Hargrave Questionable for Packers TNF Opener

Green Bay Packers defensive tackle Javon Hargrave is listed as questionable with a knee/concussion designation on the final injury report before Thursday Night Football against the Atlanta Falcons at Lambeau Field. Packers.com and NBC Sports confirmed the Q tag after Hargrave was estimated as limited through the short week following a Week 2 absence in the concussion protocol.

That final-report stamp is the Thursday board. Soft fantasy note only: do not invent a locked-in snap share from a questionable. Game-time is still the call. A miss leaves the interior thinner next to Anthony Campbell, who is also questionable with an ankle.

Hargrave entered the protocol after Green Bay's opener in Minnesota and sat Week 2. Limited estimates Monday through Wednesday are the progress line. The Packers want the veteran push up front for a home opener that already lost Jayden Reed (neck) and two starting offensive linemen in Aaron Banks (knee/toe) and Zach Bako-Bewele (knee, season).

Lambeau on a short week is loud enough without guessing the nose. If Hargrave clears, Green Bay gets the disruptive piece that missed New York. If he sits, Karl Brooks and Jonathan Ford become the next names fans will watch on early downs.

Atlanta arrives without Samson Ebukam and with Michael Penix Jr. starting. The Packers' defensive tackle room is the other half of that Thursday story. Questionable is not out, and it is not a full green light either.

Week 3 already took a receiver and half the starting line from Green Bay's inactive math. Hargrave's status is the remaining swing piece on the defensive front before kickoff. Watch the pregame report, not the midweek hope.

Concussion protocol is not a vibe check. Limited practice estimates only mean the staff saw enough to keep writing his name. Clearing the protocol and surviving a Thursday night trench against a Falcons front that still has Brandon Dorlus available are different jobs. Green Bay will tell you on the inactive list, not in a Wednesday quote.

Packers fans remember what Hargrave looks like when he wins the A-gap. That version missed Minnesota's aftermath and MetLife. Thursday is the first real chance to get him back in a home whiteout that already has enough absences on the offensive side. Falcons fans should plan for him until the board says otherwise.

DT board

Hargrave: knee/concussion. Questionable. Limited estimates this week after missing Week 2.

Also Q: Anthony Campbell (ankle). OUT on the line: Banks, Bako-Bewele. Reed OUT (neck).

Kickoff: Falcons at Packers, Lambeau, Thu Sep 24 5:15pm PT.

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Questionable on a short week means wait for the tunnel list. Do not spend the snap until the Q clears or dies.