The offensive line is the one group where you don’t want to have much change throughout the season, even if that change is deemed to be positive beforehand.
Despite gaining back a starter against the Saints on Sunday, the Bengals offensive line took a big sized step backwards in their 37-point defeat to the NFC’s current No. 2 seed, but not in the way that was expected.
Coming into the game, the Saints ranked first in run defense and near the bottom in pass defense. Yet, the Bengals ran for 110 yards on just 16 carries and failed to eclipse 174 net passing yards.