Friday, October 4, 2013

Injury report: Ridley to miss first game of career

BY DAN BEGNOCHE

After 36 straight games, New England Patriots running back Stevan Ridley's streak is over.

A slew of other pertinent players could also end up joining Ridley on the sidelines Sunday, as the Pats currently have another 10 listed as questionable on the injury report. The two consistent question marks have been tight end Rob Gronkowski and wide receiver Danny Amendola, though Amendola is a more likely to play than Gronkowski.

On the Bengals' side, James Harrison is expected to dress despite a knee injury that had him listed as questionable earlier in the week, which is good news for a defense that allowed 270 passing yards and two touchdowns last week in a loss to the Browns. Here's the complete list:

PATRIOTS

Out

RB Stevan Ridley (knee)

Doubtful

WR Matthew Slater (wrist)

Questionable

WR Danny Amendola (groin), RB Brandon Bolden (knee), WR Aaron Dobson (neck), TE Rob Gronkowski (back/forearm), LB Dont'a Hightower (knee), LB Jerod Mayo (ankle), WR Kenbrell Thompkins (shoulder), OL Sebastian Vollmer (foot), RB Leon Washington (thigh), S Tavin Wilson (hamstring).

Probable

CB Kyle Arrington (groin), OL Will Svitek (knee).

BENGALS

Doubtful

CB Brandon Ghee (thigh), CB Leon Hall (hamstring), G Mike Pollak (knee).

Questionable

DE Michael Johnson (concussion),CB Dre Kirkpatrick (hamstring).

Probable

LB Vontaze Burfict (neck), LB James Harrison (knee), S Reggie Nelson (hamstring).

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