The Green Bay Packers have 11 players on the injury report including a few starters. It's even worse for the Ravens: several starters are among the 15 players listed.
The report includes CB Charles Woodson, QB Aaron Rodgers, and RB Ryan Grant, but all three players fully participated in practice on Saturday and should start on Monday. The most important player listed this week is LT Chad Clifton, who was limited in Saturday's practice, though Mike McCarthy said he did some team reps. I expect Clifton will play, but if he can't then his backup, OL T.J. Lang, is unlikely to play due to a concussion suffered in practice on Thursday. If neither Clifton or Lang were available, I thought LG Daryn Colledge would slide over to tackle, but McCarthy would rather leave Colledge at LG and start either OL Allen Barbre or OL Breno Giacomini at LT. The idea of Barbre at LT, after his disastrous stint at RT, is scary. LB Aaron Kampman is still listed, but there is no chance he'll play after tearing his ACL against the 49ers. LB Jeremy Thompson won't play after he spent Friday night in the hospital due to a neck injury suffered in practice on Friday, but McCarthy expects he'll be fine.
The Ravens have listed four key defensive players: S Ed Reed, LB Terrell Suggs, LB Ray Lewis, and DT Haloti Ngata. Reed wasn't able to practice until Saturday, but he expects to play. Suggs was expected to miss a month, but he said there is a chance he can play on Monday. Lewis might be slowed by his foot injury, but I haven't read anything to suggest he'll miss the Packer game. Ngata will play, but ankle injuries and defensive lineman are bad combinations, so he won't be 100%. The only other players who could miss the game are former practice squad S K.J. Gerard, and former Titans' practice squad player CB Cary Williams. TE L.J. Smith will miss the game too, but I think the Ravens can find a way to replace the 2 catches he's recorded so far this season.
The complete injury list is after the jump.
Player | Pos. | Injury | Saturday Participation | Saturday Status |
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Allen Barbre | T/G | Ankle | Full Participation | Probable |
Brandon Chillar | LB | Hand | Full Participation | Probable |
Chad Clifton | T | Hamstring | Limited Participation | Probable |
Ryan Grant | RB | Shoulder | Full Participation | Probable |
Ahman Green | RB | Groin | Full Participation | Probable |
Aaron Kampman | LB | Knee | Out | Out |
John Kuhn | FB | Hand | Full Participation | Probable |
T.J. Lang | G/T | Concussion | Did Not Participate | Questionable |
Aaron Rodgers | QB | Ribs | Full Participation | Probable |
Jeremy Thompson | LB | Neck | Out | Out |
Charles Woodson | CB | Shoulder | Full Participation | Probable |
Player | Pos. | Injury | Saturday Participation | Saturday Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Birk | C | Ankle & Elbow | Full Participation | Probable |
Prescott Burgess | LB | Shoulder | Full Participation | Probable |
Joe Flacco | QB | Concussion | Full Participation | Probable |
Jared Gaither | T | Knee | Full Participation | Probable |
K.J. Gerard | S | Shoulder | Limited Particpation | Questionable |
Jarret Johnson | LB | Not Inj. Related | Full Participation | Probable |
Ray Lewis | LB | Quadricep | Full Participation | Probable |
Le'Ron McClain | RB | Not Inj. Related | Full Participation | Probable |
Haloti Ngata | DT | Knee | Limited Particpation | Probable |
Ed Reed | S | Back | Limited Particpation | Questionable |
L.J. Smith | TE | Shoulder | Did Not Participate | Doubtful |
Terrell Suggs | LB | Hamstring | Did Not Participate | Doubtful |
Kelley Washington | WR | Knee | Full Participation | Probable |
Cary Williams | CB | Knee | Limited Particpation | Questionable |
Demetrius Williams | WR | Knee | Full Participation | Probable |