In many senses, sloppy play in the first week of preseason is to be expected. When it comes to the 2021 preseason, it may be given an extra pass in that regard, given the fact there were zero summer contests in 2020.
In the first exhibition of this year’s Cincinnati Bengals team, things were ugly on a play-by-play basis, but the overall result was what was desired. Here are the biggest winners and losers from the Bengals’ against the Buccaneers in Week 1 of the preseason.
Winners
Joseph Ossai: There were a few points of interest in an otherwise meaningless preseason game.