NFL Nation reporters appraise the bigger injuries beyond the alliance for Anniversary 10.
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Tight end Charles Clay alternate to convenance Wednesday on a bound base afterwards disturbing his meniscus and spraining the MCL in his larboard knee in Anniversary 5. The accord potentially puts Clay -- who charcoal the Bills' arch receiver with 258 yards, admitting missing the accomplished three amateur -- on clue to comedy adjoin the Saints on Sunday. Abacus him and Kelvin Benjamin to the breach in the aforementioned anniversary would accord quarterback Tyrod Taylor a angry adventitious adjoin Drew Brees and New Orleans' second-ranked offense. -- Mike Rodak
Right accouterment Ja'Wuan James suffered a hamstring abrasion in aftermost week's accident to the Raiders, and his cachet for Monday's bold adjoin the Panthers doesn't arise good. Sam Young replaced James in the additional bisected aftermost week. Miami additionally active abhorrent accouterment Zach Sterup off Cleveland's convenance band for insurance. -- James Walker
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Wide receiver Chris Hogan (shoulder), arresting accouterment Malcom Brown (ankle) and abhorrent accouterment Marcus Cannon (ankle) all attending absurd to comedy Sunday adjoin the Broncos, which agency the Patriots would be afterwards three starters. Phillip Dorsett, Alan Branch and LaAdrian Waddle would acceptable be their corresponding replacements. That is not the way the Patriots capital to appear out of their bye. -- Mike Reiss
Running aback Matt Forte sat out Wednesday afterwards he developed abscess in the knee that he had arthroscopic anaplasty on at the end of aftermost season. This is a concern, abnormally advancing off a mini-bye. The 31-year-old Forte isn't accepting a acceptable season, but he is advancing off his best game: 77 hasty yards for two touchdowns and four catches. If he can't play, the Jets will angular on Bilal Powell and Elijah McGuire. -- Rich Cimini
Running aback Danny Woodhead alternate in the two practices over the bye, which suggests he'll be accessible to be activated off afflicted assets abutting week. Woodhead aggravated his hamstring abrasion on the aperture alternation of the season, and he has been rehabbing it anytime since. A advantageous Woodhead would accommodate antagonism problems for defenses and accord the Ravens a playmaker on the beneath routes. -- Jamison Hensley
The Bengals re-signed accouterment Eric Winston afterwards agreement Jake Fisher on the non-football affliction list, but Fisher's absence contributes to a season-long botheration at that position. With Winston sitting out the aboriginal bisected of the season, he isn't a acceptable applicant to anon start, which agency Cedric Ogbuehi and Andre Smith will acceptable be the two starters at tackle. -- Katherine Terrell
Two cornerbacks were bound at Wednesday's practice. Jason McCourty is advancing aback from a aerial abate sprain, and Briean Boddy-Calhoun has a hamstring injury. Of the two, Boddy-Calhoun could be the added serious. -- Pat McManamon
Linebacker James Harrison was a abruptness accession to the abrasion report, missing Wednesday's convenance with a aback injury. The abrasion is not advised major, but the Steelers charge Harrison bottomward the amplitude for his sack abatement efforts. Assurance Mike Mitchell (Achilles) affairs to convenance Thursday and Friday afore the Steelers actuate his availability for Sunday's bold adjoin the Colts. -- Jeremy Fowler
Tight end C.J. Fiedorowicz is accepted to acknowledgment from afflicted assets afore Sunday's bold adjoin the Rams. He suffered a blow in the division opener and was put on IR on Sept. 12. His acknowledgment comes at a acceptable time, as bound end Ryan Griffin is in the blow agreement afterwards aftermost week's accident to the Colts and is absurd to comedy Sunday, according to drillmaster Bill O'Brien. -- Sarah Barshop
Defensive lineman Henry Anderson didn't convenance Wednesday due to a throat abrasion suffered in aftermost week's achievement over Houston. He couldn't allocution to the media afterwards the bold because he couldn't speak. Anderson has recorded a sack in two of the accomplished three amateur while acrimonious up 13 tackles in that span. -- Mike Wells
The Jaguars are appreciably healthy. Advanced receiver Marqise Lee is ambidextrous with a knee injury, so the aggregation is befitting him out of convenance as a precaution. He has played actual able-bodied the accomplished two weeks with the abrasion (12 catches for 147 yards and one touchdown) and is accepted to comedy this week. Nose accouterment Marcell Dareus is ambidextrous with an illness, but that isn't accepted to accumulate him out. The bigger catechism is appropriate bouncer A.J. Cann, who is aggressive a triceps injury. He was aching Friday and absent aftermost week's win over the Bengals, which afflicted Jacksonville to move centermost Brandon Linder to appropriate bouncer and accept Tyler Shatley comedy center. The Jaguars will do that afresh adjoin the Chargers if Cann is out. -- Mike DiRocco
There are some nicks and bruises throughout the Titans lineup, but cipher besides larboard bouncer Quinton Spain (turf toe) is in crisis of missing Sunday's bold adjoin the Bengals. DeMarco Murray suffered a knee abuse adjoin the Ravens aftermost week, but he was a abounding actor in convenance and was off the abrasion address on Wednesday. The Titans achievement he's abreast the end of his season-long bender with injuries. Delanie Walker (ankle) absent convenance Wednesday to blow his cartilage bruise, but he'll accept a big appulse in Tennessee's canyon advance this week, like he did adjoin Baltimore. -- Cameron Wolfe
Right accouterment Menelik Watson was confused to afflicted assets with a dogie abrasion on Wednesday, abacus to the Broncos' growing account of issues on the abhorrent line. Watson's backup, Donald Stephenson, has dealt with a dogie abrasion of his own and has been abeyant the accomplished four games, while adept bouncer Allen Barbre has struggled to ample in at times. Stephenson alternate to convenance Wednesday, but he too has had moments in canyon aegis aback things haven't gone well. That has been a accurate affair with the Broncos aggravating to comedy out of three-wide-receiver sets as generally as they accept in the aboriginal bisected of the season. The Patriots will about absolutely advance that ancillary of the accumulation in the canyon rush. The Broncos should accede affluence of two-tight-end and two-back sets. -- Jeff Legwold
Linebacker Tamba Hali alternate in aftermost week's accident to the Cowboys and played able-bodied abundant as a part-time amateur to atom some achievement that he could advice a disturbing aegis in the additional bisected of the season. But the Chiefs will accept to adviser the action of Hali's abscessed knees on a approved basis. The abscess that kept him out afore Sunday could acknowledgment at any time. -- Adam Teicher
Right accouterment Joe Barksdale could acknowledgment to the acreage this anniversary in Jacksonville afterwards missing the accomplished two amateur with accommodation toe. The Bolts could use him adjoin the Jaguars, who advance the alliance in sacks, with 35. Barksdale was a abounding actor in convenance Wednesday. -- Eric D. Williams
This is a big anniversary for first-round cornerback Gareon Conley, who hasn't played aback Anniversary 3 due to his appropriate shin abrasion suffered in June minicamp. The Raiders will use the bye to amend whether the amateur will comedy bottomward the amplitude or be shut bottomward and placed on season-ending afflicted reserve. In his aboriginal bold adjoin the Jets in Anniversary 2, Conley was absorbing in breaking up a abysmal canyon bottomward the larboard amusement to Jermaine Kearse. "[Conley] is activity to be a absolutely acceptable football player," drillmaster Jack Del Rio said. The question, though, is when? -- Paul Gutierrez
The Cowboys accept denticulate at atomic 28 credibility in anniversary of their accomplished six games, but they ability not accept Ezekiel Elliott (suspension), Tyron Smith (back/hip/groin) or Dez Bryant (knee/ankle) on Sunday adjoin Atlanta. That would be absolutely a hit for the offense. From an abrasion perspective, Smith is the best ambiguous to play, with the activity that a anniversary off could do him a apple of acceptable during a 12-day amount with three games. Bryant has a aching knee and sprained ankle, but he anticipation he'd be OK. Neither accomplished Wednesday, but Bryant is afterpiece to playing. Chaz Green would acceptable booty over at larboard accouterment if Smith can't play. Green abounding in ably for two amateur aftermost division aback a aback abrasion flared up for the Smith. -- Todd Archer
The Giants are anxious about their absolute linebacker group. That's why they had to assurance Kelvin Sheppard on Tuesday. Three linebackers -- Keenan Robinson, B.J. Goodson and Devon Kennard -- absent convenance Wednesday. Arresting captain Jonathan Casillas (neck) was limited. Casillas has absent the accomplished three games, but he said he'll acknowledgment Sunday in San Francisco as continued as Thursday's convenance with some acquaintance drills goes well. The Giants are bridge their fingers. -- Jordan Raanan
The Eagles should get a key allotment of the accessory aback afterwards their Anniversary 10 bye. Cornerback Ronald Darby, alone aback the opener afterwards dislocating his ankle, appears on clue to acknowledgment aback the aggregation abutting takes the acreage on the alley adjoin the Cowboys. Amateur Rasul Douglas and Patrick Robinson accept helped authority bottomward the acropolis in Darby's absence, but the accessory will acceptable aback this season's projected No. 1 cornerback. -- Tim McManus
The Redskins feel acceptable about their abhorrent line's convalescent health, and there's a adventitious that three starters will acknowledgment Sunday adjoin the Vikings. But they aren't abiding about receiver Jamison Crowder and bound end Jordan Reed, who are both ambidextrous with hamstring issues. Crowder said he acquainted bigger afterwards actuality bound in convenance on Wednesday. He was added forth than Reed a anniversary ago. Meanwhile, Appropriate bouncer Brandon Scherff (knee), centermost Spencer Continued (quad/knee) and bouncer Shawn Lauvao (stinger) accept bigger abundant to accept a attempt at playing. Continued said he was optimistic about Sunday, but larboard accouterment Trent Williams (knee) charcoal uncertain. -- John Keim
Inside linebacker Danny Trevathan absent convenance Wednesday with a dogie strain. Trevathan, who suffered the abrasion adjoin the Saints in Anniversary 8, is the Bears' arch tackler (52) and one of their leaders on defense. Meanwhile, advanced receiver Markus Wheaton said he expects to comedy adjoin the Packers afterwards sitting out three weeks with a beam tear. Appropriate bouncer Kyle Continued had bound accord on Wednesday, but he's ambidextrous with ankle, accept and feel injuries. -- Jeff Dickerson
Defensive end Ezekiel Ansah has been bedfast by a knee abrasion all season. He can now add a aback abrasion to the list, which has to be a affair for Detroit. He didn't convenance Wednesday, and it isn't yet bright if that's a accustomed blow day for him with his old (and now new) abrasion or article added serious. It'll be article to adviser as the anniversary progresses. If Ansah can't play, that could beggarly added of afresh active Jacquies Smith and Cornelius Washington. Bigger account for the Lions is that larboard accouterment Taylor Decker is still practicing while on PUP. At some point, Detroit should get him aback to advice coalesce the abhorrent line. Advanced receiver Kenny Golladay accomplished Wednesday, but it's too aboriginal to apprehend into annihilation there because he has accomplished aboriginal in the anniversary afore and afresh had to shut it down. -- Michael Rothstein
The Packers apperceive they won't accept appropriate accouterment Bryan Bulaga, who tore the ACL in his appropriate knee on Monday night adjoin the Lions. But they're still not 100 percent abiding if they'll accept his backup, Justin McCray, who abiding an abate abrasion on the final comedy adjoin the Detroit. McCray, who started four amateur and at two O-line spots beforehand this season, accomplished on Wednesday with his abate heavily taped. Drillmaster Mike McCarthy said he'd charge to see how able-bodied McCray confused in convenance this week. -- Rob Demovsky
The bottom abrasion Everson Griffen abiding on one of the final plays of the Anniversary 8 win over the Browns kept him alone from convenance Wednesday. Should he comedy this Sunday, the arresting end will ability for NFL history as the aboriginal amateur to alpha the division with nine beeline amateur with a sack. Minnesota is still missing two associates of the abhorrent band in Jeremiah Sirles (knee) and Mike Remmers (concussion) and was afterwards arresting end Stephen Weatherly (knee). The acceptable news, in accession to Teddy Bridgewater's actuality activated to the 53-man roster, is Stefon Diggs' (groin) absence from the abrasion address for the aboriginal time in four weeks. -- Courtney Cronin
Wide receiver Julio Jones didn't convenance Wednesday while nursing an abate injury, which is a account for a affair due to the atomic attributes of his game. But Jones has popped up on the abrasion address a brace times this division with aback and hip flexor injuries and hasn't absent a game. Jones about adventures bumps and bruises, which is why drillmaster Dan Quinn monitors his convenance reps and gives him some plays off during games. But don't apprehend an abate abrasion to accumulate the receiver from adverse the Cowboys on Sunday. Additionally accumulate an eye on article Matt Bryant, who has a appropriate dogie abrasion and didn't bang Wednesday. -- Vaughn McClure
This is starting to complete like a burst record, but Pro Bowl centermost Ryan Kalil looks ambiguous afresh with a close injury. He formed on the ancillary with the trainer already afresh and stands to absence his eighth alpha in 10 games. Bound end Chris Manhertz was on the ancillary benumbed an exercise bike, which is a absolute assurance that he could be austere from the blow agreement by Monday night's bold adjoin the Dolphins. The Panthers are bottomward to one bound end, Ed Dickson, with three-time Pro Bowl alternative Greg Olsen still a few weeks from advancing off afflicted assets in time for the Nov. 26 bold at the Jets. -- David Newton
There are several big abrasion questions for the Saints this week. Larboard accouterment Terron Armstead (chest) and assurance Kenny Vaccaro (groin) both absent convenance Wednesday afterwards abrogation aftermost week's win over the Buccaneers early. Both accept bidding optimism that they won't be alone long, but it's too anon to gauge. Meanwhile, receiver Michael Thomas was bound Wednesday with an abate abrasion -- an ailment that hasn't appeared on the abrasion address before. Bouncer Larry Warford alternate to convenance on a bound base for the aboriginal time aback he absent the accomplished two amateur with an belly injury. -- Mike Triplett
Quarterback Jameis Winston paid a appointment to Dr. James Andrews on Tuesday to accept his sprained AC collective examined. He'll be shelved for what drillmaster Dirk Koetter said would be "at atomic two weeks" to let the abrasion heal. Ryan Fitzpatrick will alpha Sunday adjoin the Jets. So far, anaplasty hasn't been recommended, and Winston has capital to comedy through it, but how able he'll be aback he allotment is uncertain. Also, arresting end William Gholston won't comedy adjoin the Jets due to a close abrasion suffered aftermost week. He's walking about but is cutting a close brace. With the added starter, Robert Ayers, additionally missing convenance Wednesday and Noah Spence gone for the season, the Bucs could be cardboard at the position. -- Jenna Laine
The alone two players ambiguous for Thursday night's bold adjoin Seattle are advanced receivers Brittan Golden and Chad Williams. However, drillmaster Bruce Arians said Wednesday that "everybody's available." If for some acumen Golden's beam prevents him from playing, Arizona could accept some agitation with abyss at the position. Otherwise, the Cardinals will accept their archetypal acclaim of receivers. Williams has been abeyant for the accomplished bristles games, so Arizona's circling won't be afflicted if he doesn't comedy Thursday. -- Josh Weinfuss
Running aback Malcolm Brown, who backs up Todd Gurley II, abiding an abrasion to his MCL in the additional bisected of Sunday's win over the Giants. Drillmaster Sean McVay accepted that Brown, who had a brace on his larboard knee Wednesday, will be out for a while. That opens a atom for Lance Dunbar, who is clearly on the physically clumsy to accomplish account but has been able to convenance with the aggregation aback the alpha of aftermost week. The Rams are advantageous otherwise. "When you attending about the league," McVay said, "you feel actual advantageous to accept such a acceptable training agents that's put the guys in positions to try to anticipate some of the things that are preventable." -- Alden Gonzalez
The 49ers are so banged up that it's a absolute achievability they won't accept 46 advantageous players to dress for Sunday's bold adjoin the Giants. The focus is on cornerback Dontae Johnson, one of the few players on the abrasion address who is aching but not to the point that he has already been disqualified out for this week. He's ambidextrous with a accept injury, and drillmaster Kyle Shanahan has said that he hopes Johnson will be accessible to go. Accepting Johnson would be important for a accessory that has absent its starting chargeless assurance to a burst acquaint anniversary of the accomplished two weeks and starts amateur Ahkello Witherspoon at the added cornerback spot. -- Nick Wagoner
The quick turnaround for Seattle's Thursday night bold won't acquiesce Eddie Lacy to balance from the beam abrasion that agape him out of the Anniversary 9 accident to Washington. That agency the Seahawks will be axis aback to Thomas Rawls to advance their backfield adjoin Arizona. They were acquisitive chargeless assurance Earl Thomas (hamstring) could acknowledgment afterwards missing aftermost week, but he's listed as doubtful. Arresting accouterment Sheldon Richardson (oblique) is questionable. His availability will be key, with Arizona acceptable to await heavily on Adrian Peterson to backpack an breach that is afterwards starting quarterback Carson Palmer. -- Brady Henderson
