Saints see improved attendance on updated injury report vs. Patriots
Attendance improved on the updated New Orleans Saints injury report for Week 5’s road game with the New England Patriots. Starting right guard Cesar Ruiz returned to practice after being cleared in the NFL concussion protocol, and just three players were not spotted at Thursday’s practice session: starting tight end Juwan Johnson (calf), backup left guard Andrus Peat (concussion), and backup safety Lonnie Johnson Jr. (hamstring). However, backup offensive tackle Landon Young was limited with a new hip injury, so we’ll keep an eye on updates for his status on Friday.
With that said, the Saints are still managing a number of different injury situations, and it remains to be seen who will be available on Sunday (and in what capacity). But that’s also true of the Patriots. New England has been bitten badly by the injury bug with big-time players like rookie cornerback Christian Gonzalez (shoulder) and pass-rushing linebacker Matthew Judon (elbow) going on the shelf for the foreseeable future.
This may be a case where the healthiest team is able to pull away just by virtue of having enough warm bodies on the sideline. Here’s what we learned on Thursday’s injury report update from each team, with changes from Wednesday’s first report listed in bold text:
New England Patriots injury report
CB Christian Gonzalez (shoulder): Did not participate
LB Matthew Judon (elbow): Did not participate
DL Christian Barmore (knee): Limited
DB Cody Davis (knee): Limited
DL Trey Flowers (foot): Limited
DL Davon Godchaux (ankle): Limited
CB Jonathan Jones (ankle): Limited
RB Ty Montgomery (illness): Limited
OL Riley Reiff (knee): Limited
RB Rhamondre Stevenson (thigh): Limited
OG Cole Strange (knee): Limited
CB Shaun Wade (shoulder): Limited
New Orleans Saints injury report
TE Juwan Johnson (calf): Did not participate
S Lonnie Johnson (hamstring): Did not participate
TE Jimmy Graham (rest): Did not participate
LG Andrus Peat (concussion): Did not participate
RT Ryan Ramczyk (rest/foot): Limited
DT Bryan Bresee (illness): Full
CB Paulson Adebo (hamstring): Limited
QB Derek Carr (right shoulder): Limited
C Erik McCoy (knee): Full
TE Foster Moreau (ankle): Full
S Jordan Howden (finger): Full
OT Landon Young (hip): Limited
