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Broncos Bengals injury updates: Virgil Green ruled out

Here is your final practice participation report for the Denver Broncos game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

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The Denver Broncos decided to keep Virgil Green at home to work on rehab along with Donald Stephenson and DeMarcus Ware. The loss of Green is going to hurt, as he has been Trevor Siemian’s security blanket on third downs.

“We thought about having him come out and do some stuff today and just ended up leaving him [inside],” head coach Gary Kubiak said of Green. “We made that decision today. We’ll probably leave those guys here at home so we can make up a lot of ground from a treatment standpoint. They don’t need to get on the plane. [TE] Jeff [Heuerman] and [TE] John [Phillips] have to be ready to go.”

As for who starts at tight end, Kubiak notes that Phillips will be the guy but both tight ends will get extensive playing time.

As for the Cincinnati Bengals, it looks like Tyler Eifert is doubtful to play on Sunday. That is good news for the Broncos as the defense tends to struggle against pass-catching tight ends.

Broncos vs Bengals injury report

Denver Broncos

Player Pos. Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Game Status
Virgil Green TE Calf DNP DNP DNP OUT
Corey Nelson ILB Ankle DNP LIMITED LIMITED QUESTIONABLE
Donald Stephenson T Calf DNP DNP DNP OUT
DeMarcus Ware OLB Forearm DNP DNP DNP OUT
Bennie Fowler WR Elbow LIMITED LIMITED LIMITED QUESTIONABLE
Justin Simmons S Hand LIMITED LIMITED LIMITED QUESTIONABLE
Dekoda Watson OLB Elbow LIMITED LIMITED LIMITED QUESTIONABLE
C.J. Anderson RB Ribs FULL FULL FULL
James Ferentz C Knee FULL FULL FULL
Jeff Heuerman TE Ankle FULL FULL FULL
Ty Sambrailo OL Elbow/Ankle FULL FULL FULL
Demaryius Thomas WR Hip FULL FULL FULL
Billy Winn DE Back FULL FULL FULL

Cincinnati Bengals

Player Pos. Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Game Status
A.J. Green WR NIR (birth of child) DNP NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
C.J. Uzomah TE Ribs DNP FULL FULL
Andrew Whitworth T NIR (rest) DNP NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
Eric Winston G Back DNP DNP LIMITED QUESTIONABLE
Darqueze Dennard CB Hamstring LIMITED FULL FULL QUESTIONABLE
Tyler Eifert TE Ankle LIMITED LIMITED LIMITED DOUBTFUL
Dre Kirkpatrick CB Hamstring LIMITED FULL FULL
Pat Simms DT Heel LIMITED LIMITED FULL
James Wright WR Knee LIMITED DNP FULL
Andy Dalton QB Hip FULL FULL FULL

BOLD - Indicates change in status; NIR ­- Indicates not injury related.

STATUS DEFINITIONS: Did not participate (DNP); Limited: means less than 100 percent of a player’s normal repetitions; Full: 100 percent of player’s normal repetitions; Out: will not play; Doubtful: Unlikely to play; Questionable: Uncertain to play.