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With Week 16 in the books, only two games remain for each team in the 2025 NFL regular season. Almost no player is healthy at this point in the season, but a few more concerning injuries were added to the list late in the year.
Many missed the week due to injury — including Patrick Mahomes, Alvin Kamara and Rashee Rice, to name a few — but many more joined the list in Week 16.
Depending on where teams stand in the playoff race, injuries tend to be season-ending at this point in the season. However, some still affected players’ long-term futures and potentially threatened their availability for 2026.
With the season coming to a close, take a look at some of the biggest injuries from Week 16 of the 2025 NFL season.
Quinshon Judkins suffered the biggest injury of the week in the second quarter of the Cleveland Browns’ matchup with the Buffalo Bills. Judkins was blown up on a screen pass by Bills linebacker Matt Milano and immediately showed visible signs of pain before being carted off the field.
It did not take long for the Browns to rule him out for the remainder of the game before eventually revealing the nature of his injuries. Judkins suffered a fractured fibula and a dislocated ankle on the play, sidelining him for the next four to five months.
Judkins’ rookie season ends with 827 rushing yards, 171 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. He will likely miss 2026 mandatory minicamps, but he could return in time for OTAs and training camp.
One week after losing Micah Parsons, the Green Bay Packers watched their quarterback go down. Jordan Love suffered a concussion early in the team’s Week 16 rematch with the Chicago Bears and did not return for the rest of the game.
Backup quarterback Malik Willis also suffered minor injuries late, but the Packers are certainly more worried about Love. The team is listing him as week-to-week for now, putting his Week 17 status in doubt.
Concussion protocol is always tricky, but Love is almost guaranteed to miss Week 17. The 9-5 Packers remain in the playoff discussion but are now clinging for dear life after ceding control of the NFC North to the Bears. If Willis is unable to go, Green Bay could be forced to deploy Clayton Tune for its upcoming game against the Baltimore Ravens, who are also dealing with a quarterback injury.
Just when it seemed like the Baltimore Ravens were back on track, Lamar Jackson landed back on the injury report. Jackson exited the Ravens’ Week 16 game against the New England Patriots with a back injury after getting hit from behind at the end of a run.
The team has since updated Jackson’s status, saying he has a significant back contusion but no structural damage. Jackson is considered day-to-day, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport, and...
