Falcons
Three Buccaneers carry a game designation for Sunday, November 1 against the Atlanta Falcons, kickoff 1:00 PM ET, 19:00 CET, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa: wide receiver Emeka Egbuka is out, and running back Kenny Gainwell and tackle Luke Goedeke are questionable. Nobody is doubtful. That is the final injury report as listed on Buccaneers.com (October 30). Quarterback Baker Mayfield (right thumb) and safety Antoine Winfield Jr. (rib) practiced fully on all three days and carry no designation.
Key facts
- Wide receiver Emeka Egbuka (foot) is out for Sunday's game against the Falcons (Buccaneers.com, October 30).
- Running back Kenny Gainwell (hip) and tackle Luke Goedeke (calf) are questionable for the Buccaneers (Buccaneers.com, October 30).
- Quarterback Baker Mayfield (right thumb) and safety Antoine Winfield Jr. (rib) practiced fully all week and carry no designation (Buccaneers.com, October 30).
- Falcons running back Brian Robinson (hamstring) is out and eight Falcons are questionable, including wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus (Atlanta Falcons official site, October 30).
- Kickoff is Sunday, November 1 at 1:00 PM ET, 19:00 CET, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.
Buccaneers injury report
Player | Pos | Injury | Wed | Thu | Fri | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emeka Egbuka | WR | Foot | Limited | Limited | DNP | Out |
Kenny Gainwell | RB | Hip | DNP | Limited | Full | Questionable |
Luke Goedeke | T | Calf | DNP | DNP | Limited | Questionable |
OLB | Illness | Limited | Full | Full | No designation | |
LB | Illness | DNP | Full | Full | No designation | |
WR | Rest | not listed | DNP | Full | No designation | |
RB | Rest | not listed | DNP | Full | No designation | |
DL | Rest | not listed | Limited | Full | No designation | |
Baker Mayfield | QB | Right thumb | Full | Full | Full | No designation |
Antoine Winfield Jr. | S | Rib | Full | Full | Full | No designation |
Source: Buccaneers.com injury report, Week 8 (October 30). Linebacker Christian Rozeboom (finger) and cornerback Josh Hayes (knee) are on injured reserve and are not on the weekly report (ESPN, October 23 and 29).
What it means
Egbuka is listed as a starting wide receiver on the Week 8 depth chart, alongside Ted Hurst III and Chris Godwin Jr. Tez Johnson is listed behind Egbuka, and David Sills V is listed behind Hurst (Tez Johnson, Ted Hurst III, Chris Godwin Jr.). The full lineup is on the depth chart. BucsWorld covered his concussion and foot injury in Emeka Egbuka is out again, now with a foot injury after clearing the concussion protocol. His player page has the rest.
Gainwell went from DNP on Wednesday to limited on Thursday to a full practice on Friday, and the team still gave him a questionable designation. He is listed second at running back behind Bucky Irving, with Sean Tucker third, and he is also the first kick returner on the depth chart (Kenny Gainwell).
Goedeke missed Wednesday and Thursday and returned as a limited participant on Friday. He is listed at right tackle, with Justin Skule behind him on the Week 8 depth chart (Luke Goedeke). The Wednesday report is in BucsWorld's earlier report.
Atlanta Falcons injury report
Player | Pos | Injury | Wed | Thu | Fri | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Robinson | RB | Hamstring | DNP | DNP | DNP | Out |
Beaux Collins | WR | Hip | Full | Full | Full | Questionable |
Cameron Williams | OT | Ankle | Full | Full | Full | Questionable |
Samson Ebukam | DE | Hamstring | Limited | Limited | Limited | Questionable |
Avieon Terrell | CB | Illness | Limited | Limited | Limited | Questionable |
Olamide Zaccheaus | WR | Shoulder | Limited | Limited | Limited | Questionable |
Charles Snowden | DE | Back | Limited | Limited | Limited | Questionable |
Billy Bowman Jr. | CB | Hamstring | DNP | Limited | Limited | Questionable |
Divine Deablo | LB | Forearm | DNP | Limited | Limited | Questionable |
Za'Darius Smith | DE | Rest | DNP | Limited | Unspecified | No designation |
Jawaan Taylor | OT | Hamstring | Limited | Limited | Limited | No designation |
LaCale London | DE | Chest | Limited | Limited | Limited | No designation |
Chris Lindstrom | G | Personal | DNP | not listed | not listed | No designation |
Source: Atlanta Falcons official site injury report, Week 8 (October 30). A.J. Terrell Jr., C.J. Henderson, Cameron Thomas (all groin) and Kendal Daniels (Achilles) practiced limited on Thursday, were full on Friday and carry no designation.
Atlanta lists one player out, running back Brian Robinson, who did not practice all week, and eight questionable players across the defensive line, secondary, linebackers and receivers.
The inactives list comes out 90 minutes before kickoff, 11:30 AM ET, 17:30 CET, and that is when questionable becomes a yes or a no. BucsWorld updates the game page with the final word.
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