While the Pittsburgh Steelers grappled with some Covid-19 concerns this week, they haven’t been the only one, as the Cincinnati Bengals had their own incident, with multiple players testing positive and several others being deemed close contacts. Each side will also have an assistant coach unavailable to attend the game.
Where the Bengals have been hit the hardest, however, has been on the injury front, and they will find themselves rather thin today at the cornerback position. While they will have the services of two of their top three cornerbacks in William Jackson IIII and Mackenzie Alexander, who was signed in the offseason to be their primary slot defender, they haven’t had their other starter all season.