But he admitted the ovation wouldn't have been that loud or long if it had been a regular-season game.

The Bengals looked to get out of it great health-wise from the standpoint of their starters, since none of them are expected to play in Thursday's pre-season finale against the Colts (7 p.m.-Cincinnati's Channel 12) at Paul Brown Stadium.

Left tackle Cordy Glenn (shoulder) left in the third series, but he had a wide smile as he walked to the bus for the trip home.

Asked if he could play in the Sept. 9 opener in Indy, Glenn said, "Absolutely, no doubt about it."

_Tight end Tyler Eifert got his first and only action of the preseason and Dalton went to him three times during the five series they were together and had one catch for 11 yards, his first catch since Sept. 14. He was defended in the end zone on a contested catch, but Eifert said he should have had it.

He said it never crossed his mind to take a hit and get back up. But he did.

"To me there's never been a doubt that I would be able to get up from a hit," Eifert said. "It's more about just getting into the live action. To get the timing back. Practice isn't the same as a game."

_The Bengals' first-team sack unit also looked to be in mid-season form. They got to rookie quarterback Josh Allen five times in the first 25 minutes. Right end Carl Lawson got 2.5, but the real eye opener was nose tackle Andrew Billings getting the first 1.5 of his career. "Big Billings," left end Carlos Dunlap said. "One of those was real sweet. I saw it all unfold." "Whoever put me in that spot," Billings said, "had me in the right place."

"Can't tell you," Dunlap said of what happened. "But I think this rotation is going to work out pretty nicely."