Joe Mixon is dressed and practicing.

In related news, Giovani Bernard is working with the rehab group today. We don't have clarity as to why or to his Week 5 status, so this is a situation to monitor. Mixon enters our Week 5 rankings as a low-end RB1. If Bernard ends up hobbled or on the sidelines, Mixon's ceiling would raise considerably.

Marv Lewis was asked if RB Joe Mixon would play next week. “That’s an emphatic we’ll see,” he said.

Related players: Giovani Bernard

The good news for Mixon owners is we're at the early end of his projected 2-4 missed weeks of action. The bad news is Bernard has played pretty well with Mixon out, so the team may not feel the need to rush him back. The Bengals host the Dolphins in Week 5 in an early game so owners will be able to adjust lineups as needed if it comes down to a game-time call.

Joe Mixon said his knee "feels great" running, cutting and conditioning. Could he play Sunday? "I wish... just waiting 'till they clear me."

It sounds like Mixon may make his return Week 5, but only time will tell if he can return so quickly.

The Cincinnati Bengals could be without running back Joe Mixon for an undetermined period of time.

Mixon will undergo arthroscopic surgery Saturday to clean up the knee he injured in Thursday night's win against the Baltimore Ravens, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported, via sources informed of the situation.

The timeline for Mixon's return won't be clear under after the procedure is completed, Pelissero and Garafolo reported.

Related players: Mark Walton, Tra Carson, Giovani Bernard

Bernard should see feature back touches with Mixon sidelined and may have that sort of value for a full month if Mixon's recovery doesn't go smoothly. Consider Bernard a high-end RB2 while Mixon is out. Walton and Carson are next up on the depth chart.