The Bengals will enter the divisional round looking to fill glaring holes along the offensive line after ruling out two starters ahead of Sunday’s game against the Bills.
Cincinnati announced Friday left tackle Jonah Williams and right guard Alex Cappa will not play in the contest, leaving quarterback Joe Burrow without two key protectors entering the anticipated contest. Neither offensive lineman took the field for practice this week, with Williams out after dislocating his kneecap during the Bengals’s wild-card win over the Ravens last Sunday and Cappa missing a second week of sessions with an ankle injury he suffered in a Week 18 win against Baltimore.
Williams, the 11th pick in the 2019 draft, played on 100% of the snaps in all but one game during the regular season (90% in Week 5) and appeared on 52% of the snaps before going down with his injury in the Bengals’ playoff opener. Meanwhile, Cappa had just two weeks where he played less than 100% of the snaps, playing on 91% of the snaps in Week 9 and 79% in Week 18.
