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Taylor (hamstring) is questionable heading into Saturday's matchup against Carolina, Wes Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports.

Green Bay presents a relatively straightforward injury report heading into a Week 15 home game, with Taylor being the only member of the roster listed as questionable. Taylor's hamstring issue forced him to miss his first game of 2020 last Sunday against the Lions, and his status remains on the fence heading into a matchup against the sliding Panthers. Given Allen Lazard's Week 11 return to the lineup from an abdomen injury, Taylor's duties have been more heavily slanted towards special-teams work in recent appearances.

Woods (thigh) was listed as limited on Thursday's injury report, Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com reports.

After kicking off Week 15 prep as a non-participant at practice, Woods took an encouraging step with his upgrade to limited. According to coach Sean McVay, the Rams are taking this route as a precautionary measure with an injury that likely won't impact his availability for Sunday's game against the Jets. Still, Woods' status should continue to be monitored to make sure he's eventually cleared to play.

Harris (neck) was a limited participant during Thursday's practice.

Harris missed last week's game against the Eagles due to the neck injury, so it's a positive sign to see the receiver practice in some capacity, especially considering he missed Wednesday's session. If Harris were to miss Sunday's game against the Chiefs, Tommylee Lewis figures to earn a call up from the practice squad to handle return duties again.

Reed (coach's decision) is inactive for Thursday's matchup against the Raiders, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.

Reed has been one of Los Angeles' most frequently deployed options on kickoff returns this season, but KJ Hill will continue slotting into that role for Thursday Night Football. The Virginia product has averaged 20.7 yards over 21 returns in 2020, but he's a healthy scratch Week 15 after sitting out last Sunday's matchup against Atlanta because of a ribs injury. Reed's offensive involvement has been sparse, with five total touches to his name on the season.

Johnson's teammates, Keenan Allen (hamstring) and Mike Williams (back), are both listed as active for Thursday night's game against the Raiders.

Meanwhile, Adam Schefter of ESPN notes that Allen and Williams could be on "a rep count," which suggests that Johnson could still see some extra snaps Thursday. That said, with the team's high-profile wideouts both in uniform, Johnson's appeal as Week 15 fantasy sleeper takes a hit.

Williams (back) is listed as active for Thursday night's game against the Raiders.

As is Keenan Allen (hamstring), though ESPN's Adam Schefter suggests that the duo will be on some sort of a "a rep count." With that in mind, Jalen Guyton and Tyron Johnson could be more involved than normal, but Williams will at least give it a go Thursday, a context that makes him a hit-or-miss fantasy lineup option in Week 15.

Allen (hamstring) is listed as active Thursday at Las Vegas.

The Chargers capped Allen's practice reps this week, containing him to limited listings on two of three injury reports. His questionable tag became exactly that when Tom Pelissero of NFL Network noted that the team is treating Allen as a "true game-time decision." Adam Schefter of ESPN later reported that the Chargers were concerned Allen may not be available, but if he was he likely would be limited. With the statuses of both Allen and Mike Williams (back) cleared for Thursday's game, L.A.'s receiving corps will be intact, but Schefter relayed that both players will be on "a rep count."

Omar Ruiz of NFL Network relays that after both Williams (back) and Keenan Allen (hamstring) tested out their injuries in pre-game warmups, Allen gave "a thumbs up that both he and Williams will play" Thursday night against the Raiders.

Confirmation of the duo's status, either way, will arrive when the Chargers' inactives are released prior to Thursday's 8:20 ET kickoff. Previously, it was thought that Williams would be out, but now it looks like he may give it a go after all.

St. Brown (knee) was removed from the injury report after contributing a limited practice session Thursday, Wes Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports.

St. Brown's role has remained peripheral over the 2020 campaign, with just one start to his name and two appearances with more than 25 offensive snaps. Of late, however, he's been slightly more involved, with at least one reception in four consecutive weeks heading into Saturday night's matchup against Carolina. Over his first five outings of the year, the Notre Dame product managed just one catch for 12 yards.

Coach John Harbaugh stated that Proche has been identified as a close contact to someone who tested positive for COVID-19, Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com reports.

Though Proche won't be available to practice with the team Thursday after being placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the sixth-round rookie is expected to be available Week 15 if he continues to test negative. The SMU product collected the first catch of his NFL career Week 11 against the Titans, but he remains without a reception over his other 12 appearances on the season.