This is a team-by-team review of any key fantasy football player injury news after this week’s practice activity and team statements. Only those players listed on the team’s official injury report will be addressed, unless the situation warrants further attention.
PLEASE NOTE: The NFL releases its final official injury report each Friday (approximately 7:00 p.m. ET). West Coast teams often report their injuries late and may not be included in the initial publication.
Week 16 fantasy football injury report
This week’s key game-time decisions: TE David Njoku, RB Tyrone Tracy Jr., WR Jaylen Waddle, WR Tyreek Hill, TE Cade Otton, RB Tony Pollard, RB Alvin Kamara
ARIZONA CARDINALS
RB Trey Benson (knee) and PK Matt Prater (knee) are out.
ATLANTA FALCONS
WR Drake London (knee) was limited Friday, but he’ll play, as will RT Kaleb McGary (knee), who practiced all week.
BALTIMORE RAVENS – Saturday game
WR Diontae Johnson (personal) and WR Nelson Agholor (concussion) are out. WR Rashod Bateman (foot) is questionable and didn’t practice Thursday.
BUFFALO BILLS
LB Matt Milano (biceps, groin) and WR Curtis Samuel (ribs) are questionable after limited work Friday. TE Dalton Kincaid (knee) and WR Amari Cooper (wrist) practiced Friday and will play.
CAROLINA PANTHERS
WR Xavier Legette (hip) is out. WR Jalen Coker (quadriceps) and WR David Moore (concussion) are questionable. Coker was limited Friday, but Moore had a full practice.
CHICAGO BEARS
C Ryan Bates (concussion) is out. LG Teven Jenkins (calf) and LT Braxton Jones (concussion) are questionable. Jones practiced Friday, but Jenkins was limited. RB Roschon Johnson (concussion) practiced all week and will play.
CINCINNATI BENGALS
DE Sam Hubbard (knee) is out. LT Orlando Brown (leg) is questionable after limited work Friday in his first action of the week.
CLEVELAND BROWNS
RB Nick Chubb (foot) had his season end on IR again with a broken foot. TE David Njoku (hamstring) and WR Cedric Tillman (concussion) are questionable. Both were limited Friday. WR Jerry Jeudy (knee) practiced all week, and DE Myles Garrett (back) was limited Friday, but they’ll both play.
DALLAS COWBOYS
CB Trevon Diggs (knee) is out. LB Eric Kendricks (personal, calf) is questionable after upgrading to limited work Friday. WR CeeDee Lamb (shoulder) and RB Rico Dowdle (knee) had full sessions Thursday and Friday. They’ll play.
DENVER BRONCOS – Played Thursday
RB Jaleel McLaughlin (quadriceps) was out.
DETROIT LIONS
RB David Montgomery (knee) is out and likely done for the season with a torn MCL.
GREEN BAY PACKERS – Monday night
CB Jaire Alexander (knee) has been a full participant in practice this week as he appears poised to make his return. LB Quay Walker (ankle) has yet to practice.
HOUSTON TEXANS – Saturday game
OG Juice Scruggs (foot) and WR John Metchie (shoulder) are out. RB Joe Mixon (ankle) was limited all week, but he’ll play.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
WR Alec Pierce (concussion) and LB E.J. Speed (knee) are out. C Ryan Kelly (knee), PK Matt Gay (neck) and TE Mo Alie-Cox (hip) are questionable. Kelly sat Friday, but Alie-Cox and Gay were full participants Friday. WR Michael Pittman Jr. (back) was a full-go Thursday and Friday and will play.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
TE Evan Engram (shoulder) is on IR.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – Saturday game
WR Marquise Brown (shoulder) practiced all week and came off IR. QB Patrick Mahomes (ankle) and PK Harrison Butker (knee) practiced all week and will play.
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
RB Alexander Mattison (ankle), WR Jakobi Meyers (ankle) and QB Aidan O’Connell (knee) all practiced Friday and will play.
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS – Played Thursday
RB J.K. Dobbins (knee) remains on IR. TE Will Dissly (shoulder) was out again.
LOS ANGELES RAMS
TE Tyler Higbee (knee) Friday and is poised to make his season debut. WR Demarcus Robinson (shoulder) practiced Friday and will play.
MIAMI DOLPHINS
WR Jaylen Waddle (knee) is doubtful and didn’t practice all week. WR Tyreek Hill (wrist) and LT Terron Armstead (knee) are questionable. Both were limited Friday. RB De’Von Achane (groin) and QB Tua Tagovailoa (hip) practiced Friday and will play.
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MINNESOTA VIKINGS
S Harrison Smith (foot) is questionable after limited work Friday.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
OG Cole Strange (knee), FS Jabrill Peppers (hamstring) and SS Kyle Dugger (ankle, illness) were all limited all week and are questionable. LT Vederian Lowe (shoulder) practiced Friday and will play.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS – Monday night
WR Chris Olave (concussion) remains on IR and has been a limited participant at practice thus far, though a return isn’t imminent. QB Derek Carr (hand), RB Alvin Kamara (groin) and WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling (chest, illness) have yet to practice this week. TE Juwan Johnson (foot) has been limited thus far.
NEW YORK GIANTS
LB Bobby Okereke (back) is out. RB Tyrone Tracy Jr., (ankle) is questionable after limited work all week. He’s a game-time decision. WR Malik Nabers (knee, foot) also was limited Friday, but he’ll play. QB Tommy DeVito (concussion) and WR Wan’Dale Robinson (shoulder) practiced Friday and will be good to go.
NEW YORK JETS
RB Braelon Allen (back) is questionable but practiced Friday. With RB Breece Hall (knee) off the injury report this week, Allen’s prospects were limited anyway.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
TE Dallas Goedert (knee) is on IR and out until at least Week 18. QB Jalen Hurts (finger) and WR DeVonta Smith (back) practiced all week and will be in there. WR A.J. Brown (knee) was limited Thursday and Friday, but he’ll play.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS – Saturday game
WR George Pickens (hamstring) is out again SS DeShon Elliott (hamstring) upgraded to limited work Thursday but is doubtful.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
RB Christian McCaffrey (knee) and RB Jordan Mason (ankle) are on IR. LT Trent Williams (ankle) and RB Isaac Guerendo (foot, hamstring) are also out. DE Nick Bosa (hip, oblique) and LB Dre Greenlaw (Achilles, knee) are both questionable. They were limited all week.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
RB Zach Charbonnet (oblique), TE Noah Fant (knee), WR DK Metcalf (shoulder), QB Geno Smith (knee) and RB Kenneth Walker III (calf) all practiced Friday and will play.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
S Antoine Winfield Jr. (knee) is out again. TE Cade Otton (knee) and LB K.J Britt (ankle) are doubtful after limited work Friday. It was Otton’s first work this week. S Mike Edwards (hamstring) is questionable but had a full practice Friday. RB Bucky Irving (hip, back), S Tykee Smith (knee), QB Baker Mayfield (knee) and WR Trey Palmer (illness) all practiced Friday and will go.
TENNESSEE TITANS
RB Tony Pollard (ankle), LB Kenneth Murray (hamstring) and PK Nick Folk (abdomen) are all questionable. Folk was limited Friday. Pollard and Murray sat out. WR Tyler Boyd (foot) and WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine (ankle) are good to go after a full practice Friday.
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
RB Austin Ekeler (concussion) and WR Noah Brown (kidney) are on IR. TE Zach Ertz (concussion, shoulder) is questionable after limited work Friday.