Pre-game notes from RCA Dome

INDIANAPOLIS -- Offensive left tackle Levi Jones, out since the Tampa Bay game because of a knee injury that required arthroscopic surgery, might be playing tonight. He is on the field at the RCA Dome now. He is dressed in shorts and an orange T-shirt, but he is wearing game socks. Jones is throwing a football on the sideline with center Ben Wilkerson.

No official word yet on whether Jones will play or even dress.

RUMOR MILL: It's a sign of mid-December in the NFL. Teams with success on either offense or defense see their coordinators become rumored candidates for possible job openings.

Bengals offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski, according to sources, could be a candidate at Arizona if Dennis Green is let go, as expected, after the final two games. Arizona has invested heavily in its offense, and Bratkowski's productive work with quarterback Carson Palmer is believed to appeal to the Cardinals. They have committed to playing current rookie quarterback Matt Leinart.

APPEARANCE: Linebacker David Pollack, who faces an uncertain football future and surgery on his fractured C-6 vertebrea, is on the field with his Bengals teammates tonight. Tonight is the first time Pollack has been cleared medically to be on the field. He had his protective halo removed last week and is now wearing only a white neck brace.