Zac Taylor Shares Update on Mike Hilton, La'el Collins and Rest of Bengals' Injuries

CINCINNATI — The Bengals are going to be without some of their best players on Sunday against the Panthers.

Chidobe Awuzie (knee), Ja'Marr Chase (hip) and DJ Reader (knee) are out. Josh Tupou (calf) is also out. Tre Flowers (hamstring) is "day-to-day."

Cornerback Mike Hilton (finger) won't play. It's a bit of a surprise, considering he's dealing with a left pinky issue.

"Ultimately this week was going to be tough to play," head coach Zac Taylor said on Friday. "We have the bye week next week. That's what it looks like. We didn't want to push it this week to play knowing that we had next week as well. It was one of those compound issues."

Jalen Davis will take Hilton's spot at nickel. That means Cam Taylor-Britt, Eli Apple and Davis will be the Bengals' starting cornerbacks on Sunday against the Panthers.

Hilton is expected to return after their Week 10 bye.

La'el Collins (illness) could suit up, despite missing practice this week. Taylor called him "day-to-day."

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