Arkansas Bengal Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Tyler Eifert, Vontaze Burfict injured Updated: September 7, 2014, 3:41 PM ET By Coley Harvey | ESPN.com BALTIMORE -- Cincinnati Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert and linebacker Vontaze Burfict have both been ruled out after sustaining injuries in Sunday's physical game against the Ravens. Eifert left late in the first quarter with an elbow injury. Burfict left with a concussion. Burfict was run from the game at the end of the second quarter when he struck Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco hard. Under the extreme pressure, Flacco still delivered a perfectly placed pass despite being pushed violently onto his backside by Burfict. The pass was dropped by Flacco's receiver. Burfict had trouble getting himself off the turf after the play. After he originally stood up, he wobbled back to a knee twice. He also was jawing briefly with Ravens players who seemed to take exception to him hitting Flacco as he threw. Eventually, trainers helped Burfict to the sideline, where they evaluated him before leading him in near the half. [+] Enlarge AP Photo/Nick WassTyler Eifert, who struggled with a shoulder injury throughout the preseason, left Sunday's season opener with an elbow injury. Before leaving the game, Burfict had four tackles, a pass deflection and forced and recovered a fumble when he stripped Ravens running back Bernard Pierce. Burfict also had one tackle for loss on another Pierce carry. Eifert's elbow injury came as the Bengals were driving on their final drive of the opening quarter. Quarterback Andy Dalton delivered a 20-yard pass to Eifert, who spun around as he avoided a tackler before leaving his feet. When Eifert awkwardly landed, he immediately grabbed his right arm and could be seen screaming in pain as teammates waved the trainers onto the field. The tight end was only down for about two minutes before trainers and teammates helped him to his feet. Fellow tight ends Jermaine Gresham and Alex Smith were among those who tapped Eifert on the helmet as he walked off the field holding his right arm close to his body. He was immediately rushed into the locker room for observation. Eifert had three catches for 37 yards before leaving the game. The injury came on the same play the Bengals finally threw a tight end seam pass, a play they had incorporated often in open training-camp practices, but one they shied from discussing much about. It also was the longest reception Eifert had. He was replaced by a combination of Gresham and Smith. Eifert and Gresham had opened the game in a two-tight end formation. Eifert returned to the sideline in the second half and near the start of the fourth quarter, he was seen out of uniform with his right arm in a sling. This latest injury comes on the heels of a frustrating preseason for Eifert, who had a nagging shoulder injury that kept him out of organized team activities and minicamp. Burfict missed parts of the last two weeks of practice after a hamstring injury popped up in the Week 3 preseason game at Arizona. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11482685/tyler-eifert-vontaze-burfict-cincinnati-bengals-injured-baltimore-ravens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBallerson Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Must have written this piece before Geno got carted off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThurmanMunster Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Must have written this piece before Geno got carted off. It was dehydration. He's not injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabengals12 Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 It was dehydration. He's not injured. Source? I heard possible dehydration, nothing definitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkansas Bengal Posted September 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Atkins was also seen walking fine around the locker room. pauldehnerjr Paul Dehner Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|High School Harry| Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 As far as injuries, a positive that is being overlooked (imho) is we are going to get back Dennard next week. And did out D secondary look like they could use him, based on what limited play we have seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglishBengal Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 As far as injuries, a positive that is being overlooked (imho) is we are going to get back Dennard next week. And did out D secondary look like they could use him, based on what limited play we have seen. Secondary worries me. Did our guys play shit or were there lots of coverage break downs? I don't know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unleashed Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Secondary worries me. Did our guys play shit or were there lots of coverage break downs? I don't know? Guenther was going balls out on a lot of blitzes, leaving our corners on their own. I think the whole defense will evolve in the next few weeks into what will hopefully be a dominant season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Not sure why the worry from some of you on D, other than you like to worry. Flacco threw the ball 62 times, but for one mistake, he did really nothing with all those attempts. Plus, when Burfict was in there, they gave them nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodey365 Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Watching my dvr right now since i couldnt watch live. Holy shit that Eifert injury looked gruesome. Anxiously waiting on an update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthPaw Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 there is nothing wrong with the defense. they saved the day. the offense looked smooth at times under Hue, but also looked very shitty and stalled out on way too many drives. This game shouldn't even have been close. Credit the Ravens for holding them to field goals, but damn, this offense was out of sync in spots when it mattered all day(aside from bomb to AJ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalsNYC Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Watching my dvr right now since i couldnt watch live. Holy shit that Eifert injury looked gruesome. Anxiously waiting on an update. Sounding like dislocated elbow and he's a candidate for non season ending IR which means he's out until at least week 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyrid Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Sounding like dislocated elbow and he's a candidate for non season ending IR which means he's out until at least week 8. It's going to be tough to get through the next month or so without both Eifert and Jones. Especially since Gresham looked like shit today. Green, Sanu and Bernard are the only 3 guys I really trust in the passing game now. We could weather 1 injury to our top 5 targets, but 2 is shitty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unleashed Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 It's going to be tough to get through the next month or so without both Eifert and Jones. Especially since Gresham looked like shit today. Green, Sanu and Bernard are the only 3 guys I really trust in the passing game now. We could weather 1 injury to our top 5 targets, but 2 is shitty. Atlanta and Tennessee aren't top 5 defenses or anything and Marvin is expected back week 5. I think Hue can draw up a couple successful game plans for us. Just hope we are a little more healthy for the game at NE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Fox sports is saying the Bengals hope its only a few weeks for Eifert since it popped right back in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.B. Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Fox sports is saying the Bengals hope its only a few weeks for Eifert since it popped right back in Thats what I thought when I saw it back in a few mins later on the sidelines. I've seen worse elbow injuries where people have come back a few months. Id think maybe 4-8 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Madieu Superstar Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Fox sports is saying the Bengals hope its only a few weeks for Eifert since it popped right back in Great News! Plus it came from Jay Glazer whose usually not just making stuff up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyrid Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Atlanta and Tennessee aren't top 5 defenses or anything and Marvin is expected back week 5. I think Hue can draw up a couple successful game plans for us. Just hope we are a little more healthy for the game at NE. Yeah, it's just a tough spot. We really want to run 2 TEs, but if it's Smith and Gresham, that doesn't work all that well since Smith can't split out wide and Gresham struggles mentally if you put too much on his plate. So if 2 TEs doesn't much work, then you can go 3 WRs, but with Jones out your options aren't great there either. Who's the 3rd? Sanzenbacher? Tate? Hopefully Jones will be back on the optimistic timeline of week 5 (that doesn't seem like a sure thing though). The news on Eifert sounds pretty positive all things considered, so hopefully he is back soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|schotzee| Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Wtf. Cut Eifert along with Gresham. These tight ends are more of dandy lines . :) :ninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodey365 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 If true that's great news on eifert. His injury almost made me lose my cookies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 If true that's great news on eifert. His injury almost made me lose my cookies. Hope he and Marvin Jones are back for our Super Bowl run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwing Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Does someone take over Tates KR duties so that he becomes more involved in the offense until guys return? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elijah15 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 As long as eifert is back within 8weeks ill be happy. I want him for the playoffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo Montoya Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Fingers crossed on Eifert's elbow. Jay Glazer reporting that it popped back in right away and he might only miss a month or less certainly gives me some hope. It looked pretty nasty on the field and I was immediately thinking he might be out far longer than that, possibly for the season. Burfict and Atkins should both be fine so at least we dodged a couple of bullets. Burfict was really missed and the defense wasn't the same without him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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