The most recent quarterbacks to go down with injuries were Tyrod Taylor, Matthew Stafford, Kenny Pickett, and Kirk Cousins.
The most serious harm is probably that of the cousins. The Minnesota Vikings, led by coach Kevin O’Connell, expressed concern that the four-time Pro Bowl quarterback, Kirk Cousins, may have injured his Achilles tendon. If an MRI confirms the injury, Cousins’ season may be finished.
During a 24-10 victory over Green Bay on Sunday, the 35-year-old veteran, who has never missed a game due to injury, hobbled to the sidelines following the non-contact injury in the fourth quarter. Then they wheeled him into the changing area.
“I am aware that there must be a physical injury that prevents him from playing because Kirk Cousins will be on the field if it has anything to do with his ability to tolerate pain or his decision to play football,” O’Connell stated.
We’ll assess the injury’s severity and I’ll update you all on my current level of concern. As an organization, we will attempt to proceed in the near future after we have confirmation of that, keeping in mind that, in my opinion, nobody in this league played the position as effectively as Kirk did this season.
It might be difficult for the Vikings to duplicate Cousins’ output with the other quarterbacks on the team. He was replaced on Sunday by rookie fifth-round pick Jaren Hall of BYU. Sean Mannion is a member of Minnesota’s practice squad, while veteran Nick Mullens is on injured reserve.
Stafford’s thumb injury kept him from playing in a crushing defeat at Dallas. The Rams lost to the Cowboys 43-20, and he also cut his elbow trying to grab a 2-point convert. Sean McVay, the coach of the Rams, stated he was unaware of Stafford’s full injury.
Both Pickett and Taylor had rib injuries.
Pickett departed the game against Pittsburgh in the first half following a strong hit from defensive end Adam Gotsis of the Jaguars. Jacksonville came to town and the Steelers fell 20-10 despite two interceptions from backup quarterback Mitch Trubisky. Regarding Pickett’s injury, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin was unaware of any updates.
After suffering a rib injury during the first half of the New York Giants’ 13-10 overtime loss to the Jets, Taylor was sent to a hospital for further assessment. Taylor would stay overnight in the hospital, according to the team.
Daniel Jones is not available due to a neck ailment, therefore Taylor started his third game in his place.
Taylor was replaced by Tommy DeVito, an undrafted rookie from Syracuse and Illinois who was born in New Jersey and only completed one pass in regulation. He finished 2 of 7 for minus-1 yard and scored on a 6-yard touchdown run that put the Giants ahead in the third quarter.
Desmond Ridder of Atlanta was cleared after a concussion evaluation, but the Falcons lost against Tennessee 28-23 in the third quarter and had to go with Taylor Heinicke. As a precaution, according to coach Arthur Smith, he held Ridder out.
When asked who will start as quarterback the next week, Smith responded, “I’m going to listen to the doctors and see how this week goes.”
In his NFL debut, rookie Will Levis of the Titans, standing in for injured ankle quarterback Ryan Tannehill, tossed four touchdown passes.
Many quarterbacks persevered despite injury. In a 38-31 victory over Washington, Jalen Hurts—who wore a knee brace during the second half of the previous week’s game—threw four touchdown passes. On Monday, Brock Purdy made his 49ers debut against Cincinnati following a concussion.
Deshaun Watson was sidelined for the Browns’ game against the Seattle Mariners due to a shoulder ailment once more.
Indianapolis’ fourth starter, Gardner Minshew, started in a 38-27 loss to visiting New Orleans. Earlier this month, Colts rookie Anthony Richardson underwent shoulder surgery that ended his season.
In the first quarter of Week 1, the Jets lost four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers due to a torn Achilles tendon. The Bengals’ Joe Burrow has started every game, but he had a calf issue in September that kept him out of training camp.