Bengals' Jordan Battle: Team's leading tackler in win
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Battle recorded 10 tackles (seven solo) and a forced fumble during Thursday's 32-14 win at Baltimore.
Battle managed double digits in the tackle category for the third time this season, and he came up with perhaps the most clutch play of the game by punching the ball out of tight end Isaiah Likely's hands at the goal line in the second quarter, turning what would have been a 44-yard Baltimore touchdown into a turnover to set up a Bengals field goal. He projects as a strong IDP play for a Week 14 matchup at Buffalo.
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Bengals' Jordan Battle: Six stops against Patriots
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Battle recorded six tackles (one solo) in Sunday's 26-20 loss to the Patriots.
Battle has had consecutive modest performances, tallying six tackles in each of his last two contests. He's still logged over a modest 90 percent defensive snap rate in every game this season, and he should have the chance to bounce back in Week 13 against the Ravens.
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Bengals' Jordan Battle: Solid effort in loss
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Battle recorded seven tackles (three solo), including one tackle for loss, in Sunday's 34-12 loss to the Steelers.
Battle finished tied for third on the team with seven tackles, continuing his strong season. He has at least seven tackles in seven of 10 games on the campaign and leads the team with 77 stops.
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Bengals' Jordan Battle: Career-best 12 tackles in defeat
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Battle recorded 12 tackles (five solo) in Sunday's loss to the Bears.
Battle's dozen tackles matched his career-high, a mark he's now hit three times, including Week 1 against the Browns. Battle has started all nine games this season and has posted 70 tackles (31 solo) and four pass breakups, including three interceptions, on 99 percent of the defensive snaps. However, Battle has been part of the seemingly weekly coverage busts on the back end of the Cincinnati defense.
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Bengals' Jordan Battle: Tallies eight tackles in Week 8
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Battle registered eight tackles (four solo) and one pass defense during the Bengals' 39-38 loss to the Jets on Sunday.
Battle played all 72 defensive snaps and finished tied with Barrett Carter for the third-most tackles on the Bengals behind Demetrius Knight (12) and Geno Stone (nine). Battle has played every single defensive snap in seven of the first eight regular-season games and is up to 58 tackles on the year, which matches his total from 2024 (across 17 regular-season contests).
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Bengals' Jordan Battle: Picks off pass in win
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Battle recorded five tackles (three solo) and an interception in Thursday's 33-31 win over the Steelers.
The safety picked off an Aaron Rodgers pass deep down the left sideline late in the second quarter, leading to a Cincinnati touchdown. Battle now has 50 tackles (22 solo) and three interceptions in 2025. The third-year pro is already at or near career highs in defensive snaps, tackles and interceptions.
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Bengals' Jordan Battle: Logs seven tackles Sunday
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Battle tallied seven tackles (four solo) in the Bengals' loss versus Green Bay on Sunday.
Battle's strong season continued Sunday despite the loss, as he's now recorded at least six tackles in five of his first six outings. The 2023 third-round pick has racked up 45 tackles (19 solo) on the campaign and will look to add to those numbers in the team's Week 7 matchup versus the Steelers.
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Bengals' Jordan Battle: Cincy's leading tackler in loss
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Battle recorded seven tackles (five solo) during Sunday's 48-10 loss at Minnesota.
After Sunday's performance, Battle leads the Bengals in tackles (23) through three games in 2025. He has been a bright spot on a defense that has looked mediocre to start the season, and he is worthy of IDP consideration going into a Week 4 tilt at Denver.
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Bengals' Jordan Battle: Output declines in 2024
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Battle recorded 58 total tackles and three passes defended, including one interception, across 17 games in 2024.
The Alabama product experienced a dip in production during his second season in the NFL, seeing declines in tackles (71 to 58), passes defended (five to three) and defensive snaps played (507 to 442) compared to his rookie year. However, Battle came on late in the season and helped the Bengals' defensive resurgence, tallying 33 total tackles and one interception while starting over Vonn Bell in the team's final six games. With Bell set to hit unrestricted free agency this offseason, Battle will aim to build on his strong finish to 2024 and is likely to start alongside Geno Stone in the Bengals' secondary in 2025.
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Bengals' Jordan Battle: Picks off DTR in Week 16
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Battle recorded seven total tackles (six solo) and one interception in Sunday's 24-6 win over the Browns.
Battle rebounded from a head-scratching fumble through the back of the end zone in Week 15 with his impressive performance in Week 16. The second-year safety from Alabama led Cincinnati's defense in total tackles and picked off Dorian Thompson-Robinson in the fourth quarter of Sunday's blowout win. The Bengals' top safety duo of Battle and Geno Stone both nabbed interceptions in Week 16 and will look to stay hot in the Week 17 matchup against the Broncos.
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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: 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.
