Rookie quarterback Josh Allen moved one step closer to becoming the Buffalo Bills' starter.Coach Sean McDermott is providing the strong-armed Shawn Williams Jersey , first-round draft pick his opportunity to win the job by naming him the starter in Buffalo's preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.The team announced the decision on its Twitter account Monday evening after Allen practiced with the first-string offense earlier in the day.The Bills provided no other details regarding the decision, and McDermott isn't scheduled to address reporters until Friday. Allen and offensive coordinator Brian Daboll are currently scheduled to speak to the media when the team returns to practice Wednesday.Allen's chance comes after he showed continued improvement working with the second- and third-stringers in Buffalo's first two preseason games.He went 9 of 19 for 116 yards and a touchdown in overseeing the third-string offense in a preseason-opening 28-23 loss to Carolina two weeks ago.On Friday, he went 9 of 13 for 60 yards and a touchdown in leading the second-string offense on scoring drives 鈥?including two field goals 鈥?on each of his three series in a 19-17 win at Cleveland.Allen, on Friday, wasn't prepared to say whether he's made a case to earn a shot at starting."That's not up to me. That's completely up to the coaches," he said. "As of now, I'm looking to improve. I know there's a lot of things to improve on and I'll continue to do that."At 6-foot-5 and 240 pounds, Allen represents the future after Buffalo traded up five spots to select him with the No. 7 pick to make him the third quarterback taken in the draft at that point.The 22-year-old, who grew up in Central California, became the first quarterback Buffalo has ever chosen among the top-10 picks, and is being counted upon to fill a job that's been mostly unsettled since Hall of Famer Jim Kelly retired after the 1996 season.The question remained how much time Allen would require to polish his performance after he was knocked for being erratic at times during his three college seasons at Wyoming.McDermott took what he's called a calculated approach in gradually developing Allen during an offseason-long quarterback competition rounded out by returning backup Nathan Peterman and offseason veteran free-agent addition AJ McCarron.McCarron's status is uncertain after he hurt his right throwing shoulder in the first quarter against Cleveland.McCarron missed the past two practices, though he was spotted on Monday preparing to ride a stationary bike at the Bills facility on Monday.In speaking before practice Darqueze Dennard Jersey , McDermott provided no indication he had made a decision to start Allen.He merely said the quarterback rotation would continue without McCarron, and that it was Allen's turn to practice with the starters.Allen has stuck by McDermott's cautious approach."You just got to trust the process. Coach always preaches that," Allen said last week."I'm just trying to learn, trying to get better every day," he added. "I'm trying to become the best quarterback that I can be. It's going to take time."Allen's timeline sped up Friday in replacing McCarron, who was sacked once and hit several more times in failing to generate a first down during his four series with the starters.On his first possession, Allen capped a 15-play, 80-yard drive by avoiding pressure and stepping up in the pocket to hit Rod Streater for a 2-yard touchdown on third down.McCarron was considered the initial front-runner for the job. He is the most experienced quarterback on the roster after spending his first four NFL seasons as Andy Dalton's backup in Cincinnati before signing with the Bills in free agency in March.Peterman has put up the best numbers of the three this preseason. He's completed 17 of 20 attempts for 232 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception. The Bengals will be doing a few things again this week that they’ve done already this season. They are facing a winless team in the Arizona Cardinals, and they also happen to be the third NFC West team Cincinnati will face this season.It will obviously be a tough week leading up to the game after the Bengals fell to 0-4 on Monday Night Football against the winless Steelers. It was a game where somehow Cincinnati didn’t look like they belonged on the same field. Hopefully, it can be used as a wake-up call, and they can finally secure their first win of the season. If the Bengals can’t manage to beat Arizona Giovani Bernard Jersey , the rest of their games leading up to the Week 9 bye aren’t going to be any easier with the rest of those teams sitting at .500 or above.The Cardinals are in a weird situation this season. They hired Kliff Kingsbury this offseason after moving on from a coaching staff that had one year to try and turn the Cardinals around. They also traded away the quarterback they traded up to draft in 2018, Josh Rosen, and decided to use the first overall pick on Kyler Murray. The rookie quarterback hasn’t looked terrible, but the team doesn’t look that much better than last year’s squad as a whole. One thing the Bengals can hopefully change this week is to look competitive again (especially against bad teams). Everything you need to know for the Bengals game against the Cardinals:Game: Cincinnati Bengals (0-4) vs Arizona Cardinals (0-3-1)Date/Time: Oct. 6th, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. ESTLocation: Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, OhioSeries Leader: The Bengals lead the series 6-5Streak: The Cardinals have won three of the past four meetingsCoaches vs. Opponent: Zac Taylor: 0-0. Kliff Kingsbury (0-0)TV Broadcast: The game will air on FOX-TV. In the Bengals’ home region, it will be carried by WXIX-TV (Ch. 19) in Cincinnati, WGRT-TV (Ch. 45) in Dayton, WDKY-TV (Ch. 56) in Lexington, and WTTE-TV (Ch. 28) in Columbus.Broadcasters: are Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Chris Spielman (analyst) and Shannon Spake (sideline reporter).Radio Broadcast: The game will air on the Bengals Radio Network, led by Cincinnati flagship stations WLW-AM (700) Michael Johnson jersey , WCKY-AM (ESPN 1530; all sports) and WEBN-FM (102.7). Broadcasters are Dan Hoard (play-by-play) and Dave Lapham (analyst).SB Nation Cardinals’ site: Revenge of the BirdsWeather: High 60’s, partly cloudy [NFL weather]Odds: Bengals, -4 [Odds Shark]Bengals NotesQuarterback Andy Dalton passed for 171 yards last week. He has 469 pass yards (234.5 per game), four touchdowns without an interception for a 96.7 passer rating in two career games against the Cardinals. Dalton aims for his seventh in a row vs. the NFC West with at least two touchdown passes and a passer rating of 90. Running back Joe Mixon had a team-high 62 rushing yards last week. He as at least 95 yards from scrimmage in three of his past four games at home. Running back Giovani Bernard had eight catches for a career-high 128 receiving yards in his last meeting.Wide receiver Tyler Boyd has at least six catches and 60 receiving yards in three of the past four games. He aims for his fourth in a row against the NFC West with at least eight catches. Wide receiver Auden Tate had a team-high 50 receiving yards last week. Tight end Tyler Eifert had two touchdown catches in the last meeting. He has six receiving touchdowns in five career games against the NFC West.Defensive tackle Geno Atkins had a sack in the last meeting. He has a sack in two of his past three at home against the NFC West. Defensive end Carlos Dunlap had a sack in the last home meeting. Since entering league in 2010, Atkins (72) and Dunlap (73.5) are the only pair of teammates each with at least 70 sacks. Defensive end Sam Hubbard had five tackles last week. He has a sack in two of his past three at home. Linebacker Nick Vigil led the team with 11 tackles, two passes defended and a forced fumble last week. Cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick had six tackles and a tackle for a loss in Week 4. He aims for his fifth in a row with at least five tackles. Safety Jessie Bates had six tackles and his first career fumble recovery last week. He aims for his fifth in a row with at least five tackles. Cardinals NotesQuarterback Kyler Murray passed for 241 yards and had his first career rushing touchdown in Week 4. He is one of two NFC quarterbacks (Matt Ryan) with at least 20 completions in each of his team’s first four games in 2019. He is tied for third in the NFL with 106 completions and is one of four quarterbacks with 100 completions in his first four starts since 1970.Running back David Johnson had 139 scrimmage yards (99 receiving and 40 rushing) last week. He is one of three active running backs (Alvin Kamara and Darren Sproles) with at least four games of 90 receiving yards. He has six receptions in three of his past four. He had a receiving touchdown in his last meeting. Johnson aims for his third in a row against the AFC North with touchdown. He has a rushing touchdown in two of his past three games on the road. Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald had five catches in Week 4. He has 1,326 career receptions and surpassed Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez (1,325) for second-most catches in NFL history. He has 22 receptions for 288 yards (96 per game) and two touchdowns in three career games against Cincinnati. He aims for his third game in a row at Cincinnati with at least 90 receiving yards and a touchdown catch.Linebacker Chandler Jones has 4.5 sacks, four tackles for a loss and a forced fumble in his past five games on the road against the AFC. Since 2015, he leads the NFL with 56.5 sacks. Linebacker Terrell Suggs had 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble last week. He leads all active players with 136 sacks. He had a career-high three passes defended in his last game at Cincinnati (9/13/18 with Baltimore). He has three sacks in his past four on the road against the Bengals. Linebacker Jordan Hicks led the team with 12 tackles and had two forced fumbles and half of a sack in Week 4. He leads the NFL with 48 tackles and is the only player in the NFL with at least 10 tackles in each of his first four games. Linebacker Haason Reddick had a sack and tackle for a loss last week. Bengals vs Cardinals HistoryDateVisitorHomeResultDateVisitorHomeResult