The fourth preseason game is about seeing how young players perform and avoiding injuries days before the final cuts.
For the latter, this was a rough night for the Bengals which ended in a 28-26 loss to go 3-1 in the preseason.
Three players on the roster bubble left with injuries: quarterback Matt Barkley, H-back Cethan Carter and safety Trayvon Henderson. Also, KeiVarae Russell went to the locker room early needing an IV and rookie running back Mark Walton injured his shoulder.
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That will complicate a cutdown that already had issues with medical evaluations, particularly the severity of the back injury to Cody Core clouding the receiver moves.