Team news: Cincinnati Bengals

Bengals WR Tyler Boyd is expected to play Sunday, according to Bengals head coach Zac Taylor.

Boyd looks to end the season on a high note. Brandon Allen looks to have his receiver trio available for the season finale.

As expected, Bengals RB Joe Mixon will not play this week.

Mixon hasn't played since Week 6 against Indy, dealing with a foot injury. While he didn't light up the fantasy scoreboard most weeks, he did average 19 carries a game. He averaged 71 rushing yards a game but most of that came from a 151-yard performance against the Jags. His second highest rushing total was 69 yards in Week 1. He averaged 3.5 catches a game as well, which came with QB Joe Burrow under center. It will be tough to trust Mixon in 2021 but with Burrow back and the volume Mixon got this season, he'll likely be a highly-desired fantasy pick once again next summer.

Bengals QB practiced in full again Friday and will be available if needed against the Houston Texans, according to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com.

It is great to see Allen did not suffer a serous knee injury when he went down two weeks ago. Ryan Finley played well against a stout defense Week 15, and gets an easier matchup against the Texans Week 16.

Bengals WR Tyler Boyd will not play Week 16 against the Houston Texans, according to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com.

The Bengals will have A.J. Green, Tee Higgins, Mike Thomas (CIN), and others to fill Boyd's void.

Bengals Head Coach Zac Taylor ruled running back Joe Mixon out for Week 16 due to his foot injury.

The news is not surprising as this will mark Mixon's ninth consecutive missed game and it certainly looks like the Bengals have shut him down for the season. Giovani Bernard will continue to handle the majority of the backfield work in Cincinnati with Samaje Perine and rookie Trayveon Williams mixing in for occasional touches.