Week 4 Injury Update

Today, the Lions and Cowboys have released their full injury reports for week 4.  Here they are:

Detroit Lions Week 4 Injury Report
POS.	NAME	INJURY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	STATUS
CB	Aaron Berry	Groin	DNP	LP	LP	Questionable
WR	Rashied Davis	Foot	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
S	Louis Delmas	Abdomen	DNP	LP	LP	Probable
LB	Justin Durant	Concussion	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
DT	Nick Fairley	Foot	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
T	Jason Fox	Foot	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
WR	Calvin Johnson	Ankle	DNP	LP	LP	Probable
S	John Wendling	Knee	DNP	LP	LP	Questionable
DE	Kyle Vanden Bosch	Not Injury Related	DNP	Not Listed	Not Listed	Not Listed
DE	Lawrence Jackson	Hamstring	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
TE	Brandon Pettigrew	Shoulder	LP	LP	LP	Probable
LB	DeAndre Levy	Knee	LP	FP	FP	Probable
WR	Maurice Stovall	Hand	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
CB	Eric Wright	Groin	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
QB	Matthew Stafford	Right Forearm	FP	FP	Not Listed	Not Listed
S	Amari Spievey	Toe	Not Listed	LP	LP	Questionable

Dallas Cowboys Week 4 Injury Report
POS.	NAME	INJURY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	STATUS
WR	Miles Austin	Hamstring	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
K	David Buehler	Groin	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
G	Derrick Dockery	Knee	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
DE	Jason Hatcher	Calf	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
CB	Orlando Scandrick	Ankle	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
WR	Dez Bryant	Thigh	LP	DNP	DNP	Questionable
FB	Tony Fiammetta	Hamstring	LP	DNP	DNP	Questionable
QB	Tony Romo	Ribs	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
C	Phil Costa	Knee	FP	FP	FP	Probable
CB	Mike Jenkins	Shoulder	FP	FP	FP	Probable
RB	Felix Jones	Shoulder	FP	FP	FP	Probable
LB	Anthony Spencer	Shoulder	FP	FP	FP	Probable

As you can see, this differs greatly from the early Wednesday report.  It also shows us, in definite fashion, who will NOT be playing on Sunday.  For the Cowboys, that list includes Miles Austin, David Buehler, Derrick Dockery, Jason Hatcher, and Orlando Scandrick, while Dez Bryant, Tony Romo, and Tony Flammetta are all questionable.  I imagine Romo and Bryant will give it a go, but it is good news for the Lions that Miles Austin will not play.  That is one less weapon Romo will have at his disposal on Sunday.

The bad news for the Lions is that Justin Durant has been ruled out of this game as well.  Bobby Carpenter will likely get the nod in his abscence, and Carp has done a great job for us in both rotational situations this season, and as a starter last season.  I do not worry about any significant difference in performance between him and Durant this week, but of course I would have liked to see Durant play.  Amari Spievey and Eric Wright are also questionable, and if they are unable to play it will raise some concern.  Spievey's backup is Erik Coleman, and I'm not too sure Coleman can adequately replace Spievey.  Eric Wright's backup is Aaron Berry, but Berry is banged up as well. The rest of our players that are out this week are either backups or special teamers, so there should be no significant change there.  Aaron Berry is questionable, and if he and Wright both are unable to go, then it will most likely be Brandon McDonald.  Could we see Alphonso Smith this week?