That makes five starters lost to significant injuries over the last two weeks, coinciding with a two-game losing streak and a quarterback switch.
“We’ve got a lot of young players,” Coach Mike Shanahan said. “We’re going to get a chance to see how much talent” the players have, “and how quickly they can improve. And, hopefully, it’s quick.”
Hightower is the team’s leading rusher. Moss is the top wideout. Both were hurt in Sunday’s 33-20 loss to the Carolina Panthers.
In other injury news:
¶ Quarterback Matthew Stafford is day to day after sustaining a right ankle injury in the final minutes of Detroit’s loss to Atlanta on Sunday. Coach Jim Schwartz hinted that the injury was not overly serious, saying that if tests had shown anything too significant, Stafford would be “more than day to day.”
¶ Oakland’s Darren McFadden, the N.F.L.’s leading rusher entering the weekend, sprained his right foot in a loss to Kansas City.
¶ The Denver Broncos’ leading rusher, Willis McGahee, is expected to have surgery this week for a broken finger on his right hand and will not play against Detroit on Sunday.
¶ St. Louis Rams Coach Steve Spagnuolo said that quarterback Sam Bradford remained in a walking boot and that he was not sure of his availability for Sunday against the Saints.
SUH SAYS INJURY WAS ‘KARMA’ Ndamukong Suh, a Detroit defensive lineman, said Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan’s brief injury was “karma” and hinted the Falcons had been guilty of dirty play.
Ryan tweaked a knee when offensive lineman Will Svitek stepped on his left ankle, but he came back and helped Atlanta beat the Lions, 23-16.
“To me, it’s karma for all the bad stuff they’ve done in the past,” Suh said. “Their offensive lineman hurt their own quarterback.”
Atlanta players told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Suh and his fellow defensive lineman Cliff Avril taunted Ryan while he was down.
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