The Cincinnati Bengals sit on a 3-3 record at the bye and don’t face an easy task when they get off break, considering the encounter with the San Francisco 49ers on the schedule.
For now, though, the focus can shift to how the team might improve during the bye week — which means conversations about the trade deadline.
The health of star players like Tee Higgins comes up, too.
And as is tradition early in the week all year, those controversial little things called power rankings come up, too.
Here’s a look at the must-know Bengals news, notes and quotes for October 18.