November 26, 2016
The Green Bay Packers will head into Philadelphia to face the Eagles with eight players listed on their injury report, in addition to two key players on injured reserve. The Eagles list just two players on theirs.
Here is the Saturday injury report:
• RB Ryan Mathews: Mathews is out with an MCL sprain, suffered against the Seahawks last week. On the season , he has 102 carries for 427 yards (4.2 YPC) and seven touchdowns. Darren Sproles was also injured last week, but Doug Pederson expects Sproles to be a go with a full workload Monday night.
• OT Halapoulivaati Vaitai: With Vaitai out, Allen Barbre will slide over to RT, with Stefen Wisniewski filling in at LG.
• RT Lane Johnson (suspended 10 games): Six games down on Johnson's suspension, four to go.
• CB Ron Brooks (IR): As a player, Brooks isn't exactly a world-beater, as he doesn't have a single interception, sack, or forced fumble over his five-year NFL career, however, his loss will further deplete an already thin group at cornerback. In Brooks' absence, Malcolm Jenkins has dropped down into the slot in nickel packages, with Jaylen Watkins coming off the bench to play safety.
• RG T.J. Lang: Lang is the starting RG for the Packers, and a very good one. In his absence, Don Barclay has not played well.
• C J.C. Tretter: Tretter is the starting C for the Packers, and again, a good one. In this case, the experienced Corey Linsley fills in at center.
• LB Blake Martinez: Martinez is a starting linebacker for the Packers, who has 63 tackles and one INT this season. Martinez is a rookie fourth-round pick.
• OLB Kyler Fackrell: Fackrell has 16 tackles as a reserve defender and special teams player. Fackrell was the Packers' third-round pick this year.
• CB Demetri Goodson: With Sam Shields on IR, Goodson's absence means more depleted depth.
• OT/OG Don Barclay: As noted above, Barclay has filled in for Lang, and has struggled.
• CB Damarious Randall: Randall is yet another banged up Packers defensive back, and a starter.
• LB Jake Ryan: Ryan is a starting linebacker for the Packers. He has 59 tackles this season for Green Bay.
• RB Eddie Lacy: Green Bay has not had much of a threatening rushing attack ever since Eddie Lacy went down with an ankle injury, and even before that, they weren't exactly steamrolling anyone. In five games this season, Lacy had 360 yards and no touchdowns on 71 carries (5.1 YPC).
• CB Sam Shields: Shield's absence has contributed to Green Bay's pass defense woes, as they are allowing an awful 8.6 yards per pass attempt.
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