Bengals Bytes (9/26): Cincinnati and Atlanta are both beat up

Report: Taft's Washington Set To Come Home

According to a fusillade of reports, the Bengals plucked Washington from the Cowboys practice squad as their answer to Sunday’s season-ending injury of defensive tackle Ryan Glasgow. They could have left the spot open for WILL linebacker Vontaze Burfict’s return on Monday or promoted their own practice squad defensive tackle, Virginia rookie Andrew Brown.

Hobson's Choice: Running Commentary

Probably the best way is to get linebackers Vontaze Burfict and Preston Brown back in the lineup as soon as possible at 260 and 250 pounds, respectively. The younger, sleeker backers, Hardy Nickerson and Jordan Evans, struggled against the Panthers. The other thing…