NFL Week 10 injuries: Updates on Josh Allen, Matthew Stafford and more

Week 10 of the NFL play is here, and immoderate teams are dealing with large wounded questions.

The struggling Las Vegas Raiders (2-6) enactment choky extremity Darren Waller and receiver Hunter Renfrow connected injured reserve connected Thursday. Waller has been dealing with a hamstring wounded since Week 5, portion Renfrow has injuries to his ribs and a hamstring. Both players volition miss astatine slightest 4 games.

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Jason Verrett, who was connected the verge of returning from a torn ACL, suffered a season-ending Achilles injury connected Thursday. Verrett has not played since September 2021.

The biggest wounded question of the play continues to beryllium Buffalo Bills backmost Josh Allen. He missed his 2nd consecutive signifier connected Thursday. Allen is dealing with a close elbow wounded to the ulnar collateral ligament and related nerves, sources told ESPN's Chris Mortensen connected Monday. Allen is "literally successful an hour-to-hour situation here," according to Bills manager Sean McDermott. If Allen cannot play Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings, Case Keenum volition get the start.

Here are much Week 10 wounded updates from our NFL Nation reporters:

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Josh Allen, QB, Buffalo Bills

Injury: Elbow

The Bills' wounded concern is 1 of the biggest questions astir the league this week with Allen questionable for Sunday's crippled against the Vikings. Allen participated successful signifier connected Friday successful a constricted capableness aft missing signifier connected Wednesday and Thursday. He was seen moving disconnected the tract astatine the extremity of Friday's signifier -- erstwhile media entered -- wearing his signifier jersey and nary sleeve connected his close arm, arsenic helium had connected earlier successful the week. If helium can't go, erstwhile Minnesota Vikings backmost Case Keenum volition start. Allen has not missed a crippled since his rookie play successful 2018, erstwhile helium was besides dealing with a UCL wounded successful his close elbow.

-- Alaina Getzenberg

David Njoku, TE, Cleveland Browns

Injury: Ankle

Njoku volition miss his 2nd consecutive crippled with a precocious ankle sprain. The choky extremity was having a standout play earlier the wounded with 34 catches and 418 receiving yards. Cleveland volition person to thin again connected Harrison Bryant against Miami.

-- Jake Trotter

Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Dallas Cowboys

Injury: Knee

Elliott took his mean turns successful the large signifier of the week connected Thursday. He is wearing a brace to forestall different hyperextension, but helium is reasoning much of the large representation this twelvemonth -- a agelong playoff tally -- than helium was past twelvemonth erstwhile helium played done a partially torn PCL that constricted his effectiveness. Another week of remainder could assistance successful the agelong run, particularly arsenic the Cowboys commencement a agelong of 3 games successful 12 days. Tony Pollard could get called upon again for top-back work if the determination is made to marque definite Elliott gets arsenic adjacent to 100% arsenic possible.

-- Todd Archer

Eric Stokes, CB, Green Bay Packers

Injury: Ankle, knee

The Packers already mislaid extracurricular linebacker Rashan Gary for the play due to the fact that of the torn ACL helium suffered Sunday astatine Detroit. There's interest Stokes could conscionable the aforesaid fate. Coach Matt LaFleur said Friday it was improbable that Stokes would beryllium capable to instrumentality this season, but helium could not accidental for certain. That apt means Rasul Douglas volition regenerate Stokes arsenic an extracurricular cornerback, and the Packers volition person idiosyncratic caller covering slot receivers. There's a accidental they could yet determination information Darnell Savage to that spot.

-- Rob Demovsky

Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Colts

Taylor returns to the lineup connected Sunday successful Las Vegas aft missing 3 of the Colts' past 5 games due to the fact that of a sore ankle. Taylor practiced good this week, according to interim caput manager Jeff Saturday, but however overmuch of a load helium carries is inactive to beryllium determined. "We'll person to evaluate, obviously, arsenic the crippled goes," Saturday said. "But I felt similar successful signifier ... JT's looked bully and I'm excited astir him."

-- Stephen Holder

Mecole Hardman, WR, Kansas City Chiefs

Injury: Abdomen

Hardman volition miss a crippled connected Sunday for the archetypal clip successful his vocation aft not practicing each week. He has been a big-play shaper of precocious with 5 touchdowns successful the past 3 games. His lack should mean a bigger relation than past week for the precocious acquired Kadarius Toney.

-- Adam Teicher

Darren Waller (TE), Hunter Renfrow (WR), Las Vegas Raiders

Injury: Hamstring and oblique, respectively

The Raiders were deed with a treble whammy Thursday with the 2 pass-catching Pro Bowlers both going connected IR due to the fact that of their respective hamstring and oblique injuries. Still, the Raiders person an All-Pro wideout successful Davante Adams, who had a archetypal fractional for the ages successful Jacksonville past week earlier disappearing aft halftime. And arsenic Adams said this week, "In the Saints game, having 1 catch, erstwhile again, that's not wherefore I'm here. I'm present to beryllium capable to assistance this discourtesy determination the ball. And if we tin determination it different ways, past that's beautiful, and I don't request to bash it. I tin person 1 drawback if we are moving it. But if we're not moving it, past that's evidently going to beryllium a problem."

-- Paul Gutierrez

Keenan Allen and Mike Williams, WRs, Los Angeles Chargers

Injury: Hamstring and ankle, respectively

The Chargers, for a 2nd consecutive game, volition beryllium without their apical 2 receivers. Allen is dealing with a nagging hamstring wounded that has sidelined him for each but 1½ games this season, and Williams is recovering from a precocious ankle sprain suffered successful Week 7. The Bolts volition again thin connected Joshua Palmer and DeAndre Carter to measurement up astatine the position.

-- Lindsey Thiry

Matthew Stafford, QB, Los Angeles Rams

Injury: Concussion

Stafford is questionable to play connected Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, but helium is "making bully advancement and dependable progression" done the concussion protocol, manager Sean McVay said. If Stafford cannot play -- a determination McVay said could beryllium made up until 90 minutes earlier kickoff -- backup backmost John Wolford is expected to commencement for Los Angeles.

-- Sarah Barshop

Kenny Golladay, WR, New York Giants

Injury: Knee

Golladay is finally returning, barring a precocious setback. The well-paid Giants wideout has missed the erstwhile 4 games with a sprained MCL. But helium volition beryllium connected the tract playing a important relation against the Texans. Now it's a substance of what helium is capable to lend erstwhile healthy. Golladay has 2 catches for 22 yards this play and hasn't caught a touchdown walk since signing with the Giants.

-- Jordan Raanan

Avonte Maddox, CB, Philadelphia Eagles

Injury: Hamstring

Maddox, the team's starting slot corner, missed the archetypal 2 days of signifier this week, putting his availability for Monday's crippled against the Washington Commanders successful question. His backup, Josiah Scott, has been constricted due to the fact that of an ankle injury. It could beryllium to beryllium a susceptible presumption for a defence facing a talented radical of Washington receivers.

-- Tim McManus

Chase Young, DE, Washington Commanders

Injury: ACL

Young was cleared for signifier connected Nov. 2, but there's inactive uncertainty astir a imaginable instrumentality for Monday astatine Philadelphia. Defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio said Young inactive wasn't doing everything astatine afloat speed. If that's the case, it's hard to ideate him playing. Young suffered the genu wounded connected Nov. 14, 2021, truthful the squad has taken it dilatory with his recovery. There's nary crushed to alteration that attack now.

Jahan Dotson, WR

Injury: Hamstring

Dotson was a afloat subordinate successful signifier Friday for the archetypal clip since hurting a hamstring successful Week 4. But there's inactive uncertainty if he'll play Monday night. Washington entered the week optimistic, truthful a batch of it volition beryllium however Dotson feels aft going done a afloat week of practice. Also, helium reaggravated the wounded during signifier connected Oct. 20, truthful Washington indispensable beryllium cautious with him oregon helium could beryllium mislaid for a batch longer.

Cole Holcomb, LB

Injury: Foot

Holcomb has yet to signifier since suffering a ft wounded successful an Oct. 23 triumph implicit Green Bay. If helium doesn't play vs. Philadelphia, Washington would person to usage a operation of David Mayo and Jon Bostic alongside Jamin Davis. The Commanders tin besides usage five-man fronts with 1 linebacker and information Kamren Curl successful the box.

-- John Keim