Williams, Cappa ruled out vs. Bills as Bengals' OL injury woes worsen

Cincinnati Bengals left tackle Jonah Williams and right guard Alex Cappa won't play Sunday against the Buffalo Bills, head coach Zac Taylor announced Friday, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

Williams suffered a dislocated left kneecap in the first half of last week's win over the Baltimore Ravens, while Cappa is dealing with an ankle ailment. Cappa didn't play versus Baltimore.

Their absences are a big blow to the Bengals, who'd already lost right tackle La'el Collins for the remainder of the season due to a torn ACL. Cincinnati brought in Cappa and Collins, as well as center Ted Karras, in the offseason after allowing 55 sacks during 2021, the third most in the NFL. Quarterback Joe Burrow was also sacked 19 times in four playoff games that season, including seven times in the Super Bowl loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

The Ravens registered four sacks on Burrow - who was taken down 41 times this regular season - in the wild-card round.

Max Scharping is expected to start at right guard for the second straight week to replace Cappa, while Jackson Carman could be in line to play left tackle in place of Williams on Sunday.

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