Thursday Injury/Practice Report: Andre Smith, Nate Clements Sit Out; Cedric Benson, Carlos Dunlap Limited

by Jason Garrison on Dec 15, 2011 6:30 PM EST in Injury

CINCINNATI, OH - OCTOBER 16: Nate Clements #22 of the Cincinnati Bengals celebrates during the NFL game against the Indianapolis Colts at Paul Brown Stadium on October 16, 2011 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bengals won 27-17. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

The Bengals have improved their health from where it was on Wednesday. During Thursday's practice, Cedric Benson, Manny Lawson, Frostee Rucker, Chris Crocker and Gibril Wilson, all of whom did not practice on Wednesday, returned to the practice field in a limited capacity and are all likely going to play on Sunday. Right tackle Andre Smith, who did practice on Wednesday, sat out of practice on Thursday along with Nate Clements, Brian Leonard and Chris Pressley.

While that may sound bad, the Rams are still in worst shape. For the second day in a row, neither quarterback Sam Bradford nor A.J. Feeley were able to practice. They were joined by James Hall and Chris Long.

Click the jump to see both the Bengals' and Rams' Thursday practice report.

BENGALS	WED	THUR	FRI	STATUS
LB Manny Lawson (ankle)	DNP	LP
CB Nate Clements (hamstring)	DNP	DNP
DE Carlos Dunlap (hamstring)	LP	LP
S Gibril Wilson (back)	DNP	LP
S Chris Crocker (knee)	DNP	LP
RB Cedric Benson (back)	DNP	LP
LB Dontay Moch (illness)	DNP	DNP
OT Andre Smith (ankle)	LP	DNP
RB Brian Leonard (knee)	DNP	DNP
FB Chris Pressley (knee)	DNP	DNP
Rams	WED	THUR	FRI	STATUS
QB Sam Bradford (ankle)	DNP	DNP
S Craig Dahl (ankle)	DNP	LP
QB A.J. Feeley (rt. thumb)	DNP	DNP
CB Josh Gordy (abdomen)	DNP	LP
G Mark LeVoir (goin)	DNP	DNP
DE Chris Long (ankle)	DNP	DNP
DE James Hall (chest)	DNP	DNP
RB Quinn Porter (abdomen)	LP	LP
DT Fred Robbins (back)	LP	LP
DE Eugene Sims (ankle)	DNP	LP
TE Stephen Spach (head)	DNP	LP
CB Justing King (shoulder)	--	DNP