Week 8 Injury Recap – Chase Edmonds, Brandin Cooks, J.J. Watt

With the weather that plagued most of the games in the northeast, most teams are probably breathing a sigh of relief their team made it out of their games unscathed. However, some franchise players weren’t so lucky.

Here’s a quick recap of all the major injuries suffered so far in Week 8 and a preview of who could be out in tonight’s game between the Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers:

Washington Redskins at Minnesota Vikings (Thu) 8:20p (ET)

Washington Redskins

  • Did not play: Montae Nicholson, S, (ankle); Vernon Davis, TE, (concussion); Jordan Reed, TE, (concussion/IR); Trent Williams, T, (dispute); Derrius Guice, RB, (knee/IR); Reuben Foster, LB, (knee/IR).
  • Case Keenum, QB, left the game early after suffering a concussion.
  • Quinton Dunbar, CB, left the game early due to a hamstring injury.

Minnesota Vikings

  • Did not play: Adam Thielen, WR, (hamstring); Holton Hill, CB, (suspension).
  • No starters left the game early due to injury.

Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons 1:00p (ET)

Seattle Seahawks

  • Did not play: Tre Flowers, CB, (neck).
  • Justin Britt, C, left the game in the first half after suffering a knee injury.

Atlanta Falcons

  • Did not play: Matt Ryan, QB, (ankle); Desmond Trufant, CB, (toe); Keanu Neal, S, (Achilles/IR); Chris Lindstrom, G, (foot/IR).
  • No starters left the game early due to injury.

Philadelphia Eagles at Buffalo Bills 1:00p (ET)

Philadelphia Eagles

  • Did not play: Avonte Maddox, CB, (concussion/neck); Desean Jackson, WR, (abdomen); Jason Peters, T, (knee); Nigel Bradham, LB, (ankle); Tim Jernigan, DT, (foot); Malik Jackson, DT, (foot/IR).
  • Miles Sanders, RB, left the game in the third quarter with a shoulder injury.

Buffalo Bills

  • Did not play: No starters were inactive.
  • Cody Ford, T, left the game in the fourth quarter with an arm injury.

Los Angeles Chargers at Chicago Bears 1:00p (ET)

Los Angeles Chargers

  • Did not play: Justin Jones, DT, (shoulder); Brandon Mebane, DT, (knee); Michael Badgley, K, (groin); Derwin James, S, (foot/IR); Russell Okung, T, (pulmonary embolism/NFI).
  • Russell Okung, T, left the game early due to a calf injury.

Chicago Bears

  • Did not play: Akiem Hicks, DT, (knee/IR).
  • No starters left the game early due to injury.

New York Giants at Detroit Lions 1:00p (ET)

New York Giants

  • Did not play: Sterling Shepard, WR, (concussion).
  • No starters left the game early due to injury.

Detroit Lions

  • Did not play: Darius Slay, CB, (hamstring); Jermaine Kearse, WR, (leg/IR).
  • Tracy Walker, S, left the game early after suffering a knee injury.

New York Jets at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00p (ET)

New York Jets

  • Did not play: Neville Hewitt, LB, (neck/knee); Kelvin Beachum, T, (ankle); Chris Herndon, TE, (hamstring); Henry Anderson, DE, (shoulder); CJ Mosley, LB, (groin); Brandon Copeland, LB, (suspension); Avery Williamson, LB, (knee/IR).
  • Trumaine Johnson, CB, left the game early due to an ankle injury.
  • Ryan Kalil, C, was forced to leave the game early due to a knee injury.

Jacksonville Jaguars

  • Did not play: Najee Goode, LB, (toe); Leon Jacobs, LB, (hamstring); Nick Foles, QB, (shoulder/IR).
  • Ronnie Harrison, S, left the game early due to a neck injury.
  • Dede Westbrook, WR, left the game early with neck and shoulder injuries.

Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts 1:00p (ET)

Denver Broncos

  • Did not play: Bryce Callahan, CB, (foot); Bradley Chubb, LB, (knee/IR).
  • Ja’Wuan James, T, left the game early due to a knee injury.
  • Dalton Risner, G, left the game early due to an ankle injury. He was seen in a walking boot following the game.
  • Todd Davis, LB, left the game early after suffering a knee injury.

Indianapolis Colts

  • Did not play: Pierre Desir, CB, (abdomen).
  • No starters left the game early due to injury.

Cincinnati Bengals at Los Angeles Rams (London) 1:00p (ET)

Cincinnati Bengals

  • Did not play: Darqueze Dennard, CB, (hamstring); Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, (knee); Cordy Glenn, T, (concussion); AJ Green, WR, (ankle).
  • Alex Redmond, G, left the game early due to an ankle injury.

Los Angeles Rams

  • Did not play: Clay Matthews, LB, (jaw) Bryce Hager, LB, (shoulder).
  • Brandin Cooks, WR, left the game after suffering a concussion and never returned.

Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints 1:00p (ET)

Arizona Cardinals

  • Did not play: David Johnson, RB, (ankle); Zach Allen, DE, (neck); Robert Alford, CB, (leg/IR); Marcus Gilbert, OT, (knee/IR).
  • Chase Edmonds, RB, suffered a hamstring injury on Sunday and could be inactive for the Cardinals game on Thursday night.

New Orleans Saints

  • Did not play: Alvin Kamara, RB, (ankle/knee); Jared Cook, TE, (ankle); Tre’Quan Smith, WR, (ankle).
  • No starters left the game early due to injury.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tennessee Titans 1:00p (ET)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

  • Did not play: Alex Cappa, G, (forearm); OJ Howard, TE, (hamstring).
  • No starters left the game early due to injury.

Tennessee Titans

  • Did not play: Delanie Walker, TE, (ankle); Ryan Succop, K, (knee/IR).
  • No starters were forced to leave the game early due to injury.

Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers 4:05p (ET)

Carolina Panthers

  • Did not play: Cam Newton, QB, (foot); Kawann Short, DT, (shoulder/IR); Graham Gano, K, (leg/IR).
  • No starters left the game early due to injury.

San Francisco 49ers

  • Did not play: Marquise Goodwin, WR, (personal reasons); Mike McGlinchey, T, (knee); Joe Staley, T, (leg); Kyle Juszczyk, FB, (knee); Kyle Nelson, LS, (suspension); Jerick McKinnon, RB, (knee/IR).
  • No starters left the game early due to injury.

Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans 4:25p (ET)

Oakland Raiders

  • Did not play: Vontaze Burfict, LB, (suspension); Johnathan Abram, S, (shoulder/IR).
  • Rodney Hudson, C, left the game early after suffering a leg injury.

Houston Texans

  • Did not play: Will Fuller, WR, (hamstring); Johnathan Joseph, CB, (hamstring); Tashaun Gipson, S, (back/hip/wrist); Bradley Roby, CB, (hamstring); Tytus Howard, T, (knee); Lamar Miller, RB, (knee/IR).
  • JJ Watt, DE, tore his pectoral muscle and is expected to miss the rest of the season.
  • Laremy Tunsil, T, left the game early after suffering a shoulder injury.

Cleveland Browns at New England Patriots 4:25p (ET)

Cleveland Browns

  • Did not play: Damarious Randall, S, (hamstring); Kendall Lamm, T, (knee); David Njoku, TE, (concussion/wrist/IR); Kareem Hunt, RB, (suspension).
  • No starters left the game early due to injury.

New England Patriots

  • Did not play: Shaq Mason, G, (ankle); Matt LaCosse, TE, (knee); Isaiah Wynn, T, (foot/IR); David Andrews, C, (blood clots/IR).
  • No starters left the game early due to injury.

Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs 8:20p (ET)

Green Bay Packers

  • Did not play: Devante Adams, WR, (toe); Equanimeous St. Brown, WR, (ankle/IR).
  • Bryan Bulaga, T, injured his right hand in the fourth quarter and never returned.

Kansas City Chiefs

  • Did not play: Patrick Mahomes, QB, (knee); Frank Clark, DE, (neck); Eric Fisher, T, (groin); Andrew Wylie, G, (ankle); Chris Jones, DT, (neck).
  • Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, G, left the game in the second half with an ankle injury.
  • Bashaud Breeland, CB, injured his shoulder in the first half and never returned.

Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers (Mon) 8:15p (ET)

Miami Dolphins (FINAL)

  • Bobby McCain, S, is expected to play. He was limited in practice all week with hamstring and shoulder injuries.
  • Xavien Howard, CB, is questionable. He was limited in practice all week with a knee injury.
  • Reshad Jones, S, is out. He did not practice all week due to a chest injury.
  • Daniel Kilgore, C, is out. He did not practice all week due to a knee injury.
  • Julie’n Davenport, T, is out indefinitely. He is on the IR due to a knee injury.
  • Jonathan Ledbetter, DE, is out indefinitely. He is on the IR due to an ankle injury.
  • Ricardo Louis, WR, is out indefinitely. He is on the IR due to a knee injury.

Pittsburgh Steelers (FINAL)

  • Mark Barron, LB, is questionable after being a full participant in Saturday’s practice. He was limited in practice on Friday with a hamstring injury.
  • Ben Roethlisberger, QB, is out indefinitely. He was put on the IR after suffering an elbow injury.
  • Sean Davis, DB, is out indefinitely. He is on the IR due to a shoulder injury.