PLAYER OF THE DAY: QB Andy Dalton
Although the Bengals were in full pads for their only night practice of training camp Friday, there was hardly any hitting with the premium on special teams and the hurry-up offense in clock situations before 1,600 fans on the Paul Brown Stadium practice fields.
And with the offense down to two tight ends (Ryan Hewitt and Matt Lengel sat out with minor injuries), there were a lot of nickel packages and a lot of play in space.
Dalton seamlessly navigated through the revised, short-handed offense on 16 of 20 passing in 11-on-11 snaps, according to the Bengals’ meticulous play-by-play man Dan Hoard.