Bengals' Jordan Battle: Bungles near-touchdown play Sunday
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Battle recorded 10 tackles (five solo) and a fumble recovery during Sunday's 37-27 win at Tennessee.
Late in the third quarter, Battle scooped up a Tony Pollard fumble in the backfield at Cincinnati's 39-yard line. Sixty yards later, there was nothing between Battle and the first touchdown of his career, but he inexplicably lost his handle on the ball just before crossing the goal line and lost a fumble of his own to give possession back to the Titans. He'll be hoping to stay off the blooper reel in Week 16 versus the Browns.
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Bengals' Jordan Battle: Makes five tackles in win
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Battle finished with five tackles (four solo) in Monday's 27-20 win over the Cowboys.
The safety also matched his season high by playing on 51 defensive snaps. Battle has 35 tackles (22 solo) and two pass breakups in 2024.
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Bengals' Jordan Battle: Eight tackles in loss
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Battle finished Sunday's 25-17 loss to the Chiefs with a team-high eight tackles (six solo).
Battle has now tallied seven-plus tackles in six of his last seven games. He worked his way into the starting strong safety role ahead of Nick Scott and has registered 55 tackles (33 solo), including 1.0 sack, over the subsequent seven games.
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Bengals' Jordan Battle: Logs eight tackles in loss
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Battle had eight tackles (five solo) in the Bengals' 16-10 loss to the Steelers on Sunday.
Battle had a solid performance Sunday, as he finished second on the team in tackles. The rookie third-round pick has now logged 20 tackles (13 solo) in two games since taking over the starting job from Nick Scott.
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Bengals' Jordan Battle: Tallies 12 tackles as role grows
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Battle posted 12 tackles (10 solo) in Thursday's Week 11 loss to Baltimore.
Battle led the Bengals with a season-high 12 stops in the Thursday night loss. Perhaps more significantly, he played on 86 percent of Cincinnati's defensive snaps, seeing by far his most action of the campaign. Meanwhile, Nick Scott played on just 17 percent of the team's defensive snaps, suggesting that Battle has surpassed him on the depth chart.
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Bengals' Jordan Battle: Possible Bates replacement in Cincy
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The Bengals selected Battle in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft, 95th overall.
Out goes Jessie Bates, in comes Battle to compete for a role at safety. Battle is a sure-tackling prospect out of Alabama who amassed an impressive 251 combined stops over four seasons with the Tide. He didn't test as a standout athlete, but Battle also had multiple long interception returns for touchdown while in college. Battle and Dax Hill could form a promising young safety tandem in Cincinnati.
