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Week 17 Injury Aftermath

With the NFL regular season now concluded, our focus shifts almost exclusively to the 12 playoff teams. Major injuries to players whose teams are eliminated will be covered at the end of the article, while each playoff game gets its own header at the start. Unfortunately, three playoff teams suffered major injuries of their own.

Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans (Saturday, 4:35 p.m. EST)

Texans left tackle Duane Brown suffered a torn quadriceps tendon in his right leg and will miss the entire playoffs -- in fact, the injury makes him questionable for opening day 2016.