The preseason finale is all about backup players impressing enough to make the roster, or falling short and ending up on the cut list come Saturday.
The Bengals still have tough decisions to make as they trim the roster down at 53 players by Saturday at 4 p.m. Among those decisions are who the team’s No. 2 quarterback will be, which linebacker (if any) makes the roster during Vontaze Burfict’s four-game suspension and whether the Bengals keep a fullback (cough, Ryan Hewitt) on the roster.
Here are the 13 Bengals with the most to gain — or lose — in the preseason finale against the Colts.