Buffalo Bills head coach Doug Marrone has admitted that he faces a late decision on whether to play wide receiver Stevie Johnson against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Johnson left his side's defeat to the Cleveland Browns last week with a back injury and missed all of his side's practice sessions due to a death in his family, leading the 27-year-old to be listed as questionable on Marrone's injury report.

"We've been working with Stevie during the week and talking to him to see how he's feeling both physically and mentally," Marrone told the club's official website.

"We just have to get him here face to face so our doctors can look at him and I can sit down with him and see where he's at from a mental standpoint."

The Bills are 2-3 in their season going into week six.