Player Notes

NFL Team Report - Chicago BearsPLAYER NOTES --G Kyle Long (foot) is practicing with the team and the intent is to activate him for Sunday's game, barring any setbacks. Long padded up and practiced Wednesday and is in the middle of a 21-day window for evaluation for returning. He had a foot tendon injury Oct. 28 and has been on injured reserve. His return to the lineup would likely mean right guard ...

NFL Team Report - Chicago Bears--Head coach Matt Nagy said he didn't worry about the possibility the Bears would face the Vikings this week, and if they lose, would have to play Minnesota again next week at Soldier Field. "Not really. It'd be different if you couldn't move at all (in the NFC seeding), but the fact that you're going here to win this game and do everything you can based on where we're ...

NFL Team Report - Chicago BearsQB Trubisky continues to show growth It would be an exaggeration to say quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and the Chicago Bears offense have been "in a zone" when it comes to the passing attack lately. But in a very literal sense, it has been true about opposing defenses when they face Trubisky. Trubisky is learning to play the cat-and-mouse game of correctly reading ...

NFL Team Report - Detroit LionsPLAYER NOTES --WR Bruce Ellington was placed on injured reserve Saturday for the second time this season because of a hamstring injury. Ellington opened the year with the Houston Texans and was released off injured reserve in October. The Lions signed Ellington after they traded Golden Tate to the Philadelphia Eagles, but Ellington pulled his hamstring again in a Week ...

NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions--Glover Quin contemplated retirement in the spring when he stayed away from the team to deal with family matters, and the veteran safety said Wednesday he's not sure yet if he'll play again in 2019. Quin, who turns 33 next month, has started to show his age on the field after serving as one of the Lions' most important defensive players for his first five seasons in ...

NFL Team Report - Detroit LionsQB Stafford set to finish subpar season For the first time in a decade, the Detroit Lions will enter the offseason with a question mark at quarterback. Matthew Stafford is under contract for another four seasons and should return as the Lions' starter in 2019, but he's had a disappointing year under first-year head coach Matt Patricia and outlets like ESPN and NBC ...

NFL Team Report - Los Angeles RamsPLAYER NOTES --QB Jared Goff (349) needs six more completions to pass Sam Bradford (354, 2010) for the third-most single-season completions in franchise history. Marc Bulger (370) sits in second place, while Kurt Warner completed a franchise-best 375 passes in 2001. Goff needs 342 yards to pass Kurt Warner (4,830 in 2001) for the Rams single-season passing yards ...

NFL Team Report - Los Angeles Rams--The Rams were without running back Todd Gurley II on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals but newly signed C.J. Anderson made it a non-issue. Anderson was signed by the Rams last Wednesday, partially out of concern for Gurley's knee injury but also to provide depth after backup Justin Davis went down with a shoulder injury. Anderson, with just three practices under ...

NFL Team Report - Los Angeles RamsRams strive for first-round playoff bye The Los Angeles Rams got back on track on Sunday with a 31-9 win over the Cardinals. It did much more than snap a two-game losing streak - the first for the Rams under Sean McVay - it also meant maintaining their grip on the second seed in the NFL playoffs and a first-round bye. In order to keep control of it, the Rams have ...

NFL Team Report - Atlanta FalconsPLAYER NOTES --RB Tevin Coleman strained his groin on Sunday. He will participate in the walk-through on Thursday before they decide whether he will play. --WR Julio Jones (hip) continues to play through injuries. He received treatment during the game for the problematic ailment last week. Jones is expected to play on Sunday. --CB Desmond Trufant (ankle) is still ...