After leaving last Sunday’s comfortable win over the Rams with a stinger, Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert said that he thought he would have been able to return to action and that he’d “be fine” when asked about his status moving forward.
Things haven’t quite played out that way, however. Eifert missed all three days of practice this week while working through his neck injury and has been listed as doubtful to play against the Browns on Sunday.
While the team will certainly miss a player who has scored 12 touchdowns this season, they should feel confident about their chances of scoring points without him while facing a defense that won’t have cornerbacks Joe Haden or Justin Gilbert in the lineup this weekend.
Cornerbacks Leon Hall and Adam Jones returned for limited practices on Friday and have been listed as questionable for Sunday. Hall, who has a back injury, was named AFC defensive player of the week after returning an interception for a touchdown against St. Louis and Jones returned to action in that game after missing Week 11 with a foot issue. Safety George Iloka is also questionable due to a groin injury.