A.J. Green Injury Update: Bengals WR expected to miss Week 7 vs. Colts

A.J. Green and the Cincinnati Bengals are hoping to stay a the top of the AFC but two rough weeks have resulted in hope beginning to dwindle.

Cincinnati Bengals fans are starting to fret a little bit as the strong start the team got out to this season is starting to crumble. The loss on Sunday Night last week to the New England Patriots stung and now they can’t even finish a game one way or the other.

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The Bengals tied with the Carolina Panthers on Sunday afternoon, meaning that with the Cleveland Browns winning on Sunday there is a narrow gap between all of the teams in the AFC North. Cincinnati still sits in first place, but that could all change with news that A.J. Green is expected to miss another game this week.

Bengals WR AJ Green told ESPN's Bob Holtzman that, due to his toe injury, he does not expect to play in Sunday's game vs. Colts.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 13, 2014

This is brutal for the Bengals, as the team is going to be in need of a receiving option that gets them points, not tie scores like whatever they had on Sunday. Green is a vital part of the Bengals offense and we saw that on Sunday when the team literally couldn’t win or lose without him.

Cincinnati still has time to run with the division, but it’s looking like the surging Browns and Ravens will not go as quietly as the Bengals may have been anticipating.

A.J. Green and the Cincinnati Bengals are hoping to stay a the top of the AFC but two rough weeks have resulted in hope beginning to dwindle.

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