Most of the storylines from the Bengals’ 21-17 defeat to the Bills revolve around last year’s rookie class. Auden Tate and Darius Phillips each played the best game of their careers. Billy Price returned to the starting lineup for the first time at left guard and played fairly well. Andrew Brown made his regular season debut and registered a quarterback hit in the process.
The rest of the 2018 draft class stepping up is even more crucial considering the 2019 class has yet to make any kind of positive impact.