Injuries are an unfortunate inevitability in the NFL, and Week 7 has been no exception. The injury bug has taken its fair share of bites across the league this season, and we're seeing that continue this week with a handful of notable players going down.
One of the bigger injuries occurred when Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson ruptured his Achilles in the second quarter against the Bengals, and had to be carted off. An MRI revealed a tear, confirming Watson's season is over. The 49ers may have lost another offensive star after Brandon Aiyuk went down with what the team fears is a torn ACL.
Raiders quarterback Aidan O'Connell is going on injured reserve with a fractured thumb and will miss at least four weeks.
Below is an updated team-by-team list of all the other key Week 7 injuries around the league.
Buffalo Bills
- Curtis Samuel (shoulder): The Bills wideout was ruled out due to a shoulder injury he suffered in the opening quarter of Buffalo's matchup with the Titans.
Cincinnati Bengals
- Geno Stone (left leg): The Bengals safety was ruled out after suffering a left leg injury.
Cleveland Browns
- Deshaun Watson (Achilles): The Browns starting quarterback suffered a non-contact injury with less than two minutes remaining in the first half of the team's Week 7 matchup with the Bengals. After being carted off the field, Cleveland officially ruled him out with an Achilles injury. On Monday, an MRI revealed he ruptured his Achilles and will be done for the season.
- Dorian Thompson-Robinson (finger): Playing in place of the injured Deshaun Watson, Thompson-Robinson was ruled out after he suffered a finger injury late in the game. Jameis Winston took over as the emergency quarterback.
Detroit Lions
- David Montgomery (leg): The Lions running back returned to action in the opening minutes of the second quarter after he was questionable to return to Sunday's action due to a knee injury.
Indianapolis Colts
- Jaylon Carlies (calf): The Colts linebacker was ruled out due to a calf injury he suffered in the second quarter.
Jacksonville Jaguars
- Cam Robinson (concussion): Jacksonville's starting left tackle left in the first half of the club's Week 7 game against New England in London. Initially, the team said he was being evaluated for a concussion, and later ruled out once that diagnosis was confirmed.
Kansas City Chiefs
- JuJu Smith-Schuster (hamstring): Smith-Schuster left the Chiefs' Week 7 win after aggravating a hamstring injury he had been dealing with heading into the game.
Las Vegas Raiders
- Aidan O'Connell (thumb): The Las Vegas Raiders quarterback suffered a fractured thumb early in the Week 7 game against the Rams, and is heading to injured reserve, meaning he will miss at least four weeks and possibly more.
Miami Dolphins
- Tyler Huntley (right shoulder): Dolphins starting quarterback Tyler Huntley departed to the locker room after suffering a right shoulder injury. After initially listing him as questionable to return, the Dolphins downgraded Huntley to out. Tim Boyle came in as the backup.
New England Patriots
- Layden Robinson (ankle): New England's starting right guard suffered the injury in the first half and was initially ruled as questionable to return. In the opening minutes of the third quarter, he was downgraded to out.
- DeMario Douglas (illness): The Patriots wideout was listed as questionable to return to the team's Week 7 matchup against the Jaguars. As NFL Media reported, Douglas woke up sick and took anti-nausea medicine and an IV, but appeared to be slowed because of this illness.
- Ja'Lynn Polk (head): Polk suffered a head injury late in the Week 7 matchup.
New York Giants
- Ty Summers (ankle): Giants linebacker was ruled out for the remainder of the game due to an ankle injury.
- Jalin Hyatt (ribs): Giants wide receiver suffered a cracked rib late in Sunday's game.
Philadelphia Eagles
- Mekhi Becton (concussion): The Eagles offensive tackle was ruled out due to a concussion.
San Francisco 49ers
- Brandon Aiyuk (knee): Aiyuk was carted off the field and has been ruled out after suffering what appears to be a significant right knee injury. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said following the game that the team fears a torn ACL.
- Deebo Samuel (illness): Samuel was going to try to gut it out, but he stayed on the sideline before ultimately changing into street clothes for the second half of Sunday's game against the Chiefs.
Seattle Seahawks
- DK Metcalf (knee): The Seahawks star wide receiver was questionable to return due to a knee injury and seen being carted to the locker room late in the game. While things didn't look great for Metcalf, Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said afterward that the injury "doesn't look too bad." NFL Media reported on Monday that the injury is believed to be minor.
Washington Commanders
- Jayden Daniels (rib): The Commanders rookie quarterback could be seen getting his rib area checked out by trainers on the sideline. He then was taken into the blue medical tent, emerged and still appeared to be in pain. Daniels soon left to the locker room. He was ruled out at halftime, but returned to the sideline. Marcus Mariota is in at quarterback. Both Daniels' mother and multiple reports indicated that X-rays came back clean, but he is headed for more tests on Monday.
