The Cincinnati Bengals dropped their fourth straight game as they continue to adjust without franchise QB Joe Burrow this season. The Green Bay Packers beat them in Week 6 with a final score of 27-18.
Although Bengals fans are most likely sick of losing, there were positives to take away from newly acquired QB Joe Flacco's first start with the team after getting traded earlier in the week.
Now, Cincinnati will have a short week to prepare for its matchup Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday Night Football. With this being said, the Bengals are most likely going to be without two of their top tight ends for the divisional matchup.
Bengals' Zac Taylor provides injury updates to TEs Mike Gesicki and Tanner Hudson
Heading into the new week, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor provided an injury update on tight ends Mike Gesicki and Tanner Hudson, saying that both of them are leaning towards being out for Thursday Night Football against the Steelers.
Taylor said that Gesicki "will be out for a while" with a pectoral injury, and Hudson is going through concussion protocol following their loss to the Packers on Sunday, according to ESPN's Ben Baby.
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As if the Bengals thought they couldn't be any more shorthanded than they already are with their large list of injuries, it's looking like their depth at the tight end position is trending towards being even more slim.
Cincinnati begins its three-game stint of home games on Thursday night, as Joe Flacco is likely to get his second start for the Bengals.
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