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Chris Roling

Bengals’ Mike Hilton quietly having another strong season

Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Mike Hilton continues to quietly have another fantastic season for the Bengals.

One of the best indicators of this is highlighting specific areas of a player’s game. And one of the best around the Bengals this week is the revelation from Pro Football Focus that Hilton has the third-best grade among defensive backs in coverage this year without allowing a touchdown.

It’s especially impressive considering Hilton has largely been the only veteran presence for the secondary this year after the youth movement there.

While things have understandably been far from perfect for the defense as this year’s transition to a younger core went through some growing pains, having Hilton there playing this well has been an overlooked silver lining once again.

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