CINCINNATI — Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green has missed the past two games with a toe injury he originally suffered in the first game against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 1.

But he was back on the rehab field Wednesday and is hopeful he can go Sunday against the Ravens.

The Bengals desperately need him to give a jolt to an offense that began last week’s game with eight consecutive three-and-outs and finished with 135 yards in a 27-0 loss. But head coach Marvin Lewis said his team’s offensive woes will have no bearing on the timetable for Green’s return, even in a game as important at this one is with the Bengals looking at the possibility of falling three games behind Baltimore in the win column.

“It’s up to when he’s physically ready to go,” Lewis said. “That decision is not in my hands. When he is significantly healed, he’ll be ready to play. He’ll know it, I’ll know it, and then he’ll be ready to move forward.

“He’s had the best people in the world — at least in our country — examine this, and they’ve been consistent with their message to him,” Lewis continued. “He’s seen the people that every NFL player sees, every professional athlete sees, and they’ve been consistent with the message, and so we’ve felt pretty good about that.”