CINCINNATI —

In the five years since the NFL eliminated one preseason game, moving from four to three, a new trend as taken it's place: Joint practices.

Ahead of a preseason game, the visiting team will come to town a bit early to run a practice or two with the home team before playing in front of fans that weekend. Advertisement

Last year, the Bengals welcomed in the Indianapolis Colts for a pair of joint practices prior to their final preseason game at Paycor Stadium.

So far this year, Cincinnati's brain trust is changing how they go about their regular season preparation. One of the most notable ways this year's preseason has differed from the past was Cincinnati's offensive starters playing in the first quarter of Thursday's game against Philadelphia.

Another major change is

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