Bengals Pro Bowl wide receiver A.J. Green suffered a hamstring injury minutes into Sunday's game against the Bills and had to be taken off the field to the locker room on a cart.
The Bengals ruled Green out for the game, which made sense when you heard reports like this from the stadium:
AJ Green can barely put any pressure on the leg.
— Joe Buscaglia (@JoeBuscaglia) November 20, 2016
In an already great career, Green was having his best season and it wasn't close. If this is serious, truly unfortunate.
— Paul Dehner Jr. (@pauldehnerjr) November 20, 2016
The Bengals lost to the Bills 16-12 to fall to 3-6-1 on the year, and now the fear, at least according to Bengals.com writer Geoff Hobson, is that Green's season could be over, though the team will know more after an MRI:
A.J. Says he'll be back at some point but not sure about next week
— Geoff Hobson (@GeoffHobsonCin) November 20, 2016
Bengals fear Green out for year with possible hamstring tear. But MRI pending
— Geoff Hobson (@GeoffHobsonCin) November 20, 2016
Green entered Sunday's game with 66 receptions for 964 yards and four touchdowns. And according to Football Outsiders' metrics, he was the NFL's No. 2 wide receiver behind only Julio Jones. Put another way: If he's sidelined for any length of time, that's a huge blow to an offense in desperate need of playmakers.
