It's a brutally long injury report this week for the Green Bay Packers and the Lions. While it could be hitting the Lions hard, it's just long for the Packers.
FB Korey Hall and RB DeShawn Wynn are out, but FB Quinn Johnson will come off the inactive list for his first action and RB Brandon Jackson is back from injury for the first time this season. Recently resigned RT Mark Tauscher is out, but that's expected since he's practicing himself back into football shape. Although both centers (Jason Spitz and Scott Wells) are listed, Mike McCarthy expects them both to play.
The injuries have hit hard in Detroit. Obviously WR Calvin Johnson and QB Matthew Stafford are the two big names. At this point in their careers, QB Daunte Culpepper is just as good, so Stafford's loss won't matter much in this game. Except Johnson's absence is a tough loss no matter the QB. I'm not sure which other potential starters are missing, except LB Ernie Sims would start if he were healthy. RT Gosder Cherilus is a starter, but he'll play on Sunday. Even if they aren't missing any other starters, their depth is certainly being tested this week. On all the injuries, from Pride of Detroit:
All I can say is that I'm glad the Lions have a bye next week.
The complete injury lists after the jump.
Green Bay Packers:
Player | Pos. | Injury | Friday Participation | Friday Status |
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Atari Bigby | S | Knee | Full Participation | Probable |
Chad Clifton | T | Ankle | Limited Participation | Probable |
Daryn Colledge | G | Knee | Full Participation | Probable |
Korey Hall | FB | Calf | Out | Out |
Brandon Jackson | RB | Ankle | Full Participation | Probable |
Cullen Jenkins | DE | Ankle | Full Participation | Probable |
Quinn Johnson | FB | Not Inj. Related | Did Not Participate | N/A |
Ryan Pickett | NT | Hip | Full Participation | Probable |
Brady Poppinga | LB | Illness | Full Participation | Probable |
Jason Spitz | C/G | Back | Did Not Participate | Questionable |
Mark Tauscher | T | Knee | Limited Participation | Out |
Jeremy Thompson | LB | Knee | Full Participation | Probable |
Scott Wells | C | Hamstring | Limited Participation | Questionable |
DeShawn Wynn | RB | Knee | Did Not Participate | Out |
Player | Pos. | Injury | Friday Participation | Friday Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gosder Cherilus | T | Shoulder | Full Participation | Probable |
Jordan Dizon | LB | Foot | Limited Participation | Probable |
Jerome Felton | FB | Shoulder | Limited Participation | Questionable |
Casey FitzSimmons | TE | Thigh | Limited Participation | Questionable |
Sammie Hill | DT | Ankle | Did Not Participate | Doubtful |
Jason Hunter | DE | Ankle | Did Not Participate | Doubtful |
Grady Jackson | DT | Knee | Did Not Participate | Probable |
Calvin Johnson | WR | Knee | Did Not Participate | Questionable |
Maurice Morris | RB | Hip | Limited Participation | Questionable |
Brandon Pettigrew | TE | Hamstring | Full Participation | Probable |
Koe Simpson | S | Hamstring | Did Not Participate | Doubtful |
Ernie Sims | LB | Shoulder | Limited Participation | Probable |
Matthew Stafford | QB | Knee | Did Not Participate | Questionable |
Dewayne White | DE | Hamstring | Did Not Participate | Questionable |