The Monday night teams have released their injury reports, and there are some notable names on there. (Peyton Manning; that qualifies as a notable name, doesn’t it?)
The Broncos have a flurry of names. These are the big ones …
QB Peyton Manning (thigh) is questionable OT Ryan Clady (thigh) is questionable WR Emmanuel Sanders (illness) is questionable RB Ronnie Hillman (foot) is questionable RB Juwan Thompson (hip/knee) is questionable
Manning and Clady were limited in practice all week. They’re expected to play. There’s been no real suggestion they won’t.
Sanders is a little tricky. There have been more guys around the league getting sick recently, but a lot of those guys (like Dwayne Bowe) have been sick all week, giving them plenty of time to get healthy before their games. In the case of Sanders, he practiced fully on Thursday and Friday, then showed up sick today. He’s more on the front end of his illness, so there’s a little worry it might still be affecting him on Monday.
For fantasy purposes, those with Sanders should probably just start him. If they happen to have another wide receiver of similar value, then they can start thinking about sitting him down.
Thompson didn’t practice Thursday and then put in limited work on Friday and Saturday. There’s a chance the Broncos will elevate Hillman into that No. 2 role.
Defensively, the Broncos will be without LB Brandon Marshall (foot), and CB Kayvon Webster (shoulder) is questionable.
A number of offensive players are probabe, including C.J. Anderson (ankle), Julius Thomas (ankle) and Demaryius Thomas (ankle). Those guys are all fine.
The report in its entirety is at www.denverbroncos.com
The Bengals also list a bunch of guys, but for fantasy purposes, just one notable name. Jermaine Gresham is probable with a toe injury. Gresham missed last week’s game but was able to practice fully all week.
Cincinnati’s report appears at www.bengals.com
—Ian Allan
