Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) warms up before an NFL football game against Buffalo Bills on Sunday, November 15, 2020, in Glendale, Arizona (AP Photo / Ross D. Franklin)
Neither the Arizona Cardinals nor the Los Angeles Rams will be in full swing, with a playoff spot guaranteed to the winner of the Week 17 game.
The Cardinals are heading to the wide receiver room on Sunday, after placing Christian Kirk on the COVID-19 reserve list on Saturday, and the playing time could be even shorter.
Larry Fitzgerald, who is listed in question with a groin injury, was not expected to play until late Saturday night, according to Adam Schefter on ESPN.
Schefter said the 37-year-old “could try to surprise Arizona,” but that the Cardinals “don’t count on having him.”
Fitzgerald has played in 13 of the team’s 15 games this season, missing two after being diagnosed with COVID-19.
He has 54 catches a year for 409 meters and a touchdown.
Notes on ram lesions
On the other side of the field, the Rams have already declared quarterback Jared Goff with a thumb injury and wide receiver Cooper Kupp outside COVID-19.
However, it may have a full rear camera. Rookie Cam Akers is expected to play, despite being listed as doubtful with a raised ankle sprain, according to Schefter.
Akers is second in the garden team with 591 per season and has two quick touchdowns.
He came strong late, rushing for more than 70 yards in each of his last four games, including a 171-yard explosion against the Patriots in Week 14.
Additional points
If eliminating the playoffs isn’t a sufficient incentive for the Cardinals in the final game of the season, maybe $ 500,000 can help at least one player.
This is what defender De’Vondre Campbell will win if the Cardinals win the game and win a playoff spot, according to Schefter.
Campbell’s contract includes a $ 500,000 incentive if the Cardinals make the playoffs and the defender plays in 65 percent of the team’s rounds.
So far, Campbell has been on the field for 80.97% of the instant teams, the fourth most defensive player in Arizona this season, according to Pro Football Reference. Like the Cardinals, he wins and he is in.
