NFL Week 8 injury report: Player statuses for all 14 games

NFL Week 8 injury report provides player statuses for all 14 games in the 2026 season.

First seen Oct 28, 2026 · 7:34 PM UTC · last updated Oct 29 7:36 PM

Scoring Zone's Take

This week's injury report is a wide net with little substance behind it. The sources confirm that Bobby Brown III, Damien Lewis, Travis Glover, Keisean Nixon, Zaire Franklin, Devonte Wyatt, Brenton Cox, Anthony Campbell, Matthew Golden, Sean Rhyan, Akayleb Evans, Jaelan Phillips, and Torricelli Simpkins III all appear on the Week 8 injury report, but no specific designations, injury types, or practice participation details are provided. Without that context, it's impossible to say who's trending toward "out," "questionable," or "probable."

For your lineup purposes, the only name here with real fantasy relevance is Matthew Golden, and even his situation is a black box right now — you need to track official practice reports and the Friday/Saturday status update before locking in your Week 8 decision. Treat him as a game-time monitor rather than an auto-start or auto-sit until more clarity emerges. The rest of this group (Brown, Lewis, Glover, Nixon, Franklin, Wyatt, Cox, Campbell, Rhyan, Evans, Phillips, Simpkins) are largely non-factors in standard fantasy formats, so even a vague, unspecified injury listing shouldn't change your waiver or roster approach for them.

Confidence here is low — these sources carry only a 50% confidence rating and don't specify actual injury status, which is why the impact score sits at a mild -1.0 rather than anything alarming. Don't make any add/drop or start/sit moves based on this alone. Check beat-reporter updates or the official injury designations before Sunday to get the real signal, especially on Golden, and revisit this cluster once firmer details surface.

NFL Week 8 injury report: Player statuses for all 14 games

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NFL.com tracks player statuses for all 14 games in Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season.

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THURSDAY, OCT. 29

WHERE:Lambeau Field (Green Bay, Wis.)
WHEN:8:15 p.m. ET | Prime Video, NFL+

PANTHERS

OUT:G Damien Lewis (knee), OL Torricelli Simpkins III (ankle), OLB Jaelan Phillips (hamstring), CB Akayleb Evans (triceps/knee)
QUESTIONABLE:DT Bobby Brown III (hand)

PACKERS

OUT:OL Travis Glover (knee), OL Sean Rhyan (ankle), LB Zaire Franklin (shin)
QUESTIONABLE:WR Matthew Golden (shoulder/foot), EDGE Brenton Cox (quadricep), DT Anthony Campbell (ankle), DT Devonte Wyatt (ankle), CB Keisean Nixon (shoulder)

SUNDAY, NOV. 1

WHERE:Highmark Stadium (Orchard Park, N.Y.)
WHEN:1:00 p.m. ET | CBS, Paramount+, NFL+
WHERE:Paycor Stadium (Cincinnati)
WHEN:1:00 p.m. ET | CBS
WHERE:AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
WHEN:1:00 p.m. ET | FOX
WHERE:Ford Field (Detroit)
WHEN:1:00 p.m. ET | FOX
WHERE:EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla.)
WHEN:1:00 p.m. ET | CBS
WHERE:MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, N.J.)
WHEN:1:00 p.m. ET | FOX
WHERE:Acrisure Stadium (Pittsburgh)
WHEN:1:00 p.m. ET | CBS
WHERE:Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.)
WHEN:1:00 p.m. ET | FOX
WHERE:SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, Calif.)
WHEN:4:05 p.m. ET | FOX, FOX One, NFL+
WHERE:Empower Field at Mile High (Denver)
WHEN:4:25 p.m. ET | CBS, Paramount+, NFL+
WHERE:Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Fla.)
WHEN:4:25 p.m. ET | CBS
WHERE:Northwest Stadium (Landover, Md.)
WHEN:8:20 p.m. ET | NBC, Peacock, NFL+

MONDAY, NOV. 2

WHERE:Lumen Field (Seattle)
WHEN:8:15 p.m. ET | ABC, ESPN, NFL+

Coverage from Nfl Dot Com News · by Around the NFL Staff · Oct 28, 2026 · read original