Football in December oftentimes leads to wars of attrition. The healthier teams typically tend to outlast the others.
The Cincinnati Bengals have been very healthy this season, so much that their injury reports have been smaller than in years past. Wednesday’s initial report leading up to Week 13’s matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers provides an unfortunate break from that.
Starting linemen Trey Hopkins, Riley Reiff, and backup running back Chris Evans are all dealing with ankle injuries and did not practice Wednesday. Head coach Zac Taylor told reporters he expects Reiff to play Sunday, but he won’t practice until Friday.