This week’s episode focused a lot on Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer, who was accurately described as the team’s most important player this season. Cincinnati played a mock game and also its first preseason game against the New Orleans Saints. Before the game, Bengal players and coaches were telling each other this was the start of something special. But the exhibition turned out to be a 17-7 win for the Saints. Bengals coach Marvin Lewis wasn’t happy afterwards about the team’s second-half performance.

Watch/Download Here: Hard Knocks – Bengals – S5E2

This is the first episode to HBO’s Hard Knocks Season 5 featuring the Cincinatti Bengals.

After a 4-11-1 season that Bengals owner Mike Brown deemed “an embarrassment,” the team is trying to fight back from the bottom to the top of the NFL. The series starts with the Olympics-style competition that the team held during minicamp, which displayed an attempt to build unity and a willingness to compete. Once arriving in Georgetown, Ky., the Oklahoma drill serves as an early highlight. The injury bug also strikes the tight end position, where starter Reggie Kelly (Achilles) is lost for the season and Ben Utecht suffers a severe concussion.

Watch/Download Here: Hard Knocks – Bengals – S5E1