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Bengals WR A.J. Green said he’d like to see himself playing a role similar to the one WR Julio Jones was able to play in Atlanta.

“Look at the year Julio had,” Green said, via the team’s website. “He was coming off an 1,800-yard season and he had what last year? (1,409). That’s because they put all the weapons around him. He still made the same plays he made when he had the 1,800 yards, but when they double-teamed him they had [Mohamed Sanu] and [Taylor] Gabriel. They’ve got to respect those guys. They went to the Super Bowl and Julio had [1,409] yards. It’s all about what you want. That’s the ultimate goal … to win the championship.”

Related players: John Ross, Josh Malone, Tyler Eifert

Jones had some help. But the Bengals drafted two receivers this year to help Green — John Ross and Josh Malone — to go with last year’s rookies Tyler Boyd and Cody Core, the story said. Brandon LaFell is also back at wideout while the hope in Cincinnati is that they’ll get more from tight end Tyler Eifert after he missed all of last season.

Bengals ruled out Tyler Eifert for Saturday vs Houston.

Tyler Kroft was also ruled out.

Related players: C.J. Uzomah, A.J. Green, Jeremy Hill, Brandon LaFell

Uzomah should play a ton of snaps, but the Texans have been a tough matchup for opposing tight ends this season (#7 in TE aFPA). Green and Brandon LaFell get a bump in likely red zone usage. Jeremy Hill might see an extra goal line carry as well.