Barf. Thursday night’s prime-time game between the New Orleans Saints and Arizona Cardinals is looking more like a war of attrition than a matchup featuring heavyweight talents. Neither team practiced on Monday given the short turnaround between their Week 6 games on Sunday and Week 7’s upcoming tilt on Thursday, so they offered only estimates from the training staff on the initial injury report.
And it’s a doozy. The Saints estimated that 14 different players would have either sat out on Monday or only practiced on a limited basis due to injuries. Arizona estimated that 13 of their own would have been sidelined to some extent, too. That’s a combined 27 players, or 25% of the 106 guys eligible to play in this game between both squads’ 53-man rosters.
Hopefully things improve when each team actually practices on Tuesday. For now, here is what they’re reporting on Monday:
Arizona Cardinals injury report
| Player | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Game Status |
| WR Marquise Goodwin (foot) | DNP | |||
| RB James Conner (ribs) | DNP | |||
| LB Dennis Gardeck (ankle) | DNP | |||
| C Rodney Hudson (knee) | DNP | |||
| K Matt Prater (left hip) | DNP | |||
| LG Justin Pugh (knee) | DNP | |||
| S Jalen Thompson (hamstring) | DNP | |||
| RB Darrel Williams (knee) | DNP | |||
| RB Eno Benjamin (foot) | Limited | |||
| LB Zaven Collins (shoulder) | Limited | |||
| DE Michael Dogbe (elbow) | Limited | |||
| CB Trayvon Mullen (hamstring) | Limited | |||
| DT Rashard Lawrence (hand) | Full |
New Orleans Saints injury report
| Player | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Game Status |
| WR Michael Thomas (foot) | DNP | |||
| WR Jarvis Landry (ankle) | DNP | |||
| LG Andrus Peat (chest) | DNP | |||
| TE Adam Trautman (ankle) | DNP | |||
| WR Keith Kirkwood (ankle) | DNP | |||
| CB Marshon Lattimore (abdomen) | DNP | |||
| RB Mark Ingram II (knee) | Limited | |||
| CB Paulson Adebo (knee) | Limited | |||
| S Marcus Maye (rib) | Limited | |||
| RT Ryan Ramczyk (rest) | Limited | |||
| LG Calvin Throckmorton (hip) | Limited | |||
| DE Payton Turner (chest) | Limited | |||
| QB Jameis Winston (back/ankle) | Limited | |||
| QB Andy Dalton (back) | Limited |
