We have the latest NFL injury updates on quarterbacks listed on the injury report heading into Week 9. Who’s in, who’s out, and what’s the status of those who are game-time decisions? Let’s take a look across the league.
Are you looking for other positions? Check out our final Week 9 injury report, which covers every skill player at quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end.
Derek Carr | New Orleans Saints
Derek Carr has missed the New Orleans Saints’ last three games after suffering an oblique injury in Week 5. Fortunately, he’s on track to return in Week 9.
Carr began throwing last week, but Wednesday represented his first practice since going down. He was limited on Wednesday and Thursday, and head coach Dennis Allen said Carr appears to be on track to play against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Carr was formally removed from the Saints’ injury report on Friday.
Carr’s return to action is good news for all of New Orleans’ skill-position players. The Saints ranked dead last in offensive EPA per play (-0.27) with Carr sidelined from Weeks 6 to 8. New Orleans benched Spencer Rattler for Jake Haener on Sunday, and the latter will back up Carr in Week 9.
Jayden Daniels | Washington Commanders
While Jayden Daniels missed most of Week 7 while battling a rib injury, the Offensive Rookie of the Year favorite returned in Week 8 to throw the most memorable pass of the season — a 52-yard Hail Mary to give the Washington Commanders an incredible victory over the Bears.
Heading into Week 9, Daniels is already ahead of last week’s practice schedule. While the No. 2 overall pick didn’t participate in a single Commanders practice leading into last Sunday’s game, he was limited on Wednesday and Thursday.
On Friday, Daniels was officially removed from Washington’s injury report. He will play against the NFC East rival Giants on Sunday.
Jared Goff | Detroit Lions
Jared Goff did not practice on Wednesday after rolling his ankle in the Detroit Lions’ Week 8 win against the Tennessee Titans. However, Goff was a full participant on Thursday, putting him on track to play with no limitations on Sunday. He practiced again on Friday and doesn’t have an injury designation for Week 9.
Unless Goff suffers a setback, he should be available to face the Green Bay Packers in a Week 9 matchup that will determine who controls the NFC North. Hendon Hooker, Detroit’s third-round pick in 2023, is Goff’s backup.
Lamar Jackson | Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh suggested that Wednesday was a rest day for Jackson, who was a DNP with back and knee injuries. Jackson was a non-participant again on Thursday with the same injuries.
Fortunately, Jackson returned to the practice field on Friday and said he would be ready to play against the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Lamar said his Week 9 availability was never in doubt, noting that he simply resting his body at midseason. He is no longer listed on Blatimore’s injury report and has no designation for Sunday’s game.
The two-time MVP would probably have been able to suit up in Week 9 without practicing at all during the week. However, a third straight Lamar DNP would’ve raised significant alarm bells.
Will Levis | Tennessee Titans
Will Levis continues to be hindered by the right shoulder injury he suffered in Week 4 and was limited during this week’s practices. He is officially questionable for Week 9.
While Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan said he has not decided on a starting quarterback for this week’s game, Ian Rapaport reported that Levis is not quite ready to return. Rudolph will make another start.
Despite being listed as questionable, Levis has not been active for either of the Titans’ past two games. It may have been a soft benching for the 2023 second-round pick, who has thrown five touchdowns and seven interceptions in five games. After all, he is practicing in a limited capacity.
However, it’s not as if replacement Mason Rudolph is lighting the world on fire. The journeyman backup ranks 29th in EPA per dropback over the past two weeks, ahead of only Daniel Jones, Caleb Williams, and Rattler.
Jordan Love | Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is officially questionable to play in Week 9 after injuring his groin last Sunday. Love didn’t practice on Wednesday but was limited on Thursday and Friday. Head coach Matt LaFleur declined to state whether his QB1 will suit up against the Lions this weekend. However, Ian Rapaport reported that Love is tracking to play in Week 9.
Love was limping throughout the first half of Week 8, then went down after being bumped by a Jacksonville Jaguars defender on the Packers’ first third-quarter drive. When the Packers began their next series, QB2 Malik Willis was under center — and he remained there for the rest of Sunday’s win.
Green Bay listed Love as questionable to return to Week 8 with a groin injury. However, he never re-entered the game.
LaFleur told FOX’s broadcast at halftime that Love “can’t really move” and noted that Green Bay would need to adjust his play-calling for the second half. After the win, LaFleur admitted the Packers are worried about Love’s groin issue.
Jordan Love played about two quarters with an injured groin. Here’s is what happened on his final play. pic.twitter.com/b5qymt9HGh
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) October 27, 2024
“Obviously high level of concern,” LaFleur said, per ESPN’s Rob Demovsky. ” ….I think everybody could see him struggling to move around, and I just got to a point where we didn’t, he didn’t feel like he could protect himself.”
According to NFL Network, an MRI revealed that Love has a strained groin. While his injury isn’t considered major, insider Ian Rapoport suggested it could prevent him from playing against the Lions in Week 9. The Packers have a bye in Week 10.
On Wednesday, Rapoport indicated that Green Bay considers Love day to day, while the Packers’ QB is “determined” to face the Lions on Sunday.
“He’s moving around better,” LaFleur said Wednesday. “We’ll push the envelope with that. I know he wants to play. We’ll see where he’s at at the end of the week.”
Willis, who won two games as Love’s replacement in Weeks 2 and 3, connected on four of five attempts for 56 yards and a touchdown on Sunday, helping Green Bay move to 6-2.
Drake Maye | New England Patriots
New England Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye got off to a fast start against the New York Jets on Sunday before going down with a concussion in the second quarter. Maye completed three of six passes for 23 yards while adding 46 rushing yards and a touchdown before exiting.
Before Friday’s practice, Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo said Maye still was in the NFL’s concussion protocol and would be limited in practice. Because he remains in the protocol, Maye is officially considered questionable for Week 9. Fortunately, Maye cleared the concussion protocol on Saturday and will start Sunday.
Veteran Jacoby Brissett, who began the season as New England’s starting QB, completed 15 of 24 attempts for 132 yards in a 25-22 upset over Gang Green. He’d be back under center if Maye can’t go on Sunday.
Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs
Patrick Mahomes won’t miss Monday night’s game vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. However, he did pop up on the first injury report on Thursday as limited with an ankle injury but was a full participant the entire week.
The three-time Super Bowl champ did see his left ankle get trapped while getting hit on a pass last week vs. the Las Vegas Raiders. Mahomes did not miss any time in the game but was limping afterward.
Patrick Mahomes #chiefs
Ankle gets trapped as he gets tackled here
He’s still playing, and this isn’t likely to be a major issue but he is limping pic.twitter.com/pmr9WwDxRt
— Tom Christ, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT (@FantasyInjuryT) October 27, 2024
Given that the Kansas City Chiefs aren’t even load managing his practice schedule, Mahomes is a near-certainty to play on Monday. Even so, it’s an injury worth monitoring, particularly given how effective Mahomes has been as a scrambler this season (second in scramble EPA behind Jayden Daniels).