The New England Patriots will visit the Cincinnati Bengals down one.
But running back Rhamondre Stevenson and outside linebacker Harold Landry III move forward as questionable for the matchup at Paycor
Stadium. While working through toe and knee injuries, respectively, both starters finished the week as full participants.
Here’s the rest of the game statuses heading into Sunday’s 1 p.m. ET kickoff.
OUT
Patriots
- LB Jahlani Tavai (not injury related — personal)
Bengals
- DE Trey Hendrickson (hip, pelvis)
- DE Cam Sample (oblique)
- CB Cam Taylor-Britt (foot — placed on IR)
New England will go without one veteran in Cincinnati due to personal reasons. Tavai was listed as a limited participant on Wednesday before being upgraded to full participation on Thursday. Yet he did not practice on Friday. Standing with 101 snaps on defense and 125 snaps on special teams, the versatile linebacker has started four of his seven appearances since being activated from injured reserve in October.
“That’ll be non-injury related,” Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel said during his final press conference of the week. “That’s something personal and that’ll be all that I’ll talk about it at this time.”
DOUBTFUL
Patriots
- No players listed
Bengals
- RB Samaje Perine (knee)
- S Daijahn Anthony (hamstring — IR return)
In the offensive and defensive backfields, two Bengals carry doubtful designations. Anthony went in full on Friday while continuing to reside on injured reserve due to a hamstring injury. But Perine remained sidelined for the third practice of the week due to a knee injury.
QUESTIONABLE
Patriots
- RB Rhamondre Stevenson (toe)
- LB Harold Landry III (knee)
Bengals
- QB Joe Burrow (toe — IR return)
After being ruled out for three consecutive games, Stevenson practiced in a limited capacity for two sessions. An upgrade to full arrived on Friday. New England’s lead running back has turned 99 touches into 448 yards and three touchdowns from scrimmage in 2025.
“I would say that there wasn’t many restrictions and that he responded well to the practice,” Vrabel said. “I would say that as long there are not any setbacks here, he’d be in line to play.”
Landry, a captain off the edges, also stands as questionable for a Patriots roster that saw several clear the final injury report. The March signing has started all 11 games on the way to posting 37 tackles, 5.5 sacks and a fumble recovery.
On the other side of the aisle, there’s a wait-and-see situation at quarterback and a short week upcoming. Cincinnati has until 4 p.m. ET Saturday to activate Burrow in time to face the AFC East leaders. The two-time NFL Comeback Player of the Year was a full participant for back-to-back practices before joining the partial group. He hasn’t started under center since the second game of September after a Grade 3 turf toe diagnosis required surgery.
“We are still talking to doctors and everything. He’s done everything he can,” Bengals head coach Zac Taylor told reporters. “Everything is moving in a great position. Now we just have to make a decision.”
