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NFL-PER-16     12/26/01

 THREE GAMES HAVE DIVISION-CLINCHING IMPLICATIONS

 

The Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears and St. Louis Rams all can win their respective divisions this weekend.

Philadelphia can clinch the NFC East with a win or tie against the divisional-rival New York Giants.  Chicago can win the NFC Central and clinch a first-round bye with a win over Detroit and with a Green Bay loss or tie to Minnesota.  St. Louis will take the NFC West with a win vs. Indianapolis or with a San Francisco loss to Dallas.  The Rams can also earn homefield advantage with a win and a Chicago loss or tie.

Following is a list of quarterback injuries for Week 16 NFL games (December 29-30):

Buffalo Bills

Out

Rob Johnson (shoulder)

Minnesota Vikings

Out

Daunte Culpepper (knee)

Cincinnati Bengals

Doubtful

Scott Mitchell (ribs)

Detroit Lions

Questionable

Mike McMahon (foot)

Seattle Seahawks

Questionable

Matt Hasselbeck (shoulder)

Tennessee Titans

Questionable

Steve McNair (back)

Jacksonville Jaguars

Probable

Mark Brunell (quadriceps)

Minnesota Vikings

Probable

Todd Bouman (thumb)

San Francisco 49ers

Probable

Jeff Garcia (ribs)

Following is a list of all injuries for Week 16 games:

ARIZONA CARDINALS (6-8) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (1-13)

Arizona Cardinals

OUT  

G Pete Kendall (feet)

 

 

 

QUESTIONABLE  

TE Lawrence Hart (ankle); WR-KR MarTay Jenkins (ankle); CB Tom Knight (hamstring)

 

 

 

PROBABLE  

DT Russell Davis (knee); OLB Rob Fredrickson (knee); CB Renaldo Hill (hamstring); OLB Sekou Sanyika (knee); DT Barron Tanner (thigh); OLB Raynoch Thompson (knee)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carolina Panthers

OUT  

DT Larry Chester (leg); DT Sean Gilbert (elbow)

 

 

 

QUESTIONABLE  

WR Karl Hankton (arm); WR Muhsin Muhammad (toe); TE Wesley Walls (knee)

 

 

 

PROBABLE  

CB Deveron Harper (hamstring)

 

 

 

 

 

ATLANTA FALCONS (7-7) AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (9-5)

Atlanta Falcons

QUESTIONABLE 

DE Brady Smith (back); CB Elijah Williams (ankle)

 

 

 

PROBABLE  

FB Bob Christian (calf/knee); WR Brian Finneran (knee); FS Chris Hudson (knee); T Ephraim Salaam (ankle); RB Maurice Smith (ankle/toe)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miami Dolphins

OUT  

OLB Derrick Rodgers (shoulder)

 

 

 

DOUBTFUL  

FB Rob Konrad (ribs)

 

 

 

QUESTIONABLE  

WR Chris Chambers (ankle); WR Oronde Gadsden (hamstring); DT Jermaine Haley (calf); RB James Johnson (calf); WR James McKnight (ankle)

 

 

 

PROBABLE  

T Spencer Folau (back); FS Brock Marion (knee); G Todd Perry (knee); CB Patrick Surtain (finger)

 

 

 

 

 

BALTIMORE RAVENS (9-5) AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (8-6) on Saturday night

Baltimore Ravens

DOUBTFUL  

CB James Trapp (groin)

 

 

 

QUESTIONABLE  

G Bennie Anderson (shoulder); RB Jason Brookins (foot); DE Rob Burnett (low leg); OLB Brad Jackson (low leg); DT Tony Siragusa (low leg/knee)

 

 

 

PROBABLE  

DT Sam Adams (knee); OLB Peter Boulware (ankle); WR Qadry Ismail (low leg/back); C Joe Maese (leg); TE Shannon Sharpe (leg)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

DOUBTFUL  

S Eric Vance (knee)

 

 

 

QUESTIONABLE 

K Martin Gramatica (hamstring); C-G Todd Washington (knee)

 

 

 

PROBABLE  

CB Ronde Barber (hamstring); G Cosey Coleman (ankle); RB Warrick Dunn (turf toe); S David Gibson (ankle); DT Anthony McFarland (thigh bruise); WR Frank Murphy (ankle); DT Warren Sapp (shoulder)

 

 

 

 

 

BUFFALO BILLS (2-12) AT NEW YORK JETS (9-5)

Buffalo Bills

OUT  

RB Travis Henry (knee); QB Rob Johnson (shoulder); DT Shawn Price (knee); OLB Kenyatta Wright (shoulder)

 

 

 

DOUBTFUL  

G Jerry Ostroski (knee); DT Pat Williams (leg)

 

 

 

QUESTIONABLE 

DT Tyrone Robertson (knee); FS Travares Tillman (chest)

 

 

 

PROBABLE  

DE Phil Hansen (head)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York Jets

OUT  

FS Damien Robinson (knee)

 

 

 

QUESTIONABLE  

DE John Abraham (groin); CB Aaron Glenn (knee)

 

 

 

 

 

CHICAGO BEARS (11-3) AT DETROIT LIONS (1-13)

Chicago Bears

DOUBTFUL  

DT Robert Newkirk (knee)

 

 

 

QUESTIONABLE 

SS Larry Whigham (hamstring)

 

 

 

PROBABLE  

T Blake Brockermeyer (knee); RB Leon Johnson (hand); C Olin Kreutz (hamstring); SS Tony Parrish (groin); DT Keith Traylor (knee)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detroit Lions

OUT  

CB Terry Fair (foot)

 

 

 

QUESTIONABLE  

OLB Barrett Green (back); QB Mike McMahon (foot); RB James Stewart (ankle)

 

 

 

PROBABLE  

WR Larry Foster (thigh); CB Chidi Iwuoma (hamstring)

 

 

 

 

 

CLEVELAND BROWNS (6-8) AT TENNESSEE TITANS (7-7)

Cleveland Browns

QUESTIONABLE  

DE Courtney Brown (ankle); CB Raymond Jackson (neck); G Jeremy McKinney (shoulder); TE Aaron Shea (shoulder)

 

 

 

PROBABLE  

OLB Brant Boyer (finger)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tennessee Titans

OUT  

WR Justin McCareins (ankle); DT Joe Salave'a (ankle); DT Robaire Smith (thumb)

 

 

 

QUESTIONABLE  

RB Eddie George (ankle); RB Skip Hicks (hamstring); G Bruce Matthews (groin); QB Steve McNair (back); CB Donald Mitchell (knee); SS Aric Morris (ankle); G Zach Piller (wrist); CB Samari Rolle (foot); WR Chris Sanders (back)

 

 

 

 

 

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (5-9) AT ST. LOUIS RAMS (12-2)

Indianapolis Colts

QUESTIONABLE  

DT Christian Peter (neck/shoulder); OLB Mike Peterson (knee); DE Brad Scioli (ankle); WR Terrence Wilkins (hamstring)

 

 

 

PROBABLE  

CB Jeff Burris (head); WR Marvin Harrison (hip); MLB Rob Morris (knee/neck); DE Chukie Nwokorie (knee); RB Dominic Rhodes (neck); OLB Marcus Washington (ankle/elbow)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. Louis Rams

DOUBTFUL  

LB Dustin Cohen (knee)

 

 

 

QUESTIONABLE 

FS Richard Coady (ankle)

 

 

 

PROBABLE  

CB Jerametrius Butler (shoulder); FB James Hodgins (hamstring); CB Aeneas Williams (hamstring)

 

 

 

 

 

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (5-9) AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (6-8)

Kansas City Chiefs

OUT  

WR Larry Parker (shoulder)

 

 

 

QUESTIONABLE 

DE Duane Clemons (knee); T Victor Riley (ankle)

 

 

 

PROBABLE  

OLB Lewis Bush (abdomen); RB Mike Cloud (hip); SS Greg Wesley (toe); C Casey Wiegmann (knee)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jacksonville Jaguars

OUT  

CB Fernando Bryant (foot)

 

 

 

QUESTIONABLE  

OLB Danny Clark (ankle); RB Fred Taylor (groin); MLB Joe Tuipala (foot)

 

 

 

PROBABLE  

QB Mark Brunell (quadriceps); WR Keenan McCardell (thigh); DE Paul Spicer (ankle)

 

 

 

 

 

MINNESOTA VIKINGS (5-9) AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (10-4)

Minnesota Vikings

Out

QB Daunte Culpepper (knee)

 

 

 

Questionable

LB Ed McDaniel (shoulder)

 

 

 

Probable

T Brad Badger (toe); QB Todd Bouman (thumb); LB Lemanski Hall (shoulder); DT Chris Hovan (ankle)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green Bay Packers

DOUBTFUL  

DE John Thierry (knee)

 

 

 

QUESTIONABLE 

CB-KR Allen Rossum (knee); OLB Nate Wayne (back)

 

 

 

PROBABLE  

NT Gilbert Brown (toe); RB Herbert Goodman (quadricep); DE Jamal Reynolds (knee)

 

 

 

 

 

NEW YORK GIANTS (7-7) AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (9-5)

New York Giants

OUT  

CB Jason Sehorn (ankle); G Rich Seubert (knee)

 

 

 

DOUBTFUL  

RB Damon Washington (knee)

 

 

 

PROBABLE  

FB Greg Comella (shoulder)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Philadelphia Eagles

QUESTIONABLE 

DT Paul Grasmanis (knee); WR James Thrash (ankle/rib)

 

 

 

PROBABLE  

P Sean Landeta (knee/wrist); DT Hollis Thomas (stomach illness); TE Jeff Thomason (knee/stomach illness)

 

 

 

 

 

OAKLAND RAIDERS (10-4) AT DENVER BRONCOS (7-7)

Oakland Raiders

DOUBTFUL  

G Mo Collins (leg)

 

 

 

QUESTIONABLE  

SS Derrick Gibson (groin); K Sebastian Janikowski (groin); T Lincoln Kennedy (shoulder); T Barry Sims (foot); DE Regan Upshaw (quadricep); CB Charles Woodson (toe)

 

 

 

PROBABLE  

FB Jon Ritchie (ankle)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denver Broncos

QUESTIONABLE 

CB Denard Walker (knee)

 

 

 

PROBABLE  

TE Desmond Clark (groin); WR Rod Smith (ankle)

 

 

 

 

 

PITTSBURGH STEELERS (12-2) AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (4-10)

Pittsburgh Steelers

QUESTIONABLE 

RB Jerome Bettis (groin); G Rich Tylski (ribs)

 

 

 

PROBABLE  

OLB Clark Haggans (shoulder); ILB Earl Holmes (knee); OLB Joey Porter (shoulder); CB Jason Simmons (hamstring); DE Aaron Smith (ab strain); FB Jon Witman (ankle); RB Amos Zereoue (shoulder)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cincinnati Bengals

DOUBTFUL  

OLB Steve Foley (back); QB Scott Mitchell (ribs)

 

 

 

QUESTIONABLE 

G Matt O'Dwyer (knee); FB Nick Williams (calf)

 

 

 

PROBABLE  

DT Oliver Gibson (shoulder); FB Lorenzo Neal (shoulder); DE-DT Bernard Whittington (elbow)

 

 

 

 

 

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (11-3) AT DALLAS COWBOYS (4-10)

San Francisco 49ers

OUT  

TE Greg Clark (hamstring); RB Jonas Lewis (groin); DE Chike Okeafor (leg); CB Anthony Parker (shoulder)

 

 

 

QUESTIONABLE 

ILB Jeff Ulbrich (ankle)

 

 

 

PROBABLE  

FB Fred Beasley (hand); DE John Engelberger (heel); QB Jeff Garcia (ribs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dallas Cowboys

QUESTIONABLE 

G Kelvin Garmon (foot); RB Michael Wiley (hip)

 

 

 

PROBABLE  

DE Greg Ellis (knee)

 

 

 

 

 

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (7-7) AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (5-10)

Seattle Seahawks

DOUBTFUL  

DE Lamar King (calf)

 

 

 

QUESTIONABLE  

OLB Marcus Bell (neck); QB Matt Hasselbeck (shoulder); CB Shawn Springs (hamstring)

 

 

 

PROBABLE  

FB Mack Strong (ankle)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Diego Chargers

OUT  

WR-PR Tim Dwight (collapsed lung); RB Terrell Fletcher (hamstring)

 

 

 

QUESTIONABLE 

CB Tay Cody (ankle); CB Davis Sanchez (low back)

 

 

 

 

 

WASHINGTON REDSKINS (6-8) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (7-7)

Washington Redskins

PROBABLE  

OLB LaVar Arrington (knee); RB Ki-Jana Carter (shoulder); G Ben Coleman (knee); RB Stephen Davis (knee); TE Walter Rasby (ankle); WR Michael Westbrook (knee)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Orleans Saints

DOUBTFUL  

DT Norman Hand (foot)

 

 

 

QUESTIONABLE 

CB Michael Hawthorne (ankle/back); CB Fred Weary (knee)