Tyler Eifert

Bengals place Tyler Eifert (back) on injured reserve

The Cincinnati Bengals placed tight end Tyler Eifert on injured reserve with a back injury, ending his season.

What It Means:

All it really means is that Eifert is out for Week 17, but it officially ends yet another injury-marred campaign. Limited by back and ankle issues, Eifert finishes 2016 with 29 catches across eight appearances. Eifert has played 22 of a possible 48 games over the past three seasons.

C.J. Uzomah saw six targets and earned 5.26 Net Expected Points in his stead, per numberFire Live.