The Bengals left Sunday’s comeback win over the Ravens with two more health questions, and Zac Taylor said Monday that one of them is already certain to miss time.
Erick All and Kyle Dugger both went down in the game, with All dealing with a knee issue and Dugger hurt in the quad. Taylor said Dugger “He'll definitely be out this week, and we'll get more information on his quad,” while adding that All’s timeline is still murky: “I'm not sure.
It could be in the next day. I'm not positive on that.”
All’s situation carries extra attention because of his history with that right knee. He has had the knee operated on multiple times this decade, and that has already kept him out for the entire 2025 season.
Even so, there was at least some reason for optimism after the game. All spoke with media in the locker room, which is a positive sign by itself, and he sounded hopeful about what comes next.
The Bengals also signed Cam Grandy to the roster in the meantime as they wait for more clarity.
Dugger’s role has mattered on both sides of the ball depth-wise, and his absence adds another wrinkle. He logged a season-high 54 snaps in Week 3 before getting injured, then returned Sunday and played 11 snaps. All, meanwhile, had played a season-high 33 snaps last week and was tracking toward a similar workload before leaving against Baltimore.
Even with those injuries, Cincinnati found enough from the rest of the roster to finish the job. Orlando Brown Jr. said the team never lost faith in its own makeup.
“Yes, I think we know who we are. At the end of the day, from a personnel standpoint, I think no matter who we're going against, we know who we are,” Brown said.
“We know what we're capable of, which is fortunate, from the way that this team is built from a talent standpoint, the type of characters that we have in here and [with] the type of men in here. So, at no point in time would I tell you that we weren't going to stay the course.
We had to come together at the end of that first half, make a commitment to one another to be more physical and violent and be able to go out there and finish.”
There’s also more help potentially on the way. Andrei Iosivas and Jalen Davis should be getting back onto the practice field and off injured reserve soon, another boost as Cincinnati keeps inching toward better health.
Taylor and the roster get Tuesday off before returning Wednesday for a normal three-practice week. The Bengals face the Titans at 1 p.m.
ET on Sunday. On Monday, All was seen at his locker in street clothes, without a brace, standing and smiling.
He said he’ll know more Monday and is hoping and praying for encouraging news.
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