CINCINNATI -- Like most coaches, Marvin Lewis tries to avoid giving injury updates as much as he's permitted to do.

Traditionally, he remains mostly silent when discussing injuries, especially on Mondays after Sunday games, and especially when they aren't ones that will require major roster moves to be made.

So this Monday, when he met with local reporters for his weekly news conference, it wasn't much of a surprise when Lewis provided very little in the way of updates on the five players who were hurt in Sunday's 24-10 win over the Falcons. Lewis was asked about the status of linebacker Vontaze Burfict receiver A.J. Green, the Pro Bowl wideout who was lost just six offensive plays into the contest to a toe injury.

Asked how concerned he was about the injury and whether it might keep Green out for any extended period of time, Lewis responded by saying, "You use that word 'concern' and I never agree to that, so he'll be out there when he's out there."

Then Lewis added, "but I don't think it's anything long term."

Green told ESPN's Bob Holtzman after the game that the toe isn't broken and that he hopes to play this weekend when the Bengals host the Titans. Bengals.com reported that an MRI on Green's foot came back negative.

It wouldn't be too surprising if Green and a few of the others get held out this week. After playing the Titans on Sunday, Cincinnati has a bye week before traveling to New England for a Sunday night game in Week 5. The Bengals have already targeted that as the week receiver Marvin Jones will return from a foot injury. It appears he's getting close to practicing again ahead of that game, although it's unclear exactly when he'll be back out with his teammates.

As for the other injuries, the Bengals are still in wait-and-see mode with Burfict. One week after suffering a concussion in the opener, Burfict left Sunday's contest with a stinger. Asked about Burfict, Lewis invoked that word he doesn't like using.

"I can't be concerned," Lewis said. "We have to play with what we've got. Vontaze will have to overcome whatever he has, and we'll keep moving on. It's football."

As for the other injuries, Bengals.com reported Monday that the training staff believes defensive tackle Brandon Thompson (left knee) and offensive guard Kevin Zeitler (right calf) did not suffer season-ending injuries when they left Sunday's game. The website added that the "news doesn't sound good" on tight end Alex Smith (left biceps).

Zeitler and Thompson were seen on crutches Monday. Zeitler's right leg was in a boot and he wasn't putting any pressure on it as he hobbled through the locker room. While he didn't want to discuss the prognosis of his injury, Zeitler did tell me the injury occurred when he ended up taking on two defenders during Giovani Bernard's 4-yard touchdown run. It didn't appear Zeitler was hit any particular way during the block, the calf just kind of gave out, he said.

After trying to hop off the field following the second-quarter score, he immediately sat down on the field and got evaluated by training staff before limping into the locker room.