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Tonga (foot) is considered to have a one- or two-week injury and should be back for the playoffs, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Tonga left Sunday night's game against the Ravens in the first half and was unable to return. The starting nose tackle for the Patriots is a key part of their defense, so his availability for an inevitable playoff push is a big win for the team. Since the 29-year-old may miss the rest of the regular season, Eric Gregory will likely be called upon to face the Jets in Week 17 and maybe the Dolphins in Week 18.

Mariota (hand/quadriceps) was a non-participant in Tuesday's walk-through practice.

With Mariota going down as a non-participant on the second consecutive Commanders practice report, he would appear unlikely to be available to play Thursday against the Cowboys. In preparation of a potential Mariota absence for Week 17, the Commanders signed Jeff Driskel off the Cardinals' practice squad Monday to bolster their depth at quarterback, but Josh Johnson is trending toward making his first start of the season and his first since 2021, per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com. Johnson came on in relief of a banged-up Mariota in this past Saturday's 29-18 loss to the Eagles.

Revel recorded nine tackles (eight solo) and one pass breakup in Sunday's loss to the Chargers.

The third-round rookie cornerback made his sixth appearance of the season and produced a season-high nine tackles against Los Angeles. Revel has started each of the last four games and is up to 29 tackles (20 solo) and a pair of pass breakups through six contests.

Conner recorded six tackles (six solo), including 1.0 sacks, in the Chiefs' loss to the Titans on Sunday.

The third-year safety and slot cornerback has started all 15 games this season and has produced a career-high 103 tackles (66 solo), including 2.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and one pass breakup across 98 percent of the Chiefs' defensive snaps.

Tranquill recorded 10 tackles (two solo) and one forced fumble in Sunday's loss to the Titans.

After failing to reach double-digit tackles in any of his first 12 starts of the season, Tranquill has double-digit stops in three consecutive contests. On the season, Tranquill has logged 89 tackles (45 solo), including 2.0 sacks, one pass breakup, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery across 15 starts.

Fulton recorded 10 tackles (seven solo) in the Chiefs' loss to the Titans on Sunday.

Sunday marked Fulton's first significant defensive action of the season after he played a combined 29 snaps across his first five appearances of 2025. He dealt with an ankle injury earlier in the season but was a healthy inactive multiple times. With Trent McDuffie (knee) inactive against Tennessee, Fulton played 63 percent of the defensive snaps.

Bolton recorded 10 tackles (four solo), including 1.0 sacks, in Kansas City's 26-9 loss to Tennessee on Sunday.

Bolton's second-quarter sack of Cam Ward was Bolton's first of the season. He's now produced double-digit tackles in four straight games and has logged 133 tackles (63 solo), five pass breakups and one forced fumble across 15 starts this season.

Anzalone recorded eight tackles (three solo) and one pass breakup in Detroit's loss to the Steelers on Sunday.

Anzalone has started all 15 games this season and has produced 92 tackles (50 solo), including 1.5 sacks, and nine pass breakups, including one interception, on 98 percent of the defensive snaps.

Hutchinson recorded three tackles (three solo), including 2.0 sacks, in the Lions' loss to the Steelers on Sunday.

Hutchinson has now matched his career-high with 11.5 sacks this season. Through 15 games, Hutchinson has recored 42 tackles (28 solo), four forced fumbles, three pass breakups, including one interception, and one fumble recovery on 91 percent of the Lions' defensive snaps.

Campbell recorded 16 tackles (seven solo), two pass breakups and one fumble recovery in Detroit's loss to Pittsburgh on Sunday.

The 16 tackles marked a new career-high for the third-year linebacker, who has logged double-digit tackles in three straight contests and five of his last six appearances. Through 15 games this season, all starts, Campbell has piled up a career-best 159 tackles (83 solo), including 5.0 sacks, three pass breakups, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries on 99 percent of the defensive snaps.