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Bengals defense holds players-only meeting to try to spark turnaround
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New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields (7) runs into the end zone for a two-point conversion during the second half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, in Cincinnati. - photo by AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals defense — which ranks 30th in the NFL in points allowed per drive and was most responsible for last week’s 39-38 loss to the New York Jets — came together for a players-only meeting on Monday. “We have leadership,” rookie linebacker Demetrius Knight Jr. said. “The guys are leading us.