This season, the Panthers’ injury reports have been mostly disastrous. Critical players have missed a lot of time, especially the offensive and defensive lines and in the secondary. This week, things may finally be looking up.

Here’s a look at the team’s Week 12 injury report, which is much shorter than it has been recently.

Player	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Status
S Eric Reid	Knee	Limited	Limited	Full	–
CB Ross Cockrell	Quad	DNP	DNP	Limited	Questionable
DT Gerald McCoy	Knee	DNP	Limited	Full	–
OT Dennis Daley	Groin	Limited	Limited	Full	Questionable
OLB Brian Burns	Wrist	Full	Full	Full	–
LB Shaq Thompson	Ankle	Limited	Limited	Full	–
OT Greg Little	Knee	–	Full	Full	Questionable

As for who’s not listed, seeing neither Greg Little nor Christian McCaffrey’s names here is a very positive development.

McCoy’s knee is nothing to worry about and he has been resting on Wednesdays regularly. He hasn’t missed a game and has been Carolina’s most consistent defensive lineman this season. Cockrell’s absence proved to be a bigger deal than expected last week against the Falcons, so we will keep an eye on his status.

The major question mark is going to be Daley, who has played far better at left tackle than anybody else this year. They need him in the lineup.

Update:

This is about as healthy as the Panthers have been all year. Nobody has been ruled out and three players are listed as questionable. Two of them are left tackles, though. Ron Rivera anticipates it will be Little playing there this week.

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