NFL Week 15 injury updates

Week 15 of the NFL season has four consecutive days of action as teams attempt to emerge in the playoff picture, but notable injuries could hamper those efforts.

Several teams across the league are facing COVID-19 outbreaks, causing their injury reports to be rather lengthy and sparking a negotiation between the NFL and NFLPA about the league’s COVID-19 protocols.

Baker Mayfield is among the 24 Cleveland Browns starters who have been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list or tested positive this week. The Los Angeles Rams have placed 29 players on the reserve/COVID-19 list in the same time span, including wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and cornerback Jalen Ramsey. The Raiders-Browns game has been postponed to Monday, and the Seahawks-Rams and Washington-Philadelphia games were moved to Tuesday. The Washington Football Team has several starters, including QB Taylor Heinicke, among the 21 total players on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Elsewhere, a few teams are dealing with banged-up quarterbacks. Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson has missed only two games in his four-year career, but his status for Sunday remained undecided because of an ankle sprain that kept him out of practice this week. Jalen Hurts is also nursing an ankle injury that has his availability for the Philadelphia Eagles unknown. Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen injured his left foot Sunday but is now set to start, according to Bills coach Sean McDermott.

Our NFL reporters have the latest injury updates and developments surrounding players around the league.

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Injury: Calf
Fowler, Atlanta’s leader in sacks (4.5) and forced fumbles (three), is questionable for Sunday against San Francisco after suffering a calf injury late last week against Carolina. Fowler has been the Falcons’ most explosive edge rusher this season when he’s played — he missed three games earlier this year because of a hyperextended knee — and without him,…