Dr. Bowers: "I view the risk of re-injury as low. The carbon fiber plate provides solid protection for the toe. However, because he may be returning slightly ahead of schedule, he could be a bit less mobile when scrambling and may have more difficulty escaping pressure. That could lead to a few extra hits on plays he might normally evade."

The Packers ruled out two players: corner Nate Hobbs (knee) and wide receiver Jayden Reed (foot/shoulder). Reed's 21-day practice window opened Friday as he works back from both foot and collarbone surgeries from Week 2. Hobbs did not practice all week.

El quarterback de los Bengals, Joe Burrow, está muy adelantado en su recuperación de una lesión en el dedo del pie que requirió cirugía, pero sigue cuestionable para el juego del domingo contra los Patriots de Nueva Inglaterra.

FS1's Chris Broussard had an interesting NBA player comparison for Joe Burrow on First Things First this week. He compared him to a superstar and NBA champion, Anthony Davis, because of their similar struggles with injuries in their careers.