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Falcons Vs. Bengals Injury Report: Zachariah Branch Absent From Practice

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ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 25: Atlanta wide receiver Zachariah Branch (17) runs with the ball after a reception during the NFL game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Atlanta Falcons on October 25th, 2026 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Greetings, Falcoholics! This weekend the Atlanta Falcons and Cincinnati Bengals will battle it out in Madrid, Spain! The Falcons are going from facing a team that didn’t complete any passes, to facing arguably the best receiver duo in the NFL. With that, they are going to need everyone at full-go on Sunday.

Let’s take a look at Thursday’s injury report!


Falcons injury report

Full

• CB Billy Bowman Jr. (hamstring)

• DE James Pearce Jr. (non injury related)

• WR Beaux Collins (hip)

Limited

• LB Yasir Abdullah (hamstring)

• LB Divine Deablo (forearm)

• RB Brian Robinson Jr. (hamstring)

Did Not Practice

• WR Zachariah Branch (hamstring)


Bengals injury report

Full

• CB DJ Turner II (heel)

Limited

• DE Cedric Johnson (ankle, foot)

• S Jordan Battle (hamstring)

Did Not Practice

• S Kyle Dugger (quad)


As mentioned in the title, receiver and special teamer Zachariah Branch is not practicing as he continues to deal with a hamstring injury. With tomorrow already being Friday, it’s not looking positive for Branch to be out there on Sunday. Some good news for the Falcons though is that pass rusher James Pearce Jr.‘s suspension is up and it appears he will be making his season debut this week.

For the Bengals, the lone absent player on Thursday was safety Kyle Dugger who has a quad injury. Aside from that, they are relatively healthy heading into Sunday, but we will learn more with injury designations being handed out following Friday’s practice.