Numbers game: Jeremy Hill will roar for Tyler Eifert-less Bengals

The Bengals know they won't have Tyler Eifert for the first month of the season, and possibly longer. Without him, they are missing a Pro Bowl tight end who caught 12 of his 15 red zone targets last season for 11 touchdowns.

Without him, they will lean on a leaner, meaner Jeremy Hill to compensate for the production.

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Hill is determined to bury his disappointing second year, and the Bengals intend to give him the ball enough for him do it. By the numbers, Eifert's absence will help HIll find a spark from the start.

Although Hill had 12 overall TDs to finish second on the team behind Eifert (13) in 2015, he wasn't Cincinnati's most effective red zone running…