ALLEN PARK -- The Detroit Lions listed four players as out, including defensive lineman Alim McNeill, for Week 5’s trip to Cincinnati.

McNeill remains on the physically unable to perform list. He made his anticipated return to practice this week, with the Lions opening his 21-day return window on Wednesday. McNeill had been out since suffering an ACL injury last December.

It sounds like next weekend’s trip to Kansas City is very much on the table for McNeill, though. Lions coach Dan Campbell said it was “50-50″ on whether McNeill would be active or not for Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals. After one practice, defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard said the lone challenge was exercising patience with McNeill .

The Lions will also be without running back Sione Vaki (groin),

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