| Name |
Status |
Note |
Recent Update |
| Andre Caldwell, WR (CIN) |
probable |
Active, |
11/20/2008:With Chad Johnson deactivated and Antonio Chatman on IR, Caldwell will likely have a shot to get in the mix this week, as long as his foot holds up. |
| Bruce Davis, LB (PIT) |
inactive |
Inactive. |
|
| Dennis Dixon, QB (PIT) |
inactive |
Inactive. |
|
| Eric Henderson, DE (CIN) |
inactive |
Inactive. |
|
| T.J. Houshmandzadeh, WR (CIN) |
probable |
Active, |
11/19/2008:Houshmandzadeh returned two punts for 27 yards after Chatman left the game last week. |
| Chad Johnson, WR (CIN) |
inactive |
Inactive. |
11/20/2008:This isn't going to end well for the Bengals. If the rumored trade offer from Dallas this offseason was accurate (and there's reason to think it might not have been, but we digress), then the decision not to trade Johnson couldn't have been more catastrophic. |
| Levi Jones, T (CIN) |
inactive |
Inactive. |
11/16/2008:The Bengals allowed eight sacks on Sunday, and could be in for an even worse result on Thursday this week against the Steelers. |
| Jonathan Joseph, CB (CIN) |
probable |
Active. |
11/20/2008:That said, David Jones will replace Joseph in the Bengals' starting lineup Thursday. |
| Reginald Kelly, TE (CIN) |
probable |
Active, |
|
| Scott Kooistra, T (CIN) |
inactive |
Inactive. |
11/19/2008:Kooistra's injury means that the Bengals will probably start a rookie (Anthony Collins) at left tackle and a three-year practice squad player (Nate Livings) at left guard on Thursday night. |
| Bryant McFadden, CB (PIT) |
inactive |
Inactive. |
11/19/2008:We'll revisit his status leading up to the Steelers' Week 13 tilt versus the Patriots on November 30. |
| Antwan Odom, DE (CIN) |
inactive |
Inactive. |
11/16/2008:Odom was wearing a sling on the shoulder this week, so this is not really a surprise. If you were hoping to use him as an IDP, you need to look elsewhere. |
| Carson Palmer, QB (CIN) |
inactive |
Inactive. |
11/18/2008:With each passing week, it seems more and more likely that Palmer will be out for the season, in which case the Bengals would play out the rest of the year with Ryan Fitzpatrick. |
| Orpheus Roye, DT (PIT) |
inactive |
Inactive. |
|
| Jerome Simpson, WR (CIN) |
Out |
Didn't make the trip. |
11/20/2008:He wasn't on the team's list of inactives, but that's probably just a case of the team having more than eight injured (or deactivated, in the case of Chad Johnson) players. |
| Marvel Smith, T (PIT) |
inactive |
Inactive. |
|
| Matt Spaeth, TE (PIT) |
probable |
Active. |
11/18/2008:Tomlin said that Spaeth's success was due to the Steelers taking what the defenses were showing. It's unlikely Spaeth will continue his string of offensive significance with Miller back, but at least the team knows that it can trust his receiving ability going forward. |
| Deshea Townsend, CB (PIT) |
inactive |
Inactive. |
11/19/2008:With Bryant McFadden also listed as out, the Steelers will be forced to turn to replacements Anthony Madison and Fernando Bryant for the second week in a row. |
| Kenny Watson, RB (CIN) |
probable |
Active, |
|
| Andrew Whitworth, OT (CIN) |
inactive |
Inactive. |
11/16/2008:The Bengals have major injury issues on the offensive line, with both Whitworth and Levi Jones getting hurt on Sunday. Rookie Anthony Collins could start on Thursday in Pittsburgh. |
