Jay Gruden left most of the “starters” on the bench in Preseason Week 1, using the game, instead, primarily as a tool for sorting out the pecking order for the 2’s, 3’s and 4’s.
The home game against Cincinnati is likely to see some (not all) first-team players see the field on a limited basis, and that will mean fewer snaps for the guys at the bottom of the roster. By the end of the game, some NFL careers may have already come to an end in the form of ‘dead men walking’. Players may remain on the roster, but simply for the purpose of playing in Game 4 to avoid potential injuries to starters.