McDougald suffered a ribs injury during Sunday's 36-7 loss to the Colts, Ralph Vacchiano of SportsNet New York reports.

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McDougald was listed as probable to return after initially leaving the field in the fourth quarter, so it looks as though he should have a fair shot at suiting up versus Denver on Thursday. Given that the Jets were down by nearly 30 points at the time of McDougald's injury, the team may simply have opted to preserve him on the sideline.