Rudi out for Dolphins

Tailback Rudi Johnson will not play Sunday at Miami, coach Marvin Lewis said just minutes ago as he walked off the game field inside Paul Brown Stadium after practice.

Johnson will have missed the final two games with a hamstring injury. Kenny Watson will start, and Quincy Wilson, signed earlier this week, will likely play. DeDe Dorsey (ankle) also is out after being placed on the injured reserve list Wednesday.

Fullback Jeremi Johnson is the only other healthy running back.

"Same number we've played with all year," Lewis said of the slim ranks in the offensive backfield.

As for Wilson, he has re-acclimated himself to the offensive system.

"He's been here for three years," Lewis said of Wilson, a former Bengals practice squad player waived Sept. 2.

Right tackle Willie Anderson did not practice but is likely to play in a rotation again with starter Stacy Andrews. Anderson has a hamstring injury.

"He's tired, sore," Lewis said.

A victory Sunday at Miami, which was introduced Thursday to its new vice president for football operations, Bill Parcells, would give the Bengals a 5-3 finish in the second half and consecutive victories for the first time this season.

"I can't worry about what they've got going on," Lewis said. "I told our guys going down there we're approaching this game as a must-win for us, as though we're playing for something really big and important to us. I'm sure we'll get the best football they've played, and we have to be ready to play our best."