Marvin Lewis: 'Cincinnati Bengals are in a strong position'

Marvin Lewis has said that the Cincinnati Bengals are in a strong position heading into their third game of the pre-season.

The AFC North side have beaten the Atlanta Falcons and Tennessee Titans already this month, and will continue their preparations against the Dallas Cowboys this Saturday.

The head coach told reporters: "With where we are in pre-season camp, it's a good week for us to get focused back on getting better as a team.

"Now we have an opportunity to get back and focus on getting better at football, be it by player, by position and by group, all three phases.

"The timing is good. Where we are physically is good. Coming into this weekend, we're getting an opportunity to get some guys to play a little bit more or a little less, depending on their situation."

The Bengals will play the Chicago Bears in the opening week of the regular season.