Bengals Injury Report: Reinforcements have officially arrived for Cincinnati's defensive line

The Cincinnati Bengals' final injury report leading up to Week 5 paints a positive picture for the defense as a high-powered Baltimore Ravens offense comes to town for Sunday's game. Bengals vs Ravens Friday Injury Report Mike Hilton (knee) and Sheldon Rankins (hamstring) remained out of practice and it's likely that both will miss Sunday's […]

John Sheeran — Cincinnati Bengals News Writer

Oct 4, 2024 2:48 PM EDT

Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle BJ Hill (92) stretches during warmups before the first quarter of the NFL Week 11 game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. — © Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Cincinnati Bengals' final injury report leading up to Week 5 paints a positive picture for the defense as a high-powered Baltimore Ravens offense comes to town for Sunday's game.

Bengals vs Ravens Friday Injury Report

Mike Hilton (knee) and Sheldon Rankins (hamstring) remained out of practice and it's likely that both will miss Sunday's game. Rankins is officially listed as doubtful, but head coach Zac Taylor essentially declared him out. Hilton, who's officially questionable, is more of a day-to-day situation.

B.J. Hill (hamstring) will play along with Trey Hendrickson (stinger), McKinnley Jackson (knee) and Myles Murphy (knee). Hill and Hendrickson were limited participants throughout the week and Jackson and Murphy went full in their first week of practice since being placed on the Reserve/Injured list in August. Both players will need to be activated to the 53-man roster before kickoff on Sunday, which explains them being listed as questionable.

These are huge developments for the Bengals' struggling defense. Hill will take over as a starter for one of Zach Carter or Jay Tufele, and Jackson will provide immediate depth behind the group. Murphy will be needed to help keep Hendrickson and Sam Hubbard from playing too much throughout the game and will boost the defensive line's ability to contain Baltimore's potent run game.

The Ravens officially have three players questionable for Sunday in Rasheen Ali (neck), Deonte Harty (knee) and Andrew Vorhees (ankle) but all three were full participants for Friday's practice. The only player to not practice was Arthur Maulet (knee/hamstring), who's been declared out for the game.