Player Notes
Los Angeles Chargers Allen, Keenan · Dec 18, 2018
WR Keenan Allen and running backs Melvin Gordon and Austin Ekeler have a "legitimate chance" to play on Saturday (8:20 p.m.) as the surging Chargers (11-3) host the Baltimore Ravens (8-6), according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Allen sustained a hip pointer on Thursday versus the Kansas City Chiefs, who hold the tiebreaker over the Chargers due to a better division record.
Los Angeles Chargers Ekeler, Austin · Dec 18, 2018
RBs Austin Ekeler and Melvin Gordon as well as wide receiver Keenan Allen have a "legitimate chance" to play on Saturday (8:20 p.m.) as the surging Chargers (11-3) host the Baltimore Ravens (8-6), ESPN's Adam Schefter reported. Ekeler was injured while bidding to recover an onside kick attempt during the fourth quarter of Los Angeles' 26-21 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 9. He remained on ...
Los Angeles Chargers Gordon, Melvin · Dec 18, 2018
RBs Melvin Gordon and Austin Ekeler as well as wide receiver Keenan Allen have a "legitimate chance" to play on Saturday (8:20 p.m.) as the surging Chargers (11-3) host the Baltimore Ravens (8-6), ESPN's Adam Schefter reported. Gordon has missed the last three games with a sprained MCL
Philadelphia Eagles Elliott, Jake · Dec 18, 2018
K Jake Elliott's 53-yard missed field goal with just over minute left against the Rams snapped his streak of 13 straight made kicks which dated back to Week 7 against Carolina.
Cincinnati Bengals Boyd, Tyler · Dec 18, 2018
WR Tyler Boyd's season is in jeopardy after the Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver sustained a knee injury during the opening drive of the third quarter in Sunday's win over the Oakland Raiders. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported that Boyd has a low-grade MCL sprain. The injury could sideline him for the remaining two contests of the season for the Bengals (6-8), who snapped a five-game skid with ...
Tennessee Titans Ryan, Logan · Dec 18, 2018
CB Logan Ryan took to social media on Monday morning to announce that he will miss the remainder of the season with a broken left fibula.
Ryan sustained the injury during the Titans' 17-0 win over the New York Giants on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. The 27-year-old felt he was in the right to go public with the news. "I believe a player should break his own news about his body," Ryan wrote on Twitter ...
Philadelphia Eagles Cox, Fletcher · Dec 18, 2018
DT Fletcher Cox sacked Jared Goff for an eight-yard loss on third-and-11 in the second quarter to hold the Rams to a 41-yard field goal. Cox now has 7.5 sacks, which are his most in a single season since he had 9.5 in 2015. He is now tied with Brandon Graham (42.5) for the sixth-most in Eagles history.
Philadelphia Eagles Ertz, Zach · Dec 18, 2018
TE Zach Ertz became just the fourth tight end in NFL history to record 100-plus receptions in a single season. He has 101 and joins Jason Witten in 2012 (110), Tony Gonzalez in 2004 (102) and Dallas Clark in 2009 (100). Ertz had three catches on Sunday night and has 1,038 yards receiving this season.
Philadelphia Eagles Jeffery, Alshon · Dec 18, 2018
WR Alshon Jeffery's 160 yards receiving on Sunday night were his most since joining the Eagles as a free agent in the 2017 offseason. It was also the third highest total of his career. While with the Chicago Bears, he had 249 yards on Dec. 1, 2013, and 218 on Oct. 6, 2013 against the New Orleans Saints.
Philadelphia Eagles Hicks, Jordan · Dec 18, 2018
LB Jordan Hicks, who has missed four straight games, could return to practice this week.
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