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Bengals cornerback Darqueze Dennard will be questionable for Sunday's game against the Patriots after he missed Friday's practice with an illness, according to the team's injury report. Dennard rested on Wednesday and was a full participant on Friday. Wide receiver A.J. Green was ruled out for the 14th time this season. Defensive tackle Renell Wren will be placed on injured reserve, Bengals coach Zac Taylor said. Wren injured his hip flexor during non-contact activity on Wednesday.
Wearing pink cleats as he turned in a career game, Mixon paid tribute to a friend back home who died due to cancer at 17.
Bengals rookie offensive tackle Jonah Williams has been cleared to return to practice, the team announced on Thursday. The 2019 first-round pick has spent the entire season on the PUP list while recovering from shoulder injury. Cincinnati also signed former Mississippi wide receiver DaMarkus Lodge to the practice squad.
Bengals running back Giovani Bernard is the team's nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year award. The honor is given annually to an NFL player for outstanding community serice activites. Bernard's personal foundation supports a school in Haiti and made investments into the facility for things such as electricty and clean water. As one of 32 nominees, Bernard will receive a $50,000 donation for the charity of his choice. The winner gets another $250,000.
Veteran defensive backs and team leaders Richard Sherman of the 49ers and Malcolm Jenkins of the Eagles are among the 32 nominees for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award.
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday that the league won't make any judgments until the completion of an investigation into the Patriots inappropriately filming the Bengals sideline during Sunday's game in Cleveland.
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As expected, the Bengals placed WR Auden Tate on injured reserve. Tate sprained his left knee in the Week 14 loss to the Browns. The Bengals recalled WR Damion Willis from the practice squad for the second time this season. Willis, a rookie out of Troy who started the first two games of the season, has nine catches in 10 games for 82 yards.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick said he "didn't have anything at all to do" with the team's videographer who was caught taping the Cincinnati sideline during Sunday's game.
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Bengals wide receiver Auden Tate will likely be placed on injured reserve, according to a source familiar with the situation. Tate was knocked out of Sunday's loss to Cleveland after he sprained the MCL in his left knee. According to a source familiar with the situation, Tate is seeking a second opinion from Dr. James Andrews but will probably be headed to IR. On Monday, Bengals coach Zac Taylor said he "wouldn't say it looks great at this point."
The Patriots said their production crew inappropriately filmed the field and sideline during Sunday's game but that they only intended to use the footage in their web series.
Mixon showed why he will be an asset for a rebuilding Bengals franchise going into 2020, topping the 100-yard mark for the second time in five games.
Ward delivered the first interception returned for a touchdown by a Browns player since Oct. 15, 2017.
Bengals inactives for today: QB Jake Dolegala, WR A.J. Green, CB Torry McTyer, OL John Jerry, TE Mason Schreck, OL Isaiah Prince, DE Sam Hubbard.
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 472 | 257 |
| Pittsburgh | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 259 | 242 |
| Cleveland | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 273 | 291 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | 12 | 0 | .077 | 198 | 325 |
| RD(PK) | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(11) | Jonah Williams | OT | Alabama |
| 2(20) | Drew Sample | TE | Washington |
| 3(8) | Germaine Pratt | OLB | North Carolina State |
| 4(2) | Ryan Finley | QB | North Carolina State |
| 4(23) | Renell Wren | DT | Arizona State |
| 4(34) | Michael Jordan | OG | Ohio State |
| 6(9) | Trayveon Williams | RB | Texas A&M |
| 6(37) | Deshaun Davis | ILB | Auburn |
| 6(38) | Rodney Anderson | RB | Oklahoma |
| 7(9) | Jordan Brown | CB | South Dakota State |
