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The 2022 NFL regular season is winding down and all 32 teams are dealing with injuries. Several starting quarterbacks are expected to miss this week due to injury, which could drastically change the playoff picture in both conferences. There’s also a disease plaguing the Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs locker rooms.
Below, we’ll break down the official injury reports for every NFL team scheduled to play this weekend. Who’s in? Who went out ? Who is going in the right direction? This is your one-stop-shop for all things injury related in the NFL this week.
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Basham couldn’t train all week so it wasn’t too surprising to see him sidelined for this game and the same goes for Morse. Oliver appeared on the injury report on Wednesday with a calf injury and trained on a limited basis before sitting out on Thursday. This downward trajectory does not tend favorably towards Saturday. Meanwhile, linebacker Matt Milano (knee) was a full participant on Thursday after being limited to start the week.
Chicago still holds out hope that Claypool, Jenkins and/or Whitehair could play this week, despite having been out of practice for at least the past two sessions. Johnson was a new addition to the injury report Thursday after being a full-fledged participant to start the week. He is now listed as questionable with finger and rib injuries.
An illness appears to be making its way around the Chiefs as a number of players have been listed on the injury report with one this week. Specifically, it impacts Saunders (didn’t practice all week) and Bush. However, Bush was back as a full participant on Thursday, so he is moving in a positive direction.
Neither Jackson nor Lemieux were able to make it to the training ground this week, so they were ruled out. On a positive note, they are the only two players listed in the final injury report, as Evan Neal (shoulder), Leonard Williams (neck) and Kayvon Thibodeaux (elbow) did not receive any designations after being restricted throughout. week long.
Minnesota will be without Bradbury after a back injury kept him out of the practice field all week. Although Kendricks is listed as questionable due to a hip injury, he participated fully in Thursday’s practice to wrap up the week.
Edoga will miss his third straight game for the Falcons with a nagging knee injury that has plagued the lineman. Other than that, Atlanta is healthy heading into this game.
Although officially listed as doubtful, Huntley will start for the Ravens in this game with Jackson still sidelined with his knee injury. He was a limited participant in practice Wednesday and Thursday.
After not practicing this week due to a hamstring injury, the Saints have ruled out Olave. New Orleans will also miss Landry with an ankle injury. Peat also appeared on the injury report on Thursday after missing the session with an illness that has now listed him as questionable.
Clowney was on concussion protocol throughout the week so was ruled out for Week 16. Meanwhile, Johnson is moving in a positive direction after training limited Thursday after sitting out Tuesday and Wednesday.
- Texas: WR Nico Collins (foot), OL Kenyon Green (ankle) OUT; OL Justin McCray (hamstring), WR Chris Moore (foot), WR Brandin Cooks (calf), DB Steven Nelson (foot, knee) DOUBTFUL
- Titans: QB Ryan Tannehill (ankle), LB Dylan Cole (ankle), G Nate Davis (ankle), CB Kristian Fulton (groin), C Ben Jones (concussion), CB Terrance Mitchell (hamstring), DB Josh Thompson ( concussion) OUT; CB Tre Avery (concussion), G Aaron Brewer (rib), S Amani Hooker (knee), T Nicholas Petit-Frere (ankle), WR Treylon Burks (concussion) DOUBTFUL
Houston has seen Cooks in full practice over the past two days, which bodes well for his chances of playing on Saturday despite him being officially listed as questionable. Each of the other players listed as doubtful trained fully or in a limited way on Thursday, so they are also moving in the right direction.
Tennessee are remarkably stricken at the start of Week 16, but no injury draws more attention than Tannehill, who was ruled out with an ankle injury. That means Malik Willis is in line to start against Houston. Willis could turn Burks over to him after fully participating in practice throughout the week as he seeks to clarify concussion protocol.
Both Bares and Ragnow were able to practice in a limited way on Thursday, which gives them a chance to play in Week 16 despite those questionable tags.
Carolina is remarkably healthy going into Week 16 as no player is on the final injury report.
- bengals: FROM Sam Hubbard (calf) OUT; CB Jalen Davis (thumb), TE Hayden Hurst (calf), CB Cam Taylor-Britt (shoulder), DT Jay Tufele (illness) QUESTIONABLE
- patriots: LS Joe Cardona (ankle), CB Jalen Mills (groin), WR DeVante Parker (concussion) OUT; RB Damien Harris (thigh), CB Jack Jones (knee), CB Jonathan Jones (chest), WR Jakobi Meyers (shoulder), RB Rhamondre Stevenson (ankle), WR Tyquan Thornton (knee) DOUBTFUL
Hubbard was unable to practice this week due to a calf injury, so Cincinnati decided to keep him on the shelf for Week 16 weeks ago. Meanwhile, both Taylor-Brit and Tufele were full participants on Thursday, despite their questionable tags. Hurst was restricted in the final session of the week.
New England will be without Mills for Week 16 with a groin injury. With that in mind, the statuses of Jack Jones and Jonathan Jones will be worth watching. If those two are also retained, that means the Patriots secondary will be tasked with slowing down this deadly Bengals offense without its top three corners. Meanwhile, both Harris and Stevenson were restricted on Thursday.
Washington will finally see the season debut of passing thrower Chase Young as he does not carry an injury designation for Week 16 after being sidelined for more than a year with a torn ACL that he suffered during the 2021 campaign.
Philadelphia made it official by excluding Hurts for the game against Dallas, meaning replacement Gardner Minshew will start on Saturday. Hurts hasn’t practiced at all this week after suffering a right shoulder injury against Chicago.
A bug appears to be rolling around in the Cowboys locker room and affects two of the team’s most important players on defense. After not training to start the week due to illness, Parsons returned on a limited basis. Meanwhile, Diggs did not practice Thursday due to illness.
John and Edmunds weren’t able to practice for most of the week, so their questionable tags should be considered a bit more serious than Jack, who was a full participant in Thursday’s session.
Analysis to come.
Analysis to come.
Analysis to come.
Analysis to come.
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