The Bengals went into Jacksonville with two goals Sunday night. Fine tune the passing game and avoid the major injury.
Thanks to Giovani Bernard and Jeremy Hill, one out of two has to suffice because Pro Bowl special teamer Cedric Peerman emerged with a fractured forearm that figures to have a trickle-down impact on Saturday’s cut to 53.
And they still have to get their special teamers out of Thursday’s pre-season finale (7:30 p.m.-Cincinnati’s Channel 12) healthy when they play the Colts at Paul Brown Stadium.
In the world of special teams coordinator Darrin Simmons, this is akin to the injury quarterback Andy Dalton suffered because Peerman is the co-captain and quarterback of his unit.