It seemed like the 2020 NFL season would never occur, but we're headed to Week 2 and despite some oddities, one of the things that has remained a constant is injuries affecting teams with playoff aspirations. We've already seen big names like Le'Veon Bell, Richard Sherman, and Michael Thomas suffer injuries and it's only been one week.

Here's a rundown of all the guys currently listed on practice reports, as well as projected starters who are currently off the roster nursing long-term ailments:

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1:00 PM

Panthers

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Dennis Daley	G	Ankle	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Kawann Short	DT	Foot	DNP	LP	DNP	Out
Yetur Gross-Matos	DE	Concussion	LP	DNP	DNP	Out

Injured Reserve: CB Eli Apple, ankle.

A weak Carolina pass rush gets even worse with both Short and Gross-Matos out. The Panthers produced a league-low 6.7% pressure rate last week and now are without Short, who ranked 25th among DL in pressure rate, in his last healthy season in 2018. In addition, Short ranked 14th in run defense grade in 2018, according to PFF. The Panthers were hopeful he’d stabilize the worst DVOA run defense in the NFL last season, so this is a big blow. After one week, Carolina ranks 29th in run defense. The backup to Short is Zach Kerr, who received a PFF run defense grade of 59.6 and produced 0 pressures on 24 snaps last week. Tom Brady, Ronald Jones, and that Tampa offense are licking their chops.

Buccaneers

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Antony Auclair	TE	Calf	LP	DNP	DNP	Out
Mike Evans	WR	Hamstring	LP	LP	FP	(-)
Chris Godwin	WR	Concussion	DNP	DNP	LP	Out
Donovan Smith	T	Knee	LP	LP	FP	(-)

PUP: S Justin Evans, foot.

New York Giants at Chicago Bears, 1:00 PM

Giants

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Carter Coughlin	LB	Hamstring	DNP	LP	LP	Questionable
Golden Tate	WR	Hamstring	LP	LP	LP	Questionable

Bears

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Robert Quinn	OLB	Ankle	LP	LP	FP	Questionable
Khalil Mack	OLB	Knee	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Akiem Hicks	DT	Illness	(-)	DNP	FP	(-)

Injured Reserve: CB Artie Burns, knee.

Not much needs to be said about the brilliance of Mack. He produced 6 pressures alone last week against Detroit, 33% of the Bears total pressures. Mack’s backup is a fifth-round rookie from Tulsa, Trevis Gipson, who produced 0 pressures in his debut last week. Quinn missed last week so his addition would be a bonus. Against a bad Giants OL and a turnover-prone QB like Daniel Jones, the Bears pass rush fully healthy could be the difference the Bears need to win Sunday.

Minnesota Vikings at Indianapolis Colts, 1:00 PM

Vikings

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Cameron Dantzler	CB	Rib	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out

Injured Reserve: DE Danielle Hunter, undisclosed.

PUP: LB Ben Gedeon, undisclosed.

An already poor Vikings cornerback situation gets even worse this week with the loss of third-round rookie starter Cameron Dantzler. Aaron Rodgers torched this secondary last week, including Dantzler, but he did at least receive the highest coverage grade by PFF last week. His backup is Holton Hill, who was picked on to the tune of 11 targets on only 35 coverage snaps last week. He allowed 7 receptions for 87 yards and a 118 QB rating in coverage. Hill graded out as the 93rd rated CB last week out of 95 CBs. Philip Rivers is salivating.

Colts

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Jack Doyle	TE	Ankle/Knee	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Zach Pascal	WR	Ankle	DNP	LP	FP	Questionable
Julian Blackmon	S	Knee	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Justin Houston	DE	Calf	(-)	DNP	DNP	Questionable
Isaiah Rodgers	CB	Ankle	(-)	DNP	FP	Questionable
Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	Toe	(-)	LP	DNP	Questionable

Injured Reserve: TE Trey Burton, calf; RB Marlon Mack, Achilles.

The Colts WR and TE groups look battered. Doyle has been declared out and his backup Mo Allie-Cox will have to step up. The Colts ran 11 personnel on 81% of plays last week, so with Doyle out expect more 3 WR sets. The problem is that two of the Colts top 4 WRs, Pascal and Pittman, were limited all week and are listed as Questionable. T.Y. Hilton and Parris Campbell should see plenty of targets on Sunday.

Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboys, 1:00 PM

Falcons

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Julio Jones	WR	Hamstring	LP	LP	LP	(-)
Jake Matthews	T	Knee	DNP	LP	LP	Questionable
Marlon Davidson	DT	Knee	LP	LP	LP	Doubtful
Deadrin Senat	DT	Ankle	(-)	LP	LP	(-)
Kendall Sheffield	DB	Foot	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Charles Harris	DE	Ankle	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out

The depth along the Atlanta DL takes a hit with two linemen out, Marlon Davidson and Charles Harris, along with a third, Deadrin Senat, limited all week. The Dallas offense could wear down this defensive front.

Cowboys

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Amari Cooper	WR	Ankle	(-)	LP	FP	(-)
Aldon Smith	DE	Tooth	(-)	DNP	DNP	(-)
Tyron Smith	T	Neck	(-)	DNP	DNP	Questionable

Injured Reserve: T La’el Collins, hip; TE Blake Jarwin, knee; LB Sean Lee, pelvis; LB Leighton Vander Esch, clavicle.

Major injuries along the Cowboys OL. RT La’el Collins is already on IR but the bigger concern is on the left side with LT Tyron Smith Questionable. Smith is consistently one of the best LT in the NFL and having both bookend tackles out is a concern. Smith’s backup is undrafted rookie FA Terence Steele out of Texas Tech. This could be a major issue against ATL DE’s Dante Fowler and Takk Mckinley who pressured Russell Wilson nine times last week.
LB is also a possible concern for the Cowboys with both Sean Lee and Leighton Vander Esch both out this week. Backup Joe Thomas stepped in nicely during the game last week with 3 tackles, no missed tackles along with 2 rush stops. Thomas showed himself well last year, finishing with higher pass coverage and run defensive grades, according to PFF, than both Lee and Vander Esch. Depth could be a concern but otherwise, Dallas could be ok.

San Francisco 49ers at New York Jets, 1:00 PM

49ers

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Richie James	WR	Hamstring	DNP	DNP	IR	Out, moved to IR
George Kittle	TE	Knee	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Jason Verrett	CB	Hamstring	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Ahkello Witherspoon	CB	Concussion	DNP	LP	FP	(-)
Dee Ford	DL	Neck	(-)	DNP	DNP	Questionable

Injured Reserve: WR Deebo Samuel, foot; WR Jalen Hurd, knee; CB Richard Sherman, calf.

PUP: C Weston Richburg, knee.

The SF injury report is loaded with CB injuries. Richard Sherman was placed on IR and Jason Verrett is listed as out. Ahkello Witherspoon has a concussion but will play. K’waun Williams plays almost exclusively in the slot and I’d expect this to continue Sunday. This leaves third-year CB Emmanuel Moseley, Witherspoon, Ken Webster, and Dontae Johnson as healthy CBs on the outside in this game. Moseley ranked 46th in QB rating allowed last year and Witherspoon 101st at CB. Moseley was picked on by Kyler Murray last week, allowing 7 receptions for 61 yards on 8 targets to DeAndre Hopkins alone. Luckily the Jets are dealing with their own WR issues so this is not the week where the secondary could be exploited.
On offense, the Niners received a huge blow with the loss to TE George Kittle to go along with the mash unit at WR. Deebo Samuel, Jalen Hurd, and Richie James are all on IR. The big drop off from Kittle to backup Ross Dwelley will really be felt with the run blocking. Kittle was graded as a top 6 run blocker among TEs in 2018 and 2019 while Dwelley rated at 49th among TEs last season. With all of these injuries look for the Niners to run more and target RBs out of the backfield to compensate.

Jets

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
La'Mical Perine	RB	Ankle	DNP	LP	LP	Questionable
Jamison Crowder	WR	Hamstring	LP	DNP	DNP	Out
Joe Flacco	QB	Neck	LP	LP	LP	Out
Avery Williamson	LB	Hamstring	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Tarell Basham	LB	Hip	(-)	LP	LP	Questionable

Injured Reserve: RB Le’Veon Bell, hamstring; WR Denzel Mims, hamstring; LB Patrick Onwuasor, knee.

Two areas of concern for the Jets are at WR and LB. Rookie Denzel Mims is on IR and Sam Darnold’s favorite WR Jamison Crowder has been declared out. Crowder was targeted last week on 12 of Darnold’s 32 attempts and accounted for 53% of Darnold’s passing yards with 115. Breshad Perriman, Chris Hogan, and Braxton Berrios are going to be Darnold’s main targets at WR Sunday.
At LB, Avery Williamson and Tarell Basham, are questionable. Williamson missed all of last season as well as last week’s game against Buffalo, but in 2018 was graded as one of the best run defenders in the NFL at LB. If he can play Sunday it would be a big boost against a San Francisco team that will most likely focus on the run game with all of their injuries at WR and TE. Basham was solid last week, leading the Jets in pressures with three. His backup is Frankie Luvu who received only 69 snaps last year after 443 in 2018. On those snaps, he has generated a good pressure rate of 11.6%.

Los Angeles Rams at Philadelphia Eagles, 1:00 PM

Rams

No starters listed on the final injury report.

Injured Reserve: LB Travin Howard, knee.

Eagles

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Brandon Graham	DE	Concussion	DNP	LP	FP	Questionable
Javon Hargrave	DT	Hamstring, Pectoral	LP	LP	FP	(-)
Derek Barnett	DE	Hamstring	FP	FP	FP	Questionable
Alshon Jeffery	WR	Foot	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Lane Johnson	T	Ankle	FP	LP	FP	(-)

Injured Reserve: T Andre Dillard, biceps; DE Vinny Curry, hamstring.

PUP: G Brandon Brooks, Achilles.

The Eagles are relatively healthy. It’s a miracle! The Eagles will need all of the DL help they can get so getting at least two of the three linemen listed above is crucial against the Rams high powered offense.

Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers, 1:00 PM

Lions

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Hunter Bryant	TE	Hamstring	DNP	DNP	LP	Out
Kenny Golladay	WR	Hamstring	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Desmond Trufant	CB	Hamstring	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Halapoulivaati Vaitai	T	Foot	DNP	DNP	DNP	Questionable
Jason Cabinda	LB/FB	Ankle	LP	LP	FP	(-)
Joe Dahl	G	Groin	(-)	LP	DNP	Out
C.J. Moore	S	Hamstring	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Darryl Roberts	CB	Calf	DNP	LP	LP	Questionable
Nick Williams	DT	Shoulder	LP	LP	LP	Out

Injured Reserve: FB Nick Bawden, undisclosed; CB Justin Coleman, hamstring.

The Lions might have the worst injury report in the NFL this week. They are decimated in the secondary with slot CB Justin Coleman on IR, No.1 corner Desmond Trufant out, and Darryl Roberts Questionable. The good news is first-round pick Jeffrey Okudah will be back but that slot corner position could be an issue as Roberts is the backup in that spot. In any event, Rodgers will be targeting this secondary all day.
On the OL, the Lions will be missing starting guard Joe Dahl and Tackle Halapoulivaati Vaitai is Questionable. Dahl was graded as the 23rd best pass blocking guard last year by PFF, 27th overall, so he will be missed. Dahl’s backup is Logan Stenberg, a fourth-round rookie from Kentucky.

Packers

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Montravius Adams	DL	Toe	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Kenny Clark	DL	Groin	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Josiah Deguara	TE	Shin/Ankle	LP	DNP	DNP	Questionable
Raven Greene	S	Quadricep	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Randy Ramsey	LB	Groin	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Equanimeous St. Brown	WR	Knee	LP	DNP	DNP	Out
Lane Taylor	G	Knee	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out

Losing DT Kenny Clark is a big blow for GB. Clark was graded by PFF as the 13th best DL last year, fourth in pass rush grade. He generated 62 pressures and eight sacks last season. In addition, depth could be an issue as his backup Montravius Adams is Questionable as well. This should negate the loss of Dahl for the Lions at guard.

Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins, 1:00 PM

Bills

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Tremaine Edmunds	LB	Shoulder	LP	LP	DNP	Out
Jerry Hughes	DE	Calf	(-)	LP	FP	(-)
Isaiah McKenzie	WR	Hamstring	(-)	LP	FP	(-)
Matt Milano	LB	Hamstring	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Del'Shawn Phillips	LB	Quad	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out

Injured Reserve: G Jon Feliciano, pectoral; CB Josh Norman, hamstring.

Buffalo will be down two starting linebackers with Tremaine Edmunds and Matt Milano as well as backup Del’Shawn Phillips out. They will be left with starter A.J. Klein along with backups Tyrel Dodson and Tyler Matakevich as the only truly healthy linebackers. Milano is a stud in coverage, grading as fourth-best among all LBs last season and allowing only 6.6 yards per reception while in coverage. Edmunds is much better at run defense than coverage, grading 24th in run defense among LBs last season. Dodson did not play last season and Matakevich has only played 158 snaps in five seasons. This is music to the ears of TE Mike Gisecki and potentially RB Matt Brieda if he runs some routes out of the backfield.

Dolphins

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Clayton Fejedelem	DB	Pectoral	LP	LP	LP	Doubtful
Xavien Howard	CB	Knee	LP	LP	FP	(-)
Byron Jones	CB	Achilles	LP	LP	FP	(-)
DeVante Parker	WR	Hamstring	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Elandon Roberts	LB	Concussion	DNP	DNP	LP	Out

Injured Reserve: LB Vince Biegel, Achilles.

If the Dolphins want to be able to move the ball on this stout Buffalo defense, they will need to have DeVante Parker in the lineup. If he is out that thrusts Preston Williams into the No. 1 role and the unenviable task of facing Tre’Davious White.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans, 1:00 PM

Jaguars

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Josh Allen	DE/LB	Calf	DNP	LP	FP	(-)
Tyler Davis	TE	Knee	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out

Injured Reserve: TE Josh Oliver, foot; S Jarrod Wilson, hamstring.

Titans

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Corey Davis	WR	Hamstring	DNP	LP	FP	(-)
Kenny Vaccaro	S	Illness	DNP	FP	FP	(-)
A.J. Brown	WR	Knee	LP	DNP	DNP	Out
Darrynton Evans	RB	Hamstring	FP	LP	DNP	Out
Malcolm Butler	CB	Quad	(-)	LP	DNP	Questionable
Taylor Lewan	T	Illness	(-)	DNP	FP	(-)

Injured Reserve: CB Adoree’ Jackson, knee.

The Jags defense catches a break with WR A.J. Brown being out. That leaves Corey Davis as the No. 1 reciever. With the way rookie cornerback C.J. Henderson played at CB last week, slot receiver Adam Humphries looks to be the biggest beneficiary of Brown’s absence.

Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1:00 PM

Broncos

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Mark Barron	ILB	Hamstring	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Phillip Lindsay	RB	Toe	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Garett Bolles	T	Elbow	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Tyrie Cleveland	WR	Hip	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Courtland Sutton	WR	Shoulder	LP	LP	LP	Questionable

Injured Reserve: LB Von Miller, ankle; CB AJ Bouye, shoulder.

Steelers

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
David DeCastro	G	Knee	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Stefen Wisniewski	G	Chest	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out

Injured Reserve: T Zach Banner, knee.

No team is more decimated currently along the offensive line than the Steelers, who are down three starters. G David DeCastro was the eighth-highest graded pass-blocking guard last season and allowed only two sacks on the year. G Stefen Wisniewski allowed 0 sacks in nine games last year. Fourth-round rookie Kevin Dotson and Matt Feiler take over. Dotson is unproven but Feiler was excellent at tackle last year with a top 25 PFF pass-blocking grade.

Washington Football Team at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 PM

Football Team

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Cole Holcomb	LB	Knee	LP	LP	DNP	Out

Cardinals

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Mason Cole	OL	Hamstring	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Kylie Fitts	LB	Wrist	DNP	LP	LP	Questionable
Jalen Thompson	S	Ankle	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Maxx Williams	TE	Ankle	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Josh Jones	OL	Ankle	LP	LP	LP	Questionable

Injured Reserve: DB Robert Alford, pectoral.

Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25 PM

Chiefs

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Alex Okafor	DE	Hamstring	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Khalen Saunders	DT	Elbow	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Charvarius Ward	CB	Hand	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out

Chargers

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Joey Bosa	DE	Triceps	DNP	LP	FP	(-)
Justin Jackson	RB	Quadricep	DNP	DNP	DNP	Doubtful
Donald Parham Jr.	TE	Illness	DNP	DNP	FP	(-)

Injured Reserve: S Derwin James, knee; C Mike Pouncey, hip.

Baltimore Ravens at Houston Texans, 4:25 PM

Ravens

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Justin Madubuike	DT	Knee	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Chris Moore	WR/RS	Finger	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Jimmy Smith	CB	Hip	DNP	LP	LP	Questionable
Ronnie Stanley	T	Hip	DNP	LP	FP	Questionable

Texans

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Brandin Cooks	WR	Quad	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Duke Johnson	RB	Ankle	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
J.J. Watt	DE	Hip	LP	LP	LP	(-)

Injured Reserve: CB Gareon Conley, ankle.

New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks, 8:20 PM

Patriots

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Adam Butler	DL	Shoulder	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Brandon Copeland	LB	Knee	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Julian Edelman	WR	Knee	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
N'Keal Harry	WR	Shoulder	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Josh Uche	LB	Ankle	(-)	DNP	LP	Out

Injured Reserve: DT Beau Allen, undisclosed.

Having both WR Julian Edelman and K’Neal Harry as questionable is not ideal for an offense that is limited in the passing game. It seems like Edelman is always on the injury report but ends up playing anyways so I will assume the same here.

Seahawks

Player	Position	Injury	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Duane Brown	T	Knee	DNP	LP	DNP	(-)
Cedric Ogbuehi	T	Pectoral	DNP	DNP	DNP	Doubtful
Rasheem Green	DE	Neck	DNP	DNP	DNP	Doubtful
Phillip Dorsett II	WR	Foot	LP	LP	DNP	Questionable

Injured Reserve: G Phil Haynes, undisclosed.

New Orleans Saints at Las Vegas Raiders, (Mon.) 8:15 PM

Saints

Player	Position	Injury	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Marcus Davenport	DE	Elbow	DNP	DNP	(-)
Michael Thomas	WR	Ankle	DNP	DNP	(-)
Emmanuel Sanders	WR	NIR	DNP	FP	(-)
Cesar Ruiz	C/G	Ankle	LP	FP	(-)

PUP: LB Kiko Alonso, knee.

Raiders

Player	Position	Injury	Thu	Fri	Game Status
Trent Brown	T	Calf	DNP	DNP	(-)
Richie Incognito	G	Achilles/NIR	DNP	LP	(-)
Nick Kwiatkoski	LB	Pectoral	DNP	DNP	(-)
Henry Ruggs III	WR	Knee	DNP	DNP	(-)
Sam Young	T	Groin	DNP	DNP	(-)