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Answering the biggest injury questions for NFL wild-card teams

The Cleveland Browns head into the Sunday nights game missing coaches -- including head coach Kevin Stafanski -- due to COVID-19. But which players may be at risk of missing the first round of the NFL playoffs due to injury or illness?

Probably the biggest question marks revolve around a pair of quarterbacks. The Washington Football Team is hopeful Alex Smith can return from a strained calf in his right leg although he was limited in practice Wednesday. The Los Angeles Rams are less certain about Jared Goff, who had thumb surgery after a Week 16 injury to his throwing hand.