Falcons injury report: Will Zachariah Branch, Josh Woods, and James Pearce Jr. be available for Sunday vs. Chiefs? Atlanta lists all three out of practice

The Atlanta Falcons began their week of preparation for Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs with relatively light injury absences, according to the team’s Wednesday practice injury report.

Zachariah Branch, a wide receiver, was listed as did not participate due to a hamstring injury that kept him out of Atlanta’s prior game against Cincinnati.

Linebacker Josh Woods was also held out of practice, listed as did not participate with an ankle injury.

Edge rusher James Pearce Jr. was marked as did not participate with a back injury, a problem that developed late last week ahead of Atlanta’s game vs. Cincinnati.

The Falcons’ report said defensive snaps can still be impacted by other limited availability: linebacker Divine Deablo was limited after playing the prior game with his arm wrapped, while defensive tackle Gervon Dexter Sr. was held out with an illness.

Despite the three players held out with injury-related reasons, Atlanta’s overall practice-miss count was described by the team as only three due to injury, with one additional miss attributed to illness as Wednesday’s session got underway.