Top five NFL injuries and contingency plans for Week 4

Alvin Kamara

New Orleans Saints RB Alvin Kamara (hip/ribs) @ Atlanta Falcons
Date/Time: Sunday, 1:00 pm Eastern
New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara was added to Wednesday’s injury report after evidently suffering Week 3 hip and ribs injuries. Kamara is no stranger to playing through injury, notably having suffered a ribs cartilage fracture in Week 1, 2022. He missed Weeks 2 and 4 and remained on the injury report through Week 5. There is no reason to believe Kamara’s current injuries are significant as a cartilage fracture, giving him decent odds of suiting up in Week 4. Should Kamara sit out, No. 2 running back Jamaal Williams would be RB2-viable, though somewhat touchdown-dependent.

New Orleans’ is a 1.5-point road underdog and New Orleans’ 53.3 percent run-play rate on plays with a score differential of 3.0 points or less ranks No. 1 among NFL teams, per PFF.

Williams is still forcing missed tackles effectively in his age-29 season, ranking 11th among 41 NFL running backs with at least 20 rushing attempts, averaging 0.25 missed tackles forced per attempt.

Among 29 NFL running backs with at least five red zone rushing attempts, Williams ties for eighth in first-down and/or touchdown conversion rate (33.3 percent) and second in missed tackles forced per rushing attempt (0.33) and ranks fourth in yards per rushing attempt (3.8).
Arizona Cardinals TE Trey McBride (concussion) vs. Washington Commanders
Date/Time: Sunday, 4:05 pm Eastern
Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride began Week 4 with consecutive Did Not Participate designations after suffering his first recorded concussion in Week 3. McBride’s progress will be easy to track as he moves through the NFL concussion protocol’s five phases, however, the decision could come extremely late in the active/inactives process due to phase four’s wiggle room, requiring the player to simply participate in “team-based sports-specific exercise, and non-contact football activities” before being cleared…

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Publish date : 2024-09-27 01:33:00

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