The Cincinnati Bengals (1-2) get to head home for an electric and highly anticipated Thursday night matchup with the red-hot Miami Dolphins (3-0) tonight. The Dolphins are coming off back-to-back dramatic wins against the Baltimore Ravens, and the Buffalo Bills and the Bengals are coming off their first win of the season in a 27-12 victory over the Jets.
Tonight, the White Bengal will roar.#MIAvsCIN | @DrinkCanvus pic.twitter.com/hbkqNZKWSt
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) September 29, 2022
With it being a short week, this game is very unpredictable. It could go either way. Each team is battling injuries, and there will be significant actives and inactives for tonight’s matchup. Let’s take a look at the current injury report.
Dolphins injury report
- QB – Tua Tagovailoa, ACTIVE
- WR – Jaylen Waddle, ACTIVE
- OT – Terron Armstead, PROBABLE
- CB – Xavien Howard, PROBABLE
- WR – Cedric Wilson, QUESTIONABLE
- S – Brandon Jones, QUESTIONABLE
- DT – Raekwon Davis, QUESTIONABLE
players on IR are not listed*
Bengals injury report
- OT – La’el Collins, PROBABLE
- DT – DJ Reader, OUT
- LB – Germaine Pratt, QUESTIONABLE
Reader went to IR Wednesday but still listed*
The injury report for the Dolphins may seem much longer, but many questionable players are expected to give it a go. DJ Reader is a significant loss for the Bengals, and Pratt also could be out for the second straight week.
The good news for the Dolphins came out this morning when Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and star wide receiver Jaylen Waddle were both active after being questionable all week long. This will be the first matchup between Burrow and Tua since college. Where they had a classic LSU/Alabama shootout. If this game is anything like that one, we are all in store for a treat tonight in the Queen City.
#Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa — listed as questionable with back and ankle issues — is expected to play tonight against the #Bengals, barring a setback, per sources.
WR Jaylen Waddle (groin) and LT Terron Armstead (toe) should be good to go, too.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 29, 2022
The Bengals will debut their white alternate helmets, color rush jerseys from the 2019 and 2020 seasons and anticipate a “white out” crowd. That should set the scene for a very energetic and loud home crowd for the Cincinnati Bengals in this one.