Andy Dalton and the Cincinnati Bengals (9-5) will look to sew up a playoff berth at 1:00 p.m. ET at Paul Brown Stadium when they face the Minnesota Vikings (9-4-1), who earned a shocking win over Philadelphia last week despite missing Adrian Peterson and Toby Gerhart. Watch the game on Fox or live stream it by clicking this link. Vikings fans can listen to the game on KFAN 100.3, while Bengals fans may do the same on 103.7 WCKY.
Despite a great season thus far, all isn't necessarily well in Cincy, following a 30-20 beating administered to them by the Steelers that ended with their punter breaking his jaw.
"We've got to go play and win football games," coach Marvin Lewis said. "We didn't win one. So we've got to win the next two. If we take care of that and take care of ourselves, that's all we have to worry about."
Their offense looked stagnant, and the defense very pliable, causing some worry among Bengals faithful. Dalton, however, isn't overly concerned. "There's no panic," Dalton said. "There's no worry about anything. We're not frantic. We still have two games at home and have everything to accomplish, so we've got to take care of our business."
Minnesota's road woes might be playing a part in his confidence; the Vikes are 0-6-1 away from their home stadium. "We are going to emphasize (getting a road win)," Vikings coach Leslie Fraizer said. "We want to win this final road game. It's important. It's our next game on our schedule and we are going to emphasize it for sure."
Fraizer also doesn't find any pleasure in playing a "spoiler" role.
"We don't use that word spoiler in our conversation," Frazier said. "We're trying our very best to work as hard as we can to get a win for our team and it's nothing to do with the impact it would have on any other team."
Vikings Injury Report:
| Larry Dean | LB | Knee | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Adrian Peterson | RB | Groin | Limited Participation in Practice | Questionable |
| John Carlson | TE | Concussion | Did Not Participate In Practice | Doubtful |
| Matt Asiata | RB | Ankle | Limited Participation in Practice | Questionable |
| Brandon Fusco | G | Knee | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Chris Cook | CB | Knee | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Marcus Sherels | CB | Shoulder | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Xavier Rhodes | CB | Ankle | Did Not Participate In Practice | Out |
| Chad Greenway | LB | Wrist | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Harrison Smith | S | Toe | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Cullen Loeffler | LS | Hand | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Toby Gerhart | RB | Hamstring | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
Bengals Injury Report:
| Kevin Huber | P | Jaw | Out (Definitely Will Not Play) | Out |
| Terence Newman | CB | Knee | Did Not Participate In Practice | Doubtful |
| Devon Still | DT | Back | Did Not Participate In Practice | Questionable |
| James Harrison | LB | Concussion | Full Participation in Practice | Questionable |
| Jermaine Gresham | TE | Abdomen | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Carlos Dunlap | DE | Concussion | Full Participation in Practice | Questionable |
| Kevin Zeitler | G | Foot | Full Participation in Practice | Questionable |
| Andrew Whitworth | T | Concussion | Full Participation in Practice | Questionable |
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