As the Cincinnati Bengals make final preparations for a possible season-saving effort against the Arizona Cardinals, the news just keeps rolling in like a tidal wave.
Entering the weekend, the final Bengals vs. Cardinals injury report went live and it featured a surprise new name on the sheet for Cincinnati — making it four starters who are questionable for the game as of this writing.
Add in some interesting news items featuring T.J. Houshmandzadeh and even C.J. Stroud amid normal game prep and this is one of the juicer weekend slates of news in a while.
Here are the must-know Bengals news, notes and quotes for October 7.