Bengals cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick spent the first half of the season rehabilitating his knee, finally making his NFL debut against the Denver Broncos on Sunday.
Though he didn't take part in any defensive snaps, he participated during 10 special teams plays, generating a tackle and an offsides penalty following BenJarvus Green-Ellis' fourth quarter touchdown (Nugent kicked it for a touchback after the penalty anyway).
Kirkpatrick showed on the team's injury report on Thursday with a thigh, limiting him during practice. Also linebacker Dan Skuta was another Thursday arrival.