Nate Livings News

Chris Henry's season is officially over after he was placed on injured reserve by the Bengals on Monday.

Offensive line coach Paul Alexander came off the practice field Thursday choosing not to discuss the status of rookie right tackle Andre Smith but the impact of veteran Scott Kooistra, cut Tuesday to make room for fullback Fui Vakapuna .

That orange-and-black striped chip the Bengals have had on their shoulder during this 5-2 start? Head coach Marvin Lewis has had it since March at the NFL ownersa meetings.

It was this past summer, and a camera crew for NFL Films and the HBO series ''Hard Knocks'' was following the former Bears defensive tackle around as he prepared for training camp with his new team, the Cincinnati Bengals .

Browns running back Jamal Lewis and kicker Phil Dawson were inactive for Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Steelers safety Tyrone Carter was in the starting lineup against the Bengals despite a bruised left thigh that forced him to miss practice during the week.

27 preseason game against the Rams, but he said before Thursday's practice that he'll be full go for the workout on the Paul Brown Stadium field.

After backup Dennis Roland played 18 snaps Sunday in Green Bay behind Anthony Collins, Marvin Lewis indicated at his Wednesday news conference that they are still looking for the best combination at right tackle as well as the left guard situation with Evan Mathis and the injured Nate Livings.

The Bengals came away Sunday unscathed on the injury front. Keith Rivers left early in the game for several snaps, but returned.

Chase Coffman News: Week 2 inactives: QB Jordan Palmer , LG Nate Livings, CB David Jones, S Tom Nelson, OT Andre Smith, TE Chase Coffman, WR Jerome Simpson and DE Frostee Rucker.

KICKOFF: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET SURFACE: Grass TV: CBS SERIES: 11th regular-season meeting.

Every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evening, we'll update the practice/injury chart leading up to Sunday's game.

Early against the Denver Broncos last week, starting left guard Nate Livings left the game with a knee injury.

TV : CBS. Radio : AM-620. Tickets : Sold out. Line: Packers by 9. Weather : 70, clear to partly cloudy.

With left guard Nate Livings officially out for Sunday's game at Green Bay, Evan Mathis will get his first start in three NFL seasons.

The last time I remember the Bengals playing a regular season game at Lambeau Field, Brett Favre made his Packer debut and led Green Bay to a fourth quarter comeback win.

Here's a gem from Bengals PR titan Jack Brennan on Sunday's game in Green Bay. Welcome to the Kid Bowl.

That the Bengals had the NFL 's worst offense last year was understandable. They played without quarterback most of the season and were riddled by other injuries.

Is Carson Palmer's elbow healthy? Palmer has the velocity and is throwing the ball better than he did in the past.

Warning: I am about to agree with the Cincinnati Bengals . Well, kind of. The Bengals don't want to pay first-round pick Andre Smith what he is arguably entitled to as the sixth overall pick of the 2009 draft, and though it pains me to write this, I really don't blame them.