The preseason used to be mundane. Before, you'd just check the paper to see if anything of note happened, hoped for no injuries, and just moved on with your day. With the move to pare it back a week, teams have used the preseason to really tune up for the regular season. The Cincinnati Bengals have had slow starts over the last few seasons, so there has been an effort to keep starters in for a while longer to knock off as much rust as possible.

Naturally, when the starters hit the bench, down-roster players get to shine and provide their cases to remain on the roster. Last year, Maema Njongmeta amassed a cult following after a few impressive performances. This year, former Washington Commander Mitchell Tinsley lit it up against his former team, causing a stir among the Bengals faithful on

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