NFL Week 16 Injury Report Summary: Derek Carr due to return Saturday night

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Week 16 of the 2020 NFL season started on Friday with the Saints hosting the Vikings for a Christmas matinee and continues with three games on Saturday and 11 more games on Sunday. The teams participating in these games released their final injury reports.

Teams playing on Monday night will not release their final injury reports until Saturday and are not listed here.

With that cleanup out of the way, here are all the injury reports for Saturday and Sunday games.

Buccaneers at Lions (Saturday, 1 pm Eastern time)

Buccaneers have only one player with an injury designation. CB Carlton Davis (groin) is considered doubtful to play.

WR Kenny Golladay (cool) is facing the Lions once again. T Tyrell Crosby (ankle) will also lose this match. LB Jamie Collins (neck), T Taylor Decker (groin), S Jayron Kearse (hip), K Matt Prater (back), C Frank Ragnow (throat), CB Darryl Roberts (hip), QB Matthew Stafford (rib, right thumb ) and T Halapoulivaati Vaitai (concussion) designed questionable listings.

49ers on the Cardinals (Saturday, 4:30 pm Eastern time)

RB Raheem Mostert (ankle), QB Nick Mullens (right elbow), WR Deebo Samuel (hamstring), CB Richard Sherman (calf) and S Jimmie Ward (concussion) were all discarded by the 49ers, but they will receive TE George Kittle ( foot) back. DE Dion Jordan (knee) is the only player in doubt, while C Hroniss Grasu (knee), DT Javon Kinlaw (knee), S Tarvarius Moore (knee) and CB Emmanuel Moseley (hamstring) are considered questionable.

LB Haason Reddick (shoulder), WR Larry Fitzgerald (groin) and TE Dan Arnold (back) top the Cardinals’ long list of questionable players. TE Darrell Daniels (hamstring), RB Chase Edmonds (ankle, knee), LB Kylie Fitts (hamstring), CB Dre Kirkpatrick (hamstring), G Justin Pugh (calf), S Jalen Thompson (ankle) and TE Maxx Williams (ankle) are also on that list.

Dolphins in Raiders (Saturday, 8:15 pm, Eastern Time)

Dolphins G Solomon Kindley (knee, foot) will not play. They will wait to announce the status of G Ereck Flowers (ankle), TE Mike Gesicki (shoulder), WR Jakeem Grant (hamstring) and WR DeVante Parker (hamstring). DE Shaq Lawson (shoulder) initially joined them in the questionable group, but he was dropped on Friday and did not travel with the team.

It looks like Raiders QB Derek Carr (groin) will return with the team needing a victory to keep their weak hopes in the playoffs alive. He did not get an injury designation, but DE Clelin Ferrell (shoulder) is out and DT Maurice Hurst (calf) is listed as questionable.

Browns on Jets (Sunday, 1 pm, Eastern Time)

Browns G Wyatt Teller (calf) was discarded. LB Malcolm Smith (hamstring) is considered questionable.

CB Javelin Guidry (knee) is unlikely to play after the Jets listed him as doubtful. WR Jeff Smith (shoulder) is listed as questionable.

Giants in Ravens (Sunday, 1 pm, Eastern Time)

QB giant Daniel Jones (ankle tendon) was limited in training again on Friday and is listed as questionable for Sunday. WR Golden Tate will lose the game due to a calf injury. LB Blake Martinez (ankle) and defender Darnay Holmes (knee) are listed as questionable.

The Ravens just discarded CB Jimmy Smith (ribs, shoulder), but they have a lot of questionable players. WR Marquise Brown (knee), WR Dez Bryant (thigh), DT Calais Campbell (calf), S Anthony Levine (abdomen), LB Pernell McPhee (knee), CB Marcus Peters (calf), G Tire Phillips (concussion), RB Patrick Ricard (knee), C Matt Skura (back) and LB Kristian Welch (foot) make up this group.

Colts in Steelers (Sunday, 1 pm, Eastern Time)

The Colts placed RT Braden Smith on the reserve / COVID-19 list and LT Anthony Castonzo (knee, ankle) is listed as questionable, so the offensive line may be below two games in Pittsburgh. WR Marcus Johnson (quad) is out and DE Al-Quadin Muhammad (ankle) is questionable.

RB James Conner (quad) is set to return to Steelers, but the linebacker is a pain point. Ulysees Gilbert III (ankle) is out, while Marcus Allen (stinger) and Olasunkanmi Adeniyi (shoulder) are questionable. K Chris Boswell (groin) and RB Anthony McFarland (disease) complete the questionable group.

Bengals and Texans (Sunday, 1 pm, Eastern Time)

The Bengals will play without WR Tyler Boyd (concussion), LB Jordan Evans (hamstring), C BJ Finney (abdomen) and LB Logan Wilson (ankle). QB Brandon Allen (knee) is scheduled to return after missing week 15.

RB Duke Johnson (neck) is out of the Texans and CB Phillip Gaines (knee) is listed as questionable.

Bears in Jaguars (Sunday, 1 pm, Eastern Time)

WR Allen Robinson (hamstring) is listed as questionable for the Bears along with LB Khalil Mack (shoulder) and DT Akiem Hicks (ankle). S Deon Bush (foot), DT Mario Edwards (hamstring), DT Bilal Nichols (knee), WR Cordarrelle Patterson (knee) and CB Duke Shelley (knee, foot) are also in this category. Cornerbacks Jaylon Johnson (shoulder) and CB Buster Skrine (concussion) are out of the Bears

Jaguars RB James Robinson (ankle) is listed as questionable after being out of training all week.

Falcons at Chiefs (Sunday, 1 pm, Eastern Time)

The Falcons won’t have G James Carpenter (groin), CB Darqueze Dennard (quadriceps), WR Julio Jones (hamstring) or C Alex Mack (concussion) this weekend. S Ricardo Allen (concussion), DT Marlon Davidson (knee) and WR Brandon Powell (foot) received questionable marks.

Bosses have some big question marks. DE Frank Clark (disease) and WR Tyreek Hill (hamstring) are listed in this way, while RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire (ankle) and LB Damien Wilson (knee) were excluded.

Broncos at Chargers (Sunday, 4:05 pm, Eastern Time)

RB Phillip Lindsay (hip / knee) is out of the Broncos. LB Bradley Chubb (ankle) RB Royce Freeman (hip) DL DeShawn Williams (knee) and CB Nate Hairston (toe) are listed as questionable.

DE Joey Bosa (cinnamon, concussion) is out of the Chargers. And also DE Uchenna Nwosu (knee) and WR Keenan Allen (hamstring) and LB Denzel Perryman (back) are listed as questionable.

Panthers at the Washington Football Team (Sunday, 4:05 pm, Eastern Time)

The Panthers will play without RB Christian McCaffrey (thigh) again. He is listed as dubious along with T Russell Okung (calf) and CB Troy Pride (hip). DE Brian Burns (knee), DE Austin Larkin (shoulder), DT Bravvion Roy (knee) and LB Adarius Taylor (ankle) received questionable designations.

Washington QB Alex Smith (calf) returned to full training on Friday and was listed as questionable to return to action. WR Terry McLaurin (ankle) is unlikely to play, but RB Antonio Gibson (toe) may be back after joining Smith in the questionable group. LB Kevin Pierre-Louis (ankle) is also in the group, while LB Thomas Davis (uninjured knee) is out.

Eagles at Cowboys (Sunday, 4:25 pm, Eastern Time)

Eagles LB Duke Riley (biceps), TE Richard Rodgers (ankle), CB Kevon Seymour (knee) and DE Josh Sweat (wrist) were all dropped for Sunday. DE Derek Barnett (calf), DT Fletcher Cox (neck) and P Cameron Johnston (concussion) are listed as questionable.

RB Ezekiel Elliott (calf) is questionable for the Cowboys after losing last Sunday’s game. CB Rashard Robinson (knee), LB Leighton Vander Esch (ankle), DT Antwaun Woods (ankle) and S Xavier Woods (ribs) are out. TE Blake Bell (illness) is the other questionable player on the team.

Rams at Seahawks (Sunday, 4:25 pm, Eastern Time)

The Rams eliminated RB Cam Akers (ankle) earlier in the week and he is the only player on his injury report.

Seahawks RB DeeJay Dallas (ankle) is out and G Mike Iupati (neck, not related to injury) is listed as iffy. S Damarious Randall (foot) and T Brandon Shell (ankle) are listed as questionable.

Titans at Packers (Sunday, 8:20 pm, Eastern Time)

Titans LB Derick Roberson (hamstring) is out, but no one else is in the report.

RB Aaron Jones (toe) is set to play for the Packers after receiving no injury designation. RB Jamaal Williams (quad) and point guard Simon Stepaniak (knee) are listed as doubtful, while S Will Redmond (concussion) and TE Jace Sternberger (concussion, illness) have been ruled out.

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