Injury report for Week 2: 3 out, 1 doubtful, 7 questionable across 2 games
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Most affected: Colts at Chiefs (2 out or doubtful), Giants at Rams (2 out or doubtful). Out at key spots: Ashton Dulin (IND, WR), Kamren Kinchens (LAR, S), Jordan Whittington (LAR, WR). Every game page carries the full list for both teams.
Statuses are ESPN's, refreshed every three hours. Out and doubtful players are treated as unavailable; questionable players usually play (league-wide, roughly two in three). Only the quarterback feeds the model directly, through the Elo adjustment; everything else is priced by the market, which is one reason The System weights the market three to one.
A backup at a skill position moves a spread by a point or less; a starting quarterback moves it by three to seven. Compare a game's injury list with its line movement to see what the market has already absorbed.
| IND at KC | 2 out/doubtful, 4 questionable |
| NYG at LAR | 2 out/doubtful, 3 questionable |
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Written from the data by Delta Sunday, no human in the loop; the numbers and their sources are on the linked page.