After a run of good health after the bye week, the Packers place almost half the team on the injury report this week. The loss at New Orleans was a disaster in many ways. Meanwhile Carolina has two guys listed on their injury report with only one guy out.

The good news is that this is just a laundry list. Most everyone should play and almost everyone practiced on Friday. Everyone knew LB Nick Barnett is done for the season. Now it looks like reserve CB Pat Lee has a knee problem, I hope it's not too serious, but his absence doesn't make much difference. 3rd string RB DeShawn Wynn won't play either, but he's been inactive most games this season anyway. Maybe DE Michael Montgomery can't play, which won't help the poor run defense, but it looks like DE Jeremy Thompson is ready to return.

The only two major players who might miss the game are RT Mark Tauscher and S Aaron Rouse. Tauscher expects to play on Sunday. If not, then reserve RT Tony Moll will play and he was fine against New Orleans. I don't know about Rouse, but he did practice all week. There shouldn't be too many bodies missing by game time.

Another long injury report, but it doesn't seem as depressing now that the three game losing streak is over. There are many names on Indianapolis' injury report and two big ones; RB Joseph Addai and SS Bob Sanders. Tony Dungy hinted a few days ago that Sanders might come back this week, but there's no chance of that now. Two big losses for them.

Mike McCarthy had an all-injury related press conference on Friday. Harris is out, but probably back in two weeks, and DT Justin Harrell still won't be ready for a couple more weeks. The doubtful guys (Bigby, Hunter, Jones, Montgomery) are all out, although Bigby almost made it back this week. McCarthy didn't mention Lee, but he played last week through his bad back, and Clifton, Hawk, Rodgers, and Woodson have played in every game this season, so all the probable guys should play. Wells and Pickett are questionable, I expect both of them to miss the game, but McCarthy expects them both to play. The Packers will miss as few as three starters (Bigby, Harris and DE Cullen Jenkins, who is on I.R.) but could miss up to five.