The Commanders placed Lane (ankle) on injured reserve Monday.

EDGE Analysis

The rookie fourth-rounder was already unlikely to play against the Cowboys on Christmas Day due to an ankle injury he sustained during Saturday's loss to the Eagles, and his placement on IR means he won't be available for Washington's final two games of the regular season. Lane will finish his first NFL regular season with 16 catches (on 32 targets) for 225 yards across 15 games, though he failed to record a reception in each of the four games following the Commanders' Week 12 bye. His impact was felt more on special teams as a returner, where he turned 23 punt returns into 314 yards and two touchdowns and logged 56 yards on three kickoff returns.

Head coach Dan Quinn told reporters Sunday that "it would be tough" for Lane (ankle) to be available for the Commanders' Christmas Day game against the Cowboys on Thursday, John Keim of ESPN.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Lane sustained an ankle injury during the first quarter of Saturday's 29-18 loss to the Eagles. The injury was severe enough for him to not return, and he is facing an uphill battle to play in Thursday's NFC East contest. If he's unable to play, then Deebo Samuel would be the top candidate to serve as the main returner on kickoffs and punts.

Lane (ankle) has been downgraded to out for Saturday's game against the Eagles.

EDGE Analysis

Lane will miss the remainder of Saturday's divisional matchup due to an ankle injury suffered in the first quarter. In his stead, Deebo Samuel will operate as Washington's top kick returner, while Treylon Burks and Chris Moore will stand to benefit from increased offensive snaps.

Lane (ankle) is questionable to return to Saturday's game against the Eagles.

EDGE Analysis

Lane was forced off the field due to an ankle injury midway through the first quarter Saturday. As long as he remains sidelined, Treylon Burks and Chris Moorewill stand to see a slight uptick in reserve opportunities behind Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel.

Lane failed to secure his lone target and returned three punts for 91 yards -- including a 63-yard touchdown -- in Sunday's 29-21 win over the Giants.

EDGE Analysis

Lane was on the field for 28 of the Commanders' 61 snaps on offense, with his 46 percent share marking his highest rate since Week 9. The rookie fourth-round pick was still a relative afterthought in the passing attack, but he contributed the game's biggest play late in the second quarter, when his punt return for a touchdown gave Washington a 12-point lead. With Noah Brown (rib) landing on injured reserve Tuesday, Lane could continue to see ample playing time on offense, but he'll likely remain an unreliable fantasy option while Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel are locked in as quarterback Marcus Mariota's top targets.

Lane did not record a target during the Commanders' 31-0 loss to the Vikings on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

Lane didn't log a catch for a second consecutive week, though what's more alarming for the rookie fourth-rounder was that he saw the field for just six of 52 offensive snaps (11.5 percent) during Sunday's blowout loss. With Jayden Daniels aggravating his left elbow injury and Zach Ertz done for the season due to a torn ACL, it's hard to trust Lane or any of other Washington pass catcher outside of Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel heading into this Sunday's NFC East tilt against the Giants.

Lane failed to catch his lone target in Sunday night's 27-26 overtime loss to the Broncos.

EDGE Analysis

With the return of Terry McLaurin in Week 13, Lane's offensive role was limited. The rookie from Virginia Tech went without a catch for the first time all season and tied his career-low in targets during Sunday night's loss. Lane has now caught 16 of 31 targets for 225 yards while also accumulating 279 total return yards through the Commanders' first 12 games this season. He's likely to play a depth role in the team's receiving corps in the Week 14 matchup against the Vikings.

Lane (hip) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's contest versus the Broncos.

EDGE Analysis

Lane made an early exit from the Commanders' last game Week 11 with a hip injury, but he won't miss any more time after following an LP/LP/FP practice regimen this week. The team is getting back No. 1 WR Terry McLaurin (quadriceps) for the first time since Week 8, and Deebo Samuel also is available, so Lane will be in the mix for snaps and targets behind that duo along with Treylon Burks and Chris Moore.

Lane (hip) was limited in practice Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Lane entered Washington's bye in Week 12 nursing a hip injury that forced him out early in Week 11 versus Miami, and he's since logged back-to-back limited practices. The rookie fourth-round pick will have one more chance to prove capable of handling full practice reps prior to Sunday's game against the Broncos. Starting wideouts Terry McLaurin (quad) and Noah Brown (groin/knee, IR) have both also retaken the practice field for the Commanders, though, so Lane may find himself in the reserve No. 4 role even if cleared to play Week 13.

Lane (hip) was a limited participant in practice Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

Lane made an early exit from the Week 11 loss to Miami in Madrid. He's on the injury report after a Week 12 bye, albeit with some level of practice participation. Either way, Lane is unlikely to see many targets over the next few weeks, as fellow wideouts Terry McLaurin (quad) and Noah Brown (groin/knee) should be back in action fairly soon.