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November 20, 2018

2018 Thanksgiving NFL Injury Report

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Records are the only thing we wish athletes would break.

Unfortunately, this isn’t the case and injuries are part of sports, including football played at the NFL level.

Injuries are also one of the biggest determining factors for betting the NFL, and this is especially true for Thanksgiving Day games since players in all three matchups have a short week to recover, prepare, and play again on Thursday.

The most impactful injury on any Thanksgiving NFL betting line is the injury to Washington Redskins starting quarterback Alex Smith, who suffered a compound leg fracture after when getting sacked in the 3rd quarter of Sunday’s 23-21 loss to the Houston Texans.

After the game, Coach Jay Gruden announced Smith will undergo surgery on his lower right leg to repair the broken fibula and tibia in his right leg and will be out for the rest of the season.

This likely had a huge impact on the Thanksgiving NFL betting line for the Redskins-Cowboys matchup, since the Redskins lead the division but are an 8-point underdog for their game in Dallas.

This is the most notable injury by far. The current status of injured players for each team playing on Thanksgiving Day can be found below.

Chicago Bears

Player                                     Status                         Injury                          Date

Aaron Lynch, LB                  Questionable            Concussion              11/19/18

Adam Shaheen, TE             Questionable            Concussion              11/18/18

Javon Wims, WR                 Inactive                      Knee                          11/18/18

Dion Sims, TE                       Injured Reserve        Concussion              11/17/18

Detroit Lions

Player                                     Status                         Injury                          Date

Kerryon Johnson, RB          Question                    Knee                          11/18/18

Brandon Powell, WR           Day to Day                Coach’s Decision    11/18/18

T.J. Lang, G                          Injured Reserve        Neck                           11/16/18

Washington Redskins

Player                                     Status                         Injury                          Date

Alex Smith, QB                     Out                              Leg                             11/18/18

Dallas Cowboys

Player                                     Status                         Injury                          Date

Tyron Smith, OT                   Questionable            Shoulder                   11/18/18

Travis Frederick, C              Out                              Illness                        11/15/18

Atlanta Falcons

Player                                     Status                         Injury                          Date

Damontae Kazee, S            Questionable            Shoulder                   11/18/18

New Orleans Saints

Player                                     Status                         Injury                          Date

Larry Warford, G                  Questionable            Concussion              11/18/18

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