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The Cincinnati Bengals will be back in preseason action this Saturday when the Kansas City Chiefs come to town.
The Bengals are coming off an impressive showing against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. While the starters went down 3-0 early, Cincinnati showcased its young and talented depth while finishing the game on a 20-3 run. That was highlighted by strong defensive performances by Jordan Willis and Chris Smith.
Willis is a third-round rookie who is fighting for a starting spot in this defense. He’s outplayed the incumbent Michael Johnson through training camp and thus far into the preseason. Perhaps Willis can become the second defensive end this team badly needs opposite of Pro Bowler Carlos Dunlap.
But while Willis is looking to win a starting spot, Smith is just looking to secure his spot on the final roster. The former Jacksonville Jaguars lineman was traded to Cincinnati this offseason for a conditional seventh-round draft pick. However, Smith looked like a star against the Bucs, racking up six quarterback pressures.
Seeing Willis and Smith have so much success as pass-rushers is great to see for a Bengals defense that badly needed an upgrade in this regard. They’ll look to continue that against a Chiefs offense that’s very balanced and does well at protecting quarterback Alex Smith.
Because this is the second preseason game, we should expect to see the starters play for around a full quarter. We’ll see some starters keep playing in the second quarter, but this will end up being another game decided by second and third-string players.
This will be the final home preseason game for the Bengals, who will have two straight away games over the next two weeks. That means this is the final time we’ll see the Bengals in Paul Brown Stadium until Week 1 of the regular season.
Here is everything you'll need to watch and follow these two teams square off in Week 2 of the preseason.
How to Watch Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals
Date: Saturday, August 19, 2017
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Location: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
TV Channel: WKRC-TV (CBS Ch. 12) in Cincinnati, WKEF-TV (ABC Ch. 22) in Dayton, WSYXTV (ABC Ch. 6) in Columbus, WLIO-TV (FOX Ch. 8.2) in Lima, WDKY-TV FOX Ch. 56) in Lexington, Ky. and WDRB-TV (FOX Ch. 41) in Louisville, Ky.; Check out 506sports.com for full listings in surrounding areas
Announcers: Bengals Preseason Network coverage features Brad Johansen (play-by-play), Anthony Munoz (analyst) and Mike Valpredo (sideline reporter).
Online Stream: NFL Game Pass
Radio: The Bengals Radio Network, led by Cincinnati flagship stations WCKY-AM (ESPN 1530; all sports) and WEBN-FM (102.7). The broadcasters are Dan Hoard (play-by-play) and Dave Lapham (analyst).
Odds: Kansas City (-1.5), Over/Under 38.5, via OddsShark.com
Replay: Monday, August 21, 10:00 a.m. on NFL Network. You can also watch a replay with NFL Game Pass.
Bengals 90 Man Roster 2017
Bengals 90 Man Roster 2017
| 61 | Bodine, Russell | C | 6-3 | 308 | 25 | 4 | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Bodine, Russell | C | 6-3 | 308 | 25 | 4 | North Carolina |
| 60 | Johnson, T.J. | C | 6-4 | 300 | 27 | 4 | South Carolina |
| 23 | Benwikere, Bene | CB | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | 4 | San Jose State |
| 21 | Dennard, Darqueze | CB | 5-11 | 198 | 25 | 4 | Michigan State |
| 22 | Jackson, William | CB | 6-0 | 187 | 24 | 2 | Houston |
| 24 | Jones, Adam | CB | 5-10 | 180 | 33 | 11 | West Virginia |
| 27 | Kirkpatrick, Dre | CB | 6-2 | 185 | 27 | 6 | Alabama |
| 29 | McRae, Tony | CB | 5-10 | 185 | 24 | 1 | North Carolina A&T |
| 20 | Russell, KeiVarae | CB | 5-11 | 196 | 23 | 2 | Notre Dame |
| 26 | Shaw, Josh | CB | 6-1 | 200 | 25 | 3 | Southern California |
| 37 | Cox, Demetrious | DB | 6-1 | 198 | 23 | R | Michigan State |
| 76 | Brown, Ryan | DE | 6-6 | 276 | 23 | 1 | Mississippi State |
| 93 | Clarke, Will | DE | 6-6 | 280 | 26 | 4 | West Virginia |
| 96 | Dunlap, Carlos | DE | 6-6 | 280 | 28 | 8 | Florida |
| 95 | Gilberry, Wallace | DE | 6-2 | 270 | 32 | 10 | Alabama |
| 91 | Hardison, Marcus | DE | 6-3 | 310 | 25 | 3 | Arizona State |
| 90 | Johnson, Michael | DE | 6-7 | 272 | 30 | 9 | Georgia Tech |
| 94 | Smith, Chris | DE | 6-1 | 266 | 25 | 4 | Arkansas |
| 99 | Willis, Jordan | DE | 6-4 | 255 | 22 | R | Kansas State |
| 97 | Atkins, Geno | DT | 6-1 | 300 | 29 | 8 | Georgia |
| 75 | Billings, Andrew | DT | 6-1 | 325 | 22 | 2 | Baylor |
| 79 | Dean, David | DT | 6-1 | 302 | 24 | 1 | Virginia |
| 67 | Glasgow, Ryan | DT | 6-3 | 302 | 23 | R | Michigan |
| 92 | Sims, Pat | DT | 6-2 | 330 | 31 | 10 | Auburn |
| 68 | Tupou, Josh | DT | 6-3 | 350 | 23 | R | Colorado |
| 69 | Williams, DeShawn | DT | 6-1 | 295 | 24 | 2 | Clemson |
| 44 | Laufasa, Darrin | FB | 6-1 | 235 | 22 | R | Texas-El Paso |
| 65 | Boling, Clint | G | 6-5 | 305 | 28 | 7 | Georgia |
| 64 | Dielman, J.J | G | 6-5 | 309 | 23 | R | Utah |
| 66 | Hopkins, Trey | G | 6-3 | 310 | 25 | 2 | Texas |
| 79 | Lee, Cameron | G | 6-5 | 312 | 23 | R | Illinois State |
| 62 | Redmond, Alex | G | 6-5 | 310 | 22 | 1 | UCLA |
| 71 | Smith, Andre | G | 6-4 | 325 | 30 | 9 | Alabama |
| 72 | Stanton, Dustin | G | 6-4 | 298 | 23 | R | Oregon State |
| 63 | Westerman, Christian | G | 6-3 | 300 | 24 | 2 | Arizona State |
| 82 | Carter, Cethan | H-B | 6-3 | 241 | 23 | R | Nebraska |
| 89 | Hewitt, Ryan | H-B | 6-4 | 255 | 26 | 4 | Stanford |
| 25 | Bernard, Giovani | HB | 5-9 | 205 | 25 | 5 | North Carolina |
| 32 | Hill, Jeremy | HB | 6-1 | 235 | 24 | 4 | Louisiana State |
| 28 | Mixon, Joe | HB | 6-1 | 228 | 21 | R | Oklahoma |
| 30 | Peerman, Cedric | HB | 5-10 | 212 | 30 | 8 | Virginia |
| 39 | Williams, Jarveon | HB | 5-9 | 202 | 22 | R | Texas- San Antonio |
| 4 | Bullock, Randy | K | 5-9 | 206 | 27 | 6 | Texas A&M |
| 3 | Elliott, Jake | K | 5-9 | 167 | 22 | R | Memphis |
| 49 | Albright, Bryson | LB | 6-5 | 225 | 23 | 1 | Miami (Ohio) |
| 52 | Bell, Brandon | LB | 6-1 | 229 | 22 | R | Penn State |
| 55 | Burfict, Vontaze | LB | 6-1 | 255 | 26 | 6 | Arizona State |
| 47 | Dawson, P.J. | LB | 6-0 | 240 | 24 | 2 | Texas Christian |
| 50 | Evans, Jordan | LB | 6-2 | 233 | 22 | R | Oklahoma |
| 53 | Flowers, Marquis | LB | 6-3 | 245 | 25 | 4 | Arizona |
| 58 | Lawson, Carl | LB | 6-2 | 261 | 22 | R | Auburn |
| 51 | Minter, Kevin | LB | 6-0 | 246 | 26 | 5 | LSU |
| 56 | Nickerson, Hardy | LB | 6-0 | 232 | 23 | R | Illinois |
| 57 | Rey, Vincent | LB | 6-0 | 250 | 29 | 7 | Duke |
| 59 | Vigil, Nick | LB | 6-2 | 239 | 23 | 2 | Utah State |
| 46 | Harris, Clark | LS | 6-5 | 250 | 33 | 9 | Rutgers |
| 74 | Fisher, Jake | OT | 6-6 | 305 | 24 | 3 | Oregon |
| 77 | Lechler, Landon | OT | 6-7 | 317 | 23 | R | North Dakota State |
| 70 | Ogbuehi, Cedric | OT | 6-5 | 310 | 25 | 3 | Texas A&M |
| 78 | Perkins, Kent | OT | 6-5 | 320 | 22 | R | Texas |
| 73 | Winston, Eric | OT | 6-7 | 310 | 33 | 11 | Miami (Fla.) |
| 10 | Huber, Kevin | P | 6-1 | 211 | 32 | 9 | Cincinnati |
| # | NAME | POS. | HT. | WT. | AGE | EXP. | COLLEGE |
| 14 | Dalton, Andy | QB | 6-2 | 220 | 29 | 7 | Texas Christian |
| 6 | Driskel, Jeff | QB | 6-4 | 231 | 24 | 2 | Louisiana Tech |
| 5 | McCarron, AJ | QB | 6-3 | 220 | 26 | 3 | Alabama |
| 33 | Carson, Tra | RB | 5-11 | 231 | 24 | 1 | Texas A&M |
| 42 | Fejedelem, Clayton | S | 6-0 | 205 | 24 | 2 | Illinois |
| 43 | Iloka, George | S | 6-4 | 225 | 27 | 6 | Boise State |
| 31 | Smith, Derron | S | 5-10 | 200 | 25 | 3 | Fresno State |
| 36 | Williams, Shawn | S | 6-0 | 210 | 26 | 5 | Georgia |
| 40 | Wilson, Brandon | S | 5-11 | 200 | 23 | R | Houston |
| 85 | Eifert, Tyler | TE | 6-6 | 255 | 26 | 5 | Notre Dame |
| 81 | Kroft, Tyler | TE | 6-6 | 250 | 24 | 3 | Rutgers |
| 86 | Schreck, Mason | TE | 6-5 | 258 | 23 | R | Buffalo |
| 87 | Uzomah, C.J. | TE | 6-6 | 265 | 24 | 3 | Auburn |
| 83 | Boyd, Tyler | WR | 6-2 | 197 | 22 | 2 | Pittsburgh |
| 88 | Brown, Chris | WR | 6-1 | 191 | 23 | 2 | Notre Dame |
| 16 | Core, Cody | WR | 6-3 | 210 | 23 | 2 | Mississippi |
| 12 | Erickson, Alex | WR | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | 2 | Wisconsin |
| 18 | Green, A.J. | WR | 6-4 | 210 | 29 | 7 | Georgia |
| 11 | LaFell, Brandon | WR | 6-3 | 210 | 30 | 8 | Louisiana State |
| 80 | Malone, Josh | WR | 6-3 | 208 | 21 | R | Tennessee |
| 15 | Ross, John | WR | 5-11 | 188 | 22 | R | Washington |
| 17 | Russell, Alonzo | WR | 6-4 | 206 | 24 | 1 | Toledo |
| 13 | Whitfield, Kermit | WR | 5-8 | 184 | 23 | R | Florida State |