January 4, 2025
Brown (ankle) is
inactive for Saturday's game at Pittsburgh.
ANALYSISBrown suffered a right ankle sprain near the end of regulation of last Saturday's overtime win versus the Broncos. Despite the running back not practicing during Week 18 prep, there was some hope that he'd be available this Saturday, as offensive coordinator Dan Pitcher noted to
Ben Baby of ESPN.com on Monday. Officially listed as questionable, Brown's availability was subject to a game-day decision, per
Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer via coach Zac Taylor. During his pregame warmup, Brown's right ankle was heavily taped, per
Bridget Condon of NFL Network, but his attempts to cut on the ankle seemingly didn't go well, according to
Condon. With his lack of availability now confirmed for Saturday's contest, Brown will hand off the Bengals backfield to
Khalil Herbert, who will be backed up by
Trayveon Williams and
Kendall Milton.