The Cincinnati Bengals enter Week 8 of the NFL season, coming off their bye week and looking to get their fourth win and hold a winning record for the first time this season.
Standing in their way is the once-hot team in the NFL, the San Francisco 49ers, who started the season with five straight victories but have suffered back-to-back losses to the Cleveland Browns and Minnesota Vikings, along with seeing injuries start to pile up with receiver Deebo Samuel already ruled out, one of the best offensive linemen in the NFL, Trent Williams questionable, and quarterback Brock Purdy limited while going through the NFL concussion protocol.
The Bengals fully understand fighting injuries but look to be the healthiest they've been all season after a week of rest.
Now, the Bengals look to add another win over an NFC West squad in the 49ers and know a win would help show they've turned the corner from Joe Burrow's calf injury that slowed the offense, leaving the defense having to pick up the slack as was shown against the Seattle Seahawks in Week Six.
How much better is Burrow since his last game against the Seahawks?
Will the Bengals be able to open the offense up and show all the changes they planned before Burrow's injury?
Come get In The Trenches with Dave Lapham, presented by First Star Logistics, to get Lap's take on the keys the Bengals need to achieve if they want to return to Cincinnati with a winning record for the first time this season before getting into a stretch of games that could quickly put an end to any thoughts of making another run in the playoffs.
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