After missing last week’s game in Arizona with a foot issue, Adam Jones drew the start again at cornerback for Sunday’s game against the Rams at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals did put down one of their best run stuffers when defensive tackle Pat Sims missed his second straight game with a knee injury.
Meanwhile, two key starters were out for the Rams’ second-ranked third-down defense in two-time Pro Bowl right end Robert Quinn and cornerback Trumaine Johnson, ranked 13th among NFL corners by profootballfocus.com. Rams quarterback Case Keenum also went inactive, meaning Nick Foles is expected to go all the way.