First up: What to do with the defense?
An MRI on Friday confirmed that All-Pro defensive tackle Geno Atkins tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee late in the first half. That leaves the Bengals without two of their stalwarts on the line 鈥,Fjallraven Kanken Zaino Saldi?end Robert Geathers has been out for most of the season with an elbow injury.