David Chao, MD
2 min read • November 03, 2023
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Injury: Right shoulder
Game status: Will play
Impact: Will play despite lingering right shoulder injury - may opt to run less to protect shoulder but can throw effectively
Week 9 Opponent: Cincinnati Bengals
Team: Buffalo Bills
Injury: Right thumb
Game status: Questionable
Impact: DNP all week but listed as questionable - our panel of docs lean towards him not playing but Stafford plays through a lot and has played without practicing before - dealing with UCL sprain in right thumb that knocked him out W8
Week 9 Opponent: Green Bay Packers
Team: Los Angeles Rams
Injury: Right knee
Game status: Questionable
Impact: Questionable for W9 and making the trip to Cleveland - not 100% recovered from Dec. 12 right knee ACL tear - expect him to play from pocket if active but Clayton Tune likely to start
Week 9 Opponent: Cleveland Browns
Team: Arizona Cardinals
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Injury: Right shoulder
Game status: Will play
Impact: LP, LP, FP and in line to start W9 - has yet to finish a game since his W3 shoulder subscap injury but good sign he's starting to earn Stefanski's trust back
Week 9 Opponent: Baltimore Ravens
Team: Cleveland Browns
Injury: Groin
Game status: Out
Impact: Ruled out for W9 with a groin injury he picked up in W8 - tough for a wide receiver to play through and could be multiple weeks before he's back to healthy form
Week 9 Opponent: Minnesota Vikings
Team: Atlanta Falcons
Injury: Right thumb
Game status: Doubtful
Impact: Practiced for first time Friday but listed as doubtful for W9 - has been out since W6 with right thumb dislocation that makes it difficult to grip the ball and spin it for throws -
Week 9 Opponent: New Orleans Saints
Team: Chicago Bears
Injury: Neck
Game status: Will play
Impact: Officially back for W9 - missed the past month with a neck injury that caused weakness in his left arm - backup Tyrod Taylor out with injured ribs
Week 9 Opponent: Las Vegas Raiders
Team: New York Giants
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Injury: Chest
Game status: Will play
Impact: LP, FP, FP and listed as questionable with a chest injury - should play through this week against Buffalo and was fully effective last week against the 49ers
Week 9 Opponent: Buffalo Bills
Team: Cincinnati Bengals
Injury: Ankle
Game status: Will play
Impact: Limited all week with lingering ankle injury - likely to play through with limited mobility - can be effective in red zone
Week 9 Opponent: Los Angeles Rams
Team: Green Bay Packers
Injury: Hamstring
Game status: Will play
Impact: Limited in practice again with lingering hamstring but head coach Matt LaFleur said they're ready to cut him loose
Week 9 Opponent: Los Angeles Rams
Team: Green Bay Packers
Written by David Chao, MD
