NFL Injury Report

It is always a good idea to review a team’s injury report before placing a wager on a game. Missing players can significantly impact a team’s ability to win games or cover a spread. Key injuries can also be a signal to bettors to wager against that particular team in a given week. Be sure to keep a close eye on the Action Network’s NFL Injury Report with daily updates.

Discover how NFL injuries impact betting odds.

How to Read Action Network's NFL Injury Report

Our NFL injury report is designed to give you a fast, filterable view of who's banged up around the league heading into each week's games.

Filtering the Report

At the top of the tool, you can narrow the list two ways:

• By player group — toggle between All Players, Key Players, or Starters. Casual bettors and fantasy managers will usually want Key Players or Starters; those doing deeper research may want the full list.
• By team — view injuries across the whole league or filter down to one or more specific teams.

Reading the Columns

The leftmost column groups players by team, so everyone on a given roster is listed together. From there, each row shows:

• Position — the player's position on the field
• Status — their current game or practice designation (see below)
• Injury — the body part or type of injury involved
• Update — a short note giving context on the injury (severity, expected timeline, etc.)
• Last Updated — when that player's entry was most recently refreshed, so you know how current the information is

What Injury Statuses Mean

Injury statuses are standardized to mean the following:

• Out — will not play in the upcoming game
• Doubtful — unlikely to play (historically implied roughly a 25% chance of playing)
• Questionable — uncertain; could go either way
• Probable — likely to play (rarely used now, but still shows up occasionally)
• IR (Injured Reserve) — sidelined for a minimum multi-week stretch per NFL rules
• PUP (Physically Unable to Perform) — carried over from before the season, tied to an injury from an earlier point
• DNP / Limited / Full — practice participation levels (Did Not Practice, Limited, Full), which often signal how a Questionable or Doubtful tag will ultimately shake out

Common Injuries by Position

Certain injuries tend to cluster by position, which is useful context when scanning the report:

• QB — shoulder (throwing arm), ankle, concussion
• RB — hamstring, knee, ankle (high-workload, high-contact positions)
• WR/TE — hamstring, ankle, shoulder, concussion
• OL — knee, ankle, foot
• DL/EDGE — shoulder, hand, groin
• LB — hamstring, knee, shoulder
• DB — hamstring, groin, shoulder

Knowing these tendencies can help you gauge risk quickly. For instance, a hamstring injury for a WR is a much bigger red flag for game-day availability than an OL hamstring injury.

If you want to use NFL injury info to bet on the best sportsbooks or trade on prediction market apps, use Action Network's recs!