WEEK 18 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (8-8) @ BUFFALO BILLS (12-3) DATE: Sunday (1/8/23) STADIUM: Highmark Stadium TIME: 1:00 PM ET REFEREE: Clay Martin
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER Patriots lead all-time series, 76-47-1 STREAKS Bills have won 4 of last 5 LAST GAME 12/1/22: Bills 24 at Patriots 10 LAST GAME AT SITE 12/6/21: Patriots 14, Bills 10
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS LAST WEEK: W 23-21 vs. Miami COACH VS. OPP. Bill Belichick: 36-11 PTS. FOR 21.3 OFFENSE 312.9 PASSING Mac Jones: 262-402-2,753-11-8-85.8 RUSHING Rhamondre Stevenson: 204-986-4.8-5 RECEIVING Jakobi Meyers: 64-771-12.0-5 PTS. AGAINST 19.5 DEFENSE 321.7 SACKS Matthew Judon: 15.5 INTs Jonathan Jones: 4 TAKE/GIVE +5 (25/20) PUNTING (NET) Michael Palardy: 42.6 (36.2) KICKING Nick Folk: 123 (30/33 PAT; 31/36 FG)
PATRIOTS NOTES • QB MAC JONES passed for 203 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 98.4 rating last week. Aims for 4th in row with 0 INTs & 3rd in row with 2+ TD passes. Passed for 195 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs in Week 13 meeting. Has 0 INTs in 2 of 3 career starts vs. Buf. Needs 247 pass yards to become 1st QB in NE history with 3,000+ pass yards in each of 1st 2 seasons.
• RB RHAMONDRE STEVENSON aims for his 3rd in row vs. Buf. with 75+ scrimmage yards. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his past 4 on road. Needs 121 scrimmage yards to become 6th NE player ever with 1,500+ scrimmage yards in season & 1st since Wes Welker (1,599 in 2011).
• RB DAMIEN HARRIS has 316 rush yards (105.3 per game) & 5 rush TDs in 3 career games vs. Buf. with 100+ rush yards & rush TD in each game.
• WR JAKOBI MEYERS aims for 3rd in row with 6+ catches & rec. TD. Has 55+ rec. yards in 5 of 6 road games this season.
• WR TYQUAN THORNTON (rookie) had career-high 60 rec. yards & rec. TD last week.
• LB MATTHEW JUDON had FR in Week 13 meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row at Buf. with sack. Ranks 3rd in NFL with career-high 15.5 sacks & joins HOFer Andre Tripett (1984-85) as only NE players with 15+ sacks in single season since 1982.
• LB JOSH UCHE had 2 sacks & FF in Week 13 meeting. Aims for his 5th in row on road with 0.5+ sacks. Since Week 8, ties for NFL lead with 11.5 sacks.
• LB JA’WHAUN BENTLEY aims for 5th in row with 9+ tackles. Has TFL in 2 of past 3.
• DB KYLE DUGGER had 39-yard INT-TD last week, his NFL-leading 3rd defensive TD of season. Has INT-TD in 2 of past 3. Had 2 PD in Week 13 meeting.
• DB JONATHAN JONES had 2 PD & career-high 4th INT of season in Week 17.
BUFFALO BILLS LAST WEEK Game Postponed at Cincinnati COACH VS. OPP. Sean McDermott: 5-7 PTS. FOR 28.0 OFFENSE 402.3 PASSING Josh Allen: 340-536-4,029-32-13-96.1 RUSHING Devin Singletary: 170-790-4.6-5 RECEIVING Stefon Diggs: 101-1,325-13.1-10 PTS. AGAINST 17.5 DEFENSE 317.7 SACKS Greg Rousseau: 7 INTs Jordan Poyer: 4 TAKE/GIVE 0 (24/24) PUNTING (NET) Sam Martin: 48.1 (41.9) KICKING Tyler Bass: 124 (43/45 PAT; 27/31 FG)
BILLS NOTES • BUFFALO clinched AFC East division title for 3rd-consecutive season.
• QB JOSH ALLEN aims for 3rd in row with 2+ TD passes. Has rush TD in 2 of past 3. Has 10 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 107.2 rating in in his past 4 starts vs. NE. Has 0 INTs in 4 of 5 games vs. division this season. Is 1 of 2 QBs (Patrick Mahomes) with 4,000+ pass yards & 30+ TD passes in each of past 3 seasons.
• RB DEVIN SINGLETARY aims for 3rd in row with 70+ scrimmage yards. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NE with rush TD.
• RB JAMES COOK (rookie) had 105 scrimmage yards (64 rush, 41 rec.) in Week 13 meeting. Aims for 3rd in row with TD.
• WR STEFON DIGGS aims for 3rd in row vs. NE with 7+ catches, 85+ rec. yards & rec. TD. Ranks 4th among WRs with 101 catches in 2022 & is only player with 100+ catches in each of past 3 seasons.
• WR GABE DAVIS aims for his 4th in row vs. NE with rec. TD, incl. postseason.
• TE DAWSON KNOX aims for 4th in row with rec. TD.
• LB TREMAINE EDMUNDS aims for 5th in row with 6+ tackles.
• LB MATT MILANO aims for 9th in row with 5+ tackles. Has PD in 2 of past 3. Has 0.5+ sacks in 2 of his past 3 at home.
• DT ED OLIVER aims for 3rd in row overall with TFL & has TFL in 3 of his past 4 vs. NE.
• DE A.J. EPENESA has sack in 3 of past 4. Had 2 TFL & sack in Week 13 meeting.
• S JORDAN POYER had 5 tackles, TFL & PD in Week 13 meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. NE with TFL. Aims for his 5th in row at home with 5+ tackles. Is 1 of 4 in NFL (Kevin Byard, Rasul Douglas & Justin Simmons) with 4+ INTs in each of past 2 seasons.
WEEK 18 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (8-8) @ ATLANTA FALCONS (6-10) DATE: Sunday (1/8/23) STADIUM: Mercedes-Benz Stadium TIME: 1:00 PM ET REFEREE: Land Clark
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER Buccaneers lead all-time series, 30-28 STREAKS Buccaneers have won past 5 LAST GAME 10/9/22: Falcons 15 at Buccaneers 21 LAST GAME AT SITE 12/5/21: Buccaneers 30, Falcons 17
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS LAST WEEK W 30-24 vs. Carolina COACH VS. OPP. Todd Bowles: 1-1 PTS. FOR 18.5 OFFENSE 354.5 PASSING Tom Brady: 477-716-4,610-24-9-90.4 RUSHING Leonard Fournette: 189-668-3.5-3 RECEIVING Chris Godwin: 98-968-9.9-3 PTS. AGAINST 20.5 DEFENSE 320.7 SACKS Vita Vea: 6.5 INTs Many tied: 2 TAKE/GIVE -2 (19/21) PUNTING (NET) Jake Camarda (R): 48.7 (41.2) KICKING Ryan Succop: 112 (22/23 PAT; 30/37 FG)
BUCCANEERS NOTES • QB TOM BRADY had 11th career game with 400+ pass yards (432) & 3+ TD passes (3) in Week 17, tied-2nd most in NFL history. Became 1st player ever with 30+ completions in 5 straight games & has 10 games with 30+ completions in 2022, most in single season all-time. Needs 9 completions for new NFL single-season record (had 485 completions in 2021). Incl. playoffs, is 11-0 vs. Atl. with 3,692 pass yards (335.6 per game) & 29 TDs vs. 4 INTs for 111.4 rating.
• RB LEONARD FOURNETTE ranks 3rd among RBs in receptions (72) & rec. yards (519) in 2022. Needs 13 scrimmage yards for 4th-career 1,200-yard season. Had 10 catches, 139 scrimmage yards (83 rec., 56 rush) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in Week 5 meeting & had 5 TDs (3 rush, 2 rec.) in his past 5 vs. Atl.
• WR MIKE EVANS had 10 catches for 207 yards & 3 rec. TDs last week, his 5th-career game with 180+ rec. yards & 2+ rec. TDs, tied-most in NFL history. Became 1st player ever with 1,000+ rec. yards in each of 1st 9 career seasons & 3rd player all-time (HOFers Tim Brown & Jerry Rice) with 1,000+ rec. yards in 9 straight seasons.
• WR CHRIS GODWIN had 9 catches for 120 yards last week. Needs 2 catches for 1st-career 100-catch season & 32 rec. yards for 3rd-career 1,000-yard season. Has 5+ catches in 13 straight games, longest active streak in NFL. Has 9 rec. TDs in his past 8 vs. Atl.
• LB LAVONTE DAVID has 9th career season with 100+ tackles (121) in 2022. Has 6 TFL in his past 6 & aims for his 4th in row on road with TFL.
• LB DEVIN WHITE has 3rd-straight 100+ tackle season (122) in 2022. Aims for his 3rd in row with FR. Has 5 sacks in 3 career games at Atl.
• S ANTOINE WINFIELD had career-high 4th sack of season last week.
ATLANTA FALCONS LAST WEEK W 20-19 vs. Arizona COACH VS. OPP. Arthur Smith: 0-3 PTS. FOR 20.9 OFFENSE 327.8 PASSING Desmond Ridder (R): 54-85-484-0-0-78.8 RUSHING Tyler Allgeier (R): 186-900-4.8-3 RECEIVING Drake London (R): 66-746-11.3-4 PTS. AGAINST 23.1 DEFENSE 370.9 SACKS Grady Jarrett: 6 INTs Many tied: 2 TAKE/GIVE -4 (16/20) PUNTING (NET) Bradley Pinion: 45.6 (40.9) KICKING Younghoe Koo: 117 (30/32 PAT; 29/34 FG)
FALCONS NOTES • QB DESMOND RIDDER (rookie) completed 19 of 26 atts. (73.1 pct.) for 169 yards & 90.1 rating in 1st career home start last week.
• RB CORDARRELLE PATTERSON led team with 6 catches, 84 scrimmage yards (42 rush, 42 rec.) & career-high 7th rush TD of season last week. Has 5 rush TDs in 6 home games this season & aims for his 5th in row at home with 50+ scrimmage yards.
• RB TYLER ALLGEIER (rookie) had 95 scrimmage yards (83 rush, 12 rec.) & 3rd rush TD of season in Week 17. Ranks 3rd among rookies in rush yards (900) & scrimmage yards (1,039) & is 2nd Atl. rookie RB ever with 1,000+ scrimmage yards (William Andrews).
• WR DRAKE LONDON (rookie) had 5 catches last week & aims for his 5th in row with 5+ receptions. Ranks 3rd among rookies in catches (66) & rec. yards (746) & joined Kyle Pitts (2021) as only Atl. rookies ever with 65+ catches.
• DL GRADY JARRETT leads team with 6 sacks in 2022.
• LB RASHAAN EVANS ranks 5th in NFL with career-high 154 tackles in 2022.
• LB TROY ANDERSEN (rookie) has 5+ tackles in 2 of his past 3 at home.
• CB A.J. TERRELL has 4 PD in his past 4 vs. TB.
• CB ISAIAH OLIVER tied his career highs with 9 tackles & 2 PD & had 2nd-career sack in Week 17. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4 at home.
• CB DEE ALFORD had 7th PD of season last week & had 2 PD in Week 5 meeting.
• S RICHIE GRANT had 9 tackles in Week 17 & has career-high 115 tackles in 2022, 4thmost among DBs. Has 15 games with 5+ tackles this season, tied-most among DBs.
• S JAYLINN HAWKINS has 5+ tackles in 4 of his past 5 & has career highs in tackles (81) & PD (6) in 2022. Had 10 tackles in Week 5 meeting.
WEEK 18 TENNESSEE TITANS (7-9) @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (8-8) DATE: Saturday (1/7/23) STADIUM: TIAA Bank Field TIME: 8:15 PM ET REFEREE: Bill Vinovich
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER Titans lead all-time series, 33-22 STREAKS Titans have won 5 of past 6 LAST GAME 12/11/22: Jaguars 36 at Titans 22 LAST GAME AT SITE 10/10/21: Titans 37, Jaguars 19
TENNESSEE TITANS LAST WEEK L 27-13 vs. Dallas (Thurs.) COACH VS. OPP. Mike Vrabel: 6-4 PTS. FOR 17.6 OFFENSE 295.8 PASSING Joshua Dobbs: 20-39-232-1-1-67.5 RUSHING Derrick Henry: 319-1,429-4.5-13 RECEIVING Robert Woods: 49-487-9.9-2 PTS. AGAINST 21.2 DEFENSE 359.8 SACKS Denico Autry: 8 INTs Kevin Byard: 4 TAKE/GIVE -2 (19/21) PUNTING (NET) Ryan Stonehouse (R): 53.0 (44.0) KICKING Randy Bullock: 69 (27/27 PAT; 14/17 FG)
TITANS NOTES • QB JOSHUA DOBBS passed for 232 yards with TD vs. INT in 1st-career start last week.
• RB DERRICK HENRY had 155 scrimmage yards (121 rush, 34 rec.) & rush TD in Week 14 meeting & aims for his 4th in row vs. Jax. with 120+ rush yards & rush TD. Has rush TD in 6 of his past 7 vs. Jax. Has 794 scrimmage yards (158.8 per game) & 5 rush TDs in 5 division games this season. Has rush TD in 7 of 8 road games in 2022. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 1,429 rush yards & tied-2nd with 13 rush TDs & can become 1st player ever with 1,500+ rush yards & 15+ rush TDs in 3 seasons.
• WR ROBERT WOODS led team with 5 catches & had 2nd rec. TD of season last week. Has 5+ catches in each of 4 career games vs. Jax. Needs 13 rec. yards for 10thstraight season with 500+ rec. yards.
• WR TREYLON BURKS (rookie) led team with 66 rec. yards in Week 17.
• WR NICK WESTBROOK-IKHINE & TE CHIGOZIEM OKONKWO each had TD catch in Week 14 meeting.
• TE AUSTIN HOOPER has 65+ rec. yards in 2 of 3 career games vs. Jax.
• DT JEFFERY SIMMONS had 2 PD in Week 14 meeting & aims for his 4th in row vs. Jax. with PD. Has TFL in 2 of his past 3 vs. Jax.
• DL DENICO AUTRY had sack in his last game vs. Jax. (12/12/21) & has 5 sacks in his past 3 games at Jax. Has TFL in 3 of 4 games vs. division this season.
• LB MONTY RICE had career-high 13 tackles & TFL last week.
• S KEVIN BYARD had 4th-career game with 2+ INTs last week. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles. Has PD in 3 of past 4 overall & aims for his 4th in row vs. Jax. with PD. Since 2017, ranks 2nd in NFL with 27 INTs.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS LAST WEEK: W 31-3 at Houston COACH VS. OPP. Doug Pederson: 1-1 PTS. FOR 24.0 OFFENSE 365.8 PASSING Trevor Lawrence: 367-552-3,901-24-8-95.4 RUSHING Travis Etienne: 213-1,108-5.2-5 RECEIVING Christian Kirk: 78-1,009-12.9-7 PTS. AGAINST 20.9 DEFENSE 355.9 SACKS Josh Allen: 6 INTs Many tied: 3 TAKE/GIVE +4 (24/21) PUNTING (NET) Logan Cooke: 49.2 (43.3) KICKING Riley Patterson: 118 (34/35 PAT; 28/33 FG)
JAGUARS NOTES • QB TREVOR LAWRENCE completed 17 of 21 atts. (81 pct.) last week. Passed for career-high 368 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 121.9 rating in Week 14 meeting. Has 90+ rating in 2 of 3 career starts vs. Ten. Has 110+ rating in 2 of past 3 vs. division. Has 8 TDs vs. INT with 117 rating in his past 3 home starts. Has rush TD in each of 2 career starts in primetime. Needs 99 pass yards to become 3rd Jax. QB ever (Blake Bortles & Mark Brunell) with 4,000+ pass yards in season.
• RB TRAVIS ETIENNE had 140 scrimmage yards (108 rush, 32 rec.) & rush TD last week. Aims for 4th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards & has 100+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his past 6 at home. Is 4th Jax. player ever with 1,100+ rush yards in single season.
• WR CHRISTIAN KIRK aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ten. with 5+ catches. Has 75+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 at home. Has career-highs in catches (78), rec. yards (1,009) & rec. TDs (7) this season.
• WR MARVIN JONES aims for his 3rd in row at home with rec. TD.
• TE EVAN ENGRAM had 11 catches for career-high 162 rec. yards & 2 rec. TDs in Week 14 meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ten. with 75+ rec. yards. Ranks 4th among TEs with career-highs in catches (69) & rec. yards (739) this season.
• LB FOYESADE OLUOKUN had 9 tackles & PD last week & has 9+ tackles in 5 of past 6. Aims for 3rd in row with PD. Leads NFL with 171 tackles this season. • LB DEVIN LLOYD ranks tied-2nd among rookies with 112 tackles.
• DE/LB JOSH ALLEN had sack & career-high 3rd FF of season last week. Has sack in 3 of past 4. Had sack & FR in Week 14 meeting.
• S RAYSHAWN JENKINS aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles & 3rd in row with TFL.
CLUBS TO CONSIDER NEUTRAL SITE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
The NFL announced today that the Week 17 Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals game will not be resumed and has been cancelled.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell informed all clubs of his decision earlier today, after speaking with the Bills, the Bengals and NFL Players Association leadership.
“This has been a very difficult week,” Goodell said. “We continue to focus on the recovery of Damar Hamlin and are encouraged by the improvements in his condition as well as the tremendous outpouring of support and care for Damar and his family from across the country. We are also incredibly appreciative of the amazing work of the medical personnel and commend each and every one of them.”
Among the key factors in arriving at this decision:
Not playing the Buffalo-Cincinnati game to its conclusion will have no effect on which clubs qualify for the postseason. No club would qualify for the postseason and no club will be eliminated based on the outcome of this game.
It would require postponing the start of the playoffs for one week, thereby affecting all 14 clubs that qualify for postseason play.
Making the decision prior to Week 18 is consistent with our competitive principles and enables all clubs to know the playoff possibilities prior to playing the final weekend of regular season games.
Cancelling the game between the Bills and Bengals creates potential competitive inequities in certain playoff scenarios. In an effort to mitigate those inequities, NFL clubs will consider tomorrow in a Special League Meeting a resolution recommended by the Commissioner and approved today by the Competition Committee, consisting of two elements:
1. The AFC Championship Game will be played at a neutral site if the participating teams played an unequal number of games and both could have been the number one seed and hosted the game had all AFC clubs played a full 17-game regular season. Those circumstances involve Buffalo or Cincinnati qualifying for the game as a road team and are listed below:
Scenario 1
Buffalo and Kansas City both win or both tie – a Buffalo vs Kansas City championship game would be at a neutral site.
Scenario 2
Buffalo and Kansas City both lose and Baltimore wins or ties – a Buffalo vs Kansas City championship game would be at a neutral site.
Scenario 3
Buffalo and Kansas City both lose and Cincinnati wins – a Buffalo or Cincinnati vs Kansas City championship game would be at a neutral site.
2. If Baltimore defeats Cincinnati in Week 18 it will have defeated Cincinnati, a divisional opponent, twice but will not be able to host a playoff game because Cincinnati will have a higher winning percentage for a 16-game schedule than Baltimore will for a 17-game schedule.
If Baltimore defeats Cincinnati and if those two clubs are scheduled to play a Wild Card game against one another, the site for that game would be determined by a coin toss. If Cincinnati wins the Week 18 game or if Baltimore and Cincinnati are not scheduled to play one another in the Wild Card round, the game sites would be determined by the regular scheduling procedures.
“As we considered the football schedule, our principles have been to limit disruption across the league and minimize competitive inequities,” Goodell said. “I recognize that there is no perfect solution. The proposal we are asking the ownership to consider, however, addresses the most significant potential equitable issues created by the difficult, but necessary, decision not to play the game under these extraordinary circumstances.”
PLAYOFF PUSH: All 16 games are divisional contests in Week 18 and there are still 19 teams in contention for a trip to Super Bowl LVII, tied for the third-most teams still alive for postseason berths entering the league’s final week since 1978 and the most since 2006 (20 teams).
The seasons with the most teams still in Super Bowl contention entering the league’s final week since 1978:
SEASON
TEAMS STILL IN CONTENTION ENTERING FINAL WEEK
1982
22
2006
20
2022
19
2002
19
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STEEL CURTAIN: The PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8-8) have won three consecutive games and five of their past six, as they enter the season’s final week with an opportunity to secure their third straight postseason berth.
Additionally, with a win against Cleveland on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, CBS), Pittsburgh will have secured a .500-or-better record for the 19th consecutive season, tied with the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (2001-19) for the second-longest such streak in NFL history. Only the DALLAS COWBOYS (21 consecutive seasons from 1965-85) have a longer streak.
The teams with the most consecutive seasons finishing with a .500-or-better record in NFL history:
TEAM
CONSECUTIVE .500-OR-BETTER SEASONS
Dallas Cowboys
21 (1965-85)
New England Patriots
19 (2001-19)
Pittsburgh Steelers
18* (2004-21)
*Active streak
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PROLIFIC PASSERS: Kansas City quarterback PATRICK MAHOMES leads the league with 5,048 passing yards and 40 touchdown passes this season. This marks his second-career season with at least 5,000 passing yards and 40 touchdown passes (2018), joining DREW BREES (2011-12) as the only players ever with two seasons of 5,000 passing yards and 40 touchdown passes.
With 269 passing yards against Las Vegas on Saturday (4:30 PM ET, ESPN/ABC), Mahomes will surpass TOM BRADY (5,316 passing yards in 2021) for the third-most passing yards in a season in NFL history.
The players with the most passing yards in a season in NFL history:
PLAYER
TEAM
SEASON
PASSING YARDS
Peyton ManningHOF
Denver
2013
5,477
Drew Brees
New Orleans
2011
5,476
Tom Brady
Tampa Bay
2021
5,316
Patrick Mahomes
Kansas City
2022
5,048*
*Entering Week 18
Mahomes totaled 328 passing yards last week, his ninth game this season with at least 325 passing yards. If he reaches the mark again on Saturday, he will become the fourth player ever with at least 325 passing yards in 10-or-more games within a single season, joining DREW BREES (11 games in 2011), RICH GANNON (10 in 2002) and Pro Football Hall of Famer PEYTON MANNING (10 in 2013).
Tampa Bay quarterback TOM BRADY leads the league with 477 completions in 2022, the second-most ever in a single season. With nine completions at Atlanta on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, FOX), Brady will break his own single-season completions record he set in 2021 (485).
The players with the most completions in a single season in NFL history:
PLAYER
TEAM
SEASON
COMPLETIONS
Tom Brady
Tampa Bay
2021
485
Tom Brady
Tampa Bay
2022
477*
Drew Brees
New Orleans
2016
471
*Entering Week 18
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback JUSTIN HERBERT ranks third in the league with 4,466 passing yards this season, while Cincinnati quarterback JOE BURROW ranks fifth with 4,260. If Herbert records 34 passing yards at Denver on Sunday (4:25 PM ET, CBS) or Burrow totals 240 passing yards against Baltimore (1:00 PM ET, CBS), they will become the first players ever to record at least 4,500 passing yards in two of their first three seasons.
Herbert also enters the week with 23 touchdown passes in 2022 and can join Pro Football Hall of Famer PEYTON MANNING as the only players in NFL history with at least 25 touchdown passes in each of their first three seasons.
Minnesota quarterback KIRK COUSINS ranks fourth in the league with 4,322 passing yards this season, while adding 28 touchdown passes. With two touchdown passes at Chicago on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, FOX), Cousins will become the sixth player ever with at least 4,000 passing yards and 30 touchdown passes in three consecutive seasons, joining JOSH ALLEN, DREW BREES, PATRICK MAHOMES and Pro Football Hall of Famers PEYTON MANNING and DAN MARINO. Allen and Mahomes extended their streaks already earlier this season.
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RIDICULOUS RECEIVERS: Minnesota wide receiver JUSTIN JEFFERSON leads the league this season with 124 receptions and 1,771 receiving yards. At Chicago on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, FOX), he can continue his climb up the single-season receiving chart.
The players with the most receiving yards in a single season in NFL history:
PLAYER
TEAM
SEASON
RECEIVING YARDS
Calvin JohnsonHOF
Detroit
2012
1,964
Cooper Kupp
L.A. Rams
2021
1,947
Julio Jones
Atlanta
2015
1,871
Jerry RiceHOF
San Francisco
1995
1,848
Antonio Brown
Pittsburgh
2015
1,834
Isaac BruceHOF
St. Louis Rams
1995
1,781
Justin Jefferson
Minnesota
2022
1,771*
*Entering Week 18
Jefferson leads the league with at least 100 receiving yards in 10 games this season and can become the fourth player ever to record at least 100 receiving yards in 11 games within a single season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers MICHAEL IRVIN (1995) and CALVIN JOHNSON (2012), as well as COOPER KUPP (2021).
Since entering the league in 2020, Jefferson ranks third among all players with 320 receptions. With two catches on Sunday, he will surpass MICHAEL THOMAS (321 receptions) for the most receptions by a player in his first three seasons in NFL history.
Las Vegas wide receiver DAVANTE ADAMS leads the league this season with 14 touchdown receptions, ranks third with 1,443 receiving yards and ranks 10th with 95 receptions.
With a touchdown reception against Kansas City on Saturday (4:30 PM ET, ESPN/ABC), Adams – who totaled a career-high 18 touchdown receptions in 2020 – can become the fifth player ever with at least 15 touchdown receptions in multiple seasons. Each of the previous four to do so are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The players with the most seasons with at least 15 touchdown receptions in NFL history:
PLAYER
TEAM(S)
SEASONS
Jerry RiceHOF
San Francisco
5
Randy MossHOF
Minnesota, New England
4
Marvin HarrisonHOF
Indianapolis
2
Terrell OwensHOF
San Francisco, Dallas
2
Davante Adams
Green Bay
1*
*Has 14 touchdown receptions with Las Vegas in 2022
With five receptions on Saturday, Adams can also become the third player ever with at least 100 receptions and 1,300 receiving yards in three-or-more consecutive seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer MARVIN HARRISON (four consecutive seasons from 1999-02) and ANTONIO BROWN (three from 2013-15).
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BRUISING BACKS: Dallas running back EZEKIEL ELLIOTT enters the week with 12 rushing touchdowns this season and has recorded a rushing touchdown in each of his past nine games. With a rushing touchdown at Washington on Sunday (4:25 PM ET, FOX), Elliott will become the sixth player in NFL history to record a rushing touchdown in at least 10 consecutive games within a single season.
The players with a rushing touchdown in the most consecutive games within a single season in NFL history:
PLAYER
TEAM
SEASON
GAMES
John RigginsHOF
Washington
1983
12
LaDainian TomlinsonHOF
San Diego Chargers
2004
12
Priest Holmes
Kansas City
2002
11
Emmitt SmithHOF
Dallas
1995
11
Jonathan Taylor
Indianapolis
2021
11
Ezekiel Elliott
Dallas
2022
9*
*Active streak
Elliott also enters the week with 958 scrimmage yards (866 rushing, 92 receiving). Since entering the NFL in 2016, Elliott leads all players with 10,588 scrimmage yards and ranks third with 80 touchdowns, and has recorded at least 1,000 scrimmage yards and eight touchdowns in each season.
With 42 scrimmage yards on Sunday, he will become the fourth player ever with at least 1,000 scrimmage yards and eight touchdowns in each of his first seven seasons.
The players with at least 1,000 scrimmage yards and eight touchdowns in the most consecutive seasons to begin a career in NFL history:
PLAYER
TEAM
SEASONS
LaDainian TomlinsonHOF
San Diego Chargers
8 (2001-08)
Adrian Peterson
Minnesota
7 (2007-13)
Emmitt SmithHOF
Dallas
7 (1990-96)
Ezekiel Elliott
Dallas
6* (2016-21)
*Active streak
Tennessee running back DERRICK HENRY ranks third in the league with 1,429 rushing yards and is tied for second with 13 rushing touchdowns this season. With 71 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns at Jacksonville on Saturday night(8:15 PM ET, ESPN/ABC), he will become the first player ever with at least 1,500 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns in three career seasons.
San Francisco running back CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY ranks third in the NFL with 1,801 scrimmage yards (1,094 rushing, 707 receiving) in 2022. With 99 scrimmage yards against Arizona on Sunday (4:25 PM ET, FOX), he will become the sixth player ever with at least 1,900 scrimmage yards in three-or-more of his first six seasons. The other five players to accomplish the feat are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame – ERIC DICKERSON (four seasons), EDGERRIN JAMES (three), EMMITT SMITH (three), THURMAN THOMAS (three) and LADAINIAN TOMLINSON (three).
— NFL —
TERRIFIC TEAMMATES: Miami wide receiver TYREEK HILL ranks second in the league with 1,687 receiving yards this season, while teammate JAYLEN WADDLE ranks sixth with 1,312. They are the only pair of teammates each with over 1,200 receiving yards in 2022 and their combined 2,999 receiving yards are the most among teammates this season.
With 176 combined receiving yards against the New York Jets on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, CBS), Hill and Waddle will surpass HERMAN MOORE and BRETT PERRIMAN (3,174 combined receiving yards in 1995) for the most combined receiving yards by a pair of teammates in a season in NFL history.
The teammates with the most combined receiving yards in a single season in NFL history:
PLAYERS (REC. YARDS)
TEAM
SEASON
COMBINED REC. YARDS
Herman Moore (1,686) & Brett Perriman (1,488)
Detroit
1995
3,174
Torry Holt (1,635) & Isaac BruceHOF (1,471)
St. Louis Rams
2000
3,106
Demaryius Thomas (1,619) & Emmanuel Sanders (1,404)
Denver
2014
3,023
Tyreek Hill (1,687) & Jaylen Waddle (1,312)
Miami
2022
2,999*
*Entering Week 18
Las Vegas running back JOSH JACOBS leads the league this season with 1,608 rushing yards, while wide receiver DAVANTE ADAMS ranks third with 1,443 receiving yards. If Adams records 57 receiving yards against Kansas City on Saturday (4:30 PM ET, ESPN/ABC), the Raiders will become the fifth team ever with both a 1,500-yard rusher and 1,500-yard receiver in the same season.
The teams with both a 1,500-yard rusher and 1,500-yard receiver in the same season in NFL history:
TEAM
RUSHER (YARDS)
RECEIVER (YARDS)
1999 Indianapolis Colts
Edgerrin JamesHOF (1,553)
Marvin HarrisonHOF (1,663)
1995 Detroit Lions
Barry SandersHOF (1,500)
Herman Moore (1,686)
1995 Dallas Cowboys
Emmitt SmithHOF (1,773)
Michael IrvinHOF (1,603)
1991 Dallas Cowboys
Emmitt SmithHOF (1,563)
Michael IrvinHOF (1,523)
2022 Las Vegas Raiders
Josh Jacobs (1,608)*
Davante Adams (1,443)*
*Entering Week 18
The Philadelphia Eagles are the only team in the league wit three players each entering the week with at least 1,100 scrimmage yards this season – wide receivers A.J. BROWN (1,401 scrimmage yards) and DEVONTA SMITH (1,129), and running back MILES SANDERS (1,314).
If Smith records 71 scrimmage yards against the New York Giants on Sunday (4:25 PM ET, CBS), Brown (25 years old), Smith (24) and Sanders (25) will become first trio of teammates age 25 or younger each with at least 1,200 scrimmage yards in the same season in NFL history.
Additionally, Brown enters the week with 11 touchdown receptions this season, Smith has seven touchdown receptions and Sanders has 11 rushing touchdowns. Quarterback JALEN HURTS (age 24) has totaled 13 rushing touchdowns in 2022, the second-most ever by a quarterback in a single season.
If Smith scores a touchdown on Sunday, the Eagles can become the first team with four players age 25 or younger each with at least eight scrimmage touchdowns in the same season in NFL history.
Dallas running back TONY POLLARD has totaled a career-high 1,359 scrimmage yards (988 rushing, 371 receiving) and 12 touchdowns (nine rushing, three receiving) this season while teammate EZEKIEL ELLIOTT has 958 scrimmage yards (866 rushing, 92 receiving) and 12 rushing touchdowns.
If Elliott records 42 scrimmage yards at Washington on Sunday (4:25 PM ET, FOX), Elliott and Pollard can become the third pair of running back teammates to each record at least 1,000 scrimmage yards and 10 touchdowns in the same season since 1990, joining Cleveland’s NICK CHUBB and KAREEM HUNT in 2020 and New Orleans’ MARK INGRAM and ALVIN KAMARA in 2017.
— NFL —
DOMINANT DEFENDERS: The PHILADELPHIA EAGLES lead the league with 68 sacks this season, tied for the fourth-most ever by a team in a single season.
With at least five sacks – a mark they have hit in each of the past five games – against the New York Giants on Sunday (4:25 PM ET, CBS), the Eagles will surpass the 1984 CHICAGO BEARS (72 sacks) for the most sacks by a team in a season in NFL history.
The teams with the most sacks in a season in NFL history:
TEAM
SEASON
SACKS
Chicago Bears
1984
72
Minnesota Vikings
1989
71
Chicago Bears
1987
70
Philadelphia Eagles
2022
68*
New York Giants
1985
68
*Entering Week 18
Linebacker HAASON REDDICK leads the team and ranks second in the NFL with a career-best 16 sacks this season and has recorded two sacks in each of his past three games. With at least two sacks Sunday, Reddick can become the fourth player since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic, with at least two sacks in four consecutive games.
The players with at least two sacks in the most consecutive games since 1982:
PLAYER
TEAM(S)
CONSECUTIVE GAMES
Simeon Rice
Tampa Bay
5 (10/27/02 – 12/1/02)
Kevin GreeneHOF
San Francisco, Carolina
5 (12/21/97-10/4/98)
Reggie WhiteHOF
Philadelphia
4 (11/15/87 – 12/6/87)
Haason Reddick
Philadelphia
3* (12/18/22 – 1/1/23)
*Active streak
San Francisco defensive lineman NICK BOSA leads the NFL with a career-high 17.5 sacks this season. He has recorded at least one sack in 12 games in 2022 and can become the fourth player since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic, with 13 such games in a single season, joining DEMARCUS WARE (14 games in 2008), JUSTIN HOUSTON (13 in 2014) and CHANDLER JONES (13 in 2017).
The DETROIT LIONS are the only team in the league with three rookies entering Week 18 with multiple sacks on the season – linebacker JAMES HOUSTON (eight sacks) and defensive linemen AIDAN HUTCHINSON (7.5) and JOSH PASCHAL (two). Linebacker MALCOLM RODRIGUEZ also has recorded one sack this season.
With a sack by any of their rookies at Green Bay on Sunday Night Football (8:20 PM ET, NBC), Detroit will surpass the 1999 TENNESSEE TITANS (19 sacks) for the most combined sacks by rookies in a season since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic.
The teams with the most sacks by rookies in a season since 1982:
DE Tarell Basham (back), LB Dylan Cole (ankle), CB Kristian Fulton (groin), S Amani Hooker (knee), T Nicholas Petit-Frere (ankle), DT Jeffery Simmons (ankle)
Wednesday
WR Treylon Burks (groin), LB Dylan Cole (ankle), CB Kristian Fulton (groin), S Amani Hooker (knee), T Nicholas Petit-Frere (ankle), DT Jeffery Simmons (ankle)
Thursday
LB Dylan Cole (ankle), CB Kristian Fulton (groin), T Nicholas Petit-Frere (ankle), DT Jeffery Simmons (ankle)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Tuesday
DE Denico Autry (biceps), RB Derrick Henry (hip), S Josh Thompson (concussion)
Wednesday
DE Denico Autry (biceps), RB Derrick Henry (hip), S Josh Thompson (concussion)
Thursday
DE Denico Autry (biceps), DE Tarell Basham (back), RB Derrick Henry (hip), S Josh Thompson (concussion)
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
The Jaguars did not practice Tuesday. The Tuesday practice report is an estimation.
Status Report
QUESTIONABLE
DT Folorunso Fatukasi (ankle), S Rayshawn Jenkins (shoulder), QB Trevor Lawrence (toe), LS Ross Matiscik (back), G Brandon Scherff (abdomen, ankle), LB Travon Walker (ankle), S Andrew Wingard (shoulder)
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Tuesday
QB Trevor Lawrence (toe), LS Ross Matiscik (back), G Brandon Scherff (abdomen, ankle)
Wednesday
LS Ross Matiscik (back)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Tuesday
DT Folorunso Fatukasi (ankle), S Rayshawn Jenkins (shoulder), LB Travon Walker (ankle), S Andrew Wingard (shoulder)
Wednesday
DT Folorunso Fatukasi (ankle), S Rayshawn Jenkins (shoulder), QB Trevor Lawrence (toe), G Brandon Scherff (abdomen, ankle), LB Travon Walker (ankle), S Andrew Wingard (shoulder)
Thursday
DT Folorunso Fatukasi (ankle), S Rayshawn Jenkins (shoulder), QB Trevor Lawrence (toe), LS Ross Matiscik (back), G Brandon Scherff (abdomen, ankle), LB Travon Walker (ankle), S Andrew Wingard (shoulder)
ARIZONA CARDINALS at SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
ARIZONA CARDINALS
The Cardinals did not practice Wednesday. The Wednesday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
DE Zach Allen (hand), WR Robby Anderson (back), S Chris Banjo (concussion), T Kelvin Beachum (knee, ankle), LB Zaven Collins (calf), RB James Conner (knee, shin), CB Antonio Hamilton (hip), WR DeAndre Hopkins (knee), DE Jonathan Ledbetter (knee), QB Colt McCoy (concussion)
Thursday
DE Zach Allen (hand), WR Robby Anderson (back), S Chris Banjo (concussion), LB Zaven Collins (calf), RB James Conner (knee, shin), CB Antonio Hamilton (hip), WR DeAndre Hopkins (knee), DE Jonathan Ledbetter (knee), QB Colt McCoy (concussion)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
DT Leki Fotu (shoulder), CB Josh Jackson (hamstring), C Billy Price (knee), LB Isaiah Simmons (ankle), LB Tanner Vallejo (knee, wrist), CB Marco Wilson (neck)
Thursday
T Kelvin Beachum (knee, ankle), DT Leki Fotu (shoulder), CB Josh Jackson (hamstring), C Billy Price (knee), LB Tanner Vallejo (knee, wrist), DE J.J. Watt (groin), CB Marco Wilson (neck)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
WR Marquise Brown (wrist)
Thursday
WR Marquise Brown (wrist), LB Isaiah Simmons (ankle)
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
G Aaron Banks (ankle, knee), DE Nick Bosa (not injury related – resting player), QB Jimmy Garoppolo (foot), DT Kevin Givens (knee), LB Dre Greenlaw (back), DT Javon Kinlaw (knee), RB Christian McCaffrey (ankle, knee), T Trent Williams (not injury related – resting player)
Thursday
G Aaron Banks (ankle, knee), QB Jimmy Garoppolo (foot), LB Dre Greenlaw (back), DT Javon Kinlaw (illness, knee), RB Christian McCaffrey (ankle, knee), CB Ambry Thomas (ankle)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
DT Arik Armstead (foot, ankle), CB Ambry Thomas (ankle)
Thursday
DT Arik Armstead (foot, ankle), DT Kevin Givens (knee)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
QB Brock Purdy (oblique, rib), WR Deebo Samuel (ankle, knee)
Thursday
DE Nick Bosa (not injury related – resting player), QB Brock Purdy (oblique, rib), WR Deebo Samuel (ankle, knee), T Trent Williams (not injury related – resting player)
BALTIMORE RAVENS at CINCINNATI BENGALS
BALTIMORE RAVENS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
DE Calais Campbell (not injury related – resting player, knee), RB J.K. Dobbins (not injury related – resting player), LB Justin Houston (not injury related – resting player), WR DeSean Jackson (illness), QB Lamar Jackson (knee), T Ronnie Stanley (not injury related – resting player), G Kevin Zeitler (not injury related – resting player)
Thursday
WR DeSean Jackson (illness), QB Lamar Jackson (knee)
QB Tyler Huntley (right shoulder, wrist), CB Marcus Peters (calf)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
TE Nick Boyle (illness)
Thursday
DE Calais Campbell (not injury related – resting player, knee), CB Kevon Seymour (finger), T Ronnie Stanley (not injury related – resting player)
CINCINNATI BENGALS
The Bengals did not practice Wednesday. The Wednesday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
DE Sam Hubbard (calf)
Thursday
CB Eli Apple (neck)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Thursday
DE Sam Hubbard (calf)
CAROLINA PANTHERS at NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
CAROLINA PANTHERS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
DT Matt Ioannidis (back), T Taylor Moton (not injury related – resting player), TE Ian Thomas (not injury related – personal matter), LB Chandler Wooten (ankle)
Thursday
DT Matt Ioannidis (back)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
LB Joel Iyiegbuniwe (hamstring), TE Stephen Sullivan (elbow)
Thursday
LB Joel Iyiegbuniwe (hamstring), TE Stephen Sullivan (elbow), LB Chandler Wooten (ankle)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Thursday
DE Brian Burns (ankle)
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
CB Paulson Adebo (hamstring), T James Hurst (foot), TE Juwan Johnson (quadricep), S Marcus Maye (shoulder), G Andrus Peat (ankle), T Ryan Ramczyk (not injury related – resting player, hip), RB Dwayne Washington (illness)
Thursday
CB Paulson Adebo (hamstring), G Andrus Peat (ankle)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
S Justin Evans (shoulder), LB Chase Hansen (knee), TE Taysom Hill (back), LB Ty Summers (oblique)
Thursday
S Justin Evans (shoulder), TE Taysom Hill (back), T James Hurst (foot), TE Juwan Johnson (quadricep), S Marcus Maye (shoulder), T Ryan Ramczyk (not injury related – resting player, hip), LB Ty Summers (oblique)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Thursday
LB Chase Hansen (knee)
CLEVELAND BROWNS at PITTSBURGH STEELERS
CLEVELAND BROWNS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
G Joel Bitonio (not injury related – resting player), DE Jadeveon Clowney (not injury related – resting player), T Jack Conklin (ankle), WR Amari Cooper (not injury related – resting player, hip), DE Myles Garrett (not injury related – resting player), RB D’Ernest Johnson (shoulder), CB Denzel Ward (shoulder)
Thursday
T Jack Conklin (ankle), G Drew Forbes (not injury related – personal matter), DE Myles Garrett (not injury related – resting player), C Ethan Pocic (illness), DE Isaiah Thomas (foot), CB Denzel Ward (shoulder)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Thursday
WR Amari Cooper (not injury related – resting player, hip), RB D’Ernest Johnson (shoulder)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
G Kevin Dotson (shoulder), S Minkah Fitzpatrick (ankle), RB Najee Harris (not injury related – resting player), LB Myles Jack (groin), WR Diontae Johnson (hip), CB Arthur Maulet (illness), S Tre Norwood (hamstring), DT Larry Ogunjobi (toe)
Thursday
S Minkah Fitzpatrick (ankle), DT Cameron Heyward (not injury related – resting player), LB Myles Jack (groin), CB Arthur Maulet (illness), DT Larry Ogunjobi (toe)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Thursday
LB Alex Highsmith (ankle), S Tre Norwood (hamstring)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
CB James Pierre (concussion)
Thursday
G Kevin Dotson (shoulder), RB Najee Harris (not injury related – resting player), WR Diontae Johnson (hip), CB James Pierre (concussion)
DALLAS COWBOYS at WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
DALLAS COWBOYS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
C Tyler Biadasz (ankle), CB Kelvin Joseph (tooth)
Thursday
C Tyler Biadasz (ankle)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
DE Demarcus Lawrence (foot), LB Leighton Vander Esch (neck)
Thursday
DE Demarcus Lawrence (foot), LB Leighton Vander Esch (neck)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
RB Tony Pollard (thigh)
Thursday
CB Kelvin Joseph (tooth), RB Tony Pollard (thigh)
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
DT Jonathan Allen (knee), T Saahdiq Charles (concussion), S Kamren Curl (ankle), LB Jamin Davis (knee), RB Antonio Gibson (knee, foot), T Cornelius Lucas (ankle), G Andrew Norwell (hip), RB Brian Robinson (knee), DE James Smith-Williams (concussion), CB Benjamin St-Juste (ankle), DE Montez Sweat (illness)
Thursday
DT Jonathan Allen (knee), T Saahdiq Charles (concussion), S Kamren Curl (ankle), LB Jamin Davis (knee), LB Nathan Gerry (illness), T Cornelius Lucas (ankle), G Andrew Norwell (hip), RB Brian Robinson (knee), DE James Smith-Williams (concussion), CB Benjamin St-Juste (ankle)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Thursday
DE Montez Sweat (illness)
DETROIT LIONS at GREEN BAY PACKERS on Sunday night
DETROIT LIONS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
G Kayode Awosika (ankle), FB Jason Cabinda (knee), C Frank Ragnow (foot)
Thursday
G Kayode Awosika (ankle), DE Michael Brockers (ankle), C Frank Ragnow (foot)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
C Evan Brown (ankle), S DeShon Elliott (shoulder)
Thursday
C Evan Brown (ankle), FB Jason Cabinda (knee), S DeShon Elliott (shoulder)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
RB Justin Jackson (hip)
Thursday
RB Justin Jackson (hip)
GREEN BAY PACKERS
The Packers did not practice Wednesday. The Wednesday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
QB Aaron Rodgers (right thumb, knee)
Thursday
TE Josiah Deguara (calf), TE Marcedes Lewis (not injury related – resting player)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
T David Bakhtiari (knee, abdomen), G Elgton Jenkins (knee), RB Aaron Jones (knee, ankle), T Yosuah Nijman (shoulder), CB Keisean Nixon (groin), WR Christian Watson (hip)
Thursday
T David Bakhtiari (knee, abdomen), G Elgton Jenkins (knee), RB Aaron Jones (knee, ankle), T Yosuah Nijman (shoulder), CB Keisean Nixon (groin), WR Christian Watson (hip)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
LB Krys Barnes (hand), S Rudy Ford (wrist, knee)
Thursday
LB Krys Barnes (hand), S Rudy Ford (wrist, knee), QB Aaron Rodgers (right thumb, knee)
HOUSTON TEXANS at INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
HOUSTON TEXANS
The Texans did not practice Wednesday. The Wednesday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
C Jimmy Morrissey (concussion), CB Steven Nelson (illness)
Thursday
C Jimmy Morrissey (concussion), CB Steven Nelson (illness), DE Ogbonnia Okoronkwo (illness)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Thursday
WR Phillip Dorsett (hamstring), TE O.J. Howard (hip)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
TE Teagan Quitoriano (thigh)
Thursday
TE Teagan Quitoriano (thigh)
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
LB Rashod Berry (not injury related – travel), CB Brandon Facyson (concussion), QB Nick Foles (ribs), CB Stephon Gilmore (wrist), TE Kylen Granson (ankle), S Rodney McLeod (not injury related – resting player)
Thursday
QB Nick Foles (ribs), CB Stephon Gilmore (wrist), TE Kylen Granson (ankle)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Thursday
CB Brandon Facyson (concussion)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
WR Ashton Dulin (concussion)
Thursday
DE Rashod Berry (not injury related – travel), WR Ashton Dulin (concussion), S Rodney McLeod (not injury related – resting player)
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS at DENVER BRONCOS
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
The Chargers did not practice Wednesday or Thursday. Those practices reports are estimations.
Practice Report
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
FB Zander Horvath (ankle), T Trey Pipkins (knee)
Thursday
FB Zander Horvath (ankle), T Trey Pipkins (knee)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
CB Bryce Callahan (groin), QB Justin Herbert (left shoulder), S Derwin James (concussion), LB Amen Ogbongbemiga (ankle), LB Troy Reeder (back), G Jamaree Salyer (shoulder)
Thursday
CB Bryce Callahan (groin), QB Justin Herbert (left shoulder), S Derwin James (concussion), LB Amen Ogbongbemiga (ankle), LB Troy Reeder (back), G Jamaree Salyer (shoulder)
DENVER BRONCOS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
T Calvin Anderson (ankle), WR Kendall Hinton (chest, foot), S Kareem Jackson (not injury related – resting player), DT D.J. Jones (knee), CB Damarri Mathis (concussion), G Quinn Meinerz (foot), DT Mike Purcell (elbow, ankle), TE Eric Saubert (knee), TE Eric Tomlinson (ankle), CB K’Waun Williams (knee)
Thursday
T Calvin Anderson (ankle), WR Kendall Hinton (chest, foot), DT D.J. Jones (knee), DE Jonathan Kongbo (illness), TE Eric Saubert (knee), TE Eric Tomlinson (ankle)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
TE Andrew Beck (elbow), LB Baron Browning (back), WR Jerry Jeudy (ankle)
Thursday
TE Andrew Beck (elbow), WR Jerry Jeudy (ankle), CB Damarri Mathis (concussion), G Quinn Meinerz (foot), DT Mike Purcell (elbow, ankle), CB K’Waun Williams (knee)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
LB Nik Bonitto (elbow)
Thursday
LB Nik Bonitto (elbow), LB Baron Browning (back), S Kareem Jackson (not injury related – resting player)
LOS ANGELES RAMS at SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
LOS ANGELES RAMS
The Rams did not practice Wednesday. The Wednesday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
C Brian Allen (calf), DT Aaron Donald (ankle), TE Tyler Higbee (not injury related – resting player), CB Jalen Ramsey (not injury related – resting player), WR Ben Skowronek (calf), LB Bobby Wagner (not injury related – resting player)
Thursday
C Brian Allen (calf), DT Aaron Donald (ankle), DT Greg Gaines (shoulder), WR Ben Skowronek (calf)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
T Rob Havenstein (knee)
Thursday
S Nick Scott (shoulder)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
S Nick Scott (shoulder)
Thursday
T Rob Havenstein (knee), TE Tyler Higbee (not injury related – resting player), CB Jalen Ramsey (not injury related – resting player), LB Bobby Wagner (not injury related – resting player)
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
RB DeeJay Dallas (ankle), TE Noah Fant (knee), DE Poona Ford (calf), G Phil Haynes (ankle), RB Travis Homer (ankle), DE Quinton Jefferson (illness), WR Tyler Lockett (shin), S Ryan Neal (knee), LB Uchenna Nwosu (foot), RB Kenneth Walker (ankle, illness)
Thursday
RB DeeJay Dallas (ankle), G Phil Haynes (ankle), RB Travis Homer (ankle), G Gabe Jackson (knee, not injury related – resting player), WR Tyler Lockett (shin), WR DK Metcalf (knee, not injury related – resting player), S Ryan Neal (knee), LB Uchenna Nwosu (foot), RB Kenneth Walker (ankle, illness), DT Al Woods (Achilles, not injury related – resting player)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
T Abraham Lucas (knee), DT Al Woods (Achilles)
Thursday
TE Noah Fant (knee), G Damien Lewis (ankle), T Abraham Lucas (knee)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
C Austin Blythe (hamstring), LB Bruce Irvin (heel), G Gabe Jackson (knee)
Thursday
C Austin Blythe (hamstring), DE Poona Ford (calf), LB Bruce Irvin (heel), DE Quinton Jefferson (illness)
MINNESOTA VIKINGS at CHICAGO BEARS
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
C Garrett Bradbury (back), DT James Lynch (shoulder)
Thursday
C Garrett Bradbury (back), DT James Lynch (shoulder)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
LB Brian Asamoah (knee), S Josh Metellus (thigh)
Thursday
LB Brian Asamoah (knee)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Thursday
S Josh Metellus (thigh)
CHICAGO BEARS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
S Jaquan Brisker (not injury related – personal matter), QB Justin Fields (hip), CB Jaylon Jones (concussion), LB Sterling Weatherford (illness)
Thursday
DT Angelo Blackson (illness), QB Justin Fields (hip), CB Jaylon Jones (concussion), LS Patrick Scales (neck), LB Sterling Weatherford (illness)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
LS Patrick Scales (neck), TE Trevon Wesco (ankle)
Thursday
CB Kyler Gordon (groin)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
T Ja’Tyre Carter (back), WR Dante Pettis (head)
Thursday
S Jaquan Brisker (not injury related – personal matter), T Ja’Tyre Carter (back), WR Dante Pettis (head), TE Trevon Wesco (ankle)
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at BUFFALO BILLS
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
CB Marcus Jones (concussion), TE Jonnu Smith (concussion)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
CB Jonathan Jones (chest), WR Jakobi Meyers (shoulder), CB Jalen Mills (groin), WR DeVante Parker (concussion)
Practice
Thursday
Practice Not Complete
BUFFALO BILLS
The Bills did not practice Wednesday. The Wednesday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Thursday
S Jordan Poyer (knee, not injury related – resting player), G Rodger Saffold (not injury related – resting player)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
CB Taron Johnson (concussion)
Thursday
QB Josh Allen (ankle, right elbow), LB Tyrel Dodson (knee), CB Taron Johnson (concussion), TE Dawson Knox (hip), LB Matt Milano (knee), DE Jordan Phillips (shoulder)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
QB Josh Allen (ankle, right elbow), LB Tyrel Dodson (knee), TE Dawson Knox (hip), CB Cameron Lewis (forearm), LB Matt Milano (knee), DE Jordan Phillips (shoulder), S Jordan Poyer (knee)
Thursday
CB Cameron Lewis (forearm)
NEW YORK GIANTS at PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
NEW YORK GIANTS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
C Jon Feliciano (back), DT Dexter Lawrence (not injury related – resting player), LB Azeez Ojulari (ankle), DT Leonard Williams (neck)
Thursday
LB Azeez Ojulari (ankle), DT Leonard Williams (neck)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
CB Adoree’ Jackson (knee)
Thursday
C Jon Feliciano (back), CB Adoree’ Jackson (knee)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
S Xavier McKinney (finger)
Thursday
DT Dexter Lawrence (not injury related – resting player), S Xavier McKinney (finger)
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
The Eagles did not practice Wednesday. The Wednesday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
T Lane Johnson (groin), CB Avonte Maddox (toe), CB Zech McPhearson (illness), DE Josh Sweat (neck)
Thursday
T Lane Johnson (groin), CB Avonte Maddox (toe), DE Josh Sweat (neck)
CB James Bradberry (not injury related – resting player), LB Shaun Bradley (wrist), WR A.J. Brown (not injury related – resting player), DT Fletcher Cox (not injury related – resting player), G Landon Dickerson (not injury related – resting player), DE Brandon Graham (not injury related – resting player), QB Jalen Hurts (right shoulder), C Jason Kelce (not injury related – resting player), DE Janarius Robinson (ankle), RB Miles Sanders (knee), G Isaac Seumalo (not injury related – resting player), CB Darius Slay (not injury related – resting player)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Thursday
CB Zech McPhearson (illness)
NEW YORK JETS at MIAMI DOLPHINS
NEW YORK JETS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
T Duane Brown (shoulder), G Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (knee), CB Brandin Echols (quadricep), T George Fant (knee), S Lamarcus Joyner (hip)
Thursday
T Duane Brown (shoulder), G Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (knee), CB Brandin Echols (quadricep), T George Fant (knee), S Lamarcus Joyner (hip)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
G Nate Herbig (calf), S Jordan Whitehead (hamstring)
Thursday
G Nate Herbig (calf), QB Mike White (rib), S Jordan Whitehead (hamstring)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
DE Vinny Curry (biceps), LB C.J. Mosley (shoulder), QB Mike White (rib)
Thursday
DE Vinny Curry (biceps), LB C.J. Mosley (shoulder)
MIAMI DOLPHINS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
T Terron Armstead (toe, pec, knee, hip), LB Bradley Chubb (ankle, hand), CB Xavien Howard (knee), LB Melvin Ingram (not injury related – resting player), T Kendall Lamm (ankle), RB Raheem Mostert (not injury related – resting player), QB Tua Tagovailoa (concussion), WR Cedrick Wilson (hip)
Thursday
T Terron Armstead (toe, pec, knee, hip), T Eric Fisher (calf), T Kendall Lamm (ankle), QB Tua Tagovailoa (concussion), WR Cedrick Wilson (hip)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
QB Teddy Bridgewater (knee, right finger), T Eric Fisher (calf), FB Alec Ingold (thumb), S Eric Rowe (quadricep), WR Jaylen Waddle (shoulder)
Thursday
QB Teddy Bridgewater (knee, right finger), LB Bradley Chubb (ankle, hand), CB Xavien Howard (knee), FB Alec Ingold (thumb), RB Raheem Mostert (not injury related – resting player), S Eric Rowe (quadricep), WR Jaylen Waddle (shoulder)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
S Jevon Holland (shoulder), CB Kader Kohou (thumb), LB Jaelan Phillips (toe)
Thursday
S Jevon Holland (shoulder), CB Kader Kohou (thumb), LB Jaelan Phillips (toe)
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS at ATLANTA FALCONS
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
CB Carlton Davis (shoulder), WR Julio Jones (knee, illness), S Logan Ryan (knee), T Donovan Smith (foot), DT Vita Vea (calf)
Thursday
QB Tom Brady (not injury related – resting player), CB Carlton Davis (shoulder), WR Julio Jones (knee, illness), S Logan Ryan (knee), T Donovan Smith (foot), DT Vita Vea (calf)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
CB Jamel Dean (toe), S Mike Edwards (hamstring, hip), LB Carl Nassib (pectoral), T Tristan Wirfs (ankle)
Thursday
CB Jamel Dean (toe), S Mike Edwards (hamstring, hip), LB Carl Nassib (pectoral), T Tristan Wirfs (ankle)
ATLANTA FALCONS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
RB Cordarrelle Patterson (not injury related – resting player)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
TE Feleipe Franks (concussion), G Elijah Wilkinson (calf)
Thursday
TE Feleipe Franks (concussion), G Elijah Wilkinson (calf)
The following are the NFL transactions for Thursday, January 5. Transactions will be published each day after they are circulated to NFL clubs. This public version will include waiver requests, assignments via waivers, terminations, free agent signings, reserve list and practice squad additions and deletions, and trades.
WAIVER SYSTEM TRANSACTIONS
ASSIGNMENT VIA WAIVER SYSTEM
MIAMI
Christian, Geron
T
Louisville
From KANSAS CITY
TERMINATIONS VIA WAIVER SYSTEM
BUFFALO
Rhodes, Xavier
DB
Florida State
DALLAS
Washington, James
WR
Oklahoma State
ACTIVE LIST ADDITION
FREE AGENT SIGNING
WASHINGTON
Patterson, Jaret
RB
Buffalo
From Washington Practice Squad
RESERVE LIST ADDITIONS
MIAMI
Fisher, Eric
T
Central Michigan
Reserve/Injured
SAN FRANCISCO
Mitchell, Elijah
RB
Louisiana-Lafayette
Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)
The TorontoBlue Jays have claimed RHP Junior Fernández off waivers from the New York Yankees.
Fernández, 25, appeared in 13 games with the Cardinals last season and three games with the Pirates, keeping a 2.41 ERA. The 6-3, 215 lb. righty was claimed off waivers by the Yankees in November. The Santo Domingo Centro, DR, native was signed as an international free agent by St. Louis in 2014 and made his Major League debut with the club in 2019. Fernández has pitched in 50 career big-league games, posting a 1-1 record and a 5.17 ERA.
