The Cincinnati Bengals are preparing to play in Week 8 without A.J. Green.

Green is battling ligament damage under his big toe and want to be careful with the lingering injury.

The Bengals have been without Green for the past two straight games.

Vontaze Burfict has been fined $25,000 for twisting the ankles of Cam Newton and Greg Olsen in Week 6.

"In instances like that that are so clearly premeditated, that he had in his mind that if he had those opportunities that he was going to try to attack guys' legs, but guys who are coming off ankle problems specifically, there's no room for it," Olsen said Monday, per The Charlotte Observer. "And I think the punishment needs to go beyond a fine. Guys like that don't learn from that stuff. He's been fined 100 times for head-hunting, and he did it to (receiver) Kelvin (Benjamin) again. You watch the film; it's just what he is."

A.J. Green is expected to miss the Cincinnati Bengals' game in Week 7 against the Indianapolis Colts due to his injured toe, according to ESPN's Bob Holtzman.

Green was wearing a protective boot on Sunday.

Green is scheduled to visit a foot specialist for the second time on Friday, which should give him a better idea of how long he’ll be out of the lineup.

Mike Nugent missed a 36-yard field goal in the closing seconds of overtime that would have given the Cincinnati Bengals a 40-37 win over the Carolina Panthers.

"I didn't even have to look up, I coulda told you it didn't even hit the net," Nugent told reporters after the game, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer's Paul Dehner. "Probably the worst ball I ever hit in a game in my career. It was horrible."

Nugent remains confident despite the bad miss.

"I never get worried about confidence," he said. "I don't think I'd be playing for 10 years if I had an issue with confidence. Just the moment, right now, just a lot of disappointment ...

"It's just really tough to see my coaches and see my teammates after a game like that. ... Tomorrow's gonna be a tough day facing everybody but this is a great locker room, great coaches, great players and great people. It's just very difficult to see a "1" at the end of our record. ...

"A lot of people say, 'Hey, it's just one play in the game,' but as a kicker it's your biggest play of the day so it's tough to think otherwise."

A.J. Green won't play on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers.

Green, who left practice during warm-ups on Wednesday after aggravating an injury to his right big toe, had his right foot in a walking boot during Friday morning's walkthrough.

Marvin Lewis told host Ross Tucker that Green's injury was "a little more than" turf toe. Three weeks ago, Green told reporters in Cincinnati that the issue was "something like turf toe, but not as bad." He played in that Week 3 game against the Titans after playing just six plays the week before.

According to Albert Breer, Green will not need surgery on the foot.

A.J. Green was removed from the Cincinnati Bengals' practice field on Wednesday on a cart.

Green has been suffering from turf toe this season and Marvin Lewis decribed it as "a little bit more than that."

Green missed one game due to the injury and could miss several more after the exacerbation.

A.J. Green left the Cincinnati Bengals' practice on Wednesday on a golf cart after aggravating the toe injury that has bothered him throughout the season.

Green has only missed one game this season, but he's been slowed down by the injury.