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By Tony Moss, NFL Editor

(Sports Network) - The Cincinnati Bengals will get a glimpse of what life without wideout Chad Johnson could look like on Saturday night, when they welcome the New Orleans Saints to Paul Brown Stadium in the third preseason matchup for each club.

Johnson sustained a sprained left shoulder in last Sunday's 27-10 loss to the Lions, an injury that could knock the Pro Bowl receiver out for the remainder of the preseason. His injury is one of many for the Cincinnati wideout corps heading into Saturday night, as T.J. Houshmandzadeh (hamstring) and rookie Andre Caldwell (foot) also won't play.

The Bengals re-signed troubled receiver Chris Henry earlier in the week, but Henry is not expected to play against the Saints.

Also not likely to suit up for the Bengals are running back Rudi Johnson (hamstring) and defensive end Antwan Odom (sprained foot).

Starting in the latter Johnson's place will be oft-injured former first rounder Chris Perry, who has won himself a chance at a starting job by producing a fine training camp and preseason.

The ex-Michigan star has carried 18 times for 65 yards and a touchdown in the team's two warm-up games.

The big story for the Saints on Saturday night, meanwhile, will be the possible first appearance of tight end Jeremy Shockey in a New Orleans uniform.

Shockey was dealt from the Giants to the Saints on the eve of training camp in July, but has not played in the preseason while rehabbing a broken leg suffered last season while with New York. Shockey returned to the practice field earlier this week.

The presence of the star tight end should yield more big things for an offense that has looked strong throughout the preseason to date.

All three New Orleans quarterbacks have posted passer ratings of 100 or better through two games, including starter Drew Brees (18-of-24, 187 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT), who has a glistening mark of 136.6.

Brees is expected to play into the third quarter on Saturday, in keeping with third-game-of-preseason tradition.

The Saints have a 5-1 edge in their all-time preseason series with the Bengals, including a 27-19 road victory in the last such meeting, prior to the 2007 campaign.