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Report: Jaycee Horn breaks foot



It didn’t look good when Jaycee Horn couldn’t put weight on his right foot, and the news is not good for Horn.

Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports the initial diagnosis is a broken foot for the rookie. It is too early for the Panthers to know the timetable for Horn’s return.

 

Report: Christian McCaffrey is expected to miss a few weeks with hamstring injury



A report earlier on Friday indicated Panthers rookie cornerback Jaycee Horn could miss the rest of the regular season after breaking a couple of bones in his foot.

The news is not as bad for Christian McCaffrey, though the running back is still likely to miss time.

Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, McCaffrey is expected to miss a few weeks with his hamstring injury suffered on Thursday night. Carolina is still running tests on McCaffrey’s hamstring and at this point, the team does not plan to place him on injured reserve. If they did, it would mean McCaffrey would be out for at least three weeks.

McCaffrey missed all but three games last season after becoming just the third player in NFL history to record 1,000 yards rushing and receiving in 2019. McCaffrey recorded 324 yards from scrimmage with a rushing touchdown in Carolina’s first two games before netting 40 more on nine touches on Thursday.

Rookie Chuba Hubbard is the likely starter with McCaffrey out. The fourth-round pick had 11 carries for 52 yards and three receptions for 27 yards against the Texans.

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Odell Beckham not on Browns’ injury report, set to play Sunday vs. Bears



Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is poised to make his long-awaited return on Sunday.

Beckham was not even listed on the Browns’ injury report today, which means the team considers him fully healthy and good to go. It’s always possible he could suffer a setback, but it appears that he’ll play against the Bears.

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said Beckham looked good on the practice field and didn’t have to be limited in any way.

Beckham hasn’t played in 11 months. He suffered a torn ACL on October 25.

With Jarvis Landry injured, getting Beckham back will be important for the Browns’ offense. They still haven’t had their full receiving corps on the field together, but they hope Beckham can help compensate for Landry’s absence.

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INJURY REPORTS

Dolphins at Raiders

One of the themes of this week’s slate is quarterback injuries and this game featured questions on both sides this week. Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa (ribs) has been ruled out, which means Jacoby Brissett will be getting the start in Las Vegas. He’s the only player on Miami’s final injury report.

Raiders QB Derek Carr (ankle) was called questionable by head coach Jon Gruden early in the week, but he practiced fully all week and is set to play. RB Josh Jacobs (ankle) is set to miss another game after being listed as doubtful. G Richie Incognito (calf), S Dallin Leavitt (concussion), and CB Roderic Teamer (ankle) have already been ruled out.

Colts at Titans

QB Carson Wentz (ankles) practiced on Friday for the first time all week and the team listed him as questionable. T Braden Smith (foot, thumb) is the only other player with an injury designation and he has been ruled out.

CB Caleb Farley (shoulder), TE Anthony Firkser (knee), and LB Derick Roberson (knee) are out for the Titans while LB Bud Dupree (knee) is listed as questionable.

Bears at Browns

Bears QB Justin Fields is set for his first start with Andy Dalton (knee) ruled out this weekend. S Tashaun Gipson (hamstring) isn’t expected to play after drawing a doubtful tag. LB Jeremiah Attaochu (hamstring), DT Eddie Goldman (knee), WR Marquise Goodwin (ankle), DT Akiem Hicks (illness, knee), S Eddie Jackson (toe), WR Darnell Mooney (groin), and DE Bilal Nichols (back) make up a sizable questionable contingent.

WR Odell Beckham (knee) is off the Browns injury report and ready for his 2021 debut. T Jedrick Wills (ankle) practiced Friday and is listed as questionable. C J.C. Tretter (knee) is also questionable while T Chris Hubbard (triceps) and LB Sione Takitaki (hamstring) are out this week.

Ravens at Lions

The Ravens practiced without QB Lamar Jackson (illness) on Thursday, but he was back on Friday. He is listed as questionable along with LB Chris Board (other), WR Marquise Brown (ankle), S DeShon Elliott (concussion), LB Daelin Hayes (knee), QB Lamar Jackson (illness), LB Pernell McPhee (shoulder), CB Jimmy Smith (ankle), and CB Tavon Young (knee). They ruled T Ronnie Stanley (ankle) and DE Derek Wolfe (hip, back) out and they’re also set to play without EDGE Justin Houston, DL Justin Madubuike, NT Brandon Williams, and EDGE Jaylon Ferguson after placing them on the COVID-19 reserve list.

LB Jamie Collins (not injury related – personal matter) won’t play as the Lions work to trade him. DE Michael Brockers (shoulder), LB Trey Flowers (shoulder, knee), LB Julian Okwara (neck), LB Romeo Okwara (shoulder), WR Kalif Raymond (thigh), DE Kevin Strong (concussion, thigh), and RB D'Andre Swift (groin) are listed as questionable.

Bengals at Steelers

The Bengals are set to play without WR Tee Higgins (shoulder), G Xavier Su'a-Filo (knee), and CB Trae Waynes (hamstring) after listing them as doubtful.

Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger (pectoral) missed practice on Wednesday, but returned on Thursday and didn’t get an injury designation. LB T.J. Watt (groin) is listed as questionable after a week of limited practices while DT Carlos Davis (knee), LB Alex Highsmith (groin), and WR Diontae Johnson (knee) will all sit out this week.

Saints at Patriots

C Erik McCoy (calf) is the only Saints player on the injury report. He’s been ruled out.

T Trent Brown (calf), S Adrian Phillips (not injury related – personal matter), and LB Josh Uche (back) are listed as questionable for the Patriots.

Washington at Bills

DT Matt Ioannidis (knee) is listed as questionable, but everyone else on Washington’s active roster is expected to play.

The Bills listed CB Dane Jackson (knee) and CB Levi Wallace (knee) as questionable.

Chargers at Chiefs

Chargers LB Joey Bosa (foot, ankle) is listed as questionable after missing practice all week. CB Chris Harris (shoulder) has been ruled out and DT Justin Jones (calf) is listed as doubtful.

DE Frank Clark (hamstring) was added to the Chiefs’ injury report on Thursday and he’s set to miss the game after being tagged as doubtful. DE Chris Jones (wrist) and CB Charvarius Ward (quad) are listed as questionable.

Cardinals at Jaguars

The Cardinals listed WR DeAndre Hopkins (ribs) as questionable despite missing practice all week. T Kelvin Beachum (ribs), LB Devon Kennard (hamstring), CB Byron Murphy (ankle), and CB Marco Wilson (ankle) are also in that category. They ruled out T Joshua Miles (ankle) and G Brian Winters (not injury related – personal matter).

Jaguars CB C.J. Henderson (groin, illness), CB Tre Herndon (knee), and DT Roy Robertson-Harris (ankle) are all considered questionable for Sunday.

Falcons at Giants

The Falcons ruled WR Frank Darby (calf), WR Russell Gage (ankle), and CB A.J. Terrell (concussion) out for their trip to New Jersey.

TE Evan Engram (calf) is questionable for the Giants after missing the first two games of the season. WR Kenny Golladay (hip) and S Nate Ebner (quadricep) drew the same tag while LB Cam Brown (hamstring) has been ruled out.

Jets at Broncos

Jets head coach Robert Saleh called WR Jamison Crowder (groin) a game-time decision on Friday, but he’s listed as doubtful so he’s expected to miss the game. RB Tevin Coleman (illness) won’t play and DE John Franklin-Myers (calf) is listed as questionable.

G Graham Glasgow (illness) and DT Mike Purcell (knee) are considered questionable to play for the Broncos.

Buccaneers at Rams

Buccaneers LB Jason Pierre-Paul (hand, shoulder) will not play this week. WR Jaydon Mickens (abdomen) is also out.

TE Jacob Harris (hip) and RB Darrell Henderson (rib) are questionable for the Rams. Head coach Sean McVay said pain tolerance will be the key to Henderson getting into the lineup.

Seahawks at Vikings

Seahawks WR D'Wayne Eskridge (concussion), RB Rashaad Penny (calf), and T Brandon Shell (ankle) won’t play in Minnesota. LB Benson Mayowa (neck) is listed as questionable.

RB Dalvin Cook (ankle) didn’t practice this week, but is listed as questionable and head coach Mike Zimmer said his condition has improved in recent days. LB Anthony Barr (knee), T Christian Darrisaw (groin), and CB Harrison Hand (hamstring) are all out this Sunday.

Packers at 49ers

The Packers said they’d give OL Elgton Jenkins (ankle) all week to show he’s well enough to play, but they listed him as doubtful so his chances of playing aren’t looking good. TE Dominique Dafney (hip) has been listed as questionable.

49ers General Manager John Lynch called RB Elijah Mitchell (shoulder) “very questionable” to play on Sunday night and he’s officially listed as doubtful. DT Kevin Givens (ankle) and RB JaMycal Hasty (ankle) have been ruled out while DE Arik Armstead (adductor), DT Javon Kinlaw (knee), and CB Emmanuel Moseley (knee) make up the questionable contingent.

 

The injuries that are really hurting the Falcons right now are the two that aren't on the media's reports this week. The left guard position needed help coming into this year, and the two key candidates to take over are both on IR / PUP. That's leaving the team to start a rookie third rounder at LG right next to a new starter (fourth rounder last year) at center.

The playing time they're getting will be helpful down the road, but for now having two inexperienced guys side by side in the middle of the line is getting Matt Ryan killed. That highlight of the tipped ball becoming a pick-six last week was the perfect example.

 

Steelers pass rusher T.J. Watt expressed some hope that he could play on Sunday against the Bengals, but it turns out he won’t be able to.

The Steelers announced this morning that Watt has been downgraded to out for Sunday’s game. He’ll watch from the sideline in Pittsburgh.

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Lamar Jackson (illness) questionable vs. Lions; four Ravens placed on reserve/COVID-19 list

A long injury report grew in size for the Ravens on Friday.

The Ravens placed nose tackle Brandon Williams, defensive tackle Justin Madubuike and edge rushers Justin Houston and Jaylon Ferguson on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced.

Offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley (ankle) and defensive end Derek Wolfe (hip/back) will miss Sunday's game against Detroit, the team also announced via its Friday injury report, while quarterback Lamar Jackson (illness), cornerback Jimmy Smith (ankle), cornerback Tavon Young (knee), linebacker Pernell McPhee (shoulder) and receiver Marquise Brown (ankle) are questionable.

Jackson's presence on this list is of the utmost importance, as he is the engine that powers Baltimore's ground-heavy attack. Jackson's heroics helped the Ravens overcome a two-score deficit to beat the Chiefs last weekend.

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Not the right place but the NBA section won't get the eyes I need.

So for my Boston peeps (if we have any left)... My buddy accidentally bought a pair of Celtics vs Raptors tickets for October 9th in Boston. He can't resell on TM because he doesn't have a US bank account. Anyone want the pair for $100 USD? Sec BAL301, Row 7, Seat 11-12.

 

Amari Cooper doesn’t have a designation, good to go for Monday night



Cowboys receiver Amari Cooper said Friday he would play against the Eagles Monday night. The injury report confirmed the same Saturday.

Cooper was a full participant again Saturday after being limited Thursday. He does not have a designation.

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Antonio Brown out vs. Rams



The Buccaneers will not have Antonio Brown on Sunday against the Rams.

Brown remains on the COVID-19 list and is not traveling with the team to Los Angeles, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

 

Report: Dalvin Cook unlikely to play against Seahawks



Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said on Friday that running back Dalvin Cook was “doing much better” and that Cook could play despite being listed as a non-participant in practice all week with an ankle injury.

Cook was listed as questionable and a report on Sunday morning puts him on the wrong side of that decision. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Cook is considered unlikely to play heading into the game.

The Vikings elevated Ameer Abdullah from the practice squad on Saturday to go with Alexander Mattison as options at tailback other than Cook.

Sunday’s game in Minnesota kicks off at 4:25 p.m. ET and inactives will be announced 90 minutes ahead of time. That will bring confirmation on Cook’s status for Week Three.

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The Rams are not expecting to have their starting running back today against the Buccaneers.

Darrell Henderson is unlikely to play today, according to multiple reports.

Henderson has a rib cartilage injury and will be playing through pain if he’s playing at all.

If Henderson is out, Sony Michel and Jake Funk would be the next men up. Michel arrived in a preseason trade with the Patriots and has 11 carries for 48 yards this season. Funk is a seventh-round rookie who has played only three offensive snaps and hasn’t touched the ball this season.

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Josh Allen having a day.

 

Browns dominate Bears in Justin Fields’ first start



Bears rookie quarterback Justin Fields got the first start of his career today in Cleveland. It did not go well.

Fields was under relentless pressure from Myles Garrett and the Browns’ defense today, repeatedly seeing the pocket collapsing around him and failing to escape, as the Browns cruised to an easy 26-6 win.

 

Josh Allen stars as Bills roll over Washington 43-21



Bills quarterback Josh Allen gave himself a poor review for his performance in the first two weeks of the regular season, but he’ll get higher marks for his work against Washington in Week Three.

Allen threw four touchdowns and ran for another as the Bills moved to 2-1 with a convincing 43-21 victory. Allen had thrown for three touchdowns in the first two weeks of the season, but he only completed 56 percent of his passes and threw an interception against the Dolphins last Sunday.

 

Falcons get their first win on last second field goal



The Giants lost in Week Two on field goal at the buzzer and they lost the same way in Week Three as well.

Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo, who went to high school close to MetLife Stadium, nailed a 41-yard field goal on the final play of the fourth quarter and the Falcons got a 17-14 road win. It’s the first win for Falcons head coach Arthur Smith and the Falcons’ first win since Week 12 of the 2020 season.

 

Justin Tucker hits NFL-record 66-yard field goal to deliver Ravens win over Lions



For most of today’s game, it appeared that the Ravens could sleepwalk their way through an easy win against an overmatched Lions team. In the end, the Ravens woke up at just the right moment.

Justin Tucker hit a 66-yard field goal as time expired, bouncing it off the cross bar and through the uprights, as the Ravens won 19-17.

 

Wow!

Cardinals score 21 consecutive points to defeat Jaguars 31-19



Jacksonville had an exciting end to the first half of their contest with the Cardinals, returning a long missed, short field goal 109 yards for a touchdown.

And then the Jaguars expanded their lead with a 4-yard touchdown by James Robinson.

But that was it for Jacksonville, as the Cardinals continued their strong start to the season by scoring 21 consecutive points for a 31-19 victory.

Running back James Conner scored a pair of touchdowns, while the tandem of A.J. Green and Christian Kirk each netted over 100 yards receiving. Dealing with a ribs injury, DeAndre Hopkins had three catches for 21 yards on six targets.

Quarterback Kyler Murray threw an interception and didn’t have a passing touchdown. But he did finish 28-of-34 passing for 316 yards, along with a 1-yard touchdown run early in the contest.

On the other side, quarterback Trevor Lawrence was 22-of-33 passing for 219 yards with a touchdown and a pair of interceptions — one of which was returned for six.

The Cardinals will come to Los Angeles to play the Rams in Week Four.

The Jaguars will try to get their first win of the Urban Meyer era on Thursday night in Cincinnati.

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Titans hold off Colts 25-16



The Titans had three turnovers, allowing the Colts to hang around all day Sunday, but they finally went ahead by two scores with 2:58 remaining on a 32-yard field goal by Randy Bullock.

Tennessee escaped with a 25-16 victory.

 

The lions got screwed big time. The game clock was 0 for at least a second or two before the game winning fg play.