Injury Analysis: Patriots vs Falcons
By Patriots Insider
Staff
The Injury list as of Friday 4:00pm:
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
(2-2) AT ATLANTA FALCONS (3-1)
Atlanta Falcons:
QUESTIONABLE:
QB Michael Vick (knee)
Listed players who did not participate in
"team" practice:
(missing any portion of 11-on-11
team drills)
WED: QB Michael Vick
THURS: QB Michael
Vick
FRI: QB Michael Vick
New England Patriots:
OUT:
RB Kevin Faulk (foot); T Matt Light (ankle)
QUESTIONABLE: LB Tully Banta-Cain (knee); LB Matt Chatham (knee); CB Randall Gay (ankle); T Brandon Gorin
(thigh); DE Marquise Hill (ankle); WR Bethel Johnson (knee); CB Tyrone Poole (ankle);
S James Sanders (ankle); CB Chad Scott (shoulder/hand); DE Richard Seymour (knee);
CB Duane Starks (thigh)
PROBABLE: QB Tom Brady (right shoulder)
Listed
players who did not participate in "team" practice:
(missing
any portion of 11-on-11 team drills)
WED: LB Tully Banta-Cain;
LB Matt Chatham; RB Kevin Faulk; CB Randall Gay; T Brandon Gorin; DE Marquise
Hill; WR Bethel Johnson; T Matt Light; CB Tyrone Poole; S James Sanders; CB Chad
Scott; DE Richard Seymour; CB Duane Starks
THURS: LB Tully Banta-Cain;
LB Matt Chatham; RB Kevin Faulk; CB Randall Gay; T Brandon Gorin; DE Marquise
Hill; WR Bethel Johnson; T Matt Light; CB Tyrone Poole; S James Sanders; CB Chad
Scott; DE Richard Seymour; CB Duane Starks
FRI: LB Tully Banta-Cain;
LB Matt Chatham; RB Kevin Faulk; CB Randall Gay; T Brandon Gorin; DE Marquise
Hill; WR Bethel Johnson; T Matt Light; CB Tyrone Poole; S James Sanders; CB Chad
Scott; DE Richard Seymour; CB Duane Starks
LEGEND
OUT: Definitely
will not play.
DOUBTFUL: At least 75 percent chance will not play.
QUESTIONABLE: A 50-50 chance will not play.
PROBABLE:
Virtual certainty that player will be available for normal duty. |
Patriots Notes:
OL Matt Light is out with a broken lower
leg. Light had surgery to repair the injury and is expected to be out at least
8 weeks.
RB Kevin Faulk also suffered an injury in the Pittsburgh game.
Faulk's injury will keep him out for an unspecified amount of time. Amos Zereoue
may get some playing time if the team feels he knows the system well enough.
CBs
Tyrone Poole and Randall Gay continue to show up on the injury report. Gay and
Poole have both missed time after suffering injuries early in the season. According
to sources, Gay did not make the trip to Atlanta, and Poole's injury will keep
him out as well.
CB Duane Starks has been hobbled by a thigh injury. Starks
played last week but was beaten for a couple of long completions by the Chargers
receivers. Part of the problem was the coverage and part looked to be that Starks
had no elevation in his step.
CB Chad Scott continues to nurse his shoulder
injury. Scott will miss the game.
LB Tully Banta-Cain continues to be listed
on the injury report. It is expected he will play.
OL Brandon Gorin continues
to miss time due to a leg injury. Gorin should make the trip but may become a
game day inactive.
S James Sanders has missed all of the regular season
with an ankle injury. He should see some playing time against Atlanta on special
teams if nothing else.
Falcons Notes:
QB Michael Vick was listed
as probable on the injury report until Firday when the team downgraded him to
questionable. If at all possible, Vick will play. If he can't go, Matt Schaub
will get the call.
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