We’re nearing the midway point of the 2020 NFL season and while some teams continue to struggle with injuries, others are getting healthy just in time to make a push for the postseason.

Here’s a breakdown of what starters and key players could be out or limited in this weekend’s action:

New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills, 1:00 PM

Patriots

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Carl Davis	DL	Concussion	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
N’Keal Harry	WR	Concussion	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Kyle Dugger	DB	Ankle	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Julian Edelman	WR	Knee	LP	DNP	DNP	Out
Lawrence Guy	DL	Ankle	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Damien Harris	RB	Ankle	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Justin Herron	OL	Ankle	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
John Simon	DE	Shoulder	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Shaq Mason	OL	Calf	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Joe Thuney	OL	Ankle	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Shilique Calhoun	LB	Knee		LP	LP	Questionable
Stephon Gilmore	CB	Knee		LP	DNP	Questionable
JC Jackson	DB	Knee			LP	Questionable
Dalton Keene	TE	Knee			LP	Questionable

Injured Reserve: LB Brandon Copeland, pectoral; RB Sony Michel, quadriceps; DT Beau Allen, undisclosed.

• Looks like the weak Patriots passing game is going to enter the game against Buffalo in even worse shape with both WR Julian Edelman and K’neal Harry out. Last week Jakobi Meyers caught 4 of 6 targets for 60 yards. Otherwise, Damiere Byrd and Gunner Olszewski who has 5 targets and 3 receptions in his career will need to step up. Not a pretty group among Cam Newton’s “weapons”.
• According to Ian Rappaport, CB Stephon Gilmore tweaked his knee and had an MRI after leaving practice early Thursday. Rappaport reported on Saturday that Gilmore is out and will not be travelling with the team to Buffalo.
• Besides Gilmore there are 10 others considered questionable. Among the key players listed as questionable include slot CB J.C. Jackson, OL Joe Thuney and Shaq Mason. It’s hard to handicap who is in or out Sunday but they all practiced on a limited basis on Friday which gives them a shot to play.

Bills

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Vernon Butler	DT	Groin	LP	DNP	DNP	Questionable
Cody Ford	T	Knee	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Micah Hyde	S	Concussion	DNP	DNP	DNP	Questionable
Jerry Hughes	DE	Foot	DNP	LP	FP	Questionable
Quinton Jefferson	DL	Knee	LP	DNP	FP	Questionable
Cam Lewis	CB	Wrist	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Isaiah McKenzie	WR	Ankle	LP	LP	FP	(-)
Matt Milano	LB	Pec	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Josh Norman	CB	Hamstring	LP	DNP	DNP	Out
Brian Winters	OG	Knee	LP	LP	FP	Questionable

Injured Reserve: LB Tyrel Dodson, hamstring; LB Del’Shawn Phillips, quadriceps; CB Levi Wallace, ankle.

• The Bills OL could be in trouble this week, especially considering both starting Guards Brian Winters and Cody Ford may not play and backup Quinton Spain is no longer on the roster. Ford has already been declared out an Winters did practice Friday so he has a chance to play. Winters has played poorly, ranking in the bottom 25 percentile in every major category among Guards this season. In addition, he has been called for penalties on 2% of his snaps this season, highest among all NFL Guards. Ford hasn’t been as bad as Winters but he hasn’t played well either, ranking bottom 30 in all major categories this season among 87 qualified Guards. With all of that being said, here is the problem. The main backup for Buffalo at Guard, Ike Boettger, has produced ugly numbers this year. He has allowed an incredible 10 pressures on only 65 pass block snaps for a league worst 15.4% pressure rate. He has generated a 16.8 PFF pass block grade, which is somehow only 2^nd worst among NFL Guards. Veteran Jon Feliciano is also available for the first time which would really help. He allowed a 3.8% pressure rate last season, including 4 sacks. His 64.1 PFF grade ranked 34^th among Guards last year.
• Starting Safety Micah Hyde has a concussion and may not play Sunday. Hyde has been one of the better safeties the last two years although he hasn’t graded out as well this season. He is graded as a top 17 tackler among NFL safety’s the last two seasons. Veteran Dean Marlowe would take over for Hyde and he has played 31 coverage snaps this season after playing 58 coverage snaps last season. In the last two seasons, he has allowed 12 of 18 targets to be caught for 96 yards and 2 TDs. He has a 36.7 PFF overall grade this season on his limited snaps after grading out at a decent 65.8 last season.
• Top coverage LB Matt Milano, who has missed multiple games this season, is questionable again this week. With the Patriots limited at WR, we could see a lot of James White in the passing game.

Las Vegas Raiders at Cleveland Browns, 1:00 PM

Raiders

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Maliek Collins	DT	Shoulder	LP	LP	LP	(-)
Bryan Edwards	WR	Foot/ankle	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Josh Jacobs	RB	Knee	LP	LP	LP	(-)
Arden Key	DE	Foot	DNP	DNP	DNP	Doubtful
Dallin Leavitt	S	Ankle	LP	FP	FP	(-)
Carl Nassib	DE	Toe	LP	LP	LP	(-)
Keisean Nixon	CB	Groin	LP	LP	FP	(-)
Sam Young	T	Knee	LP	LP	LP	(-)

Injured Reserve: CB Damon Arnette, thumb; DT Daniel Ross, foot; C Richie Incognito, Achilles; WR Tyrell Williams, shoulder.

• The great news for Las Vegas is that they don’t have the Covid-19 distraction this week and they get back RT Trent Brown. Brown has played sparingly this season but was a top 30 Tackle last season while only allowing 1 sack. This is big for a Raiders OL that has to deal with Myles Garrett.

Browns

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Jack Conklin	T	Knee	LP	LP	LP	(-)
Myles Garrett	DE	Ankle	DNP	DNP	LP	(-)
Austin Hooper	TE	Abdomen	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Kareem Hunt	RB	Ribs	LP	LP	FP	(-)
David Njoku	WR	Knee	FP	FP	FP	(-)
Jarvis Landry	WR	Hip/Ribs	LP	LP	FP	(-)
Larry Ogunjobi	DT	Hamstring	LP	LP	LP	(-)
Jacob Phillips	LB	Knee	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Sione Takitaki	LB	Hand	FP	FP	FP	(-)
Wyatt Teller	G	Calf	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
JC Tretter	C	Knee	DNP	LP	LP	(-)
M.J. Stewart	CB	Back	(-)	LP	FP	(-)

Injured Reserve: WR Odell Beckham Jr., knee; CB Greedy Williams, shoulder; RB Nick Chubb, knee; WR Jojo Natson, knee; S Grant Delpit, Achilles.

• Myles Garrett was limited in practice this week but is expected to play Sunday. Otherwise, both Austin Hooper and Guard Wyatt Teller are out again. Obviously, the big news is that OBJ is out for the season with a torn ACL and Rashard Higgins will start in his place. Higgins filled in nicely last week and has had great rapport with Baker Mayfield throughout his career, consistently ranking in the top 10 in success rate when given opportunities.

Indianapolis Colts at Detroit Lions, 1:00 PM

Colts

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Mo Alie-Cox	TE	Knee	DNP	LP	LP	Questionable
Ryan Kelly	C	Knee	LP	DNP	DNP	Questionable
Darius Leonard	LB	Groin	LP	FP	FP	(-)

Injured Reserve: WR Michael Pittman, leg; S Malik Hooker, Achilles; WR Parris Campbell, knee; RB Marlon Mack, Achilles.

• The bye week came at a good time for the Colts as they get back star LB Darius Leonard and might be getting back rookie WR Michael Pittman Jr. The biggest news is the injury to Center Ryan Kelly that came in practice this week. Kelly has graded out as the 11^th best pass blocker and 6^th best run blocker this season by PFF. He has allowed only 3 total pressures and no sacks this season. 5^th round rookie Danny Pinter from Ball State would start in his place and he has only taken 21 career snaps with 14 at TE. It does help the Colts that the Lions don’t have overpowering DT to really take advantage if Kelly is out. Danny Shelton and Da’Shawn Hand are the Lions starting DT and they have a combined 8 pressures and 0 sacks.

Lions

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Jalen Reeves-Maybin	LB	Not injury related	DNP	DNP	DNP	Questionable
Taylor Decker	T	Shoulder	(-)	LP	DNP	Questionable
Adrian Peterson	RB	Abdomen	(-)	LP	FP	(-)
Darryl Roberts	CB	Groin/Hip	(-)	LP	LP	Questionable
Desmond Trufant	CB	Hamstring	DNP	LP	LP	Questionable

Injured Reserve: LB Julian Okwara, leg; TE Hunter Bryant, concussion; FB Nick Bawden, undisclosed; CB Justin Coleman, hamstring.

• Two CBs, Darryl Roberts and Desmond Trufant are questionable this week. Trufant has barely played this season while Roberts hasn’t missed a game yet. Roberts has really struggled, however, grading out as the 92^nd ranked coverage CB according to PFF. He has allowed a 71% completion percentage and 8.5 yards per attempt while in coverage this season. Roberts is the main slot CB for the Lions until Justin Coleman can come back from IR.
• The biggest injury comes in the way of LT Taylor Decker, who did not practice Friday with a shoulder injury. Decker is the 11^th highest graded Tackle and hasn’t allowed a sack all season after allowing 7 last season. The Lions are PFF’s 3^rd best run blocking and 11^th best pass blocking team this year and Decker has been a big reason why. If he is out, then the Lions will have to completely shift their OL. RT Tyrell Crosby will move to LT with RG Halapoulivaati Vaitai moving to RT. Joe Dahl, who started week 1 but hurt his groin, would return to LG and Jonah Jackson shifting to RG from LG. Essentially, Dahl would be the new starter on the OL and is a solid veteran who can fill in nicely. The issue is all of the shifting along the OL against a very good defense.

New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs, 1:00 PM

Jets

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Jamison Crowder	WR	Groin	DNP	LP	DNP	Doubtful
Sam Ficken	K	Rt. Groin	DNP	LP	LP	Doubtful
Jordan Jenkins	LB	Ribs/Shoulder	DNP	LP	LP	Questionable
Conor McDermott	OL	Illness	DNP	DNP	DNP	Questionable
Bradley McDougald	S	Shoulder	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Breshad Perriman	WR	Concussion	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Josh Andrews	OL	Shoulder	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Mekhi Becton	T	Shoulder	LP	FP	FP	(-)
Blake Cashman	LB	Hamstring	LP	LP	DNP	Out
Sam Darnold	QB	Rt. Shoulder	LP	FP	FP	(-)
George Fant	T	Knee	LP	FP	FP	(-)
Frank Gore	RB	Hand / Non-Injury	LP	DNP	LP	Questionable
Alex Lewis	OL	Shoulder	LP	LP	FP	(-)

Injured Reserve: DE Kyle Phillips, ankle; WR Chris Hogan, knee; LB Patrick Onwuasor, knee.

• Starting WRs Jamison Crowder and Breshad Perriman are both out this week and Braxton Berrios will start along with rookie Denzel Mims. Mims caught 4 balls for 42 yards on 6 targets last week.

Chiefs

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Armani Watts	S	Illness	DNP	DNP	FP	(-)
Mitchell Schwartz	T	Back	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Sammy Watkins	WR	Hamstring	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Chris Jones	DT	Groin	LP	FP	FP	(-)

Injured Reserve: DE Alex Okafor, hamstring; G Kelechi Osemele, knee; DE Mike Danna, hamstring; CB L’Jarius Sneed, clavicle.

• The biggest injury comes in the way of RT Mitchell Schwartz who is routinely a top 10 Tackle in the NFL. Veteran Mike Remmers has filled in nicely and has only allowed 6 pressures and no sacks on 166 pass block snaps this season. They should be fine if Schwartz is out.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens, 1:00 PM

Steelers

Injured Reserve: LB Devin Bush, knee; G Stefen Wisniewski, pectoral; T Zach Banner, knee.

Ravens

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Mark Ingram II	RB	Ankle	DNP	DNP	DNP	Doubtful
Anthony Levine Sr.	DB/LB	Abdomen	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Jimmy Smith	CB	Achilles	LP	DNP	LP	Questionable
Tyre Phillips	G	Hand	FP	FP	FP	(-)
Derek Wolfe	DE	Concussion/Neck	FP	FP	DNP	(-)
Brandon Williams	DT	NIR		DNP	(-)	(-)

Injured Reserve: CB Anthony Averett, shoulder; CB Tavon Young, knee.

• The bye came at a great time in order to get Lamar Jackson’s knee healthy but the Ravens are dealing with a couple question marks. RB Mark Ingram left their last game against Philadelphia and is out this week. To be honest it’s probably for the best as rookie J.K. Dobbins has been by far the Ravens most explosive RB and would look to see more action. Dobbins ranks 2^nd in the NFL among RBs in explosive run percentage at 20%.
• DE Derek Wolfe missed their last game and is questionable again this week. He did practice on Wednesday and Thursday but did not on Friday. CB Jimmy Smith has been limited all week with an achilles injury but is expected to play. What is odd is he was questionable two weeks ago in the days prior to their week 6 game against Philadelphia with a “knee” but did end up playing. Marlon Humphrey spends a lot of his time covering slot WRs so he will most likely cover Juju Smith Schuster with Smith on Chase Claypool or Dionte Johnson. Smith is the 17^th rated CB in coverage according to PFF.

Tennessee Titans at Cincinnati Bengals, 1:00 PM

Titans

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Jadeveon Clowney	DE/OLB	Knee	DNP	DNP	FP	(-)
Dane Cruikshank	DB	Groin	DNP	LP	DNP	Out
Kristian Fulton	CB	Knee	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Johnathan Joseph	CB	Illness	DNP	DNP	FP	(-)
Dennis Kelly	T	Knee	DNP	DNP	FP	(-)
Tye Smith	CB	Shoulder	DNP	LP	DNP	Questionable
Daniel Munyer	C	Hand	LP	DNP	DNP	Questionable
A.J. Brown	WR	Knee		DNP	FP	(-)

Injured Reserve: T Taylor Lewan, knee; CB Adoree’ Jackson, knee.

• DE Jadaveon Clowney has been limited at practice this week, but should play on Sunday. While he hasn’t recorded a sack this season, his 10.8% pressure rate ranks 35^th among 107 edge rushers and his 22 pressures account for 31% of the entire Titans defensive pressures. He is also the 2^nd best run defender on the Titans and ranked 11^th among NFL DE in run defense last season. Veteran Vic Beasley would get more action and he has 5 pressures, 0 sacks on 56 pass rush snaps. Obviously, he was a solid pass rusher in his career with Atlanta so although it’s a drop off it shouldn’t be too big as a pass rusher. His run defense historically hasn’t been very good, generating run defensive grades of 60.6 and 47.3 the last two seasons.
• A potentially bigger issue for the Titans defense could come in the secondary with three players along the depth chart who don’t look to be playing Sunday. Starting CB Adoree Jackson has been out all season and wont be returning as of yet and backups Tye Smith and Kristian Fulton don’t look ready to play as well. Starting CB Jonathan Joseph was limited in practice this week with an illness but was able to practice on Friday. Even so the depth is an issue and the Titans will have to call up a CB from the practice squad. In addition, this leads to 7^th round rookie Chris Jackson having to continue to play more snaps, which is not good. He has graded out as the 127^th ranked CB out of 128 CBs this season and has allowed a 76.9% completion percentage. Jackson has predominantly played in the slot and will be matched up against Tyler Boyd. He allowed 4 of 4 targets to be caught by Juju Smith-Schuster last week in the slot with 3 resulting in a first down.

Bengals

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Bobby Hart	OT	Knee	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Trey Hopkins	C	Concussion	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Joe Mixon	HB	Foot	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Darius Phillips	CB	Knee	DNP	DNP	LP	Questionable
Jonah Williams	OT	Stinger	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Brandon Wilson	S	Knee	DNP	LP	FP	(-)
Markus Bailey	LB	Neck	LP	FP	FP	(-)
Cethan Carter	TE	Shoulder	LP	FP	FP	(-)
William Jackson III	CB	Concussion	LP	FP	FP	(-)
Michael Jordan	G	Back	LP	FP	FP	(-)
John Ross III	WR	Illness	FP	DNP	DNP	(-)

Injured Reserve: DE Sam Hubbard, elbow; DT DJ Reader, quadriceps; G Xavier Su’a-Filo, ankle; CB Trae Waynes, pectoral.

• The Bengals OL is an absolute mess. Three starting OL- LT Jonah Williams, RT Bobby Hart and C Trey Hopkins are all out. Hopkins has been excellent so far, posting a PFF grade that ranks 11^th out of 37 Centers, with a 10^th ranked pass blocking grade. Billy Price will take over at Center and he has been atrocious since he started his NFL career. Last year while mainly playing at Guard, he graded out as the 191^st ranked Guard out of 200. In 2018, he played exclusively at Center and graded out as the 62^nd ranked Center.
• Williams, playing in his first season after missing all of last year due to injury, has done well as the Bengals best OL. He has graded out as the 26^th ranked overall Tackle in the NFL and has allowed only 1 sack. Rookie 6^th round pick Hakeem Adeniji will start in Williams’ place after taking the first 4 snaps of his career last week.
• Hart has graded out well overall, ranking 36^th among all Tackles. His pass blocking hasn’t been as good as his run blocking as he has allowed 24 pressures and a 6.9% pressure rank (62^nd out of 77 Tackles). 2^nd year man Fred Johnson will start for Hart and he has been awful so far this season. He has posted a 39.9 PFF grade, has allowed 11 pressures and 2 sacks on 131 pass block snaps for an 8.4% pressure rate, ranking 82^nd out of 87 Guards. He has taken 4 total snaps in his career at RT.
• CB Darius Philips is Questionable but considering starting CB William Jackson is playing Sunday, this shouldn’t be a major problem against a run heavy Titans offense.
• RB Joe Mixon will miss his 2^nd straight game. Gio Bernard will fill in again this week and is coming off of a 13 carry, 37 yard rushing performance. He did catch the ball well, however, with 5 receptions, 59 yards and a TD.

Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers, 1:00 PM

Vikings

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Holton Hill	CB	Foot	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Mike Hughes	CB	Neck	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Dan Chisena	WR	Hip	(-)	FP	DNP	Questionable
Dalvin Cook	RB	Groin	LP	LP	FP	Questionable

Injured Reserve: LB Anthony Barr, pectoral; DE Danielle Hunter, undisclosed.

PUP: LB Ben Gedeon, undisclosed.

• The Vikings defense is in shambles after the trade of their best pass rusher Yannick Ngaouke, starting LB Todd Davis and CB Cameron Dantzler both on the Covid-19 list and CBs Holton Hill and Mike Hughes out due to injury. The Vikings pass rush takes a huge hit losing nearly 30% of their total pressures with the Ngaouke trade. Jayln Holmes will most likely start in place of Ngaouke and only has 6 pressures and no sacks on 138 pass rush snaps. His 4.3% pressure rate ranks 103^rd out of 107 edge rushers. He also is graded out poorly as a run defender, ranking 83^rd among edge rushers.
• At CB, rookie Jeff Gladney most likely is matched up against Davante Adams this week and he ranks 118^th in QB rating allowed and 121^st in ypa allowed out of 128 qualified CBs. The other CB spots will be shared by Kris Boyd and Harrison Hand. Boyd is in his 2^nd season and has less than 100 coverage snaps under his belt. In his short NFL career, Boyd has allowed 13 of 17 targets to be caught (73.6%) for 157 yards (12.1 yds/rec) and a 104.3 QB rating allowed. Hand is a 5^th round rookie from Temple who has only played on 29 coverage snaps. This could be a long day for the Vikings secondary.
• The good news is that star RB Dalvin Cook did practice in full Friday and should play.

Packers

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
David Bakhtiari	T	Chest	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Krys Barnes	LB	Shoulder/Biceps	LP	LP	LP	(-)
Hunter Bradley	LS	Groin	LP	LP	LP	(-)
Mason Crosby	K	Left Calf/Back	DNP	DNP	LP	Questionable
Tyler Ervin	RB	Wrist	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Rashan Gary	LB	Ankle	LP	LP	LP	(-)
Raven Greene	S	Oblique	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Aaron Jones	RB	Calf	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Kevin King	CB	Quadricep	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Tyler Lancaster	DL	Shoulder	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Marcedes Lewis	TE	Knee	LP	DNP	LP	(-)
John Lovett	TE	Knee	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Kamal Martin	LB	Knee	LP	LP	LP	(-)
Darnell Savage	S	Quadricep	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Preston Smith	LB	Shoulder	LP	LP	LP	(-)
Za’Darius Smith	LB	Ankle	LP	LP	LP	(-)
Equanimeous St. Brown	WR	Knee	LP	LP	LP	(-)
Robert Tonyan	TE	Ankle/Knee	LP	FP	FP	(-)

Injured Reserve: WR Allen Lazard, core muscle; LB Christian Kirksey, pectoral; G Lane Taylor, knee.

• RB Aaron Jones has been ruled out again this week and Jamaal Williams will be the lead back once again. He ran for 77 yards on 19 carries last week. Tackle David Bakhtiari was limited again this week after missing last week’s game. Rick Wagner filled in last week and was tremendous, not allowing a single pressure.

Los Angeles Rams at Miami Dolphins, 1:00 PM

Rams

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Tyler Higbee	TE	Hand	LP	LP	LP	Questionable

Injured Reserve: DB Terrell Burgess, ankle; LB Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, elbow; CB Jordan Fuller, shoulder; G Joseph Noteboom, calf; LB Travin Howard, knee.

Dolphins

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Raekwon Davis	DT	Shoulder	LP	FP	FP	(-)
Bobby McCain	S	Ankle	LP	LP	FP	(-)
DeVante Parker	WR	Groin	LP	LP	FP	(-)
Jamal Perry	CB	Foot	DNP	LP	DNP	Out
Adam Shaheen	TE	Shoulder	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Kyle Van Noy	LB	Foot	LP	LP	FP	(-)
Jakeem Grant Sr.	WR	Illness		DNP	FP	(-)

Injured Reserve: DT David Godchaux, biceps; T Austin Jackson, foot; LB Vince Biegel, Achilles.

Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos, 4:05 PM

Chargers

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Bryan Bulaga	T	Back	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
KJ Hill Jr.	WR	Hip	FP	FP	FP	(-)
Melvin Ingram III	DE	Knee	LP	LP	FP	(-)
Justin Jackson	RB	Knee	FP	FP	FP	(-)
Rayshawn Jenkins	S	Hamstring	LP	LP	FP	(-)
Storm Norton	T	Knee	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Tyrod Taylor	QB	Ribs	FP	FP	FP	Questionable
Trai Turner	G	Groin	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out

Injured Reserve: RB Austin Ekeler, hamstring; CB Chris Harris, footS Derwin James, knee; C Mike Pouncey, hip.

• The Chargers really haven’t had a healthy OL all season and doesn’t look like they will again Sunday. RG Trai Turner has missed the last few games and continues to be out. RT Bryan Bulaga has been limited in practice this week and is questionable after missing the last 3 games with a back injury. RT Trey Pipkins has filled in for Bulaga but was placed on the Covid-19 list and is out as well. Storm Norton normally would be the next man up but he too is questionable with an injury. Tyree St. Louis would probably start if all three are out but he could also be replacing Turner at RG as fill in Ryan Groy is also placed on the Covid-19 list. If Bulaga doesn’t play they may have to call up a practice squad player. If Bulaga can’t go the Chargers will not have a single OL with a PFF grade above 57.1 starting on Sunday. That’s equivalent to the 151^st best OL in the NFL out of 200 qualified OL. Whew.
• Cornerback Desmond King was added to the Chargers’ injury report on Saturday afternoon. King is now ruled out for “non-injury reasons.” The loss is a huge blow to the LA secondary, King ranks ninth in allowed passer rating among all slot corners.

Broncos

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Phillip Lindsay	RB	Concussion	DNP	LP	LP	Questionable
Tim Patrick	WR	Hamstring	DNP	DNP	DNP	Questionable
Diontae Spencer	WR	Shoulder	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Jeremiah Attaochu	OLB	Quadricep	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Andrew Beck	FB/TE	Hamstring	LP	LP	DNP	Out
Jake Butt	TE	Hamstring	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Demar Dotson	T	NIR	DNP	FP	DNP	Questionable

Injured Reserve: DT Mike Purcell, foot; LB Mark Barron, hamstring; DT Jurrell Casey, biceps; LB Von Miller, ankle; CB Courtland Sutton, knee.

• DT Mike Purcell was placed on IR this week and there goes another defensive player from this Broncos team that has a laundry list of defenders to go down this season.
• Offensively, RB Philip Lindsay and WR Tim Patrick are both questionable. The Broncos will be missing starting RG Graham Glasgow due to Covid-19. He has been excellent this year, ranking 12^th in the NFL among Guards in run blocking grade and 59^th out of 87 Guards in pass blocking grade. Filling in will be Austin Schlottmann who has played limited snaps this season. He did play 263 snaps last season as a rookie and produced a 58.2 PFF grade and only allowed 7 pressures on 159 pass block snaps (4.4% pressure rate). He allowed 1 sack last season. His 56.5 run block grade is a big step down from Glasgow, however.
• The good news is after a Covid scare, starting RT Demar Dotson has been cleared to play. He has been really good, posting the 19^th best PFF grade at Tackle.

San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 PM

49ers

Injured Reserve: RB Raheem Mostert, ankle; C Ben Garland, calf; DE Ezekiel Ansah, biceps; CB K’Waun Williams, knee; TE Jordan Reed, knee; LB Dee Ford, back; RB Tevin Coleman, knee; DE Nick Bosa, knee; DE Solomon Thomas, knee; WR Jalen Hurd, knee; CB Richard Sherman, calf.

PUP: C Weston Richburg, knee.

• The 49ers are down to Jerick McKinnon and Jamycal Hasty at running back this week. McKinnon has just 17 rushing yards on 10 carries since getting a pair of starts in Weeks 3 and 4. Hasty has gotten 18 carries in the last two weeks, rushing for 94 yards. However, Tevin Coleman could be an option as he is eligible to return from the IR this week.
• San Francisco is also down to their third-string center, Hroniss Grasu. Grasu got his second start of 2020 last week and really struggled, receiving a pass-blocking grade of 15.7 from PFF.

Seahawks

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Chris Carson	RB	Foot	DNP	DNP	DNP	Questionable
Carlos Hyde	RB	Hamstring	DNP	DNP	DNP	Doubtful
Travis Homer	RB	Knee	DNP	DNP	LP	Questionable
Mike Iupati	G	Back	DNP	DNP	DNP	Doubtful
Quinton Dunbar	CB	Knee/Resting Vet	DNP	LP	LP	(-)
Shaquill Griffin	CB	Concussion/Hamstring	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Ugo Amadi	FS	Hamstring	DNP	DNP	DNP	Doubtful
Benson Mayowa	DE	Ankle	DNP	DNP	LP	Questionable
Freddie Swain	WR	Hamstring	DNP	FP	FP	Questionable
Jamal Adams	SS	Groin/Illness	DNP	DNP	LP	Questionable

Injured Reserve: DB Neiko Thorpe, hip; S Marquise Blair, knee; DE Rasheem Green, neck; LB Bruce Irvin, knee; WR Phillip Dorsett, foot; G Phil Haynes, undisclosed.

• Seattle is also struggling to stay healthy at running back, with Chris Carson’s, Travis Homer’s and Carlos Hyde’s status for Sunday in question. The only other running back on the Seahawks’ roster is rookie Deejay Dallas, who has just two carries all season.
• Safety Jamal Adams is a gameday decision for Sunday. The former Jet hasn’t played since Week 3 with a groin strain. Ryan Neal has been starting in Adams place and should be good to go on Sunday after passing concussion protocol this week. Neal has a 54.9 defensive grade from PFF this year.

New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears, 4:25 PM

Saints

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Michael Thomas	WR	Ankle/Hamstring	DNP	LP	LP	Out
Marquez Callaway	WR	Ankle	DNP	LP	LP	Out
Nick Easton	C/G	Concussion	LP	DNP	DNP	Out
Terron Armstead	T	Elbow	LP	LP	LP	(-)

Injured Reserve: LB Chase Hansen, hip; WR Ty Montgomery, hamstring.

PUP: LB Kiko Alonso, knee.

• Once again, the Saints are without Michael Thomas, who will miss his sixth-straight game. Emmanuel Sanders will also miss Week 8 as he deals with COVID-19. The loss of Marquez Callaway hurts as well, he was the Saints’ leading receiver in Week 7. Expect Tre’Quan Smith and Deonte Harris to be the starting receivers in Week 8.

Bears

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Rashaad Coward	OL	Finger	FP	FP	FP	(-)
Eddie Jackson	S	Knee	LP	LP	FP	Questionable
Cole Kmet	TE	Back	LP	FP	FP	(-)
Khalil Mack	OLB	Ankle	DNP	DNP	LP	Questionable
Sherrick McManis	S	Hamstring	LP	LP	FP	Questionable
Cordarrelle Patterson	WR	Quad	DNP	DNP	LP	Questionable
Allen Robinson II	WR	Concussion	DNP	DNP	DNP	Doubtful
Jason Spriggs	LT	Back	FP	FP	FP	(-)
Cody Whitehair	C	Calf	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out

Injured Reserve: G James Daniels, pectoral; RB Tarik Cohen, knee; CB Artie Burns, knee.

• Starting center Cody Whitehair will be out on Sunday with a calf injury, but has struggled in pass protection the last few weeks, earning grades of 29.8, 26.3 and 16.0 in pass protection from PFF. Rookie Sam Mustipher should get the start in Whitehair’s place. The Notre Dame product has just 26 snaps under his belt.
• Despite being listed as doubtful, Allen Robinson completed concussion protocol on Saturday and is expected to play.

Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:20 PM

Cowboys

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Andy Dalton	QB	Concussion	DNP	DNP	DNP	Doubtful
Zack Martin	G	Concussion	FP	FP	FP	(-)

Injured Reserve: T Brandon Knight, knee; DT Trysten Hill, knee; QB Dak Prescott, ankle; T Tyron Smith, neck; C Joe Looney, knee; CB Chidobe Awuzie, hamstring; T La’el Collins, hip; TE Blake Jarwin, knee; LB Sean Lee, pelvis.

• The loss of Andy Dalton thrusts rookie Ben DiNucci into the first start of his NFL career. The seventh-round pick has a tough task in his first game, playing behind an offensive line that’s missing both starting tackles and center. The Eagles have the third-ranked pass-rush according to PFF.

Eagles

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Genard Avery	DE	Elbow	LP	DNP	(-)	Out/Moved to IR
Jack Driscoll	T	Ankle	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Nathan Gerry	LB	Ankle	DNP	DNP	(-)	Out/Moved to IR
Malik Jackson	DT	Quadricep	LP	LP	FP	(-)
Craig James	CB	Hamstring	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Alshon Jeffery	WR	Calf	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Lane Johnson	T	Knee, Ankle	DNP	LP	FP	(-)
Miles Sanders	RB	Knee	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Vinny Curry	DE	Illness		DNP	FP	(-)
Cre’Von LeBlanc	CB	Quadricep		LP	DNP	Out

Injured Reserve: WR Desean Jackson, ankle; TE Zach Ertz, ankle; G Isaac Seumalo, knee; T Andre Dillard, biceps.

PUP: G Brandon Brooks, Achilles.

• The Eagles are expecting five players to return this week. Dallas Goedert, LB TJ Edwards, T Jason Peters, WR Jalen Reagor and S Rudy Ford were all activated on Saturday morning. Peters will take over for Jordan Mailata at left tackle. Mailata struggled the past three weeks, allowing 13 quarterback pressures.
• The return of Goedert and Reagor will bolster the Eagles’ depleted receiving corps. Goedert had eight catches for 101 yards and a TD in Week 1 and should see a lot of targets with Zach Ertz remaining on the IR. Reagor immediately becomes the Eagles most dangerous deep threat in the passing game.
• The loss of Cre’Von LeBlanc is a surprise one for the Eagles, who will go into Sunday with Darius Slay, Avonte Maddox and Nickell Robey-Coleman as their only healthy cornerbacks.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Giants, (Mon.) 8:15 PM

Buccaneers

Player	Position	Injury	Thu	Fri	Sat	Game Status
Chris Godwin	WR	Finger	DNP	DNP		(-)
Rob Gronkowski	TE	Shoulder	LP	LP		(-)
Scotty Miller	WR	Hip/Groin	LP	LP		(-)
Jason Pierre-Paul	OLB	Knee	LP	LP		(-)
Antoine Winfield Jr.	S	Shoulder/Groin	LP	LP		(-)

Injured Reserve: DT Vita Vea, leg; TE OJ Howard, Achilles.

PUP: S Justin Evans, foot.

Giants

Player	Position	Injury	Thu	Fri	Sat	Game Status
Devonta Freeman	RB	Ankle	DNP	DNP		(-)
Will Hernandez	G	Reserve/COVID-19	DNP	DNP		(-)
C.J. Board	WR	Concussion (non-contact)	LP	FP		(-)
Adrian Colbert	DB	Shoulder	LP	LP		(-)
Darnay Holmes	CB	Neck	LP	LP		(-)
Sterling Shepard	WR	Shoulder/Toe	LP	LP		(-)

Injured Reserve: LB Lorenzo Carter, Achilles; DB Brandon Williams, groin; RB Saquon Barkley, knee.