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The Titans have had a hard time competing at full strength this season and their effort to change that against the Colts in Week 8 will be complicated by a pair of injuries to key defensive players.

Defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons injured his hamstring against the Patriots in last Sunday's 31-18 loss and interim head coach Mike McCoy said on Wednesday that Simmons is considered "week-to-week" as they move toward this Sunday's game against the Colts.

McCoy also said that cornerback L'Jarius Sneed is going to miss some time with a quad injury. Sneed was on the team's injury report for the same reason last week and he left the loss to the Patriots after aggravating it.

Wide receiver Calvin Ridley did not play against New England and McCoy said his status will be updated on the team's injury report later in the day.

The Ravens had a welcome return to the field at Wednesday's practice.

Quarterback Lamar Jackson is in uniform and taking part in practice for the first time since injuring his hamstring in a September 28 loss to the Chiefs. Reporters at the open portion of the session shared that Jackson was running around and making throws to teammates.

The team's injury report will bring official word on his participation level, but those reporters indicated that it will likely be a limited tag for Jackson's first day back. There will also be press conferences that could shed more light on his outlook for Sunday's game against the Bears.

That's still a significant step in a positive direction for a 1-5 team that is going to need all hands on deck if they are going to make a run at the postseason over their final 11 games.

The Steelers are getting some depth back on the field for their offense.

Pittsburgh has opened quarterback Will Howard's 21-day practice window to return from injured reserve, the team announced on Wednesday.

Howard suffered a finger injury during training camp and has been sidelined since. Mason Rudolph has been serving as Aaron Rodgers' backup. Skylar Thompson is also on Pittsburgh's practice squad.

The Steelers drafted Howard in the sixth round of this year's draft after he won a national championship with Ohio State. He played his first four collegiate seasons at Kansas State.