Bengals Defense Suffocates Rams In Preseason Finale, 16-7

Geoff Hobson

The Bengals drilled the Rams with a suffocating defense and a resourceful 173-yard passing effort from quarterback Jake Browning in a 16-7 win in Saturday night's preseason finale at Paycor Stadium.

Despite switching to a 4-3 defense to compensate for lack of bodies, the Bengals defense continued to swarm in the third quarter. Rookie defensive tackle Zach Carter had a third-down sack-strip tha