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ESPN Staff Writer- Michael DiRocco is an NFL Nation reporter at ESPN and covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN and the Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner.
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ESPN Staff Writer- Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while making appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN's NFL shows and ESPN Radio programs. A native of Grapevine, Texas, he graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor's degree in journalism. He is an adjunct journalism professor at Southern Methodist University and a member of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA).
CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Bengals and Jacksonville Jaguars entered Sunday's contest looking to improve passing games that faltered in Week 1, but both defenses were good enough to notch victories.
The Bengals had little doubt their passing attack, featuring quarterback Joe Burrow and receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, would rebound.
While the Jags needed to get their playmakers, including Brian Thomas Jr. and Travis Hunter, more involved.