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Happy Thanksgiving! The transition between Week 12 and Week 13 always feels a little rushed in the NFL. Playing on Thanksgiving is technically the same for NFL teams as playing on Thursday Night Football. However, with three games taking place on the same day, it means that injuries from Week 12 can play a huge role.
The Week 12 injury report does not feature as many serious injuries as we saw in Week 11. But these injuries are still important, especially with six teams having to play on limited rest.
Below we will explore the most important injuries from Week 12 of the 2025 NFL season.
Mayfield suffered a nasty injury to his non-throwing shoulder, spraining it on Sunday Night Football against the Rams.
He was initially expected to return to the field following the injury. However, he never returned to the game and was eventually ruled out.
It should be noted that the Rams were dominating the Buccaneers, so there was little sense in bringing Mayfield back onto the field at all.
Mayfield received an MRI on Monday and has a low-grade sprain in his left shoulder, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. That leaves the door open for Mayfield to potentially return in Week 13.
The Buccaneers play at home on Sunday, which gives Mayfield the regular amount of time to get healthy and prepared.
Buccaneers fans should keep an eye on the team’s practice reps and injury reports throughout the week for more clues on Mayfield’s availability.
The Bengals got more bad injury news in Week 12.
Tee Higgins was carted off the field during the fourth quarter after suffering a concussion. He did not return to the game.
The timing could not have been worse for Higgins’ injury.
Cincinnati faces off against Baltimore on the third and final Thanksgiving game on Thursday. Joe Burrow is expected to make his return for the Bengals, so we he would love to have all of his weapons available.
Unfortunately, head coach Zac Taylor announced on Monday that Higgins is already ruled out for Thanksgiving. It will be impossible for him to pass the NFL’s concussion protocol in time to play on Thursday.
That will put pressure on Ja’Marr Chase and the rest of Cincinnati’s pass catchers to step up on Thursday.
Campbell’s injury could be the most significant of all the Week 12 injuries.
The rookie tackle suffered a right knee injury during the second half against the Bengals. He was helped off the field and headed to the blue medical tent. Then Patriots fans saw what you never want to see.
New England carted Campbell back to the locker room, and the rookie had a towel over his head. That is often the sign of a significant injury, and a player getting emotional about it in real time.
Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel hinted that [Campbell’s injury could cause him...
