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Injury Aftermath: Week 16

During the 2020 season, injured reserve only requires that a player miss a minimum of three weeks, so teams will use that list more freely than in previous seasons. We will therefore distinguish between players placed on injured reserve (IR) and players who we expect to miss the rest of the season (Season).

As teams are eliminated from postseason contention, it becomes more likely that they will place their players on injured reserve with even relatively short-term injuries. Injuries to those teams will therefore be filed at the bottom of the article, unless they are likely to have ramifications beyond this season.