Bengals' Brutal Opening Stretch, Daryl Johnston On How Cincinnati Can Get Off To a Great Start | Bleav

Name: Bengals' Brutal Opening Stretch, Daryl Johnston On How Cincinnati Can Get Off To a Great Start | Bleav
Uploaded: 2026-09-10
Duration: 26 min 44 s

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Solomon Wilcots and Fox Sports' Daryl "Moose" Johnston preview the Bengals' 2026 opener, weighing an under center heavy run game, a retooled secondary facing Tampa Bay's receivers, and what a beefed up defensive front means for Cincinnati's young linebackers. They flag a brutal three of four playoff team opening stretch as the real measuring stick for a team getting Super Bowl buzz, then zoom out to a leaguewide shift toward heavier personnel and deeper D-line rotations.