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NFL Divisional Round injury report: Player statuses for all four games

Published: Jan 15, 2026 at 02:40 PM Updated: Jan 15, 2026 at 05:30 PM

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SATURDAY, JAN. 17

Buffalo Bills

12-5

Denver Broncos

14-3

WHERE: Empower Field at Mile High (Denver)
WHEN: 4:30 p.m. ET | CBS, NFL+

BILLS

OUT: CB Maxwell Hairston (ankle), S Jordan Poyer (hamstring)
QUESTIONABLE: RB Ty Johnson (ankle), WR Curtis Samuel (elbow), DT Ed Oliver (bicep), LB Terrel Bernard (calf), S Damar Hamlin (pectoral)

BRONCOS

OUT: TE Lucas Krull (foot), LB Drew Sanders (ankle)

San Francisco 49ers

13-5

Seattle Seahawks

14-3

WHERE: Lumen Field (Seattle)
WHEN: 8:00 p.m. ET | FOX, NFL+

49ERS

OUT: S Ji'Ayir Brown (hamstring), LB Fred Warner (ankle)
QUESTIONABLE: WR Jacob Cowing (hamstring), LB Luke Gifford (quadricep), WR Ricky Pearsall (knee), LB Dee Winters (ankle)

SEAHAWKS

OUT: TE Elijah Arroyo (knee), OL Josh Jones (knee), LB Chazz Surratt (ankle)
QUESTIONABLE: QB Sam Darnold (oblique)

SUNDAY, JAN. 18

Houston Texans

13-5

New England Patriots

15-3

WHERE: Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)
WHEN: 3:00 p.m. ET | ESPN, ABC, NFL+

Los Angeles Rams

13-5-0

Chicago Bears

12-6

WHERE: Soldier Field (Chicago)
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. ET | NBC, Peacock, NFL+

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