The New Orleans Saints may be without wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling as they face the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field for Monday Night Football.

The New Orleans Saints will be short a wide receiver against the Packers on Monday Night Football. Saints News Network's John Hendrix reports that wideout Marquez Valdes-Scantling will be OUT due to an illness. He was battling through flu symptoms earlier in the week.

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling (chest, illness) is inactive for Monday's game against the Green Bay Packers. Valdes-Scantling did not practice on Thursday and Friday due to a chest/illness and was listed as questionable for Monday Night football.

Week 16 DID NOT PRACTICEDerek Carr (left hand)Alvin Kamara (groin)Bub Means (ankle)Marquez Valdes-Scantling (chest/illness)Chase Young (illness)LIMITEDJuwan Johnson (foot)Chris Olave (head)All of the non-participants weren’t spotted at practice during the open portion.

With Chris Olave (concussion), Rashid Shaheed (knee), Taysom Hill (knee), and Alvin Kamara (groin) already ruled out for Monday's game, Valdes-Scantling could be deployed as the feature pass catcher if he can turn the corner in time for kickoff.

Scantling’s stats? Here is everything you need to know. Heading into Week 16, Valdes-Scantling has 16 receptions for 378 yards — 23.6 yards per catch — and four receiving touchdowns, plus one carry for four yards.

Valdes-Scantling (chest/illness) is listed as inactive Monday at Green Bay. Valdes-Scantling kicked off Week 16 prep with a DNP last Thursday due to a chest injury, but he remained out of practice as of Friday due to an illness and eventually was listed as questionable for Monday's game.

Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Alvin Kamara remain non-participants at the Saints’ Friday practice before Monday night’s game with the Packers:

Valdes-Scantling (chest/illness) is listed as questionable for Monday's contest against the Packers. Valdes-Scantling initially didn't practice Thursday due to a chest injury and then didn't participate in either of the two subsequent ones presumably ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — The National Football League Inactive Report. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS at GREEN BAY PACKERS — NEW ORLEANS: QB Derek Carr, RB Alvin Kamara, WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling, DT Nathan Shepherd, DT Khristian Boyd GREEN BAY: LB Quay Walker, WR Malik Heath, S Javon Bullard, CB Jaire Alexander, S Evan Williams, OL Jacob Monk.

The Green Bay Packers gave up only 196 total yards and produced two takeaways, three sacks and two fourth-down stops in a 34-0 shutout win over the shorthanded New Orleans Saints on Monday night at Lambeau Field. The shutout was the first in the NFL during the 2024 season.