As we enter the Divisional round of the NFL playoffs, daily fantasy players and sports bettors alike are always looking for the edge. Three quarterbacks are going to play through injuries, but will their injuries affect their stats? Are they at risk of worsening their injuries? The answers to these questions and many more can be found below.

Quarterbacks

Josh Allen

Injury: Right foot, Left knee, and right index finger injuries

Analysis: Basically, every area of Allen's body is injured, but all are minor. The most frightening injury from the Wildcard round was the hyperextension moment at his left knee while scoring a touchdown. Immediate video review was not overly concerning as the hyperextension excursion was minimal, nowhere near enough to cause ligament damage, instead, likely causing a bone bruise or some other very minor injury. He played through the rest of the game and looked undisturbed and has been a full participant all week.

Allen's foot also looked fine last week, and with no reported setback, he should be nearly over that injury. His finger injury did not appear as serious as fellow star Quarterback Matthew Stafford's, and also should not be a concern. In summary, Allen has a long list of minor injuries that should not cause any major performance deficits.

Matthew Stafford

Injury: Right index finger sprain

Analysis: Stafford gave Rams fans a scare last week after slamming his right index finger on the back of a helmet, and immediatly seeing a dramatic decline in completion percentage afterwards. X-ray's are clean, and Stafford is dealing with a sprain. The good news is he has been practicing in full this week, but it's unlikely this injury is fully resolved. Much of Stafford's skill set will be unaffected, particularly his cognitive ability, and his throwing power will be at baseline. Accuracy, however, can be an issue with index finger sprains. An issue, but not likely a big one, and I would not bet against Stafford being able to have a great game, but he may miss on a few passes he normally would hit.

Sam Darnold

Injury: Oblique injury

Analysis: Darnold injured his left oblique in practice, which is never a good sign. He is severely downplaying the injury, but we cannot overlook the absolutely critical role the obliques play in the throwing motion. The obliques have two layers: the internal oblique and the external oblique. It's possible that both the internal and external obliques are injured, but it really doesn't matter. The internal oblique rotates the torso to the same side, so a left-sided internal oblique injury will potentially impact a right handed quarterbacks follow through, and the external oblique rotates the torso to the opposite side, so it will propel the passer's torso during the wind-up.

Darnold's stance towards his injury is positive, and it is possible this is a minor injury, but one that can easily be aggravated with throwing a deep ball or taking a hit. Throw power could be off this week, which could impact Darnold's stat line, Jaxon Smith-Njigba's stat line, and the rest of the Seattle offense.

Wide Receivers

Nico Collins

Injury: Concussion

Analysis: Collins will be out this week with a concussion.

Rome Odunze

Injury: Foot stress fracture

Analysis: Odunze suited up for the first time in five weeks last week as he continues to heal from a stress fracture. He admitted that he still is experiencing pain and was sore afterwards. This is not uncommon and does not always mean the fracture got worse, but obviously is not as encouraging as if he said he feels great. I would expect Odunze to look a little better this week, but still not quite at his peak from earlier this season.

Ricky Pearsall

Injury: PCL sprain

Analysis: Pearsall has been limited in practices this week but believes that he will play as he returns from aggravating his PCL sprain. Again, PCLs, as I have written about all season long, are challenging to return from due to the lost stability. If Pearsall does play, it is extremely unlikely that he is close to 100% and may have difficulty separating from defenders. HOWEVER, bodies are limited in San Francisco, and while that giant electrical substation is still there, key passing targets like George Kittle and Brandon Aiyuk are not there, and an injured Pearsall could be force-fed balls, which could lead to a decent stat line.

Curtis Samuel

Injury: Elbow injury

Analysis: Samuel is expected to play for the first time since week 11, missing time with an elbow injury. Elbow injuries generally do not lead to major performance dips. Samuel is less than enticing in DFS, but who else is Josh going to throw to on the outside?

Justin Watson

Injury: Concussion

Analysis: Watson will be out this week with a concussion.