Monday Morning MD: Teams take different approaches to injury reporting

This season, the “probable” category for pregame injury reporting was removed. Now players need to be either eliminated entirely from the report and deemed ready to play, or placed in the “questionable” category. With the help of followers, I have gathered new injury reporting statistics. This season, approximately three out of every four (~75%) players listed as “questionable” are active league-wide, compared to just over half (~55%) in the previous year. At the halfway mark, it has become clear that teams take different approaches to injury reporting. I am not accusing any teams of manipulation or cheating; however, the numbers lead to stark contrasts. Over 90% of the “questionables” suit up for the Bengals, Panthers and Redskins. In contrast, under 50% of the same category are active for teams like the Titans, Jaguars and Seahawks. Here is a full list of teams and the percentage of “questionable” players that are ultimately activated each week through the first half of this season. RANK   TEAM   PERCENTAGE

1. Bengals         100%
2. Panthers

   95%

3. Redskins

   91%

4. Chargers

   90%

5. Bears

   86%

6. Buccaneers    84%
7. Colts                84%
8. Dolphins        80%
9. Lions

   79%

10. Texans

    79%

11. Rams

    77%

12. Cardinals

    76%

13. Bills

    76%

14. Jets                  75%
15. Steelers

    75%

16. Raiders

    72%

17. Giants              71%
18. Patriots

    70%

19. Cowboys

    69%

20. Ravens            66%
21. Saints              65%
22. Packers           64%
23. Chiefs              64%
24. Eagles              64%
25. Falcons            60%
26. Browns            59%
27. 49ers                58%
28. Broncos

    54%

29. Vikings            50%
30. Seahawks        47%
31. Jaguars            41%
32. Titans

    38%