Life is going to look a lot more different for the Cincinnati Bengals secondary this weekend.
With top cornerback Chidobe Awuzie headed to the injury reserve soon, the Bengals defense will have to adjust to the crushing blow. Nickelback Tre Flowers' status is up in the air, which could mean Cam Taylor-Britt won't be the only rookie seeing action against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
The upset-minded Panthers and quarterback P.J. Walker will look to come to Cincinnati and exploit that, while Lou Anarumo's defense hopes to rebound and build off of Monday night's loss to Cleveland.
The Strictly Stripes crew breaks down and sorts out all the injuries and chaos:

How will Taylor-Britt step up for Awuzie?

Are the Panthers a much different offense on paper?

Where can the Bengals make up for lost ground with the injuries?


Later in the podcast, the crew reviews the latest NFL MVP odds, and discusses whether quarterback Joe Burrow can keep himself in the running for award conversation, and for how long.
The Strictly Stripes podcast features Mohammad Ahmad, Andrew Gillis and Michael Niziolek.
Music: Starfields by Hallman
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