The day after the Cincinnati Bengals were eliminated from the 2016 postseason in a loss to Pittsburgh, head coach Marvin Lewis said he believed his team was healthy heading into the final two games of the season. But by the end of the short week, he wound up not having starting left guard Clint Boling, tight end Tyler Eifert and wide receiver A.J. Green available when the team kicked off in Houston on Saturday night.

Boling’s 46-game active streak came to end when he ruled out against the Texans, and now his season is over as the organization sent the sixth-year left guard to injured reserve due to an injured left shoulder. A league source said Boling will have arthroscopic surgery on Thursday. His recovery is expected to take three months and he should be ready for spring workouts.

Boling originally hurt his shoulder back on Sept. 29 against Miami. He left that contest early, but the 27-year-old had not missed a game since the end of the 2013 season.

Eifert had his 2016 season ended prematurely as well as he was also placed on injured reserve with a back injury.

The Pro Bowl tight end began the year on the physically unable to perform list due to offseason ankle surgery and was expected to return in week 5 in Dallas but injured his back in practice. The 26-year-old finally was able to make his season debut in week seven on Oct. 23 against Cleveland. He played in eight games with just two starts, catching 29 passes for 394 yards and five touchdowns.

A league source said Eifert is dealing with a disc problem in his back, and his discomfort has increased of late. Multiple league sources informed The Enquirer that surgery has been recommended to correct the problem, but the expectation is that his 2017 season is not in any jeopardy.

By missing the last two weeks of the season, Eifert has now played in 37 of a possible 64 regular season games in his career.

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