Bengals notebook: Special teams cause for concern

[Gunzlingr]

GEORGETOWN, Ky. - Bengals special teams struggled Sunday in the preseason-opening loss at New Jersey against the Jets.

But coach Marvin Lewis and special teams coach Darrin Simmons said Tuesday that they would not abandon their plans for the kicking game.

"I believe there was a difference in tempo, their special teams and ours," Lewis said between practices. "They had gone through a game, and they had the other way happen to them last week. It's kind of an evolution thing that happens."

The Jets had lost their preseason opener to Tampa Bay in Tokyo the week before playing the Bengals

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Special-teams blunders costly in 21-20 setback

The Cincinnati Bengals made enough mistakes to keep the coaches screaming for days — especially special-teams coach Darrin Simmons.

In a classic show of self-destruction, the offense and special teams broke down in the preseason finale and the Bengals suffered a 21-20 defeat at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts in front of 29,079 spectators at the RCA Dome on Friday night.

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