There’s no two ways about it, the Bengals are banged up. With 14(!!!) players on injured reserve through 13 weeks (not counting A.J. Green whom is out for the year), no other team in the NFL has more. Because of this unfortunate fact, the Bengals have had to get creative with their depth, specifically with their trench units.
For starters, they went to the free agent market to find role players. They picked up defensive tackles Christian Ringo and Niles Scott to shore up the defensive line following both Adolphus Washington and Josh Tupou suffering season-ending injuries.