NFL Week 8 Injury Update: Tracking Actives/Inactives, Injuries From Every Game
Week 8 of the NFL season resumes Sunday with 12 games in two nations.
The Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions get things started at 9:30 a.m. ET with a neutral site game at Wembley Stadium in London. The day ends with a historic matchup between the unbeaten Denver Broncos and Green Bay Packers.
Keep up with all the notable actives/inactives and injuries from Sunday’s games below. Fantasy football owners should keep it right here as this information will be constantly updated throughout the day.
10:30 p.m.: Bad news for Bell.
8:40 p.m.: Another silver lining, this time for Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte.
7:10 p.m.: Davante Adams, James Starks and B.J. Raji all are active for the Green Bay Packers. Emmanuel Sanders will play for the Denver Broncos.
Here are the inactives for the “Sunday Night Football” matchup.
Green Bay Packers
QB Brett Hundley
CB LaDarius Gunter
LB Andy Mulumba
G Lane Taylor
G Josh Walker
TE Kennard Backman
Ty Montgomery
Denver Broncos
WR Jordan Norwood
QB Trevor Siemian
CB Lorenzo Doss
LB Shane Ray
G Shelley Smith
T Ty Sambrailo
NT Darius Kilgo
6:50 p.m.: Terrific news: Ricardo Lockette is not paralyzed.
6:14 p.m.: The Pittsburgh Steelers are optimistic that Le’Veon Bell’s knee injury is not a torn ACL, according to ProFootballTalk.
The report cites a team source that claims Pittsburgh is hopeful that the injury was contained to Bell’s MCL and that his right ACL is intact.
6:00 p.m.: Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Ricardo Lockette was carted off the field on a spine board after taking a hit during a kickoff.
Lockette immediately fell to the ground, motionless, and remained there for several minutes while being examined by medical staff. He was awake while being carted off and waved to the crowd, which obviously was a relieving sign.
4:57 p.m.: San Francisco 49ers running back Reggie Bush could be done for the season, according to FOX Sports.
Bush left Sunday’s game with an injury after slipping on a concrete portion of the sideline.
4:48 p.m.: New York Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick hurt his thumb while taking a sack and is questionable to return.
4:44 p.m.: Baltimore Ravens receiver Steve Smith is done for the season, and possibly his career.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh thinks Smith could be back for one more season, though.
4:01 p.m.: San Francisco 49ers running back Reggie Bush won’t be returning to today’s game against the St. Louis Rams.
3:30 p.m.: Steve Smith suffered yet another injury. This one didn’t look good at all.
3:05 p.m.: Here are the inactives for Cowboys-Seahawks:
3:00 p.m.: The Bears have lost their No. 2 receiver.
2:50 p.m.: Here are the inactives for Raiders-Jets. Fantasy owners should note Jets receiver Eric Decker is active.
2:30 p.m.: New York Giants tight end Larry Donnell was carted off the field with an apparent neck injury. Chicago Bears wide receiver Eddie Royal left the field with what looked like a leg injury.
2 p.m.: Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell was tackled at the sideline and immediately grabbed his right knee. It doesn’t look good.
He was carted off the field and into the locker room.
1:40 p.m.: Reggie Bush is questionable to return.
1:30 p.m.: Chargers defensive end Corey Liuget has been carted off field with apparent leg injury.
1:13 p.m.: A setback for the San Diego Chargers:
UPDATE: The Chargers announced he’s questionable to return.
12:55 p.m.: A shoulder injury isn’t the only issue Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck has dealt with this season.
12:45 p.m.: FOX Sports’ Jay Glazer reports on the network’s pregame show that Browns quarterback Josh McCown will play today.
12:20 p.m.: Everything has gone wrong for the Detroit Lions today. They are trailing 45-10 to the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth quarter and their No. 1 wideout is hurt.
12 p.m.: Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is active against the Cincinnati Bengals. He hasn’t played since Week 2.
Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz is inactive. He still hasn’t played this season.
11:55 a.m.: Here are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ inactives for their game against the Atlanta Falcons.
Also, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver John Brown is active for his team’s game against the Cleveland Browns.
11:40 a.m.: Don’t start Cecil Shorts on your fantasy team this week. He’s not active.
11:35 a.m.: Here are the Chargers-Ravens inactives. San Diego tight end Antonio Gates is active.
11:30 a.m.: Inactives for 1 p.m. games are starting to be announced. Here are the inactives for the San Francisco 49ers. They take on the St. Louis Rams.
Fantasy owners should note both Carlos Hyde and Anquan Boldin are inactive.
10:20 a.m.: Good news for fantasy football owners. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports the San Diego Chargers are planning on tight end Antonio Gates playing against the Baltimore Ravens. It’s a favorable matchup for Gates against a struggling Ravens pass defense.
9:10 a.m.: Here are the inactives for Chiefs-Lions.
8:35 a.m.: Antonio Gates’ absence would be a huge loss for Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, who entered Week 8 as the league leader in passing yards. NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport has an update on the veteran tight end.
The St. Louis Rams are heavy favorites against the San Francisco 49ers. They might have a full complement of running backs today.
8:25 a.m. ET: ESPN’s Adam Schefter has early-morning updates on some wide receivers, all of whom fantasy owners will be keeping a close eye on.
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