The second Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers matchup of the season has had a number of people watching the injury report heading into Wild Card Weekend. While several key names on both sides have found themselves on the injury report for the Eagles and Buccaneers this week, were any of those players ruled out or listed as questionable?
Update 01/16/22: There were no surprises when it came to who was in and out for this Eagles vs. Buccaneers game. Although spending time on the injury report, Jalen Hurts, Miles Sanders, and Mike Evans will all play. For the complete list of inactives, make sure to check out our NFL Wild Card Round Inactives.
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Injury Report
A total of 32 players across both the Eagles and Buccaneers have been on the injury report this week. The Eagles listed 13 players in total, while the Buccaneers had the remaining 19. Heading into Wild Card Weekend, two players were ruled out, and five were deemed questionable between the two clubs.
Eagles injury report saw Miles Sanders and Jalen Hurts cleared
- G Nate Herbig (Ankle) – Questionable
- DE Josh Sweat (Illness) – Questionable
- QB Jalen Hurts (Ankle)
- RB Miles Sanders (Hand)
- WR Greg Ward (Back)
- OL Landon Dickerson (Thumb)
- OT Andre Dillard (Knee)
- OT Lane Johnson (Rest/Knee)
- C Jason Kelce (Rest)
- DT Fletcher Cox (Rest)
- LB Shaun Bradley (Stinger)
- LB Patrick Johnson (Back)
- DB Kary Vincent Jr. (Foot)
The Eagles head into the weekend with Nate Herbig and Josh Sweat listed as questionable. Herbig had started each game between Weeks 13 and 17 before sitting out Week 18. He has been a crucial part of the offense in recent weeks. Meanwhile, Sweat has seen the second-most snaps at defensive end and would be a huge loss if ruled out.
The Eagles cleared some key pieces of their offense heading into Wild Card Weekend. Jalen Hurts never looked like he’d miss the game, but Miles Sanders was limited all week with a broken hand. Meanwhile, Landon Dickerson was limited Wednesday with a thumb injury but returned to a full practice Thursday and was cleared for the game Friday.
Defensively, there are no major concerns outside of Sweat with his illness. Philadelphia will need their defense at full strength to hold the Buccaneers’ offense at bay.
Buccaneers injury report saw Ronald Jones and Cyril Grayson ruled out
- WR Cyril Grayson Jr. (Hamstring) – Out
- RB Ronald Jones II (Ankle) – Out
- WR Justin Watson (Quadricep) – Questionable
- CB Sean Murphy-Bunting (Hamstring) – Questionable
- CB Carlton Davis III (Back) – Questionable
- QB Tom Brady (Rest)
- RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn (Ribs)
- WR Mike Evans (Hamstring)
- WR Breshad Perriman (Hip)
- TE Rob Gronkowski (Rest)
- C Ryan Jensen (Shoulder)
- DL Ndamukong Suh (Rest)
- DL Steve McLendon (Rest)
- LB Shaquil Barrett (Knee)
- LB Jason Pierre-Paul (Shoulder/Knee)
- CB Jamel Dean (Hamstring)
- LB Anthony Nelson (Ankle)
- P Bradley Pinion (Right Hip)
The loss of Ronald Jones is a problem with Leonard Fournette also ruled out. Cyril Grayson is a significant loss as well, given the Buccaneers are without Chris Godwin and Antonio Brown. On top of that, they also have Justin Watson listed as questionable.
There are concerns for the Buccaneers at the CB position. They managed to clear Jamel Dean, but they still have two CBs listed as questionable. Tampa Bay hopes to have either Sean Murphy-Bunting or Carlton Davis cleared for the game. If neither can go, they could struggle at the position this week.
The positive news is that they managed to clear Mike Evans, Ke’Shawn Vaughn, and Ryan Jensen. The Bucs also got Shaquil Barrett and Jason Pierre-Paul off the injury report.