Thursday Night Triage: Seahawks and Broncos Limp Into Mile High
Ian Rapoport teased a look at the 'big injuries' in advance of the game on Good Morning Football.
Thursday Night Football is already a physical grind, and now Ian Rapoport is dropping injury teasers on Good Morning Football like it is a premium cable cliffhanger.
The are heading to Mile High to face the , and the trainer's room is getting more action than the practice field. Short weeks are brutal by design, but when the national insiders start flagging major injuries before the final report even drops, you know the inactive list is going to look like a CVS receipt.
is limping into this matchup after a bruising 32-29 divisional loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
Meanwhile, managed to grind out a 23-17 win over the Los Angeles Chargers, but nobody escapes an AFC West rock fight completely clean.
Trying to handicap a Thursday night game is already an exercise in trusting guys who have had roughly 72 hours to ice their knees.
Throw in a vague but ominous injury warning from Rapoport, and suddenly every line movement feels like a trap. You are basically betting on which team has the better supply of ibuprofen.
We will need to see the final practice designations to know exactly who is sitting this one out. Until those official reports drop, keep your expectations low and wait to see who actually steps on the field.