Bengals reinstate ‘Pacman’ Jones for Thursday game

Adam “Pacman” Jones watched on television and winced as the Bengals stumbled through one of their worst season openers.

He’s back from his NFL suspension aiming to help them get beyond it.

The cornerback served a one-game suspension for his offseason arrest and misdemeanor conviction. He was activated and will start against the Texans at Paul Brown Stadium on Thursday night.

The Bengals lost to the Ravens 200, the first time in their history that they were blanked in a season opener at home. Most of the issues involved the offense — Andy Dalton had five turnovers — but the young defense had bad moments as well.