Lamar Miller

Lamar Miller (ankle) remains on Texans' sidelines

Houston Texans running back Lamar Miller (ankle) remained sidelined at Thursday's practice.

What It Means:

Miller hasn't missed a game since his rookie year in 2012, but another empty session on Friday would all but rule him out against the Cincinnati Bengals. The Texans' backfield duties would be left to Alfred Blue, Jonathan Grimes and Akeem Hunt if Miller is unable to play.

If he can play through the ankle injury, our models project Miller for 72 rushing yards and 0.40 touchdowns on 18 carries in Week 16, with another 19 receiving yards on a pair of catches.