NFL star quarterbacks banged up in Week 11 as players already feeling the pain

The 2025 NFL play has already seen its stock of injuries done the archetypal 10 weeks. But the injured reserve could get bigger aft Week 11’s games.

Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Aaron Rodgers and Atlanta Falcons backmost Michael Penix Jr. near their games against their respective opponents connected Sunday. Rodgers’ exited the Steelers’ crippled against the Cincinnati Bengals, arsenic Penix near the Falcons’ matchup against the Carolina Panthers.

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Panthers backmost Bryce Young was playing done an ankle wounded and was seen, astatine 1 point, writhing successful symptom due to the fact that of the issue. Meanwhile, Green Bay Packers backmost Jordan Love besides had to permission the crippled with a banged-up shoulder.

They were acold from the lone quarterbacks who were dealing with immoderate pain.

Aaron Rodgers

Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Aaron Rodgers (8) holds his limb aft a deed by the Cincinnati Bengals during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, successful Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/AP Photo)

Aaron Rodgers near the crippled with a left-hand injury. He was seen holding his wrist aft helium was tackled by a mates of Bengals defenders. He was questionable to instrumentality but ne'er came back. Instead, Mason Rudolph came into the crippled and Pittsburgh clamped down connected Joe Flacco for the 34-12 win.

Rodgers was 9-of-15 with 116 passing yards and a touchdown pass.

Michael Penix Jr.

Atlanta Falcons moving backmost Bijan Robinson (7) celebrates his touchdown with backmost Michael Penix Jr. (9) successful the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, successful Atlanta. (Mike Stewart/AP Photo)

Michael Penix Jr. near the Falcons’ crippled successful the 3rd quarter. He was diagnosed with a genu wounded and was listed arsenic questionable. He didn’t instrumentality arsenic the crippled went into overtime. Instead, it was Kirk Cousins who was backmost nether halfway for Atlanta.

He was 13-of-16 with 175 passing yards.

Cousins helped the Falcons unit overtime. However, Atlanta mislaid 30-27.

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Jordan Love

Green Bay Packers' Jordan Love warms up earlier an NFL shot crippled against the New York Giants Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, successful East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)

Packers backmost Jordan Love concisely near the team’s 27-20 triumph implicit the New York Giants with a near enarthrosis injury. He would aboriginal instrumentality to assistance Green Bay get the triumph with a mates of clutch plays. As helium was connected the bench, Malik Willis threw a touchdown pass.

Love was 13-of-24 with 174 passing yards and 2 touchdown passes successful the win.

Marcus Mariota

Washington Commanders backmost Marcus Mariota (8) goes to crushed aft scrambling for a archetypal down during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled betwixt the Washington Commanders and the Miami Dolphins successful Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (Manu Fernandez/AP Photo)

The Washington Commanders needed to person Marcus Mariota spell to the sideline to get checked retired precocious successful their crippled against the Miami Dolphins.

He was evaluated for a concussion and was capable to instrumentality to the game. When helium came backmost in, helium ran the shot to the reddish portion successful hopes of mounting up a Commanders score. But to nary avail.

The Commanders mislaid to the Dolphins, 16-13, successful overtime. It was the first-ever regular-season crippled played successful Madrid. Mariota was 20-of-30 with 213 passing yards, a touchdown walk and an interception.

Backups already starting

New York Giants' Jameis Winston throws during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, successful East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)

While fans saw a fewer much quarterbacks spell down, determination were already plentifulness of backups starting successful Week 11.

Mariota was 1 of them arsenic Jayden Daniels suffered a gruesome wounded a mates of weeks ago. Bengals backmost Joe Flacco started against Rodgers and the Steelers, arsenic he’s been the 3rd backmost the squad has played this season. Joe Burrow has been retired with turf toe.

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Davis Mills started again for the Houston Texans successful spot of C.J. Stroud. He helped the Texans get backmost to .500 with a 16-13 triumph implicit the Tennessee Titans. Jameis Winston started for the Giants against the Packers successful spot of the injured Jaxson Dart.

The Cardinals started Jacoby Brissett again successful spot of Kyler Murray. Dillon Gabriel started for the Cleveland Browns. While he’s technically not a backup quarterback, helium started the play astatine QB2 earlier the squad traded Flacco to the Bengals.

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