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Jordy McElroy

Patriots Week 13 injury report: Two ruled out for Sunday’s game

The New England Patriots will be missing both rookie wide receivers, Demario Douglas and Kayshon Boutte, when taking the field against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.

Things are looking uncomfortably thin at the wideout position with two more receiving targets out of action. The team has already been playing without Kendrick Bourne, and now with Douglas out, they’ll be missing their top-two most reliable receivers for their AFC clash with the Chargers.

Trent Brown and Riley Reiff both still being listed as questionable is concerning as well considering Los Angeles has a fearsome pass rush that will be looking to dominate in the trenches and cause more chaos for the Patriots’ struggling offense.

Here’s the full injury report for both teams on Friday:

New England Patriots

Player Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Game Status
WR Demario Douglas Concussion DNP DNP DNP Out
RB Ty Montgomery II Illness DNP FP Active
C David Andrews Foot Limited Limited FP Active
LB Ja’Whaun Bentley Hamstring Limited Limited FP Active
LB Chris Board Back Limited Limited Limited Questionable
WR Kayshon Boutte Shoulder Limited DNP DNP Out
OT Trent Brown Ankle/Chest Limited Limited Limited Questionable
RB Ezekiel Elliott Thigh Limited Limited Limited Questionable
OL Riley Reiff Knee Limited DNP Limited Questionable
WR Matthew Slater Ankle Limited Limited FP Active
G Sidy Sow Ankle Limited Limited Limited Questionable
DL Deatrich Wise Jr. Shoulder Limited Limited Limited Questionable

DNP: Did not practice; LP: Limited participation ; FP: Full participation

Los Angeles Chargers

Player Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Game Status
WR Keenan Allen Quadricep DNP DNP Limited Questionable
OLB Khalil Mack Not injury-related Rest Active
TE Nick Vannett Concussion DNP DNP DNP Out
G/T Zack Bailey Back Limited DNP DNP Out
T Trey Pipkins III Wrist Limited Limited Limited Questionable
T Rashawn Slater Back Limited FP Active
S JT Woods Illness Limited Limited Limited Out
TE Gerald Everett Shoulder FP FP Active
WR Quentin Johnston Ribs/Finger FP FP Active
LB Eric Kendricks Knee FP FP Active
LB Kenneth Murray Jr. Shoulder FP FP Active
DL Otito Ogbonnia Knee FP FP Active
DB Ja’Sir Taylor Illness DNP DNP Out

DNP: Did not practice; LP: Limited participation ; FP: Full participation

Not having Douglas and Boutte on the field means the team will have to depend on DeVante Parker, JuJu Smith-Schuster and Tyquan Thornton to step up at wide receiver.

The Patriots are also expected to activate Malik Cunningham, who is believed to be taking reps under center in special quarterback packages. He has spent most of the season working at wide receiver just in case a situation like this arose and he needed to make the transition.

Sunday might finally be that day for Cunningham.

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