Prior to Sunday, Bengals cornerback William Jackson told WKRC’s Richard Skinner that he would be shadowing Buccaneers wide receiver DeSean Jackson when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers came to Paul Brown Stadium.
This is something many teams do to put their best cornerback on an opposing team’s best receiver. But, it’s not something the Bengals have often done. Primarily, the Bengals simply play Jackson on the right, with Dre Kirkpatrick on the left and Darqueze Dennard in the slot.
The Bengals did have their cornerbacks primarily shadow specific cornerbacks on Sunday, and it came with mixed results.