Cincinnati Bengals TE Tyler Eifert (ankle) is close to returning, according to head coach Marvin Lewis. Eifert has missed the first three weeks of the season following ankle surgery in the offseason.

Footballguys View: Fantastic news for the Bengals and QB Andy Dalton here. The offense lacks weapons in the passing game outside of superstar WR A.J. Green. Getting Eifert back will greatly improve what they can do through the air — especially in the red zone. In his first week back, we would consider Eifert a high-end TE2 at least.