Week 16 Injury Report: 44 players suffered an injury this week including some big names

- Offensive Tackle: 9 injured
- Linebacker: 5 injured
- Cornerback: 4 injured
- Wide Receiver: 4 injured
- Quarterback: 4 injured
- Safety: 4 injured
- Running Back: 3 injured
- Tight End: 3 injured
- Defensive Ends: 2 injured
- Offensive Guard: 2 injured
- Defensive Tackles: 1 injured
- Center: 1 injured
- Full Back: 1 injured
- Punter: 0 Injured
- Kicker: 0 Injured
- Long Snapper: 0 injured
Arizona Cardinals
DeAndre Hopkins | WR | Dec 26 | Questionable | Hopkins (upper body) caught eight of 12 targets for 48 yards during Saturday’s 20-12 loss to the 49ers. |
Kyler Murray | QB | Dec 26 | Questionable | Murray (leg), who suffered an injury on the last drive of Saturday’s 20-12 loss to the 49ers and stayed down for several moments, is expected to be okay, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. |
Chase Edmonds | RB | Dec 26 | Questionable | Edmonds (hip) won’t return to Saturday’s game against the 49ers, Katherine Fitzgerald of The Arizona Republic reports. |
Baltimore Ravens
Yannick Ngakoue | DE | Dec 27 | Questionable | Ngakoue suffered a thigh injury during Sunday’s 27-13 win over the Giants, Daniel Oyefusi of The Baltimore Sun reports. |
Patrick Mekari | G | Dec 27 | Questionable | Mekari sustained a back injury during Sunday’s game against the Giants, Jonas Shaffer of The Baltimore Sun reports. |
Carolina Panthers
Brian Burns | DE | Dec 27 | Questionable | Burns (shoulder) said he picked up a stinger during Sunday’s 20-13 win over Washington, Jonathan M. Alexander of The Charlotte Observer reports. |
Trent Scott | OT | Dec 27 | Questionable | Scott was forced out of Sunday’s game against the Football Team with a shoulder injury, Jonathan M. Alexander of The Charlotte Observer reports. |
Cincinnati Bengals
William Jackson III | CB | Dec 27 | Questionable | Jackson has a concussion and won’t return to Sunday’s game at Houston, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports. |
Cleveland Browns
Tae Davis | LB | Dec 27 | Questionable | Davis is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Jets due to an ankle injury, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports. |
Dallas Cowboys
Darian Thompson | S | Dec 27 | Questionable | Thompson suffered a concussion during Sunday’s 37-17 win over the Eagles, Rob Phillips of the Cowboys’ official site reports. |
Denver Broncos
KJ Hamler | WR | Dec 27 | Questionable | Hamler exited Sunday’s game against the Chargers with a possible concussion, Mike Klis of 9News Denver reports. |
Detroit Lions
Matthew Stafford | QB | Dec 27 | Questionable | The sprained ankle Stafford suffered early in Saturday’s 47-7 loss to the Buccaneers, “doesn’t appear too serious,” Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. |
Joe Dahl | G | Dec 26 | Questionable | Dahl (back) has been ruled out for the remainder of Saturday’s game against the Buccaneers. |
Green Bay Packers
Rick Wagner | OT | Dec 27 | Questionable | Wagner (knee) is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Titans. |
Houston Texans
Deshaun Watson | QB | Dec 28 | Questionable | Watson (arm) said he expects to play Week 17 against the Titans, Jordan Cohn of 97.1 FM The Ticket reports. |
Brent Qvale | OT | Dec 27 | Questionable | Qvale has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday’s game against the Bengals due to a concussion. |
Laremy Tunsil | OT | Dec 27 | Questionable | Tunsil sustained a foot injury during Sunday’s game against the Bengals. |
Indianapolis Colts
Will Holden | OT | Dec 27 | Questionable | Holden sustained an ankle injury during Sunday’s loss to the Steelers, Kevin Bowen of 107.5 The Fan Indianapolis reports. |
Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | Dec 27 | Questionable | Pittman exited Sunday’s game against the Steelers with a possible concussion, Joel A. Erickson of The Indianapolis Star reports. |
Khari Willis | S | Dec 27 | Questionable | Willis left Sunday’s game against the Steelers to be evaluated for a concussion, Joel A. Erickson of The Indianapolis Star reports. |
Jacksonville Jaguars
Bruce Miller | FB | Dec 27 | Questionable | Miller left Sunday’s game against the Bears to be evaluated for a concussion. |
Kansas City Chiefs
Sammy Watkins | WR | Dec 27 | Questionable | Watkins left Sunday’s game against the Falcons after suffering a calf injury. |
Ben Niemann | LB | Dec 27 | Questionable | Niemann (hamstring) is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Falcons. |
Las Vegas Raiders
Denzelle Good | OT | Dec 26 | Questionable | Good was forced out of Saturday’s game against the Dolphins with an ankle injury. |
Los Angeles Chargers
Casey Hayward Jr. | CB | Dec 27 | Questionable | Hayward was forced out of Sunday’s game against the Broncos with a hamstring injury. |
Bryan Bulaga | OT | Dec 27 | Questionable | Bulaga was forced out of Sunday’s game against the Broncos with a foot injury, Gilbert Manzano of The Orange County Register reports. |
Rayshawn Jenkins | S | Dec 27 | Questionable | Jenkins suffered an ankle injury during Sunday’s game against the Broncos. |
Los Angeles Rams
Jared Goff | QB | Dec 27 | Questionable | The thumb injury Goff sustained in Sunday’s loss to Seattle was a broken right thumb, Michael Silver of Sports Illustrated reports. |
Darrell Henderson Jr. | RB | Dec 27 | Questionable | Henderson left Sunday’s game at Seattle with a left ankle injury, Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic reports. |
Miami Dolphins
Elandon Roberts | LB | Dec 26 | Questionable | Roberts won’t return to Saturday’s game against the Raiders due to a knee injury. |
Minnesota Vikings
Cameron Dantzler | CB | Dec 26 | Questionable | Dantzler suffered an undisclosed injury during Friday’s 52-33 loss to the Saints, Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. |
New England Patriots
Jordan Thomas | TE | Dec 26 | Out | Thomas was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reports. |
New Orleans Saints
Josh Hill | TE | Dec 26 | Questionable | Hill suffered a hand injury in Friday’s 52-33 win over the Vikings, Larry Holder of The Athletic reports. |
Kwon Alexander | LB | Dec 25 | Questionable | Alexander was carted to the locker room after injuring his foot or ankle in the third quarter of Sunday’s game against the Vikings, Amie Just of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. |
New York Giants
Evan Engram | TE | Dec 27 | Questionable | Engram (ankle) secured seven of 10 targets for 65 yards during Sunday’s 27-13 loss to Baltimore. He went down holding his left ankle late in the fourth quarter, per Madelyn Burke of WFAN. |
New York Jets
Frank Gore | RB | Dec 27 | Questionable | Gore suffered a chest injury in the second half of Sunday’s 23-16 win over the Browns, Connor Hughes of The Athletic reports. He rushed 14 times for 48 yards and caught his only target for five yards prior to sustaining the injury. |
Josh Andrews | C | Dec 27 | Questionable | Andrews (groin) is considered questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Browns, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports. |
Philadelphia Eagles
Jordan Mailata | OT | Dec 27 | Questionable | Mailata has exited Sunday’s game against the Cowboys and is being evaluated for a concussion, Zach Berman of The Athletic reports. |
Dallas Goedert | TE | Dec 27 | Questionable | Goedert has been forced out of Sunday’s game against the Cowboys due to a calf injury. |
Shaun Bradley | LB | Dec 27 | Questionable | Bradley suffered a stinger in Sunday’s game against the Cowboys. |
Fletcher Cox | DT | Dec 27 | Questionable | Cox suffered a stinger during Sunday’s game against the Cowboys. |
San Francisco 49ers
Justin Skule | OT | Dec 26 | Questionable | Skule exited Saturday’s game against the Cardinals with a knee injury. |
Seattle Seahawks
Jayson Stanley | CB | Dec 27 | Questionable | Stanley suffered a hamstring injury during Sunday’s game against the Rams, Brady Henderson of ESPN.com reports. |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mike Edwards | S | Dec 26 | Questionable | Edwards (hip) will not return to Saturday’s game against the Lions, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers’ official site reports. |

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