News, Injuries and Weather for NFL Week 4

Every week, Spread Weekly provides injury reports, betting news and weather updates for the full slate of NFL action. Key injuries for Week 4 include Willie Parker, Devin Hester and Al Harris.

News

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Injuries & Weather

Atlanta at Carolina (-6.5)

Injuries:

Atlanta: Out – Laurent Robinson (knee); Probable – Michael Turner (shoulder)

Carolina: Questionable – Ryne Robinson (knee); Probable – Julius Peppers (illness), Charles Johnson (thigh), Chris Harris (knee), Na’il Diggs (shoulder), Thomas Davis (ankle), Jonathan Stewart (foot)

Weather: Few Showers, 75 degrees, 30% chance of precipitation, Wind from NNW at 5mph

Denver at Kansas City (+9.5)

Injuries:

Denver: Out – Anthony Alridge (foot); Questionable – Darrell Jackson (calf); Probable – Dewayne Robertson (knee) 

Kansas City:  Out – Donnie Edwards (foot); Questionable (shoulder); Probable – Trevor Johnson (ankle)

Weather: Sunny, 73 degrees, 0% chance of precipitation, Wind SW at 4mph

San Francisco at New Orleans (-5)

Injuries:

San Francisco: Out – Shawntae Spencer (knee); Questionable – Dashon Goldson (shoulder), Donald Strickland (knee), Bryand Johnson (hamstring), Keith Lewis (knee); Probable – Michael Lewis (knee, elbow)

New Orleans: Out – Marques Colston (thumb), Jeremy Shockey (sports hernia), Jamar Nesbit (suspension); Questionable – Mark Campbell (hamstring), Aaron Stecker (hamstring), David Patten (groin), Aaron Glenn (ankle), Scott Fujita (knee bruise), Mike Karney (ankle), Randall Gay(hamstring)

Weather: N/A (Dome)

Arizona at NY Jets (-1)

Injuries:

Arizona:  Out – Bertrand Berry (groin); Questionable – Darnell Docket (hamstring), Jerame Tuman (hamstring), Gabe Watson (kneecap); Probable – Adrian Wilson (right hamstring), Sean Morey (Achilles)

NY Jets: Out – Mike Nugent (thigh); Questionable – Laveranues Coles (thigh); Probable – Brett Favre (ankle)

Weather: Few Showers, 71 degrees, 30% precipitation, Wind NNW at 3mph

Minnesota at Tennessee (-3)

Injuries:

Minnesota: Out – Bryan McKinnie (suspension); Questionable – Vinny Ciurciu (knee); Probable – Sidney Rice (knee), Ray Edwards (shoulder), Chester Taylor (foot), Adrian Peterson (hamstring)

Tennessee: Out – Vince Young (knee); Questionable – Nick Harper (ankle), LenDale White (shoulder); Probable – Justin McCareins (groin), Justin Gage (groin)

Weather: Sunny, 74 degrees, 0% precipitation,  Wind N at 6mph

Green Bay at Tampa Bay (-1)

Injuries:

Green Bay: Out – Al Harris (spleen); Questionable – Kregg Lumpkin (hamstring), Atari Bigby (hamstring); Probable – James Jones (knee), Charles Woodson (toe)

Tampa Bay: Questionable – Joey Galloway (foot), Matt Bryant (death in the family), B.J. Askey (hamstring); Brian Griese (soreness), Derrick Brooks (hamstring)

Notes: Galloway is out. Bryant’s three-month-old son was found dead in his crib earlier in the week and the kicker still hasn’t decided if he’s going to play.

Weather: Partly Cloudy, 83 degrees, Wind E at 6 mph

Houston at Jacksonville (-7)

Injuries:

Houston: Out – Brandon Harrison (shoulder); Questionable – Ahman Green (ankle); Probable – Kevin Walter (toe)

Jacksonville: Questionable – Jerry Porter (hamstring), Troy Williamson (thigh), Reggie Nelson (knee), Dennis Northcutt (hip); Probable – Fred Taylor (hand), Maurice Jones-Drew (ankle)

Weather: Sunny, 82 degrees, Wind NE at 5mph

Cleveland at Cincinnati (-3.5)

 Injuries:

Cleveland: Out – Sean Jones (knee); Questionable – Willie McGinest (hamstring), Shaun Rogers (shoulder), Donte Stallworth (quad); Probable – Braylon Edwards (shoulder)

Cincinnati: Out – Chris Henry (suspension), Dexter Jackson (thumb); Questionable – Carson Palmer (elbow), Jonathan Joseph (ankle), Ben Utecht (sternum); Probable – Kenny Watson (hamstring)

Notes: Palmer will play.

Weather: Mostly Sunny, 72 degrees, Wind NNE at 8 mph

San Diego at Oakland (+9)

Injuries:

San Diego: Questionable – Jamal Williams (knee); Probable – LaDainian Tomlinson (toe), Antonio Gates (toe, hip)

Oakland: Out – Gerard Warren (chest); Questionable – Derrick Burgess (triceps), Stanford Routt (ankle), Nnamdi Asomugha (elbow), Justin Fargas (groin), Cooper Carlisle (chest)

Weather: Sunny, 70 degrees, 10% of precipitation, Wind W at 6 mph

Buffalo at St. Louis (+9)

Injuries:

Buffalo: Out – Derek Fine (thumb), Roscoe Parrish (thumb); Questionable – Darian Barnes (foot)

St. Louis: Out – Antonio Pittman (fibula), Keenan Burton (knee); Questionable – Leonard Little (hamstring); Probable – Orlando Pace (groin), Steven Jackson (groin)

Notes: Trent Green is starting in place of Marc Bulger.

Weather: N/A (Dome)

Washington at Dallas (-11)

Injuries:

Washington: Out – Malcolm Kelly (ankle), Jason Taylor (compartment syndrome); Probable – Clinton Portis (neck)

Dallas: Out – Kyle Kosier (foot); Questionable – Anthony Spencer (knee); Probable – Sam Hurd (ankle), Felix Jones (calf)

Weather: N/A (Dome)

Philadelphia at Chicago (+3)

Injuries: 

Philadelphia:  Questionable – Donovan McNabb (chest), L.J. Smith (back), Brian Westbrook (ankle)

Notes: McNabb should play.

Chicago: Questionable – Tommie Harris (knee), Brandon Lloyd (hip), Devin Hester (ribs); Probable – Lance Briggs (foot)

Notes: Sounds like Hester will be out again this week.

Weather: Partly Cloudy, 71 degrees, 20% chance of precipitation, Wind from NNE at 11mph

Baltimore at Pittsburgh (-5.5)

Injuries:

Baltimore: Questionable – Dewan Landry (spine), Troy Smith (tonsil infection), Samari Rolle (neck); Probable – Willis McGahee (cut on eyelid), Chris McAlister (knee)

Pittsburgh: Out – Willie Parker (knee), Brett Keisel, Casey Hampton (goin); Questionable (thigh); Probable – LaMarr Woodley

Weather: Partly Cloudy, 73 degrees, 20% chance of precipitation, Wind from NNE at 6 mph