The Cincinnati Bengals are listing Joe Mixon as questionable on their final injury report.
Joe Mixon injury update: How to handle the Bengals RB vs. Ravens
Will Joe Mixon finish his rookie season on a high note?
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However, Mixon got a full week of practice in, so expect him to play in Week 17 versus the Baltimore Ravens. Mixon is working his way back from an ankle injury suffered in Week 16. It was actually his first game back since suffering a concussion in Week 13. That kept him sidelined for two games, and he missed most of Sunday’s win over the Detroit Lions with his latest injury.
Mixon had become the featured running back in this offense, so much that he had become a weekly starter for fantasy owners. However, the recent emergence of Giovani Bernard has made it very risky to play Mixon and expect a full workload in Baltimore.
Fantasy Impact: Mixon is set to face a Ravens defense allowing the seventh-most fantasy points to running backs over the last five weeks. Along with Bernard possibly getting a big workload, it’s a smart move to sit Mixon this week.
