It's a long list for each team this week. The Green Bay Packers have 17 players listed, and the 49ers 13. But most of the injuries are not serious, and nearly everyone is expected to play.
For the Packers, it's been a rough week of practice. Both RT Allen Barbre and OL Evan Dietrich-Smith were injured during practice, and I'm not expecting either of them to play. C Scott Wells reported a concussion on Wednesday, though the injury likely happened during the game last Sunday. Mike McCarthy expects Wells will start. RB Ahman Green injured his groin late Thursday during practice, and it's not clear whether he'll play. Every other player should be available to play, including three guys who didn't play last week: LB Brandon Chillar, TE Jermichael Finley, and RT Mark Tauscher.
Tauscher will start the game, but he will rotate with OL T.J. Lang, depending on Tauscher's endurance.
For the Niners, only CB Nate Clements and LT Joe Staley are out. Those are two of their big name players, but they missed last week's game too. Fooch said their replacements have played really well. The only other player who could miss the game is LB Takeo Spikes who's day-to-day with a hamstring injury.
Overall, both teams are relatively healthy and injuries shouldn't play a major role. The complete injury list for both teams is after the jump.
Player | Pos. | Injury | Friday Participation | Friday Status |
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Allen Barbre | T/G | Ankle | Did Not Participate | Doubtful |
Desmond Bishop | LB | Ankle | Full Participation | Probable |
Brandon Chillar | LB | Hand | Full Participation | Probable |
Chad Clifton | T | Not Inj. Related | Limited Participation | N/A |
Evan Dietrich-Smith | G/C | Ankle | Did Not Participate | Questionable |
Jermichael Finley | TE | Knee | Full Participation | Probable |
Ahman Green | RB | Groin | Did Not Participate | Questionable |
Cullen Jenkins | DE | Ankle | Full Participation | Probable |
Johnny Jolly | DE | Back | Full Participation | Probable |
Brad Jones | LB | Concussion | Full Participation | Probable |
Aaron Kampman | LB | Concussion | Full Participation | Probable |
John Kuhn | FB | Hand | Full Participation | Probable |
Clay Matthews | LB | Jaw | Full Participation | Probable |
Brady Poppinga | LB | Quadricep | Full Participation | Probable |
Mark Tauscher | T | Knee | Full Participation | Probable |
Scott Wells | C | Concussion | Full Participation | Probable |
Charles Woodson | CB | Hip | Full Participation | Probable |
Player | Pos. | Injury | Friday Participation | Friday Status |
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Isaac Bruce | WR | Ankle & Elbow | Full Participation | Probable |
Nate Clements | CB | Shoulder | Out | Out |
Glen Coffee | RB | Concussion | Full Participation | Probable |
Michael Crabtree | WR | Knee | Full Participation | Probable |
Demetric Evans | DT | Shoulder | Full Participation | Probable |
Aubrayo Franklin | NT | Not Inj. Related | ||
Michael Lewis | S | Quadricep | Full Participation | Probable |
Michael Robinson | RB | Not Inj. Related | Did Not Participate | Probable |
Mark Roman | S | Knee | Full Participation | Probable |
Justin Smith | DT | Back | Full Participation | Probable |
Adam Snyder | T/G | Shoulder | Full Participation | Probable |
Takeo Spikes | LB | Hamstring | Limited Participation | Questionable |
Joe Staley | T | Knee | Out | Out |