NFL Week 17 injury report summary: Will Alex Smith play Sunday night?

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Week 17 of the 2020 NFL season is an event only on Sundays.

All 32 teams in the league will be playing on Sunday, while the league finalizes who is in the playoffs and what seeds they will get with a list of games that culminates in Washington visiting Philadelphia. If Washington wins, they win NFC East, but it is unclear whether quarterback Alex Smith will return to the game.

The teams participating in these games released their final injury reports and we have compiled them all here in one place.

Dolphins on beads

All four players in the Dolphins injury report – WR Jakeem Grant (ankle), G Solomon Kindley (knee, foot), DE Shaq Lawson (shoulder), WR DeVante Parker (hamstring) – are listed as questionable.

Bills WR Cole Beasley (knee) and TE Reggie Gilliam (knee, hamstring) will not play this weekend.

Ravens at Bengals

Everyone in Ravens’ injury report is listed as questionable. DT Calais Campbell (calf, not related to injury), RB Gus Edwards (back), T DJ Fluker (knee), CB Marlon Humphrey (knee, shoulder), RB Mark Ingram (disease), C Patrick Mekari (back), DE Yannick Ngakoue (thigh), CB Marcus Peters (calf), CB Jimmy Smith (ribs, shoulder) and WR Willie Snead (ankle) make up this group.

Bengals wideouts Tyler Boyd (concussion) and Tee Higgins (hamstring) have received no injury designation and are ready to play. C BJ Finney (abdomen), CB William Jackson (concussion) and LB Logan Wilson (ankle) were discarded.

Steelers at Browns

The Steelers ruled out K Chris Boswell (groin), S Terrell Edmunds (shoulder) and QB Ben Roethlisberger (unrelated to injuries). The word this week is that LB TJ Watt, DE Cam Heyward and C Maurkice Pouncey will rest too.

C Nick Harris (knee) is out of the Browns while LB Tae Davis (ankle), T Kendall Lamm (illness), LB Sione Takitaki (ankle) and G Wyatt Teller (ankle) are listed as questionable. CB Denzel Ward, S Karl Joseph, LB BJ Goodson, S Andrew Sendejo, TE Harrison Bryant and LB Malcolm Smith are on the reserve / COVID-19 list.

Vikings in Lions

RB Dalvin Cook (no related injury), CB Cameron Dantzler (hamstring), DE Jalyn Holmes (groin), CB Chris Jones (groin), LB Eric Kendricks (calf) and DE Ifeadi Odenigbo (chest) will miss the Vikings final . K Dan Bailey (back) is listed as questionable.

Lions QB Matthew Stafford (right thumb, rib, ankle) is listed as questionable after practicing the past two days. LB Jamie Collins (neck) and C Frank Ragnow (throat) designed the same designation. T Tyrell Crosby (ankle), G Joe Dahl (back) and WR Kenny Golladay (hip) will not play.

Jets in Patriots

CB Bless Austin (illness), CB Javelin Guidry (knee) and WR Jeff Smith (shoulder) are questionable to play for the Jets.

Patriots C David Andrews (calf), RB Damien Harris (ankle) and G Shaquille Mason (calf) will not play. LB Ja’whaun Bentley (shoulder), CB Justin Bethel (neck), DT Adam Butler (shoulder), LB Shilique Calhoun (knee), LS Joe Cardona (ankle), DT Byron Cowart (back), T Jermaine Eluemunor (ankle) , K Nick Folk (back), DT Lawrence Guy (shoulder), LB Terez Hall (ankle), T Justin Herron (ankle), CB JC Jackson (knee), LB Anfernee Jennings (shoulder), S Devin McCourty (shoulder), WR Donte Moncrief (thigh) and WR Matt Slater (knee) are all listed as questionable.

Cowboys at Giants

CB Rashard Robinson (knee) and LB Leighton Vander Esch (ankle) are out of the Cowboys. S Darian Thompson (concussion) was listed as questionable before being placed on the COVID-19 reserve list along with defensive tackle Justin Hamilton. S Xavier Woods (ribs) is also listed as questionable.

QB Daniel Jones (hamstring) is out of the injury report, but WR Golden Tate (calf) should not play after being listed as iffy. RB Elijhaa Penny (illness) is out and LB Cam Brown (illness) is questionable.

Falcons in Buccaneers

Falcons WR Julio Jones (hamstring) will lose another game. CB Darqueze Dennard (quadriceps) and WR Brandon Powell (foot) were also dropped. DE Charles Harris (unrelated to injuries) is listed as questionable.

CB Carlton Davis (groin) may not play for the Buccaneers after being listed as iffy, but LB Devin White, LB Shaq Barrett and DT Steve McLendon are all on the reserve / COVID-19 list. DT Jeremiah Ledbetter (calf) was discarded.

Packers at Bears

Packers T David Bakhtiari (knee) suffered an injury at the end of the season in training on Thursday. DE Kingsley Keke (concussion) is also eliminated and G Simon Stepaniak (knee) is listed as questionable.

S Deon Bush (foot), S Tashaun Gipson (neck), TE Demetrius Harris (foot), TE Cole Kmet (shoulder) and WR Cordarrelle Patterson (knee) are all listed as questionable for the Bears. Cornerbacks Jaylon Johnson (shoulder) and Buster Skrine (concussion) will not play this week.

Raiders at Broncos

Raiders RT Trent Brown (knee) will lose his 11th game of the year. G Denzelle Good (ankle), DT Maurice Hurst (calf) and CB Lamarcus Joyner (thigh) are listed as questionable.

The Broncos listed RB LeVante Bellamy (ankle), LB Anthony Chickillo (ribs), DE Bradley Chubb (ankle), G Graham Glasgow (shoulder) and S Trey Marshall (quadriceps) as questionable for Sunday. WR KJ Hamler (concussion) will not play.

Jaguars in Colts

The Jaguars ruled out WR DJ Chark (shin), WR Collin Johnson (hamstring) and RB James Robinson (ankle). RB Nathan Cottrell (hip) is listed as questionable.

Colts DT DeForest Buckner (ankle) did not receive an injury designation for Sunday. WR Michael Pittman (concussion) is questionable while T Will Holden (ankle), S Khari Willis (concussion) and CB Rock Ya-Sin (concussion) are out.

Chargers at Chiefs

DE Joey Bosa (shin, concussion), T Bryan Bulaga (foot), CB Casey Hayward (hamstring), LB Malik Jefferson (shoulder) and S Rayshawn Jenkins (ankle) will be left out of the Chargers’ last game of the season. Hayward and Jefferson later went on to the reserve due to injury. S Jahleel Addae (calf) and T Sam Tevi (knee) have drawn questionable marks.

RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire (ankle), WR Tyreek Hill (hamstring), LB Ben Niemann (hamstring), T Mike Remmers (back) and WR Sammy Watkins (calf) were all dismissed by the Chiefs. QB Patrick Mahomes will also rest this weekend. RB Le’Veon Bell (knee) and DT Derrick Nnadi (knee) are listed as questionable.

Cardinals at Rams

A win puts the Cardinals in the postseason and they hope to have S Budda Baker (neck), TE Darrell Daniels (hamstring), RB Chase Edmonds (hip), WR Larry Fitzgerald (groin) and TE Maxx Williams (ankle) later to list them as questionable.

RB Cam Akers (ankle) is questionable to play for Rams and coach Sean McVay said the decision will be until Sunday. QB Jared Goff (right thumb) and LB Micah Kiser (knee) have been dropped and the team will also be without WR Cooper Kupp and DT Michael Brockers because they are on the COVID-19 reserve list.

Seahawks at 49ers

The Seahawks ruled out RB DeeJay Dallas (ankle) and CB Jayson Stanley (hamstring). RB Carlos Hyde (disease), G Mike Iupati (neck), TE Greg Olsen (foot) and S Damarious Randall (foot) are listed as questionable.

49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk (ankle), DT Kevin Givens (non-injury related), LB Dre Greenlaw (calf), DT Javon Kinlaw (knee), WR Deebo Samuel (hamstring), CB Richard Sherman (calf) and CB K ‘Waun Williams (shin) will miss Week 17. S Tarvarius Moore (ankle), CB Emmanuel Moseley (hamstring) and LB Mark Nzeocha (illness) are listed as questionable.

Santos at the Panthers

TE Josh Hill (hand) and S Marcus Williams (ankle) are out of the Saints, but the biggest news is that RB Alvin Kamara goes on the reserve list / COVID-19.

The Panthers refuse to exclude RB Christian McCaffrey (thigh), but he will lose his 13th game of the year after being listed as iffy. DE Brian Burns (shoulder), RB Mike Davis (ankle), T Russell Okung (calf) and CB Troy Pride (hip) tied the same mark and are ready to lose the game. The defensive ends Yetur Gross-Matos (shoulder), Austin Larkin (shoulder) and Efe Obada (shoulder, toe) are listed as questionable.

Titans at Texans

Titans LB Derick Roberson (hamstring) will not play and LB Daren Bates (hip) and RB Khari Blasingame (ankle) are listed as questionable.

T Brent Qvale (concussion) is out for the Texans and T Laremy Tunsil (ankle) is set to stay out after being listed as iffy. CB Phillip Gaines (knee) and RB Duke Johnson (neck) have questionable marks.

Washington Football Team at Eagles

Washington QB Alex Smith is listed as questionable for Sunday night. RB Antonio Gibson (toe), WR Terry McLaurin (ankle) and LB Kevin Pierre-Louis (ankle) are in the same category. LB Thomas Davis (knee) was excluded from what could be his last game in the NFL.

The Eagles ruled out a number of players. DE Derek Barnett (calf), LB Shaun Bradley (neck), DT Fletcher Cox (neck), TE Dallas Goedert (calf), WR DeSean Jackson (ankle), T Jordan Mailata (concussion), LB Duke Riley (biceps), TE Richard Rodgers (ankle) and RB Miles Sanders (knee) will be out on Sunday night. CB Michael Jacquet (calf) is questionable.

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