Saints Thursday Injury Report: Questions Loom Over New Year’s Contest

The New Orleans Saints continue to prepare for their New Year's Day matchup with the powerhouse Philadelphia Eagles, looking to secure a big road upset and keep their playoff hopes alive.

The team has struggled a lot with injuries over the last few weeks, particularly on the defense and in the wide receiver room, but things are slowly starting to come back to normal in a few regards. However, several key players like Chris Olave, Marshon Lattimore, and Pete Werner remain limited, leaving them questionable for Sunday's contest.

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However, there is some concern as Alvin Kamara was again not at today's practice due to a personal reason. Whatever situation AK is going through, it's keeping him out of practice, which concerns a lot of Saints fans.

It also appears that the Saints will not be lucky enough to face off against Eagles backup QB Gardner Minshew, and will instead be facing a recovering Jalen Hurts, who did practice today.

For the Saints, 10 players appeared on Thursday's Injury Report.

Of those 10 players, 4 were absent or did not participate.

Here it is.

FP - Full Participant     LP - Limited Participant     DNP - Did Not Participate

The Saints (6-9) take on the Eagles (13-2) in Lincoln Financial Field in Philly on New Year's Day at noon.