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Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green was listed as doubtful for Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens after sitting out Friday’s practice.

Green has missed the past two games due to the toe injury he originally suffered in the Bengals’ season-opening victory over the Ravens.

He was back on the rehab field Wednesday and was hopeful of playing Sunday, but he sat out the following two days.

The Bengals were hoping Green could return 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 midweek. “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.”

The Bengals ruled out linebacker Rey Maualuga with a hamstring injury, and defensive tackle Brandon Thompson is questionable with a knee injury.

—Baltimore Ravens tight end Owen Daniels will not play this week and appears doubtful for the next game, too, after undergoing minor surgery on his left knee, coach John Harbaugh said Friday.

Daniels, who has replaced the injured Dennis Pitta as Baltimore’s top tight end, will miss the Ravens’ big division battle at Cincinnati on Sunday.

“After that, he has a chance to come back,” Harbaugh said. “So, it’ll be week to week after that and it won’t be many weeks at all. It could actually be next week (at Pittsburgh). That’d be the optimistic approach, but it could happen.”

—Detroit Lions running back Reggie Bush is listed as doubtful and wide receiver Calvin Johnson as questionable for their game against the Atlanta Falcons in London on Sunday.

Bush missed practice for the second straight day Friday with an ankle injury, but he told the Detroit Free Press that he will play against the Falcons at Wembley Stadium.

Johnson practiced on a limited basis the past three days after missing the last two games with an ankle injury. He has struggled with the issue most of the year.

The Lions also may be without three tight ends for the game. Eric Ebron (hamstring) and Joseph Fauria (ankle) have been ruled out while starter Brandon Pettigrew (foot) has been designated as doubtful.

—Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Harry Douglas, who was limited in Friday’s final practice in London, is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions.

Douglas missed four games and 10 straight practices as a result of a Week 3 foot injury.

—Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden said Friday that he won’t decide whether Robert Griffin III will play Monday against the Dallas Cowboys until just before game time, but the quarterback told reporters he will not rush his return from the ankle injury that has kept him out since Week 2.

Griffin has been practicing on a limited basis, but the Redskins are poised to go with Colt McCoy as their starter if Griffin is not ready.

“I’ve been there for Kirk (Cousins) and Colt as much as I possibly can,” Griffin said, “and being there for this team to make sure they’re as ready as possible during this process. It sucks that I can’t get out there and play with them and help them get wins, but I’ve been listening to the doctors, listening to the trainers, listening to the coaches and we’re not going to rush my ankle.”

—Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne, who has an elbow injury, will not be available for Sunday’s game against the Steelers at Pittsburgh.

Wayne, who had a torn ACL in 2013, is second on the team with 38 catches and 434 yards, with one touchdown.

The Colts also may be without running back Trent Richardson, who is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury. In addition, tight end Jack Doyle (knee) is listed as questionable.

—The Carolina Panthers continue to run short at running back as Chris Ogbonnaya suffered a groin injury at practice Friday.

If Ogbonnaya cannot play Sunday, Jonathan Stewart and Darrin Reaves would be the only healthy running backs against the Seattle Seahawks. DeAngelo Williams will miss a fourth straight game with an ankle injury, and Fozzy Whittaker is out with a quadriceps issue.

The Panthers also will be without both starting guards as left guard Amini Silatolu (calf) and right guard Trai Turner (knee/ankle) will be replaced by undrafted rookie Andrew Norwell and journeyman Fernando Velasco.

—Seattle Seahawks return specialist Bryan Walters is among seven injured players who will miss the team’s game at Carolina on Sunday.

Walters suffered a concussion in practice this week and has been ruled out, along with fullback Derrick Coleman, tight end Zach Miller, center Max Unger, linebacker Bobby Wagner, cornerback Byron Maxwell and defensive tackle Jordan Hill.

Wide receivers Doug Baldwin and Paul Richardson will handle the returns at Carolina, coach Pete Carroll said.

Coleman had surgery on his broken foot Wednesday and is expected to miss six weeks, Carroll said. Robert Turbin will play fullback at Carolina as he did last week in St. Louis.

Wagner, who suffered a toe injury against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 6, will see a foot specialist this weekend, Carroll said.

—New Orleans Saints running back Khiry Robinson will join Pierre Thomas on the inactive list Sunday against the Green Bay Packers.

Robinson (forearm) and Pierre Thomas (rib/shoulder) both were injured in the Saints’ 24-23 loss to the Detroit Lions last Sunday. Thomas reportedly will miss two or three games.

Mark Ingram — back after missing four weeks with a hand injury — is expected to start, with Travaris Cadet taking Thomas’ role as the top pass-catching back.

Tight end Jimmy Graham (shoulder) is questionable for the second straight week. He played against Detroit but did not catch a pass.

—Houston Texans rookie pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney could return to action Sunday for the first time since having knee surgery last month.

“He did what he had to do this week. I think he has a good shot to play on Sunday,” coach Bill O’Brien said.

If Clowney does play against the Tennessee Titans, it will be on a limited basis, according to the team.

—The Oakland Raiders will place pass rusher LaMarr Woodley and safety Usama Young on injured reserve Saturday, interim coach Tony Sparano told reporters Friday.

Last Sunday against Arizona, Woodley suffered a torn biceps and Young suffered ACL and MCL tears. Both will miss the rest of the season.

—Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning went off on the scoreboard operator at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in his post-game press conference Thursday night, saying, “It wasn’t his best night.”

Manning, four days after setting the NFL’s all-time passing touchdown record, wasn’t happy when he heard the boos when the scoreboard operator showed San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers’ face.

“I have no problem with our fans, our fans are great. I’ve got a problem with our scoreboard operator. I’ve got to have a little talk with him,” a serious Manning said. “I’m not sure what he’s doing. He’s playing music and showing our players dancing and getting the crowd fired up when we have the ball. I don’t think we should be doing that. I don’t think we should be showing their quarterback on the sideline. I thought that was kind of disrespectful.”

—The New England Patriots added two players to their practice squad on Friday, re-signing linebacker Ja’Gared Davis and signing rookie wide receiver Jonathan Krause.

Davis played in three games for the Patriots before he was released Wednesday. The 24-year-old began the season on the practice squad after he was cut at the end of training camp.

Krause signed with the Cleveland Browns as a rookie free agent out of Vanderbilt on May 12 and was released on Aug. 25.

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