NFL Week 15 injury tracker: Latest updates on Dalton Kincaid, Joe Burrow, George Pickens and more
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Welcome to Week 15 of the NFL season, a week that is synonymous with the start of Fantasy football postseasons. Fortunately for you, we’ve got a rundown of every team’s injury report so you know who to start ahead of this week’s games.
Even if you’re not a Fantasy football player (or unfortunately did not make your league’s postseason), there are still a litany of injuries to keep an eye on this week. In Pittsburgh, the Steelers will be without No. 1 wide receiver George Pickens in Sunday’s in-state showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Bengals got some good news regarding quarterback Joe Burrow, who is set to play against the Titans in their must-win game.
Here’s a rundown of each team’s final injury report for Week 15. We’ll be updating this throughout the evening as more injury reports come in.
Bengals at Titans
- Bengals: OT Orlando Brown Jr. (fibula), LB Joe Bachie (groin), DT Sheldon Rankins (illness) OUT; WR Charlie Jones (groin) QUESTIONABLE
- Titans: RB Tony Pollard (ankle), LB Otis Reese (ankle), OL Jaelyn Duncan (hamstring), CB Roger McCreary (shoulder) QUESTIONABLE
Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (right wrist/left knee) is off the injury report and will face the Titans. Jones was limited Friday after not practicing the previous two days. Rookie Kris Jenkins Jr. will continue to start in place of Rankins, whose first year in Cincinnati has been hampered by injuries.
Titans’ Pollard is a true questionable to play on Sunday after being a limited practice participant on Friday, following sitting out on Wednesday and Thursday. Duncan will likely suit up after fully practicing all week.
Commanders at Saints
- Commanders: WR Noah Brown (kidney) OUT; WR Jamison Crowder (calf), K Zane Gonzalez (left foot), DT Daron Payne (back) QUESTIONABLE
- Saints: WR Bub Means (ankle), LB D’Marco Jackson (ankle) OUT; QB Derek Carr (left hand/concussion) DOUBTFUL; DE Tanoh Kpassagnon (Achilles) QUESTONABLE
Wide receiver Noah Brown is the only player ruled out on Friday for Washington, but Pro Bowl defensive tackle Daron Payne was added to the injury report on Friday after not practicing with a back issue popping up.
The Saints will be giving 2023 fourth-round pick Jake Haener his first career start on Sunday with quarterback Derek Carr fracturing his left hand in Week 14 at the New York Giants.
Ravens at Giants
- Ravens: OLB Adisa Isaac (hamstring), S Sanoussi Kane (hamstring), NT Michael Pierce (calf), CB T.J. Tampa (ankle), S Ar’Darius Washington (personal) QUESTIONABLE
- Giants: DL Rakeem Nunez-Roches (neck/shoulder), LB Bobby Okereke (back), CB Dru Phillips (shoulder), G Jon Runyan (ankle) OUT; CB Cor’Dale Flott (quad), QB Drew Lock (heel/left elbow) DOUBTFUL; CB Deonte Banks (rib), OT Chris Hubbard (knee), LB Dyontae Johnson (ankle), OL Austin Schlottmann (fibula) QUESTONABLE
Pierce and Tampa were full practice participants all week for the Ravens, who are coming off of their bye week. Isaac and Kane were both limited on Friday after not practicing on Thursday.
For the Giants, second-year quarterback Tommy DeVito will start in place of Lock. DeVito, who went 3-3 last year as the starting quarterback, went 21 of 31 for 189 yards in New York’s 31-21 loss to the Buccaneers back in Week 12.
Cowboys at Panthers
- Panthers: LB Trevin Wallace (shoulder) OUT; OLB Jadeveon Clowney (NIR/knee), RB Raheem Blackshear (chest), LB Josey Jewell (hamstring), CB Jaycee Horn (groin) QUESTIONABLE
- Cowboys: C Cooper Beebe (concussion), LB DeMarvion Overshown (knee), S Juanyeh Thomas (knee), CB Trevon Diggs (knee) OUT; CB C.J. Goodwin (hamstring), LB Buddy Johnson (illness), LB Eric Kendricks (personal/shoulder), CB Jourdan Lewis (hamstring), LB Nick Vigil (foot) QUESTIONABLE
Clowney and Jewell were both full practice participants on Friday. Horn was limited all week, while Blackshear was limited on Thursday and Friday after not practicing on Wednesday.
Dallas ruled out Beebe since he suffered a concussion on Monday against the Cincinnati Bengals, which means Brock Hoffman will start at center and T.J. Bass will start at right guard. Diggs didn’t practice in Friday’s walk-through after participating in a limited fashion on Wednesday and Thursday. He was initially listed as questionable to play, but was ruled out by the team on Saturday. Kendricks, the quarterback of defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer’s defense, didn’t practice all week, but coach Mike McCarthy did confirm on a conference call on Friday that Kendricks did rejoin the team from his personal matter.
Jets at Jaguars
- Jets: RB Kene Nwangwu (hand), CB Brandin Echols (shoulder) OUT; OL Xavier Newman (groin), CB D.J. Reed (groin) DOUBTFUL; RB Breece Hall (knee), OL Alijah Vera-Tucker (ankle), OL Morgan Moses (shoulder) QUESTIONABLE
- Jaguars: TE Evan Engram (shoulder) OUT
Hall was a full participant Friday after not practicing the previous two days. He is expected to face Jacksonville on Sunday. Both Vera-Tucker and Moses were limited Friday .
The Jaguars will play the rest of the season without Engram, who is undergoing season-ending surgery.
Dolphins at Texans
- Texans: Juice Scruggs (foot) OUT; G Nick Broeker (hand), G Kenyon Green (shoulder), LB Christian Harris (calf), LB Jamal Hill (knee) QUESTIONABLE
- Dolphins: WR Dee Eskridge (knee) OUT; T Terron Armstead (knee) DOUBTFUL; LB Bradley Chubb (knee), WR Grant DuBose (shoulder), LS Blake Ferguson (illness), LB Cameron Goode (knee), T Kendall Lamm (back) QUESTIONABLE
Each of Houston’s questionable players were full practice participants Friday. For the Dolphins, Chubb, DuBose and Goode were limited all week. Lamm was limited on Friday after not practicing the previous two days.
Colts at Broncos
- Colts: WR Ashton Dulin (ankle), T Braden Smith (IR), C Ryan Kelly (knee/IR), LB Jaylon Carlies (fibula/shoulder/IR); OUT; WR Josh Downs (shoulder), TE Mo Alie-Cox (hip), DE Tyquan Lewis (rib) QUESTIONABLE
- Broncos: CB Riley Moss (knee) OUT
Downs was a full practice participant on both Thursday and Friday. Charles was a full practice participant all week. Alie-Cox didn’t appear on the injury report until Friday (he did not practice).
Moss is the only Broncos player who will miss Sunday’s game due to injury. Safety Brandon Jones (abdomen) and cornerback Tremon Smith (NIR) will play after also appearing on this week’s injury report.
Bills at Lions
- Bills: CB Rasul Douglas (knee) OUT; S Taylor Rapp (neck/shoulder), S Damar Hamlin (back/ribs), TE Dalton Kincaid (knee), OT Tylan Grable (groin), DE Dawuane Smoot (wrist), TE Quintin Morris (shoulder/groin), DE Casey Toohill (ribs) QUESTIONABLE
- Lions: LB Trevor Nowaske (concussion) OUT
Bills rookie receiver Keon Coleman (wrist) does not have an injury designation and will suit up Sunday for Buffalo. Kincaid, who is listed as questionable despite practicing in some capacity all week, will also return to action.
Detroit has a nearly clean bill of health this week, relative to how healthy a team could be in Week 15 of a season.
Steelers at Eagles
- Steelers: WR George Pickens (hamstring), S DeShon Elliott (hamstring), DL Larry Ogunjobi (groin), OL Calvin Anderson (groin/IR) OUT
- Eagles: WR Britain Covey (neck) OUT
Pickens’ absence is notable, but Pittsburgh will also be without two members of its starting defense Sunday with Elliott and Ogunjobi dealing with injuries. Dean Lowry, who has also made an impact this season on special teams, will likely replace Ogunjobi in the starting lineup. Veteran Damontae Kazee is slated to replace Elliott.
The Eagles are as healthy as a team could be this week with Covey being the only player on their injury report with a game status.
Chiefs at Browns
- Chiefs: WR Hollywood Brown (shoulder), T D.J. Humphries (hamstring) OUT
- Browns: WR Cedric Tillman (concussion) OUT; TE David Njoku (hamstring), DT Mike Harr Jr. (knee), CB Myles Harden (tibia), LB Khaleke Hudson (abdomen) QUESTIONABLE
Njoku didn’t practice all week, so it appears that backup tight end Jordan Akins is in line for an increased role on Sunday. Hall and Harden with both full participants on Friday.
For the Chiefs, kicker Harrison Butker was limited all week after K.C. opened his 21-day practice window, but was removed from the report on Saturday for his return. Brown was limited in his first practice after the Chiefs opened up his practice window and was ruled out Saturday.
Patriots at Cardinals
- Patriots: WR Javon Baker (concussion), DT Jaquelin Ray (foot), OT Caedan Wallace (ankle) OUT; DT Christian Barmore (NIR), S Kyle Duggar (ankle), CB Christian Gonzalez (shoulder), T Vaderian Lowe (shoulder), OL Cole Strange (knee) QUESTIONABLE
- Cardinals: RB Emari Demercado (back), P Blake Gillikin (ankle), CB Elijah Jones (ankle) OUT; DL Naquan Jones (shoulder), P Roy Lopez (ankle) QUESTIONABLE
Each of the Patriots questionable players sans Barmore (who was a full participant on Wednesday and limited the following two days) were limited throughout the week. New England placed Ray on injured reserve on Friday.
Naquan Jones and Lopez were limited throughout the week.
Buccaneers at Chargers
- Buccaneers: LB K.J. Britt (ankle), S Mike Edwards (hamstring), WR Kameron Johnson, OLB Markees Watts (knee), S Antoine Winfield Jr OUT; DB Josh Hayes (hamstring), RB Bucky Irving (back/hip), DB Christian Izien (groin), LB J.J. Russell (hamstring), WR Sterling Shepard, OLB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka (ankle) QUESTIONABLE
- Chargers: TE Will Dissly (shoulder), WR Jalen Reagor (finger/IR) OUT; LB Denzel Perryman (groin), WR Ladd McConkey (knee, shoulder) QUESTIONABLE
Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (ankle, thigh) will play after being a full practice participant on Friday. Herbert was limited on Thursday and did not practice on Wednesday.
In Tampa, Tryon-Shoyinka, Russell and Hayes were all full practice participants on Friday. Irving was limited on Friday after not practicing the previous two days.
Packers at Seahawks
- Packers: CB Jaire Alexander (knee), S Javon Bullard (ankle), TE Luke Musgrave (ankle) OUT; CB Corey Ballentine (knee) QUESTIONABLE
- Seahawks: S K’Von Wallace (ankle), TE Brady Russell (foot), S Jerrick Reed II (quad), CB Tre Brown (hamstring) OUT; RB Kenneth Walker III (calf), OT Stone Forsythe (harnd), CB Artie Burns (toe) DOUBTFUL
With Walker doubtful, RB Zach Charbonnet will likely continue to get the bulk of Seattle’s carries. Charbonnet ran for 134 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries in last week’s win over the Cardinals.
Things are looking up for Ballentine, who was a full practice participant on Friday after being limited on Thursday and Wednesday.
Bears at Vikings (Monday)
- Bears: OL Ryan Bates (concussion), DL Gervon Dexter Sr. (knee), RB Roschon Johnson (concussion) OUT; RB D’Andre Swift (groin) QUESTIONABLE
- Vikings: CB Stephon Gilmore (hamstring) QUESTIONABLE
Bates, Dexter and Johnson being ruled out is no surprise, as all three did not practice all week. As for Swift, he missed practice on Thursday and Friday due to his groin injury, but did return Saturday as a limited participant. He’s officially listed as questionable. It could be Travis Homer that’s Chicago’s starting running back on Monday night.
Gilmore is the only Viking with a game designation for Monday, as he’s questionable to play due to a hamstring injury. The veteran sat out of practice on Thursday and Friday, but returned as a limited participant on Saturday.
Falcons at Raiders (Monday)
- Falcons: LB Troy Anderson (knee), WR Casey Washington (concussion) OUT; DT Ruke Orhorhoro (ankle) QUESTIONABLE
- Raiders: DE Maxx Crosby (ankle) OUT; CB Sam Webb (back) DOUBTFUL; DT Adam Butler (concussion), QB Aidan O’Connell (knee) QUESTIONABLE
For the Falcons, Andersen did not practice all week due to a knee injury, while Washington remains in the concussion protocol. Orhorhoro was a limited participant in practice on Thursday and Friday, but a full participant on Saturday.
Desmond Ridder may get his revenge game, as O’Connell did not practice all week. He is still officially listed as questionable. The other big news for the Raiders is that star pass rusher Crosby won’t suit up due to an ankle injury. He did not practice all week. Webb is listed as doubtful to play despite not practicing all week either. Butler on the other hand is trending in the right direction with his concussion, as he was a full participant in practice on Friday.
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