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The defense has been the biggest concern. It allowed 505, 431 and 506 yards in the three consecutive games, resulting in two losses and a tie. On Sunday, the Ravens managed only 294 yards, their second-lowest total of the season. Joe Flacco finished with a passer rating of 43.1, going 17 of 34 for 195 yards with two interceptions and a sack by Geno Atkins.
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals' defense finally got its act together after three rough weeks, holding down Baltimore just enough to pull out a pivotal win. The challenge is to keep it going without Cincinnati's best defensive player.
"Go day-by-day and do a little bit more tomorrow and see how it goes," Green said. "I think I'll be fine."
Burfict missed two games and parts of others with concussions early this season. Coordinator Paul Guenther pointed out that the defense runs smoother and plays better all-around when Burfict is on the field.
The Bengals also missed Pro Bowl receiver A.J. Green for the last three games because of an injured right big toe. He returned to practice on Wednesday on a limited basis and reported no problems, an indication he could play against the Jaguars.
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Pro Bowl linebacker Vontaze Burfict will miss at least the next two games following surgery on his left knee on Wednesday. The Bengals (4-2-1) host Jacksonville (1-7) on Sunday, then play the Browns at Paul Brown Stadium on Thursday night.
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After a 43-17 loss to New England, a 37-37 tie with Carolina and a 27-0 loss to Indianapolis, the defense was ranked second-to-last in the NFL in yards allowed. The win over Baltimore was encouraging.
"That's how we started the season, playing defense like that," safety George Iloka said. "We had spurts of showing what we're capable of. It's improvement, it's positive, but we need to continue to get better. It only gets harder from here on out."
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"He's one of our best players, everybody knows that," Guenther said. "The main thing with Vontaze: He's the extension of me out there. He understands what I'm talking to him about between plays,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, what to alert the other guys. He understands what defenses I want to get in and out of.
"It's just the way it's been this year," Guenther said. "Sometimes you're fortunate to have guys stay for the whole year, and sometimes you've got to move some pieces around. In my case, I've got to move some pieces around."
The next two weeks will be a challenge because linebacker Rey Maualuga also is sidelined indefinitely with an injured left hamstring. Maualuga didn't practice on Wednesday and was limited to working out in a T-shirt and shorts,Air Max 2018 Shoes.
It was Atkins' first sack since recovering from a torn ACL suffered last Oct. 31 in Miami.
"So somebody else is going to have to take that role this week and we'll have to go along with it."
Burfict hurt his knee in the first quarter, had it examined and returned for the rest of the game. He had arthroscopic surgery on Wednesday to remove debris. |
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