Three Key Bengals Ruled Out In Week 15

The Cincinnati Bengals are in prime position to either catch the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC North, or take one of the AFC Wild Card spots on offer, so a victory in Week 15 over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who are fighting for their lives in the NFC South would go a long way to clinching a playoff spot for Joe Burrow and the Bengals.

Unfortunately, this coming matchup has just been made a whole lot harder, as the team has had three players, Trey Hendrickson, Mike Hilton and Hayden Hurst all officially ruled out for the contest, meaning it's going to get a little bit harder.

The #Bengals ruled out DE Trey Hendrickson (wrist), CB Mike Hilton (knee) and TE Hayden Hurst (calf) for Sunday’s game vs. the #Bucs.

WRs Tee Higgins (hamstring) and Tyler Boyd (finger) are questionable, but were full participants at practice today.

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) December 16, 2022

Both Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd returned to practice, but are yet to be officially cleared for the game, so that will further clarify how healthy this team will be in Week 15, but if they can get healthy and find their way into a playoff spot, there's no reason why this team can't take the next step in 2022.

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