Cornell Armstrong has spent most of the past calendar year with the Atlanta Falcons, joining the practice squad last December and finally finding himself cut back in late August. The team brought him back to the practice squad in early October, and then he was finally elevated to the final roster against the Bengals, just in time for a rash of injuries to hit that forced Armstrong to cover Ja’Marr Chase much of the day Sunday.
While it would be tough to say Armstrong had a great game—Chase was on fire and Armstrong was credited with allowing six grabs for 84 yards and a touchdown—the fact that he battled hard and had a couple of nice plays on a day where he was thrust into the starting lineup for an extremely rough matchup reflected really well on the 27-year-old cornerback.