The Cincinnati Bengals enter Sunday night’s pivotal AFC North matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers with most of their roster available. The team has opened 21-day practice windows for injured reserve players, including wide receiver Andrei Iosivas and cornerback Jalen Davis, but neither is expected to return for Sunday’s game.
The Bengals added two players to the injury report on game day, listing offensive lineman Dalton Risner and tackle Myles Hinton as questionable because of illnesses.
Risner is Cincinnati’s starting right guard, making his status important to monitor before kickoff. The Bengals’ offensive line has performed well protecting quarterback Joe Burrow this season. If Risner cannot play, Jacob Bayer is a likely replacement; he is listed as the backup at both guard positions. Cincinnati also has Jalen Rivers available as a backup guard and could promote a player from the practice squad if needed.
Hinton is the backup right tackle behind Amarius Mims. If Hinton is unavailable, Javon Foster would be the only other listed backup tackle available to the Bengals.
