NFL Nation reporters look ahead to what Wednesday has in store for each team.

AFC EAST

Buffalo Bills: The Bills' week of preparation for the undefeated Bengals saw a twist Tuesday when the team signed veteran quarterback Josh Johnson amid a CBS Sports report that starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor could miss multiple games because of a sprained MCL. Johnson isn't in line to start Sunday, though. That duty will fall to EJ Manuel, who has been the Bills' lone backup since the team traded Matt Cassel last month. -- Mike Rodak

Miami Dolphins: The Dolphins hope to get two Pro Bowlers healthy and back on defense after the bye week. Top cornerback Brent Grimes (knee) and veteran defensive end Cameron Wake (hamstring) both sat out Monday's practice. Interim head coach Dan Campbell said Grimes and Wake would be evaluated during the week and leading up to Sunday's game against the Tennessee Titans. -- James Walker

New England Patriots: Wednesday is an important day for the Patriots on the injury front, with starting left tackle Nate Solder (right elbow) and linebacker Dont'a Hightower (rib) having left Sunday's win over the Cowboys. Their participation level at practice -- the team's first of the week in preparation for Sunday's game against the Colts -- will provide more context on their potential availability. -- Mike Reiss

New York Jets: The Jets hope to get linebacker David Harris (quadriceps) back on the field Wednesday as they begin preparations for the Redskins. Harris is the quarterback of the defense, making the pre-snap adjustments. It would disrupt their prep work if he's not available. -- Rich Cimini

AFC NORTH

Baltimore Ravens: Tight end Crockett Gillmore has a good chance of playing Sunday after sitting out the last two games because of a calf injury. He was moving around well in pregame warm-ups last Sunday and was even jumping for some passes. In the first three weeks of the regular season, Gillmore had the ninth-most receiving yards among tight ends (151). His return would also be a big boost to Joe Flacco, who was starting to develop a rapport with Gillmore. -- Jamison Hensley

Cincinnati Bengals: Bengals offensive coordinator Hue Jackson continues to affirm that Jeremy Hill is his workhorse running back despite the fact backup Giovani Bernard has had more carries and snaps in recent games. Against Seattle last Sunday, Bernard played 66 snaps, and Hill had only 19. It's worth noting Hill went into that game with a knee injury but played through it. How might the injury, regardless of how minor, affect Hill this week as he and the Bengals prepare for the Bills' third-ranked rush defense? That's a question Hill hopes to answer when the Bengals return to practice Wednesday. -- Coley Harvey

Cleveland Browns: The Browns should have a better idea Wednesday how quarterback Josh McCown is feeling. McCown had his ankle rolled up in Baltimore, but both he and Mike Pettine said they expect he'll be able to face Denver. -- Pat McManamon

Pittsburgh Steelers: After a brutal stretch of injuries, the Steelers are relatively healthy entering Sunday's matchup with the Cardinals. Pittsburgh will look to bottle up Michael Vick's fourth-quarter performance Monday night in San Diego and use that gameplan this week -- more decisive throws and rollouts. For his first seven quarters, Vick looked as if he was trying to avoid mistakes, and the Steelers game-planned that way, too. Time to open it up. -- Jeremy Fowler

AFC SOUTH

Houston Texans: Lost in the Texans' dismal start is DeAndre Hopkins' strong one. Hopkins leads the league in receiving yards with 578 yards and ranks second with 42 catches. That could continue as Brian Hoyer takes over. The two have a great connection. -- Tania Ganguli

Indianapolis Colts: The Colts will start their official preparation for Sunday's game against New England in practice Wednesday. It'll also be a big day for quarterback Andrew Luck and his progress from his right shoulder injury. Luck is 0-4 with 10 interceptions against the Patriots in his career -- Mike Wells

Jacksonville Jaguars: QB Blake Bortles isn't expected to practice Wednesday because of sprained right shoulder, so Chad Henne will take the first-team reps. Bortles is expected to play against Houston on Sunday, but that could change if his shoulder doesn't respond to treatment. -- Mike DiRocco

Tennessee Titans: Right guard Chance Warmack will be back to practice Wednesday after missing two games because of a sprained knee. The Titans' line didn't seem a whole lot different with Jamon Meredith working in his place. -- Paul Kuharsky

AFC WEST

Denver Broncos: With a bye week following Sunday's game in Cleveland, the Broncos will play it safe with their injured starters -- DeMarcus Ware (back) and Aqib Talib (ankle). Both are expected to be held out of some practice work this week. However, the Broncos are still hopeful that tackle Ty Sambrailo, who has missed the last two games because of a shoulder injury, will practice at least some Wednesday and be back in the lineup Sunday against the Browns. -- Jeff Legwold

Kansas City Chiefs: One benefit of promoting RB Spencer Ware from the practice squad is that after having gone to camp and played in the preseason with the Chiefs, he's familiar with everything they're doing. In that sense, Ware could play as much as the Chiefs want on Sunday against the Vikings, as the team searches for Jamaal Charles' replacement. -- Adam Teicher

Oakland Raiders: One of the things the Raiders want to tune up during this bye week is their run game, which ranks 27th in the NFL (90 yards per game). This comes a year after ranking 32nd on the ground. Latavius Murray has struggled the past couple of weeks and the Raiders have been using Roy Helu more. The goal is to get Murray going and to use Helu as a viable change-of-pace option. -- Bill Williamson

San Diego Chargers: San Diego head coach Mike McCoy blamed penalties and turnovers for the lack of consistency on offense in a 24-20 loss to the Steelers on Monday. The Chargers finished with seven accepted penalties for 54 yards, including four offensive holding calls. "When you have the holding penalties like we did, or a false start penalty, those things all set you back," McCoy said. "So we have to do a better job there." -- Eric D. Williams

NFC EAST

Dallas Cowboys: The Cowboys will have their first of two bye week practices Wednesday but don't expect a lot of preparation for the Oct. 25 game against the New York Giants. The work will allow Matt Cassel to get more familiar with the Cowboys' offense as he moves into the starting role over Brandon Weeden. He was acquired in a trade from Buffalo on Sept. 23 but was inactive for his first two games and served as the backup against New England. With how the Cowboys work their quarterback rotation, the backup does not get any work with the starters during the week. This will give Cassel a jumpstart on things until the team returns to work next Tuesday. -- Todd Archer

New York Giants: Eli Manning is operating the Giants' offense at high efficiency. According to ESPN Stats & Information, Manning is on pace to set career-best marks in completion percentage (66.5 percent) and touchdown-to-interception ratio (5.0) even though he's averaging a career-high 39.4 pass attempts. The Giants already have seven touchdown drives this year that took less than two minutes. They had 10 such drives all of last year. -- Dan Graziano

Philadelphia Eagles: The Eagles got most of their injured players back for Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints. The primary exceptions were inside linebackers Mychal Kendricks and Kiko Alonso. As the practice week begins Wednesday, the Eagles will be hoping to get Kendricks on track to return for Monday night's division game against the Giants. -- Phil Sheridan

Washington Redskins: The Redskins need to figure out what's wrong with their run game. In the past two games, Washington has averaged only 3.18 yards per carry and only 2.78 yards on first down, putting quarterback Kirk Cousins in situations the coaches hoped to avoid. The run game was supposed to be the strength of the offense, and after the first two games this season, that appeared to be the case. But since then it has not served as the engine of the offense. That must change. -- John Keim

NFC NORTH

Chicago Bears: The Bears will attempt to snap a two-game road losing streak to the Lions on Sunday. A victory over the Lions (0-5) would put the Bears at .500 for the first time in almost a full calendar year. Head coach John Fox conceded after the Kansas City game that Alshon Jeffery's lingering hamstring injury is frustrating on all levels. The Bears are optimistic they can get several injured players back on the practice field Wednesday. Receiver Eddie Royal and left tackle Jermon Bushrod were among the notable inactives versus the Chiefs. -- Jeff Dickerson

Detroit Lions: The Lions start their practices for the Bears on Wednesday and a player to watch is running back Joique Bell. He said Monday he plans on practicing and playing this week against Chicago after sitting out the last two weeks dealing because of ankle and Achilles injuries. With Ameer Abdullah struggling with fumbles, the Lions could use a healthy Bell to try and revive the league's worst rushing attack. If he practices Wednesday, that's a good sign. -- Michael Rothstein

Green Bay Packers: If the Packers are going to get receiver Davante Adams (ankle) back before the bye, then he'll probably have to do at least some drills in practice Wednesday. He hasn't been able to do anything since he aggravated his left ankle after only three plays in the Week 3 game against the Chiefs. The Packers play the Chargers on Sunday and then have their bye. -- Rob Demovsky

Minnesota Vikings: The Vikings will hope to have receivers Charles Johnson and Mike Wallace back on the practice field Wednesday, as they try to take advantage of a struggling Chiefs pass defense Sunday. Johnson, who missed the Vikings' last game because of a rib injury and didn't practice Monday, said he's feeling better and is looking forward to his matchup against the Chiefs' man-coverage scheme. "You know what to expect," he said. "That's what I prefer." -- Ben Goessling

NFC SOUTH

Atlanta Falcons: Julio Jones didn't practice for the second straight day Tuesday as he continues to battle hamstring and toe injuries, but Jones did participate in a walkthrough. He refused to declare himself ready to play despite telling ESPN.com on Sunday he "most definitely" would face the Saints. It looks as if it will be another game-time decision with Jones, who doesn't want to hurt his team by being hobbled. -- Vaughn McClure

Carolina Panthers: Much of the focus in practice will be on discipline and containing Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson, who does his best work outside of the pocket. The Panthers have picked the brain of defensive end Jared Allen, who faced the Seahawks a month ago with Chicago before being traded to Carolina. Now they need to get Allen back on the field; he's dealing with a pinched nerve that kept him out of Tuesday's practice. -- David Newton

New Orleans Saints: The Saints' 32nd-ranked defense will be tested by the hottest 1-2 punch in the NFL on Thursday night. Falcons RB Devonta Freeman and WR Julio Jones have combined for 1,190 yards and 13 touchdowns this year. They rank first and second among all RBs and WRs in ESPN's standard fantasy scoring. Jones is battling hamstring and toe injuries that held him out of practice Tuesday, and Falcons NFL Nation reporter Vaughn McClure expects him to be a game-time decision. -- Mike Triplett

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: The Bucs will hold their lone practice of the bye week on Wednesday. The atmosphere around One Buc Place should be more positive as players prepare to break, after Tampa Bay improved to 2-3 with a victory over Jacksonville in Week 5. Still, the secondary remains a concern. Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles threw for 303 yards and four touchdowns. Wide receiver Allen Hurns was particularly harmful to Tampa Bay with five catches for 116 yards and a touchdown. The Bucs must be better against the pass starting in Week 7 against the Washington Redskins. -- Andrew Astleford

NFC WEST

Arizona Cardinals: The Cardinals will get their first look at recently-signed linebacker Dwight Freeney. After missing the first five games of the season, his stamina and jump off the ball will be important to monitor. The Cardinals are hoping he's effective enough to replace Alex Okafor, who's out because of a calf injury for an undisclosed amount of time. -- Josh Weinfuss

St. Louis Rams: The Rams are still evaluating guard Rodger Saffold's shoulder after he injured it against Green Bay. He has the bye week this week to help get healthy, but in the meantime, they're turning to veteran Garrett Reynolds. He's the team's most experienced veteran and a calming presence for the young linemen, according to Jeff Fisher. -- Nick Wagoner

San Francisco 49ers: The Ravens are a familiar foe to the 49ers for a couple of reasons -- the least of which being their head coach who carries a familiar surname. But boy, these two teams have fallen far since their Super Bowl XLVII showdown. At 1-4, it's safe to say neither franchise is a Super Bowl contender this year. -- Paul Gutierrez

Seattle Seahawks: Through five games, the Seahawks are not seeing much of a payoff from the Jimmy Graham deal. He's 11th among tight ends in receiving yards and was not targeted on the team's final six possessions on Sunday against the Bengals. With an offense that ranks last in red-zone efficiency, the Seahawks need to go back to the drawing board in terms of how they're using Graham. -- Sheil Kapadia