When the Cincinnati Bengals made the final cuts to their 53-man roster at the end of August, the Bengals coaching staff knew a starting lineup like the one they had one Sunday was a strong possibility.
At the end of the preseason, the Bengals had a rookie sixth round pick as the only backup center on the 53-man roster and an inexperienced offensive tackle who opted out of the 2020 season as the primary backup on the outside.
On Aug. 31, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said the Bengals backup linemen would have to “grow up fast.