NFL Week 12 kicks off Thursday with a Thanksgiving triple title so we can enjoy it with turkey. Buffalo and Detroit will kick us off, the Cowboys and Giants will face off for the midgame, and the Patriots-Vikings will end the prime-time holiday.
Of course, with a new week of games comes a new collection of injuries that we need to track. As these teams wrap up the short week of training, they released their final injury reports and rolled out game statuses for Week 12. Meanwhile, the rest of the league took to the field for the first time. Wednesday and gave his first injury report for the week. Below, you can find each of these reports and a breakdown of some of the biggest injuries.
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Bills (-9.5) at Lions, Thursday
The Bills will be without Edmunds and Rousseau for a short week, as neither starter has practiced all week. Josh Allen (elbow) was limited, but didn’t receive an injury designation (he’s played every offensive snap in the past two weeks). Allen was actually seen without the elbow sleeve this week.
The Lions will have five starters for Thursday’s Thanksgiving showdown with the Bills, as the two starting guards, Brown and Jackson, will not be available. DJ Chark was restricted most of the week with an ankle injury but had no playing designation. Reynolds was restricted to practice Wednesday, so we’ll see if he can go Thursday.
Giants at Cowboys (-10), Thursday
- giants: T Evan Neal (knee), C Jon Feliciano (neck), G Shane Lemieux (toe), G Joshua Ezeudu (neck), TE Daniel Bellinger (eye), CB Adoree’ Jackson (knee), CB Fabian Moreau (oblique) OUT; DB Dane Belton (clavicle), WR Richie James (knee), T Tire Phillips (neck), DB Jason Pinnock (jaw), T Andrew Thomas (illness)
- Cowboys: LB Anthony Barr (hamstring) OUT; OF Tarell Basham (illness), DT Johnathan Hankins (illness) DOUBTFUL; CB CB Kelvin Joseph (illness), DE Dante Fowler (illness), DE DeMarcus Lawrence (foot, illness), DT Osa Odighizuwa (knee), LB Micah Parsons (knee/ankle), S Donovan Wilson (illness) QUESTIONABLE
The Giants are battling the injury bug ahead of Thursday’s showdown with the Cowboys, as Neal will miss his fourth straight game with a knee injury. Phillips is going to be a game-time decision, so the Giants will have some reshuffling to do at the right tackle. Nick Gates will start at center with Feliciano out and Jack Anderson is expected to start at left guard. The Giants have lost three starters on the offensive line (and Thomas is questionable as well). They also lost their two best cornerbacks in Jackson and Moreau.
An illness plagued the Cowboys defensive line, having two questionable players and four questionable players. Parsons is the player to watch as he has been restricted to training for a short week with various injuries. Parsons said he was “ready to go” on Wednesday.
Wynn didn’t practice Wednesday with the foot injury, so the short week will see him miss this one. Yodny Cadjus is expected to start in place of Wynn. If Andrews can’t go, Kody Russey is listed as a backup center on the depth chart.
Darrisaw didn’t approve concussion protocol in a short week, so he’s out for the Vikings. Blake Brandel gave Darrisaw two sacks and four presses last week – and he is expected to start again. Tomlinson has been restricted to training all week but is expected to be back for the first time since Week 8.
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