NFL Week 6 injuries: Chargers get back Austin Ekeler vs. Cowboys, Jets’ Sauce Gardner out with concussion

Injuries have sadly been one of the crucial (*6*) primary storylines this season. Just this week by myself, Vikings celebrity wideout Justin Jefferson and rising Dolphins rookie operating back De’Von Achane have been not too long ago put on injured reserve. Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson remains to be dealing with a bruising round his rotator cuff and Giants operating back Saqoun Barkley and quarterback Daniel Jones proceed to paintings via accidents. On the nice news entrance, Chargers RB Austin Ekeler might be back for the primary time since Week 1 when L.A. takes at the Cowboys on Monday night time.  

Fortunately for you, we’ve got rounded up each NFL team’s newest harm updates and feature integrated them in our Week 6 harm rundown. Here’s a take a look at each and every crew’s harm state of affairs coming into Week 6, beginning with the 2 groups that confronted off on Thursday night time. 

Ravens: LB Odafe Oweh (ankle) OUT; RB Keaton Mitchell (shoulder) QUESTIONABLE 

Titans: WR Treylon Burks (knee), LB Luke Gifford (hamstring), DB Elijah Molden (hamstring) OUT; DL Teair Tart (toe), C Aaron Brewer (neck) QUESTIONABLE 

The Ravens are quite wholesome coming into Sunday’s London showdown with Tennessee. Odell Beckham Jr. will play after he was once restricted previous within the week with a hamstring factor. Tackle Morgan Moses can even go well with up after he was once inactive all over Baltimore’s Week 5 loss in Pittsburgh. 

Falcons: None

Commanders: CB Christian Holmes (hamstring) OUT

All 4 Atlanta Falcons avid gamers indexed on their harm file in Week 6 — defensive finish Calais Campbell (relaxation), out of doors linebacker Bud Dupree (wrist), offensive take on Kaleb McGary and tight finish Jonnu Smith (ankle) — don’t have a sport standing, that means they’re going to all play towards the Washington Commanders on Sunday. Dupree practiced in complete on Thursday and Friday after being restricted on Wednesday. Ditto for Smith. McGary was once restricted on Wednesday and Thursday earlier than being a complete cross on Friday.

The Commanders are other tale. Defensive finish Efe Obada, who has but to play a sport in 2023 after being on injured reserve all yr, will make his season debut. He practiced absolutely every day all over the week. Cornerback Christian Holmes is out after a hamstring harm avoided him from working towards this week. Wide receiver Curtis Samuel and left take on Charles Leno Jr., who each practiced absolutely this week, will play on Sunday. Tight finish Curtis Hodges was once a complete apply player on Thursday and Friday after sitting out on Wednesday. He will go well with on Sunday as neatly. 

Vikings at Bears 

Vikings: RB Kene Nwangwu (back) QUESTIONABLE

Bears:  RB Khalil Herbert (ankle), RB Travis Homer (hamstring), RB Roschon Johnson (concussion), DB Terell Smith (ankle/sickness), WR Equanimeous St. Brown (hamstring) OUT; S Eddie Jackson (foot), OL Lucas Patrick (concussion) QUESTIONABLE

Everyone at the Vikings’ harm file, with the exception of operating back and returner Kene Nwangwu, will play on Sunday as they were not given a sport standing. Nwangwu started the season on injured reserve after struggling a back harm in coaching camp. 

On the opposite facet, the Bears have already dominated out 5 avid gamers, together with 3 operating backs: Khalil Herbert (ankle, put on injured reserve), Roschon Johnson (concussion), Travis Homer (hamstring), defensive back Terell Smith (ankle/sickness) and broad receiver Equanimeous St. Brown (hamstring). These rash of accidents to their operating back room method offseason loose agent signee D’Onta Foreman (5 carries for 16 yards) will most likely have lots of the workload on Sunday. 

Seahawks: CB Coby Bryant (toe), CB Artie Burns (hamstring) OUT; G Damien Lewis (ankle) DOUBTFUL; QB Drew Lock (ankle), G Phil Haynes (calf) QUESTIONABLE 

Bengals: LB Akeem Davis-Gaither (knee) OUT; CB Chidobe Awuzie (back), LB Devin Harper (hamstring), WR Tee Higgins (ribs), DT Josh Tupou (toe) QUESTIONABLE 

Seahawks wideout DK Metcalf (ribs) will play after being a complete player on Friday. Safety Jamal Adams (concussion) can even go well with up after being restricted on Wednesday and Friday. 

Higgins, who overlooked Cincinnati’s Week 5 win over Arizona, was once a complete player all over Friday’s apply after being restricted Wednesday and Thursday. Awuzie, who was once additionally inactive in Arizona, was once restricted the previous two days after now not working towards Wednesday. Cam Taylor-Britt will fill in because the Bengals’ height cornerback if Awuzie can not cross, with rookie DJ Turner II transferring into the beginning lineup. 

49ers at Browns 

49ers: LB Dre Greenlaw (hamstring), RB Elijah Mitchell (knee) QUESTIONABLE

Browns: QB Deshaun Watson (proper shoulder), G Joel Bitonio (knee), WR Cedric Tillman (HIP) OUT; TE David Njoku (face, hand), C Ethan Pocic (chest, knee, foot) QUESTIONABLE

The 49ers handiest have two avid gamers questionable coming into Sunday towards the Browns and their third-ranked scoring protection (15.0 issues in step with sport allowed): linebacker Dre Greenlaw (hand) and operating back Elijah Mitchell (knee). Greenlaw practiced for the primary time this week on Friday in a restricted capability. Mitchell was once a restricted player on Thursday and Friday this week. Should Mitchell be dominated out once more in Week 6, second-year operating back Jordan Mason will as soon as once more think backup tasks in the back of Christian McCaffrey. 

Cleveland beginning quarterback Deshaun Watson was once dominated out on Friday with a proper shoulder harm after now not working towards all week. It might be P.J. Walker that will get the beginning for the Browns underneath heart. Starting left guard Joel Bitonio (knee) and rookie broad receiver Cedric Tillman (hip) have been additionally dominated out after now not working towards all week. Defensive finish Myles Garrett and operating back Jerome Ford each did not have a sport standing, that means they’re going to go well with up on Sunday. 

Two avid gamers are indexed as questionable for the Browns in beginning heart Ethan Pocic (chest, knee, foot), who practiced in restricted shape on Thursday and Friday, and beginning tight finish David Njoku (face, hand), who handiest practiced Friday in a restricted style. He remains to be improving from a horrific burn coincidence that left has his face lately charred. 

Panthers: Miles Sanders (shoulder), FS Xavier Woods (hamstring), G Chandler Zavala (neck), G Austin Corbett (knee), TE Giovanni Ricci (shoulder), S Vonn Bell (quadriceps) OUT; TE Stephen Sullivan (hip), LB Brian Burns (ankle), DT Derrick Brown (knee/ankle), TE Ian Thomas (calf) QUESTIONABLE 

Dolphins: OL Connor Williams (groin), RB Jeff Wilson (ribs/finger) OUT; DB Nik Needham (Achilles), DOUBTFUL; FB Alec Ingold (knee), G Robert Jones (knee), Jaelan Phillips (indirect) QUESTIONABLE 

With Sanders out, be expecting Chuba Hubbard to get a substantial workload towards Miami. Burns was once a complete player Friday, whilst Brown was once restricted after lacking apply on Wednesday and Thursday. 

Miami has taken successful at operating back with Wilson out and De’Von Achane on injured reserve. Look for Salvon Ahmed to get extra paintings in the back of beginning operating back Raheem Mostert. A former undrafted rookie, Ahmed has 4 occupation landing runs and is averaging 4.0 yards in step with elevate this season. 

Colts: T Braden Smith (foot/wrist/hip) OUT; C Ryan Kelly (ankle/foot) QUESTIONABLE 

Jaguars: WR Zay Jones (knee), CB Christian Braswell (hamstring), DT Davon Hamilton (back), OL Walker Little (knee) OUT; LB Devin Lloyd (thumb) QUESTIONABLE 

Kelly didn’t apply Friday after now not showing at the harm file the former two days. Colts trainer Shane Steichen stated that he expects Kelly to play. 

Jones and Little did not apply all week, whilst Braswell did not apply Friday after being restricted the former two days. 

Saints: TE Juwan Johnson (calf), CB Lonnie Johnson (hamstring), FB Adam Prentice (knee), DB J.T. Gray (hamstring), OT Landon Young (hip) OUT; G Andrus Peat (concussion/groin) QUESTIONABLE 

Texans: WR Tank Dell (concussion), WR Robert Woods (ribs), LB Christian Harris (concussion) QUESTIONABLE 

Peat didn’t apply Friday after now not appearing up at the harm file the former two days. For the Texans, Dell was once restricted Friday after now not working towards Wednesday and Thursday. Woods and Harris have been complete members all over Friday’s apply. 

Patriots: DB Cody Davis (knee), WR Demario Douglas (concussion), LB Matt Judon (elbow/IR), OL Riley Reiff (knee), WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (concussion), G Cole Strange (knee), OL Tyrone Wheatley Jr. (knee) OUT; DL Christian Barmore (knee), OT Trent Brown (chest), S Kyle Dugger (foot), DL Trey Flowers (foot), DL Davon Godchaux (ankle), CB Jonathan Jones (ankle), OL Mike Onwenu (ankle), WR Tyquan Thornton (shoulder), LB Josh Uche (knee), CB Shaun Wade (shoulder) QUESTIONABLE

Raiders: CB Nate Hobbs (ankle), T Justin Herron (concussion) OUT; CB Jakorian Bennett (shoulder) QUESTIONABLE 

As you’ll be able to see, the Patriots are a wounded crew strolling. The offense particularly takes successful this week with two wideouts and two offensive linemen out. 

For the Raiders, Bennett practiced all week in a restricted capability. 

Cardinals: S Jalen Thompson (hamstring) OUT; WR Marquise Brown (sickness), OL Dennis Daley (ankle), TE Elijah Higgins (sickness), DL Jonathan Ledbetter (finger), LB Jesse Luketa (shoulder), LB Myjai Sanders (thumb), CB Garrett Williams (knee), LB Josh Woods (ankle) QUESTIONABLE 

Rams: OL Joe Noteboom (groin), DT Larrell Murchison (knee), LB Ernest Jones (knee) QUESTIONABLE 

For the Cardinals, Ledbetter has reportedly seemed excellent all over apply whilst being a restricted player all over. Brown was once restricted the closing two days after now not working towards Wednesday. 

Rams trainer Sean McVay stated on Friday that he expects Jones to play. Murchison and Noteboom have been each restricted all over Friday’s apply after neither participant practiced previous within the week. 

Eagles: DT Jalen Carter (ankle), S Justin Evans (knee), CB Darius Slay (knee), WR Quez Watkins (hamstring) OUT; S Sydney Brown (hamstring), DT Marlon Tuipulotu (triceps) QUESTIONABLE 

Jets: CB Brandin Echols (hamstring), CB Justin Hardee (hamstring), DJ Reed (concussion), Sauce Gardner (concussion) OUT; FB Nick Bawden (calf), DL Michael Clemons (ankle), Xavier Gipson (ankle) QUESTIONABLE 

The Eagles might be with out a number of notable avid gamers, together with Carter and Slay. Philadelphia could have defensive take on Fletcher Cox (back), linebacker Nakobe Dean (foot) and operating back Rashaad Penny (sickness) for Sunday after each and every participant seemed at the crew’s harm file previous within the week. 

As you’ll be able to see, the Jets are dealing with a decimated secondary, which is one thing Eagles QB Jalen Hurts will certainly glance to benefit from. 

Lions: Brian Branch (ankle), Jahmyr Gibbs (hamstring), Jonah Jackson (ankle), Zonovan Knight (shoulder), James Mitchell (hamstring), Emmanuel Moseley (knee), Josh Paschal (knee) OUT; Khalil Dorsey (sickness), Sam LaPorta (calf) QUESTIONABLE 

Buccaneers: Shaquil Barrett (sickness) QUESTIONABLE 

Detroit might be slightly undermanned for Sunday’s sport between two first-place groups. Specifically, the Lions may not have both in their in their top-two draft alternatives in Branch and Gibbs. With Gibbs nonetheless out, be expecting David Montgomery to proceed to shoulder the workload at the floor. 

Tampa might be getting back Mike Evans (hamstring) rookie first-round select Calijah Kancey (calf). Barrett’s standing might be made up our minds through how he feels Saturday and main as much as kickoff. 

Giants: QB Daniel Jones (neck), DE Azeez Ojulari (ankle), OT Matt Peart (shoulder), C John Michael Schmitz (shoulder), OT Andrew Thomas (hamstring) OUT; LB Micah McFadden (ankle), TE Darren Waller (groin), RB Saquon Barkley (ankle), RB Gary Brightwell (ankle), G Shane Lemieux (groin), DT DJ Davidson (knee), OT Evan Neal (ankle) QUESTIONABLE 

Bills: CB Dane Jackson (foot), TE Dalton Kincaid (concussion), TE Dawson Knox (wrist) QUESTIONABLE 

Jones didn’t apply on Wednesday and whilst the quarterback stated his plan was once to play, head trainer Brian Daboll introduced Friday that might now not be the case. Jones is formally dominated out with a neck harm that took place when he were given sacked towards the Dolphins. Tyrod Taylor will get the beginning for New York.

Kincaid and Knox have been each restricted all week, whilst Jackson was once restricted Friday after now not working towards the former two days. 

Chargers: OLB Joey Bosa (toe), TE Donald Parham (wrist), DL Nick Williams (back) QUESTIONABLE; DB Deane Leonard (hamstring), S Alohi Gilman (heel) DOUBTFUL

Cowboys: OT Chuma Edoga (sickness) QUESTIONABLE; S Juanyeh Thomas (hamstring) DOUBTFUL; CB C.J. Goodwin (pectoral), LB Leighton Vander Esch (neck/concussion) OUT 

Chargers RB Austin Ekeler is off the harm file and can go well with up for the primary time since Week 1. Bosa’s standing stays undetermined because the Chargers come off their bye week.