Ja'Marr Chase, Pat Surtain II set for Bengals-Broncos battle

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Cincinnati Bengals assistant quarterbacks coach Fredi Knighten keeps the same routine every Monday morning.

First, he'll drop off his dog, a German shepherd named Vera, at day care. Then he'll arrive at the team's headquarters at Paycor Stadium around 6:30 a.m. and start accumulating game tape for the upcoming week. He'll look at the opposing team's cornerbacks and study the intricacies of their craft -- which hand they use to jam receivers, how they play releases off the line of scrimmage, any small detail that can tip a matchup in Cincinnati's favor.

The process is the same each week. But all the information will be especially valuable on Monday night.

When the Bengals…