CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals defense — which ranks 30th in the NFL in points allowed per drive and was most responsible for last week’s 39-38 loss to the New York Jets — came together for a players-only meeting on Monday.

“We have leadership,” rookie linebacker Demetrius Knight Jr. said. “The guys are leading us. Trey (Hendrickson). Logan (Wilson), (Oren Burks), Geno (Stone) and (Jordan Battle) and BJ (Hill), they’re leading us quite well. It can be easy to lose your head to put it shortly after a game like that. It’s all about coming together and having love for each other. We’ll hold you accountable, but we’re going to grow and get better together as well.”

While players haven’t revealed the content of the meeting, the focus this week around the defensive side of the ball going

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