As the NFL begins its postseason journey to Super Bowl LV in Tampa, teams will have to tackle the first-ever "Super Wild Card Weekend." This weekend, 12 wild card teams will compete for a spot in the divisional playoffs, but each squad enters the postseason dealing with injuries to key pieces.
Of course, some teams have been hit harder by the injury bug than others and are waiting to see if critical pieces of the roster can get back on the field for kickoff.
Here are the injury reports for each wild-card team (as of Thursday) as we inch closer to kickoff on Saturday:
Indianapolis Colts
DT DeForest Buckner, ankle. Did not participate in practice on Wednesday. Limited participation in practice on Thursday. Questionable to play on Saturday.
OT Will Holden, ankle. Did not participate in practice on Wednesday or Thursday. Will miss Saturday's game.
QB Philip Rivers, toe. Full participation in practice Thursday.
CB Rock Ya-Sin, concussion. Did not participate in practice Wednesday or Thursday. Will miss Saturday's game.
CB T.J. Carrie, ankle/shoulder. Full participation in practice Thursday.
RB Jonathan Taylor, shoulder. Limited participation in practice Wednesday and Thursday
S Khari Willis, concussion. Full participation in practice Wednesday and Thursday.
Buffalo Bills
WR Cole Beasley, knee. Limited participation in practice Thursday. Questionable to play Saturday
WR Stefon Diggs, oblique. Limited participation in practice Thursday, Questionable to play Saturday.
OG Jon Feliciano, knee. Full participation in practice Thursday
TE Reggie Gilliam, knee/hamstring. Full participation in practice Thursday.
WR Isaiah McKenzie, ankle, Full participation in practice Thursday.
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Los Angeles Rams
OL David Edwards, ankle. Limited participation in practice Wednesday and Thursday. Questionable to play Saturday.
OL Joe Noteboom, back. Full participation in practice Wednesday.
ILB Micah Kiser, knee. Limited participation in practice Wednesday and Thursday. Questionable to play Saturday.
QB Jared Goff, right thumb. Limited participation in practice Wednesday and Thursday. Questionable to Play Saturday.
OLB Natrez Patrick, groin. Limited participation in practice Tuesday and Wednesday.
RB Cam Akers, ankle. Full participation in practice on Wednesday and Thursday.
Seattle Seahawks
DT Jarran Reed, oblique. Limited participation in practice on Wednesday or Thursday. Questionable to play on Saturday.
RB Chris Carson, foot/load management. Limited participation in practice on Wednesday and Thursday.
OT Duane Brown, knee/resting veteran. Limited participation in practice on Wednesday and Thursday.
CB Jason Stanley, hamstring. Did not participate in practice Wednesday or Thursday.
SS Jamal Adams, shoulder/hand. Limited participation in practice on Wednesday and Thursday.
OG Mike Iupati, neck. Full participation in practice on Wednesday or Thursday.
RB DeeJay Dallas, ankle. Full participation in practice on Wednesday and Thursday.
OT Brandon Shell, ankle. Full participation in practice on Wednesday.
TE Greg Olsen, foot. Full participation in practice on Wednesday and Thursday.
RB Carlos Hyde, illness. Full participation in practice on Tuesday.
DT Bryan Mone, ankle. Did not participate in practice Wednesday. Full participation in practice on Thursday.
OG Damien Lewis, neck. Full participation in practice on Wednesday.
LB K.J. Wright, ankle. Full participation in practice on Wednesday.
CB Shaquill Griffin, hamstring. Did not participate in practice Thursday. Questionable to play on Saturday.
RB Rashaad Penny, knee. Limited participation in practice on Thursday.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
CB Carlton Davis, groin. Limited participation in practice on Wednesday. Questionable to play on Saturday.
WR Mike Evans, finger. Did not participate in practice on Wednesday. Questionable to play on Saturday.
RB Ronald Jone, finger. Full participation in practice on Wednesday and Thursday.
DL Jeremiah Ledbetter, calf. Did not participate in practice on Wednesday or Thursday. Will miss Saturday's game.
OLB Jason Pierre-Paul, knee. Did not participate in practice on Wednesday. Limited participation in practice on Thursday.
Washington Football Team
DT Jonathan Allen, not injury-related. Full participation in practice on Wednesday and Thursday.
LB Thomas Davis Sr., knee. Limited participation in practice Wednesday.
RB Antonio Gibson, toe. Limited participation in practice Wednesday and Thursday. Questionable to play Saturday.
WR Terry McLaurin, ankle. Limited participation in practice on Wednesday and Thursday. Questionable to play Saturday.
LB Kevin Pierre-Louis, ankle. Limited participation in practice on Wednesday and Thursday. Questionable to play Saturday.
OG Brandon Scherff, shoulder. Limited participation in practice on Wednesday. Full participation in practice on Thursday.
QB Alex Smith, calf. Limited participation in practice on Wednesday and Thursday. Questionable to play Saturday.
CB Kendall Fuller, knee. Limited participation in practice Wednesday. Full participation in practice Thursday.
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Baltimore Ravens
OG D.J. Fluker, knee. Did not participate in practice Wednesday or Thursday.
CB Marlon Humphrey, shoulder. Did not participate in practice on Wednesday. Limited participation in practice on Thursday.
WR/RS Willie Snead IV, ankle. Did not participate in practice on Wednesday. Limited participation in practice Thursday.
OG/C Patrick Mekari, back. Limited participation in practice Wednesday and Thursday.
DE Yannick Ngakoue, thigh. Limited participation in practice Wednesday and Thursday.
CB Jimmy Smith, ribs/shoulder. Limited participation in practice on Wednesday and Thursday.
Tennessee Titans
OT Dennis Kelly, knee. Did not participate in practice on Wednesday or Thursday.
OG Rodger Saffold III, ankle. Did not participate in practice on Wednesday or Thursday.
LB Daren Bates, hip. Limited participation in practice on Wednesday. Fully participated in practice on Thursday.
WR A.J. Brown, knee/hand. Limited participation in practice on Wednesday. Did not participate in practice on Thursday.
RB Darrynton Evans, shoulder. Limited participation in practice on Wednesday and Thursday.
CB Adoree’ Jackson, knee. Limited participation in practice on Wednesday. Did not participate in practice on Thursday.
C Ben Jones, hamstring. Fully participated in practice on Thursday.
TE Geoff Swaim, wrist. Limited participation in practice on Wednesday. Full participation in practice on Thursday.
OLB Derick Roberson, hamstring. Full participation in practice on Thursday.
K Stephen Gostkowski, not injury-related. Full participation in practice on Thursday.
RB Derrick Henry, not injury-related. Limited participation in practice on Thursday.
Chicago Bears
WR Darnell Mooney, ankle. Did not participate in practice Wednesday or Thursday. Questionable to play Sunday.
WR Cardarrelle Patterson, personal. Did not participate in practice Wednesday or Thursday.
CB Buster Skrine, concussion. Did not participate in practice Wednesday or Thursday. Questionable to play Sunday.
ILB Roquan Smith, elbow. Did not participate in practice Wednesday or Thursday. Questionable to play Sunday.
CB Jaylon Johnson, shoulder. Limited participation in practice Wednesday and Thursday.
OL Alex Bars, shoulder. Limited participation in practice Wednesday and Thursday.
S Deon Bush, foot. Full participation in practice Wednesday and Thursday. Questionable to play Sunday.
S Tashaun Gipson Sr., neck. Full participation in practice Wednesday and Thursday.
OT Akiem Hicks, NIR/resting vet. Full participation in practice Wednesday and Thursday.
S Eddie Jackson, wrist. Full participation in practice Wednesday and Thursday.
TE Cole Kmet, shoulder. Full participation in practice Wednesday and Thursday.
OT Charles Leno, Jr., toe. Full participation in practice Wednesday and Thursday.
LB Khalil Mack, shoulder. Full participation in practice Wednesday and Thursday.
WR Allen Robinson II, hamstring. Did not participate in practice on Thursday. Questionable to play Sunday.
CB Duke Shelley, knee. Limited participation in practice on Thursday.
CB Kindle Vildor, ankle. Full participation in practice Wednesday and Thursday.
ILB Josh Woods, toe. Limited participation in practice on Thursday. Questionable to play Sunday.
New Orleans Saints
C/G Nick Easton, concussion. Did not participate in practice on Thursday.
DB J.T. Gray, shoulder. Limited participation in practice on Thursday.
DE Trey Hendrickson, neck. Did not participate in practice on Thursday.
TE Josh Hill, hand. Limited participation in practice on Thursday.
QB Taysom Hill, concussion, Limited participation in practice on Thursday.
S Marcus Wiliams, ankle, Limited participation in practice on Wednesday and Thursday.
Cleveland Browns
OT Jack Conklin, knee. Limited participation in practice on Wednesday and Thursday.
DE Myles Garrett, shoulder. Full participation in practice on Wednesday and Thursday.
OT Kendall Lamm, illness. Full participation in practice on Thursday.
WR Jarvis Landry, hip. Full participation in practice on Wednesday and Thursday.
WR Donovan Peoples-Jones, concussion. Did not participate in practice on Wednesday or Thursday.
DT Sheldon Richardson, neck. Limited participation in practice on Wednesday and Thursday.
OG Wyatt Teller, ankle. Limited participation in practice on Wednesday and Thursday.
CB Tavierre Thomas, abdomen. Full participation in practice on Wednesday and Thursday.
C JC Tretter, knee. Limited participation in practice on Wednesday and Thursday.
Pittsburgh Steelers
K Chris Boswell, groin. Limited participation in practice on Wednesday. Full participation in practice on Thursday.
CB Steven Nelson, knee. Limited participation in practice on Wednesday. Full participation in practice on Thursday.
S Terrell Edmunds, shoulder. Full participation in practice on Wednesday and Thursday.
DE Tyson Alualu, ankle. Did not participate in practice on Wednesday. Full participation in practice on Thursday.
LB Vince Williams, quadriceps. Did not participate in practice on Wednesday. Full participation in practice on Thursday.
WR Juju Smith-Schuster, knee. Did not participate in practice on Thursday.
DE Isaiah Buggs, illness. Did not participate in practice on Thursday.
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