BALTIMORE -- Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis was admittedly rusty calling his first plays in more than a decade, at least regarding some things.
Lewis would call in the play and wonder why he was getting a blank stare from middle linebacker Hardy Nickerson, who had the headset with the microphone on Sunday in place of injured linebacker Preston Brown. He eventually realized he wasn’t actually pressing down the button to get the call in.
“Poor Hardy had it tough early on, no doubt. He’s standing there looking at me, and I’m pushing the wrong button,” Lewis said.