Week 15 Capsule | Patriots at Bengals

The Joe Burrow Bengals desperately needed their first spark of 2023 Monday night and as so often has happened during these four seasons, it came from the other side of the ball. And as has happened more often than not in these four seasons, David Vernon Reader Jr., otherwise known as DJ, father of Rocky Reader, has been the defense's spark.

The Bengals take on the Tennessee Titans in a Week 4 matchup at Nissan Stadium in Nashville on Sunday. The game airs at 1 p.m. on FOX. Here are five things to watch:

Geoff Hobson, senior writer for Bengals.com, conducts another of his weekly conversations, this one with Bengals third-year kicker Evan McPherson, one of Monday night's heroes of the 19-16 victory over the Rams with four field goals.

At Wednesday's dinnertime news conference after a walkthrough, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow sounded as if he's looking at some full practices heading into Sunday's game (1 p.m.-Cincinnati's Fox 19) against the Titans in Nashville.