Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean leaves on crutches after injuring his left knee against the Packers

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean injured his left knee in the team's wild-card game Sunday against Green Bay and his status for the remainder of the playoffs is uncertain.

Dean could be seen using crutches and with his left leg in a brace after the Eagles beat the Packers 22-10 to advance to the divisional round. Coach Nick Sirianni was not asked about Dean's status afterward, but teammates understand they might be without one of their most reliable defensive players.

“We’re definitely playing for him out there,” said Oren Burks, who filled in for Dean on defense after forcing the fumble on the opening kickoff on special teams. “We’re going to miss him. We don’t know what the situation is, but this is a next man-up mentality.”

Dean limped off the field in the second quarter, was carted off the field and quickly ruled out for the remainder of the game.

“I saw him in the locker room after, yeah,” All-Pro linebacker Zack Baun said. “I don’t know what happened. I don’t think he knows what happened yet.”

Dean missed the final two games with an abdominal injury after leaving Philadelphia's game Dec. 22 at Washington. He made six tackles, including two for loss, before leaving against the Packers.

“We don’t know what, exactly, the situation is, but he’s been our leader from the middle the whole year just commanding everything and keeping everybody accountable from the top down,” Burks said.

While the Eagles had one potentially significant injury, the Packers lost several players over the course of the game Sunday. Starting left guard Elgton Jenkins (stinger) and defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt exited in the first quarter, while receivers Romeo Doubs (concussion) and Jayden Reed (shoulder) were sidelined in the fourth before center Josh Myers was carted off with a left leg injury.

Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur said he and the rest of his staff did not do a good enough job of making the necessary adjustments to put those players' replacements in positions to have success.

“It’s unfortunate and I hate it for our guys that have to battle through that, but it’s football,” LaFleur said. “There’s a standard of performance that you have to go out there and we have to hold that standard no matter who’s in.”

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Green Bay Packers center Josh Myers (71) gestures as he is carted off the field after an injury during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean (17) is helped up after an injury on a play during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean (17) sits on the ground after an injury during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Romeo Doubs (87) reacts after missing a catch during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Philadelphia. Doubs was injured on the play. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed (11) runs with the ball under pressure by Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Oren Burks (42) and Eagles linebacker Zack Baun (53) during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Romeo Doubs (87) walks off the field after an injury during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Isaiah Rodgers (34) blocks a pass intended for Green Bay Packers wide receiver Romeo Doubs (87) during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean gestures as he is carted away after an injury during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded three others in the Russian city of Voronezh, local officials said Sunday.

A young woman died overnight in a hospital intensive care unit after debris from a drone fell on a house during the attack on Saturday, regional Gov. Alexander Gusev said on Telegram.

Three other people were wounded and more than 10 apartment buildings, private houses and a high school were damaged, he said, adding that air defenses shot down 17 drones over Voronezh. The city is home to just over 1 million people and lies some 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

The attack came the day after Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight into Friday, killing at least four people in the capital Kyiv, according to Ukrainian officials.

For only the second time in the nearly four-year war, Russia used a powerful new hypersonic missile that struck western Ukraine in a clear warning to Kyiv and NATO.

The intense barrage and the launch of the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile followed reports of major progress in talks between Ukraine and its allies on how to defend the country from further aggression by Moscow if a U.S.-led peace deal is struck.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday in his nightly address that Ukrainian negotiators “continue to communicate with the American side.”

Chief negotiator Rustem Umerov was in contact with U.S. partners Saturday, he said.

Separately, Ukraine’s General Staff said Russia targeted Ukraine with 154 drones overnight into Sunday and 125 were shot down.

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This photo provided by the Ukrainian Security Service on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, shows a fragment believed to be a part of a Russian Oreshnik intermediate range hypersonic ballistic missile that hit the Lviv region. (Ukrainian Security Service via AP)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second left, listens to British Defense Secretary John Healey during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)