{"id":36515,"date":"2025-10-26T23:24:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T23:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=36515"},"modified":"2025-10-26T23:24:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T23:24:44","slug":"breaking-news-jordan-battle-notes-bengals-biggest-defensive-issue-following-disastrous-loss-to-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=36515","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS : Jordan Battle Notes Bengals Biggest Defensive Issue Following Disastrous Loss to Jets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CINCINNATI \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>Jordan Battle and\u00a0the Bengals’\u00a0defense got gashed up and down the field on Sunday, and he knows someone needs to step up for the team to dig out of a 3-5 hole this season.<\/p>\n

Battle had eight tackles and one pass breakup in the 39-38 loss to New York.<\/p>\n

“From the front end to the back end, anybody,” Battle said about someone stepping up. “Somebody needs to lead the team. Whether it’s me, whether it’s a rookie, whether it’s BJ [Hill], whether it’s TJ [Slaton], Anybody can read his team, lead his team. And I think I understand that, you know, as a defense, that somebody needs to step up, you know, and say something, maybe\u00a0It’ll change things a little bit.”<\/p>\n

The Bengals\u00a0allowed a whopping 7.2 yards per play to one of the league’s worst offenses. It hasn’t mattered who’s faced Cincinnati, basically, every team is moving the football.<\/p>\n

Battle is focusing on the missed tackles, which Cincinnati had plenty of on Sunday.<\/p>\n

“Missed tackles,” Battle said. “Gotta wrap up, make tackles, and get guys on the ground. We can’t allow the big gains. Gave up too many explosive runs.”<\/p>\n

Cincinnati will try to clean things up this week after allowing New York to run for 254 yards on 6.9 yards per carry.<\/p>\n