Injuries play a huge factor in the NFL, especially as the season wears on. Luckily for eight teams, Week 6 came and went without any new significant injuries to starters.
However, for the rest of the teams in action yesterday, things didn't go as well. Here's a recap of all the major injuries from Sunday as well as a preview of tonight's game between Green Bay and Detroit:
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (London) 9:30a (ET)
Carolina Panthers
- Did not play: Donte Jackson, CB, (groin); Trai Turner, G, (ankle); Cam Newton, QB, (foot); Kawann Short, DT, (shoulder/IR); Graham Gano, K, (leg/IR).
- No starters left the game early due to injury.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Did not play: Breshad Perriman, WR, (quad); Alex Cappa, G, (forearm); Demar Dotson, T, (hamstring); Jason Pierre-Paul, LB, (neck/IR).
- Jordan Whitehead, S, left the game in the first half with a potential arm injury.
Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens 1:00p (ET)
Cincinnati Bengals
- Did not play: Carlos Dunlap, DE, (hamstring); Cordy Glenn, T, (concussion); AJ Green, WR, (ankle); Darqueze Dennard, CB, (knee/PUP).
- Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, was carted off the field in the first quarter with a knee injury.
- John Miller, G, left the game early due to a groin injury.
Baltimore Ravens
- Did not play: Marquise Brown, WR, (ankle); Patrick Onwuasor, LB, (ankle); Jimmy Smith, CB, (knee); Tony Jefferson, S, (knee/IR); Tavon Young, CB, (neck/IR).
- No starters left the game early due to injury.
Seattle Seahawks at Cleveland Browns 1:00p (ET)
Seattle Seahawks
- Did not play: Duane Brown, T, (biceps); DJ Fluker, G, (hamstring); Jarran Reed, DE, (suspension).
- Will Dissly, TE, left the game early with an Achilles injury.
Cleveland Browns
- Did not play: Denzel Ward, CB, (hamstring); Greedy Williams, CB, (hamstring); David Njoku, TE, (concussion/wrist/IR); Kareem Hunt, RB, (suspension).
- Baker Mayfield, QB, was sent to the locker room with a hip injury in the third quarter, but he returned without missing a snap.
New Orleans Saints at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00p (ET)
New Orleans Saints
- Did not play: Tre’Quan Smith, WR, (ankle); Drew Brees, QB, (thumb).
- No starters left the game early due to injury.
Jacksonville Jaguars
- Did not play: Jalen Ramsey, CB, (back); Nick Foles, QB, (shoulder/IR).
- Marqise Lee, WR, left the game early with a foot injury.
- Geoff Swaim, TE, left the game early after suffering a concussion.
Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs 1:00p (ET)
Houston Texans
- Did not play: Kenny Stills, WR, (hamstring); Johnathan Joseph, CB, (wrist/hip); Lamar Miller, RB, (knee/IR).
- Tytus Howard, T, left the game early with a knee injury and will undergo further testing this week.
- Bradley Roby, CB, was forced out of the game with a hamstring injury.
Kansas City Chiefs
- Did not play: Sammy Watkins, WR, (hamstring); Chris Jones, DE, (groin); Andrew Wylie, T, (ankle); Anthony Hitchins, LB, (groin); Eric Fisher, T, (groin).
- Kendall Fuller, CB, left the game early due to a thumb injury.
Washington Redskins at Miami Dolphins 1:00p (ET)
Washington Redskins
- Did not play: Vernon Davis, TE, (concussion); Jordan Reed, TE, (concussion/IR); Trent Williams, T, (dispute); Derrius Guice, RB, (knee/IR); Reuben Foster, LB, (knee/IR).
- No starters left the game early due to injury.
Miami Dolphins
- Did not play: Xavien Howard, CB, (knee); Julie’n Davenport, T, (knee/IR); Jonathan Ledbetter, DE, (ankle/IR); Ricardo Louis, WR, (knee/IR).
- No starters left the game early due to injury.
Philadelphia Eagles at Minnesota Vikings 1:00p (ET)
Philadelphia Eagles
- Did not play: Avonte Maddox, CB, (concussion/neck); Ronald Darby, CB, (hamstring); Desean Jackson, WR, (abdomen); Tim Jernigan, DT, (foot); Jalen Mills, CB, (foot/PUP); Malik Jackson, DT, (foot/IR).
- Jason Peters, T, left the game in the first half with a knee injury.
- Nigel Bradham, LB, left the game in the first half with an ankle injury.
Minnesota Vikings
- Did not play: Ben Gedeon, LB, (concussion); Josh Kline, G, (foot); Holton Hill, CB, (suspension).
- Riley Reiff, T, left the game early due to an ankle injury.
Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals 4:05p (ET)
Atlanta Falcons
- Did not play: Desmond Trufant, CB, (toe); Keanu Neal, S, (Achilles/IR); Chris Lindstrom, G, (foot/IR).
- Takkarist McKinley, DE, left the game early due to a groin injury.
Arizona Cardinals
- Did not play: Christian Kirk, WR, (ankle); Zach Allen, DE, (neck); Patrick Peterson, CB, (suspension); Robert Alford, CB, (leg/IR); Marcus Gilbert, OT, (knee/IR).
- No starters left the game due to injury.
San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams 4:05p (ET)
San Francisco 49ers
- Did not play: Kyle Juszczyk, FB, (knee); Joe Staley, T, (leg); Kyle Nelson, LS, (suspension); Jerick McKinnon, RB, (knee/IR).
Los Angeles Rams
- Did not play: Todd Gurley, RB, (quad); Clay Matthews, LB, (jaw); Aqib Talib, CB, (ribs).
Tennessee Titans at Denver Broncos 4:25p (ET)
Tennessee Titans
- Did not play: Cameron Wake, LB, (hamstring); Kevin Pamphile, G, (knee); Ryan Succop, K, (knee/IR).
Denver Broncos
- Did not play: Bryce Callahan, CB, (knee); Ja’Wuan James, T, (knee).
Dallas Cowboys at New York Jets 4:25p (ET)
Dallas Cowboys
- Did not play: Randall Cobb, WR, (back); La’el Collins, T, (back); Tyron Smith, T, (ankle); Randy Gregory, DE, (suspension).
- Amari Cooper, WR, left the game early with a quad injury.
- Byron Jones, CB, left the game early with a hamstring injury.
New York Jets
- Did not play: Kelechi Osemele, G, (shoulder/knee); Chris Herndon, TE, (hamstring); Henry Anderson, DE, (shoulder); CJ Mosley, LB, (groin); Brandon Copeland, LB, (suspension); Avery Williamson, LB, (knee/IR).
- Kelvin Beachum, T, left the game early with an ankle injury and will undergo an MRI on Monday.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Chargers 8:20p (ET)
Pittsburgh Steelers
- Did not play: Mason Rudolph, QB, (concussion); James Washington, WR, (shoulder); Mark Barron, LB, (hamstring); Steven Nelson, CB, (groin); Roosevelt Nix, FB, (knee); Ben Roethlisberger, QB, (elbow/IR); Sean Davis, DB, (shoulder/IR)
- James Conner, RB, left the game early due to a thigh injury.
- Stephon Tuitt, DT, was forced out of action early due to a pectoral injury.
- TJ Watt, LB, left the game early with an oblique injury.
- Joe Haden, CB, left the game early due to a groin injury.
Los Angeles Chargers
- Did not play: Michael Badgley, K, (groin); Melvin Ingram, DE, (hamstring); Derwin James, S, (foot/IR); Russell Okung, T, (pulmonary embolism/NFI).
- No starters left the game early due to injury.
Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers (Mon) 8:15p (ET)
Detroit Lions (FINAL)
- Darius Slay, CB, is questionable. He was limited in practice all week after suffering a hamstring injury in Week 3.
- Danny Amendola, WR, is questionable. He was limited in practice all week with a chest injury.
- Quandre Diggs, DB, is questionable. He was limited in practice all week with a hamstring injury.
- A’Shawn Robinson, DT, is questionable. He was limited in practice on Friday and Saturday. He did not practice on Thursday due to a knee injury.
- Jermaine Kearse, WR, is out indefinitely. He is on the IR due to a leg injury.
Green Bay Packers (FINAL)
- Aaron Rodgers, QB, is expected to play. He was limited in practice all week with a knee injury.
- Kevin King, CB, is expected to play. He was limited in practice all week due to a groin injury.
- Corey Linsley, C, is expected to play after full participation in Saturday's practice. He was limited in practice on Thursday and Friday while recovering from a concussion.
- Kenny Clark, DT, is expected to play. He was limited in practice all week with a calf injury.
- Darnell Savage, S, is out. He did not practice all week due to an ankle injury.
- DeVante Adams, WR, is out. He did not practice all week due to a toe injury.
- Equanimeous St. Brown, WR, is out. He is on the IR with an ankle injury.