ...... 10 4 14 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TEAM STATISTICS C.J. Uzomah ...... 27 242 9.0 36 2 ... 12 1 13 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS ...... 312 328 Damion Willis ...... 9 82 9.1 17 0 Renell Wren ...... 4 4 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 Rushing ...... 85 124 Drew Sample ...... 5 30 6.0 21 0 Ryan Glasgow ...... 1 6 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 Passing ...... 191 183 Stanley Morgan ...... 3 18 6.0 9 0 Jordan Evans ...... 2 4 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 Penalty ...... 36 21 Cethan Carter ...... 2 13 6.5 8t 1 ...... 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 3rd Down: Made-Att...... 80-222 89-209 Andy Dalton ...... 1 -4 -4.0 -4 0 Darius Phillips...... 4 0 4 0-0 4-82 7 0 0-0 3rd Down Pct...... 36.0 42.6 BENGALS ...... 356 3994 11.2 66t 18 ...... 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 4th Down: Made-Att...... 13-26 5-10 OPPONENTS ...... 308 4121 13.4 79t 25 LaRoy Reynolds ...... 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 4th Down Pct...... 50.0 50.0 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD Torry McTyer ...... 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 POSSESSION AVG...... 29:19 30:41 Kerry Wynn ...... 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TOTAL NET YARDS ...... 5169 6299 Darius Phillips ...... 4 82 20.5 28 0 Greg Mabin ...... 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 Avg. Per Game ...... 323.1 393.7 Jessie Bates III ...... 3 33 11.0 20 0 Total Plays ...... 1049 1034 Nick Vigil ...... 1 34 34.0 34 0 SPECIAL TEAMS* ST AT TT FF FR-YDS BP BFG BXP Avg. Per Play ...... 4.9 6.1 William Jackson III ...... 1 19 19.0 19 0 Cethan Carter ...... 4 3 7 0 0-0 0 0 0 NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 1517 2382 Shawn Williams ...... 1 12 12.0 12 0 Tony McRae ...... 4 3 7 0 0-0 0 0 0 Avg. Per Game ...... 94.8 148.9 B.W. Webb ...... 1 1 1.0 1 0 Jordan Evans ...... 4 2 6 0 0-0 0 0 0 Total Rushes ...... 385 504 BENGALS ...... 11 181 16.5 34 0 Brandon Wilson ...... 3 3 6 0 0-0 0 0 0 NET YARDS PASSING ...... 3652 3917 OPPONENTS ...... 16 314 19.6 89t 4 Stanley Morgan ...... 4 1 5 0 0-0 0 0 0 Avg. Per Game ...... 228.3 244.8 PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN-20 LG BLK. Samaje Perine ...... 3 1 4 0 0-0 0 0 0 Sacked-Yards Lost ...... 48-342 31-204 Germaine Pratt ...... 3 1 4 0 0-0 0 0 0 Gross Yards ...... 3994 4121 Kevin Huber ...... 75 3394 45.3 42.1 5 30 63 0 LaRoy Reynolds ...... 3 0 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 Att.-Completions ...... 616-356 499-308 BENGALS ...... 75 3394 45.3 42.1 5 30 63 0 Hardy Nickerson ...... 2 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 Completion Pct...... 57.8 61.7 OPPONENTS ...... 69 3073 44.5 40.4 6 23 65 0 Preston Brown ...... 1 1 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 Had Intercepted ...... 16 11 PUNT RETURNS NO FC YDS AVG LG TD Clayton Fejedelem ...... 1 1 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 PUNTS-AVG...... 75-45.3 69-44.5 Alex Erickson ...... 25 16 157 6.3 17 0 Shawn Williams ...... 1 1 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 Net Punting Avg...... 75-42.1 69-40.4 Darius Phillips ...... 3 1 8 2.7 9 0 Greg Mabin ...... 1 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 PENALTIES-YARDS ...... 93-761 122-988 Tyler Boyd ...... 1 0 -1 -1.0 -1 0 Trayvon Henderson ...... 0 1 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 FUMBLES-BALLS LOST ...... 25-14 11-5 BENGALS ...... 29 17 164 5.7 17 0 Darius Phillips...... 0 1 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS ...... 28 47 OPPONENTS ...... 24 30 136 5.7 17 0 C.J. Uzomah...... 0 1 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 Rushing ...... 9 17 Kerry Wynn ...... 0 1 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 Passing ...... 18 25 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD Returns ...... 1 5 Brandon Wilson ...... 20 625 31.3 92t 1

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS Darius Phillips ...... 17 373 21.9 37 0 Alex Erickson ...... 4 79 19.8 26 0 BENGALS ...... 66 87 36 90 0 279 Giovani Bernard ...... 1 14 14.0 14 0 OPPONENTS ...... 98 132 96 91 3 420 BENGALS ...... 42 1091 26.0 92t 1 SCORING TD TD-R TD-P TD-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS OPPONENTS ...... 19 401 21.1 47 0

Randy Bullock ...... 0 0 0 0 24-25 27-31 0 105 FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Joe Mixon ...... 8 5 3 0 — — 0 48 Randy Bullock ...... 0-0 10-10 6-6 10-12 1-3 Tyler Boyd...... 5 0 5 0 — — 0 30 BENGALS ...... 0-0 10-10 6-6 10-12 1-3 Andy Dalton ...... 4 4 0 0 — — 0 26 OPPONENTS ...... 0-0 12-12 8-10 9-10 1-2 Tyler Eifert ...... 3 0 3 0 — — 0 20 John Ross III ...... 3 0 3 0 — — 0 18 Randy Bullock: (39G, 45WL, 27G), (52WL, 37G), (43G), (28G), (23G, 48G, 23G), (22G), (38G), (28G), (42G, 39G), (53WL, 40G), (27G), C.J. Uzomah ...... 2 0 2 0 — — 0 12 Cethan Carter ...... 1 0 1 0 — — 0 6 (24G, 48WR, 47G), (34G, 44G, 28G, 46G), (34G, 48G), (20G, 57G), (47G, 46G). Auden Tate ...... 1 0 1 0 — — 0 6 (—), (33G, 38G, 39WR), (34G, 45G, 62WL), (29G, Brandon Wilson ...... 1 0 0 1 — — 0 6 Opponents: 49G), (37WR, 23G, 20G, 22G, 31G), (40G, 49G, 21G), (21G, 29G, 37G, BENGALS ...... 28 9 18 1 24-25 27-31 1 279 26G), (23G), (—), (20G), (26G, 47G, 26G), (42G, 39G), (53G, 31G), OPPONENTS ...... 47 17 25 5 44-45 30-34 0 420 (40G, 46G), (47WL, 37G), (42G). Two-point conversions: Andy Dalton 1 (1 R), Tyler Eifert 1 (1 P). BENGALS 2-3 (1-1 R, 1-2 P), OPPONENTS 2-2 (0-0 R, 2-2 P). Sacks-yards: Carlos Dunlap 9-63, Sam Hubbard 8.5-56.5, Carl Lawson 5-36, Geno Atkins 4.5-23.5, Andrew Billings 1-13, Dre Kirkpatrick 1-9, Shawn Williams 1-3, Nick Vigil 1-0. BENGALS 31-204, OPPONENTS 48-342.

Fumbles-lost: Andy Dalton 8-4, Ryan Finley 4-3, Alex Erickson 4-2, Tyler Boyd 2-2, Giovani Bernard 2-1, Trey Hopkins 2-0, John Ross III 1-1, Auden Tate 1-1, Brandon Wilson 1-0. BENGALS 24-13, OPPONENTS 11-5.

ATT CMP YDS CMP% YDS/ATT TD TD% INT INT% LG SKD-YDS RAT PASSING Andy Dalton ...... 528 314 3494 59.5 6.62 16 3.0 14 2.7 66t 37-249 78.3 Ryan Finley ...... 87 41 474 47.1 5.45 2 2.3 2 2.3 47 11-93 62.1 Alex Erickson ...... 1 1 26 100.0 26.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 26 0-0 118.8 BENGALS ...... 616 356 3994 57.8 6.48 18 2.9 16 2.6 66t 48-342 76.2 OPPONENTS ...... 499 308 4121 61.7 8.26 25 5.0 11 2.2 79t 31-204 95.4

* NOTE: All defensive statistics above are press box statistics produced at the games.

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