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00:00Live right here on this Monday on the early line on sports grid
00:04as we near the end of week 17 in the end of the National
00:08Football League regular season with our finales next weekend.
00:12We need that injury analysis and insight from the pro football
00:15doc. Dr.
00:16David Chow joining us on this Monday to look back on the week
00:2017 weekend and what it means for the remainder of this regular
00:24season and of course talk the playoffs on the other side.
00:27Thanks for being here on this Monday.
00:30Thanks for having me.
00:31I'm obviously on vacation here with the family and the 6-4 team
00:34might send me here more often.
00:36They were a perfect 12-0 on spreads and totals on Sunday in
00:41the NFL.
00:43We love that doc.
00:44We love that.
00:44Let's stay hot.
00:45Let's stay hot even with the snow outside as we look at some
00:49of the significant injuries doc from yesterday's Sunday slate
00:53a big win for the Minnesota Vikings 27-25 over the Green Bay
00:57Packers, but it's injury to Aaron Jones in his first year
01:01with the Vikings in injured quad.
01:04What do you think his status is going to be dr.
01:06Chow for of course the monumental matchup in Detroit to end
01:10out the regular season next Sunday that will decide the NFC
01:14North and the number one seed.
01:16I think you'll be there.
01:17It was a quad contusion a direct blow and the medical staff
01:21will get him going with early rehab and there are ways to deal
01:25with it.
01:25I don't see how he doesn't play now.
01:28Will he be 95% Aaron Jones or 99% Aaron Jones is the question,
01:33but I do see him playing in that huge matchup.
01:38It is a big matchup.
01:39Also doc one that's not on the graphic here talking about
01:41Tua Tagovailoa didn't play this weekend here and they basically
01:45said it was a medical issue that there was no way he's going
01:47to play Sunday to be re-evaluated.
01:49What issue are we having with Tua and also the chances of him
01:52possibly playing in week 18?
01:55Now the only good news here is that they've said it has nothing
01:59to do with the college ship dislocation injury.
02:02Well, other than that, we don't know for sure.
02:04We've gone back to try and look at videos.
02:06It was a week 15 injury apparently that got aggravated in week
02:1116 and it was a little bit of a surprise that he was doubtful
02:16and out to us.
02:16We knew Waddle wasn't going to play but Tua was a little bit
02:19of a surprise.
02:20So we have to work on that mystery and obviously Miami is
02:23still alive if Denver loses to KC.
02:27Yeah, they absolutely are Dr.
02:29Chow a victory for the Dolphins and a Broncos lost despite
02:33seeming unlikely from the odds perspective to KC Miami into
02:38the postseason.
02:39Dr.
02:39Chow's we focus on another quarterback who left the game early
02:43yesterday.
02:44Kenny Pickett a rib injury that he had injured a week ago
02:48against the commanders and then of course we aggravated early
02:51in the third quarter for the Eagles yesterday against the
02:54Cowboys.
02:56The Eagles listed him as the emergency quarterback if necessary
03:00at the end of the game.
03:03What do you think his status is for week 18?
03:06What might be the status of Jalen Hurts all that goes into
03:09establishing the protocol for the regular season finale?
03:14Well, Kenny Pickett went into the game with apparent rib fractures
03:17and needed rib block injections that are commonly done.
03:21I guess less commonly.
03:22So after Tyrod Taylor incident, but it they are normally done
03:26and there was a court.
03:27He needed to one before the game and one at halftime and that
03:30is not unusual and it was good that he left the game.
03:33He is likely to be able to play through again, but the Eagles
03:37don't really have anything to play for so who knows the status
03:41of Pickett slash Jalen Hurts, even if he clears concussion
03:45protocol in terms of what Howie Roseman and Nick Sirianni
03:49decide to do there because the Eagles have essentially earned
03:53themselves a quote by week in week 18, even though they play
03:57it's not a meaningful game.
04:00Meaningful game for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as they now sit
04:02Doc here in the driver's position to win the NFC South after
04:06Atlanta getting beat last night by Washington Jamel Dean.
04:08They're going to need him for the playoffs.
04:10It looks like we're dealing with two knee injuries here.
04:14Yeah, that's the only thing that's unusual is to knee injuries,
04:16but by video, we don't see anything severe significant.
04:19So I think he will have a chance to to come back there and
04:25you know, that was an exciting finish to the game.
04:27I don't know if you guys saw but on Twitter, I posted early
04:31in the game.
04:32Jade Daniels got rolled up on which might have been a high
04:35ankle and somehow he escaped getting back over and finished
04:38the game and through the game winning touchdown.
04:40It pays to be young and flexible.
04:43Everybody got to chow early in that game holding their breath
04:46for the commander's rookie quarterback.
04:48He got to the sideline told the medical staff.
04:50I'm good.
04:51I'm good and he certainly was Washington winning in overtime
04:54and clinching a playoff spot quickly before we get to Monday
04:57night. You saw Chase Brown on the graphic.
05:00They're the outstanding rookie running back for the Cincinnati
05:03Bengals injured on Saturday against the Broncos since he has
05:07said it's not significant is his status in doubt at all.
05:10Dr.
05:11Chow for the regular season finale on Saturday in Pittsburgh.
05:15Well, anytime you say the words high ankle sprain people get
05:18worried and that's the report for Chase Brown.
05:21Look Patrick Mahomes has played through a high ankle.
05:24Justin Herbert has played through a high ankle, but they're
05:26quarterbacks not running backs, but I have optimism that Chase
05:30Brown can play because his high ankle sprain.
05:33If you really look at the video, we've posted it on X the and
05:36through Sports Injury Central was an eversion type high ankle
05:40sprain that wasn't from contact.
05:43It was a momentary stumble as he approached the goal line and
05:47with those there's usually less damage.
05:49And so some optimism that he can play in week 18 guys got to
05:55head over to six score.com.
05:56The boys are on fire over there, which means another game tonight
05:59on Monday night football for the Detroit Lions and the San Francisco
06:0249ers just heading at the games use myself.
06:05It looks like both teams relatively healthy with the starters
06:08coming in now granted both of these teams are quite beat up any
06:11injuries to look forward to tonight doc on some analysis there.
06:15Well, you know, the injuries are on the defensive side ball on
06:19both teams.
06:19The 49ers well-documented the Lions well-documented.
06:24It's all on the defensive side of the football.
06:27They're into various word.
06:28God bless him is not going to play in the final game with all
06:32the personal stuff that he's gone through with his family.
06:35Look, you know Detroit it's still mean meaningful game for them
06:40and Dan Campbell says they're going to play everybody San Francisco,
06:44obviously a disappointing season, but it should be an exciting
06:47matchup.
06:48And of course the finale next week is going to be amazing game
06:52272 as good as it gets a game that will decide the one seed in
06:58either conference to end out a regular season for the first time
07:02since 1993 in the NFL more than three decades.
07:06Dr.
07:06Chow, happy holidays to you a very happy New Year as well.
07:11We appreciate the time.
07:12We'll get ready to talk playoff injury Outlook next week.
07:15Thanks for being here more on the early line.