A suffocating effort by the starting defense helped pace the Bengals to a 23-10 win over the Giants in their preseason opener.
Here are our grades of each position group following the win.
Defensive Tackle
The defensive line in general was solid throughout the night, but the starters played lights out. Geno Atkins led the way for the defensive tackles as he looked like the pre-ACL injury Geno who no one could block one-on-one.
Once Atkins came out, Pat Sims and Brandon Thompson were also sharp and had several tackles-for-loss and stops right at the line of scrimmage.