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Fantasy fallout: Rookie Tyler Boyd, rival Steve Smith could fill A.J. Green void

Injuries are part of the deal in fantasy football. But it’s not every week that teams lose their best player -- which is now the case for many A.J. Green owners.

The Cincinnati Bengals are in the same boat. Not only did they lose Green to a hamstring injury that leaves the rest of his season in doubt, but they lost their No. 2 pass-catcher -- running back Giovani Bernard -- to a season-ending ACL tear.

ESPN Bengals reporter Katherine Terrell dropped a reference to the movie “The Replacements” this week.