Brian Leonard and Frostee Rucker each missed practice for the entire week due to injury; both are listed as doubtful. Marvin Lewis is very unlikely to active either player; in the past, when a player missed the entire week, for the most part, they didn't play that week. Quarterback Carson Palmer fully participated in practice even with a bum thumb on his non-throwing hand. Even though they participated in some form during practice, Tank Johnson and Roy Williams are listed as questionable.
CINCINNATI BENGALS
| OUT | QUESTIONABLE | PROBABLE |
| T Andre Smith (foot) | DT Tank Johnson (foot) | S Kyries Hebert (hip) |
| S Roy Williams (forearm) | LB Rashad Jeanty (finger) | |
| DOUBTFUL | S Chinedum Ndukwe (hamstring) | |
| RB Brian Leonard (groin) | QB Carson Palmer (left thumb) | |
| DE Frostee Rucker (ankle) | WR Jerome Simpson (illness) |
HOUSTON TEXANS
| OUT | QUESTIONABLE | PROBABLE |
| S Nick Ferguson (knee) | DT Shaun Cody (illness) | LB Zach Diles (knee) |
| LB Brian Cushing (foot) | LB DeMeco Ryans (shoulder) | |
| DE Mario Williams (shoulder) |
Practice
| BENGALS | WED | THUR | FRI |
| T Andre Smith (foot) | OUT | OUT | OUT |
| RB Brian Leonard (groin) | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| DE Frostee Rucker (ankle) | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| WR Jerome Simpson (illness) | DNP | FP | FP |
| S Kyries Hebert (hip) | LP | FP | FP |
| LB Rashad Jeanty (finger) | FP | FP | FP |
| DT Tank Johnson (foot) | FP | LP | DNP |
| S Chinedum Ndukwe (hamstring) | FP | FP | FP |
| QB Carson Palmer (left thumb) | FP | FP | FP |
| S Roy Williams (forearm) | -- | -- | LP |
| TEXANS | WED | THUR | FRI |
| TE James Casey (illness) | DNP | FP | FP |
| S Nick Ferguson (knee) | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| LB Brian Cushing (foot) | LP | DNP | LP |
| LB DeMeco Ryans (shoulder) | LP | LP | LP |
| DE Mario Williams (shoulder) | LP | LP | FP |
| QB Rex Grossman (illness) | FP | FP | FP |
| DT Shaun Cody (illness) | -- | DNP | DNP |
| LB Zach Diles (knee) | -- | LP | FP |