All told, it's way too early to draw any significant conclusions about the 2025 Bengals. The defense won Day One. If they string a couple good days together, then we'll have a trend on our hands. Until then, let's give it a few more days before we make sweeping conclusions.

One holdout defensive end is under contract, but there is still ground to gain in negotiations between the Cincinnati Bengals and Trey Hendrickson.