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NFL Week 13 Winners and Losers: Hoyer vs. Manziel, Rams players, Andy Dalton and more

By Andrew Garda

Nov 30, 2014; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Rams wide receiver Kenny Britt (81) puts his hands up to show support for Michael Brown before a game against the Oakland Raiders at the Edward Jones Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 30, 2014; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Rams wide receiver Kenny Britt (81) puts his hands up to show support for Michael Brown before a game against the Oakland Raiders at the Edward Jones Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 30, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Arizona Cardinals running back Andre Ellington (38) reacts after getting injured in the second quarter of their game against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 30, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Arizona Cardinals running back Andre Ellington (38) reacts after getting injured in the second quarter of their game against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /

Loser: Arizona Cardinals

Not only are they on a backup quarterback again, but now Arizona has to overcome the loss of running back Andre Ellington. Ellington’s injury was a hip pointer and hopefully won’t keep him out long, but he wasn’t the only player hurt Sunday.

Tyrann Mathieu and Paul Fanaika both were injured, with Mathieu fracturing his thumb and Fanaika getting a high-ankle sprain, per ESPN’s Josh Weinfuss. Weinfuss says Mathieu can play with a soft cast, though it will certainly limit him, but Fanaika’s injury could be more of a problem.

This is just bad timing. With the Seattle Seahawks surging and the San Francisco 49ers by no means out of the hunt, Arizona is having to deal with a lot of injury issues which might end up costing them the division and perhaps a playoff berth.

Next: Atlanta Falcons creep towards respectability

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