Orlando Brown Jr. walks on the field as he misses the game with an injury in the first quarter of the NFL Week 9 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Las Vegas Raiders at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. / Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Bengals captain and tackle Orlando Brown Jr. is optimistic about playing against the Pittsburgh Steelers, which would be his first action since Week 7. On the Wednesday injury report, Brown was classified as "limited" due to the contact injury he sustained in the Bengals' Week 7 win against Cleveland,

The Cincinnati Bengals will host their AFC North rival Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, with little room for error if they want to make the playoffs this season. The team was back on the practice field Wednesday ahead of the big showdown.

The Bengals look like they could get Orlando Brown Jr. (knee/fibula) back in game action after he went limited on Wednesday. Good news mostly ends there, as Logan Wilson (knee) didn't practice Monday or today. Sheldon Rankins (illness) also missed the session with his illness.

See who's in and who's out for the Week 13 matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers on December 1, 2024.

Two key starters for the Cincinnati Bengals did not practice on Wednesday as the team continued to gear up for its AFC North showdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers this weekend.