Vikings Pro Bowl CB Antoine Winfield will not play Sunday against the Lions, but he’s aiming to return for next week’s game against the Seahawks, a league source told NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora.

Winfield hasn’t played since suffering a foot injury during an Oct. 18 victory over the Ravens.

Bengals LB Keith Rivers isn’t scheduled to play Sunday against the AFC North rival Steelers, a league source told NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora.

Four-year pro Brandon Johnson will start in place of Rivers, who has a calf injury. Rivers has started in all eight games for Cincinnati this season and ranks second on the team with 43 tackles.

The 49ers don’t plan to dress veteran WR Isaac Bruce for Thursday night’s home game against the Bears, choosing to rest him instead, league sources told NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora.

Without Bruce, who rolled his troublesome ankle during Tuesday’s practice, the 49ers will heavily rely on their three young receivers, Michael Crabtree, Jason Hill and Josh Morgan. Bruce had been listed as questionable.

If it was a playoff game, the 49ers likely would play Bruce, who hasn’t missed a game this season despite the ankle issues.

The Baltimore Ravens have released their first injury report of the week for Monday night’s game against the Cleveland Browns, listing starters LB Ray Lewis, DT Haloti Ngata and CB Fabian Washington among the players who were held out of practice on Thursday.

Lewis (foot), Ngata (ankle) and Washington (thigh) were joined by CB Chris Carr and LB Dannell Ellerbe, who were both out with illness.

Ngata was listed as questionable for last week’s game, but was later deactivated due to the ankle injury he suffered against the Broncos in Week 8. Washington, who was injured last week agaisnt the Bengals, told the team’s official Web site he’s optimistic he won’t be limited against the Browns.

The Ravens listed five players as probable, including TE Todd Heap (ankle) and Ed Reed (wrist).

Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew was limited in Thursday’s practice with what was listed as a knee injury on the official injury report. DT John Henderson didn’t participate in practice for the Jaguars, who will play the Jets on Sunday.

Jets LB Vernon Gholston missed his second consecutive day of practice with a hamstring injury.

Bills WR Terrell Owens sat out a second consecutive day of practice Thursday because of a strained hip, which began bothering him earlier in the week.

The Bills returned to practice without Owens on Wednesday, when coach Dick Jauron revealed the receiver’s hip injury. Owens practiced with the Bills on Monday following a bye week, and it’s unclear how he was injured.

The Bills also listed CB Terrence McGee (knee), LB Keith Ellison (quad), DE Aaron Schobel (groin) and DT Kyle Williams (knee) as missing practice Thursday.

Eagles RB Brian Westbrook fully practiced Thursday while recovering from a concussion that he suffered during an Oct. 26 victory over the Redskins.

Westbrook has missed the Eagles’ last two games, a Nov. 1 victory over the Giants and a Nov. 8 loss to the Cowboys, but he’s expected to play Sunday against the Chargers. Westbrook has 197 yards on 41 carries for a 4.8-yard average this season.

Eagles LT Jason Peters (ankle) didn’t practice for the second consecutive day, but LB Moise Fokou (illness) and FB Leonard Weaver (ankle) both returned without limitations. DT Mike Patterson (toe), who was limited Wednesday, fully practiced Thursday.

Teams have released their Week 10 practice participation reports through Wednesday. Here’s a look at some notable developments:

• Eagles RB Brian Westbrook (concussion, ankle) didn’t practice, although coach Andy Reid said his starter would be back Thursday. LT Jason Peters (ankle), who injured himself Sunday against the Cowboys, and RB Leonard Weaver (ankle) also sat out practice. DT Mike Patterson (toe) was limited.

• Bills WR Terrell Owens missed practice, and he might not play Sunday against the Titans. Buffalo will return its starting QB, Trent Edwards, who fully practiced after missing two games with a concussion. S Jairus Byrd (groin) and S Donte Whitner (ankle) were both limited for the Bills.

• Vikings QB Brett Favre (hip, groin) was a limited participant in practice, although he believes he will be OK for Sunday’s game against the Lions. WR Bernard Berrian (hamstring), LB E.J.Henderson (knee) and CB Antoine Winfield (foot) also were limited for the Vikings.

• Redskins RB Clinton Portis (concussion) is “very, very doubtful” for Sunday’s game against the Broncos, according to coach Jim Zorn. RB Ladell Betts (ankle), who would start in Portis’ place, missed practice, and QB Jason Campbell (ankle) was limited.

• Cardinals WR Anquan Boldin, who missed last weekend’s game against the Bears, fully participated in practice. WR Steve Breaston (knee) and TE Ben Patrick were both limited. Sitting out were OT Mike Gandy (pelvis), LB Gerald Hayes (back), DE Kenny Iwebema (knee), WR Sean Morey (head) and LB Chike Okeafor (back)

• RB DeAngelo Williams (knee) missed practice and is among seven Panthers nursing injuries. RB Jonathan Stewart (achilles) rested as usual Wednesday, and RB Brad Hoover (ankle) and S Charles Godfrey (ankle) also sat out. DE Julius Peppers (hand) and TE Dante Rosario (knee) were limited. WR Muhsin Muhammad (knee), who has missed two consecutive games, was back at practice.

• Packers OT Mark Tauscher (knee), TE Jermichael Finley (knee), LB Brandon Chillar (hand), LB Aaron Kampman (concussion) and LB Brady Poppinga (quadricep) all missed practice. Tauscher started Sunday against the Buccaneers; Finley has missed the previous two games. QB Aaron Rodgers (feet), CB Charles Woodson (hip) and WR Jordy Nelson (ankle) all were limited.

• Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck (right shoulder) was limited in practice, but he’s expected to play Sunday against the Cardinals. CB Ken Lucas (neck) also was limited.

• Some big-name players didn’t practice for the Saints, including WR Marques Colston (illness) and S Darren Sharper (knee). Also sitting out were DT Sedrick Ellis (knee), CB Jabari Greer (groin) and WR Lance Moore (ankle). Ellis has missed the last two games, and Moore sat out Sunday’s victory over the Panthers. LB Scott Fujita (calf), who has missed three consecutive games, was limited.

• Falcons WR Brian Finneran (knee) sat out practice because of the injury he suffered during last week’s victory over the Redskins. Also not practicing for Atlanta were RB Jerious Norwood (hip) and OT Sam Baker (ankle). Norwood, who has missed four games, missed practice to be at the birth of his child. RB Jason Snelling (hamstring), who has sat out the last two games, was limited, as was WR Roddy White (knee).

• Titans CB Cortland Finnegan (hamstring), WR Justin Gage (back) and RB LenDale White (illness) sat out practice. Finnegan, who has missed three games this season, returned an interception for a touchdown last weekend against the 49ers.

• The Bengals missed G Evan Mathis (ankle) and LB Keith Rivers (calf) at practice, and DE Robert Geathers (hip) and DE Frostee Rucker (neck) were limited.

• The Steelers were without RB Carey Davis (hamstring), G Trai Essex (illness) and DE Travis Kirschke (calf).

• Lions LB Larry Foote (knee) didn’t practice, and QB Matthew Stafford (knee) was limited. WR Calvin Johnson (knee), who made his return last weekend against the Seahawks after missing two consecutive games, fully participated.

• Jets LB Vernon Gholston (hamstring) sat out practice, and DE Shaun Ellis (knee) and T Damien Woody (back) were limited.

• Chiefs WR Chris Chambers (foot) and LB Mike Vrabel (hip) were limited participants in practice, and S Jon McGraw (thigh), who missed Sunday’s game against the Jaguars, fully participated.

• Buccaneers WR Antonio Bryant (knee), WR Michael Clayton (knee), QB Byron Leftwich (right elbow) and DE Stylez White (shoulder) missed practice.

• Dolphins LB Joey Porter (knee), G Justin Smiley (shoulder), DT Paul Soliai (ankle) and LB Erik Walden (hamstring) missed practice, and TE Anthony Fasano (hips) was limited.

• Cowboys S Ken Hamlin (groin) and C Andre Gurode (ankle) didn’t practice.

• Giants CB Aaron Ross practiced for the first time since pulling his left hamstring during training camp in August and hopes to be ready to play after the team’s bye week.

The NFL announced Wednesday that the kickoff time for the Nov. 29 Bears-Vikings game in Minnesota has been moved to 4:15 p.m. ET to accommodate Fox’s broadcast patterns.

The game between the NFC North rivals originally had been scheduled for 1 p.m. ET.

A final schedule of Week 12 games will be released no later than 12 days before that Sunday, per the league’s flexible-scheduling guidelines.

Veteran WR Isaac Bruce might not play in the 49ers’ Thursday night game against the Bears because of an ankle injury suffered in practice this week.

Bruce, who is third on the team with 20 receptions for 244 yards this season, is listed as questionable.

The Bears could be without rookie safety Al Afalava, who missed practice all week with a shoulder injury. Afalava also is listed as questionable.

As expected, the 49ers will be without CB Nate Clements (shoulder), RB Glen Coffee (concussion), DT Demetric Evans (shoulder) and OT Joe Staley (knee). The Bears declared S Kevin Payne (back), LB Pisa Tinoisamoa (knee) and RB Garrett Wolfe (back) as out.

• Check out NFL.com’s injuries page for the latest news.

The Chiefs placed guard Mike Goff on season-ending injured reserve Wednesday because of a shoulder ailment he has dealt with since September.

Goff played in eight games with seven starts at right guard this season, his first with the Chiefs. He has played in 171 games with 154 starts during his 12-year NFL career, also with the Cincinnati Bengals (1998-2003) and San Diego Chargers (2004-08).

To replace Goff on the roster, the Chiefs signed free-agent LB Justin Rogers, who spent the previous two seasons with the Cowboys. He had 34 tackles in 31 games.

The New York Giants placed linebacker Gerris Wilkinson (dislocated wrist) on Injured Reserve Wednesday, according to the team. Cornerback D.J. Johnson was signed off Denver’s practice squad.

Wilkinson, in his fourth season, played in all nine games for the Giants this season, both on defense and special teams. He recorded nine total tackles.

Johnson is a 6-foot-2, 200-pound rookie from Jackson State.

Let the speculation begin. As reported earlier by NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora, former Chiefs RB Larry Johnson cleared waivers Tuesday and is now officially a free agent. And, of course, teams are already being discussed as having interest in his services.

La Canfora noted, via a team source, that the Houston Texans appear to be Johnson’s most likely landing spot. The New England Patriots and Washington Redskins have also called to express interest, according to league sources.

So the Larry Johnson Watch (LJW) is on. You can just see it now: Teams will be linked to Johnson (rightfully so or not) and will publicly deny interest.

In Houston, owner Bob McNair addressed the possibility of adding Johnson with reporters Tuesday. He said the first determinition to be made is whether they believe Johnson could help the team. Then it’s a matter of whether Johnson can fit in the locker room and not be a distraction.

“I’ve read what you’ve read,” McNair said when asked if Johnson’s background is a concern. “I haven’t really studied it to see, but that’ll be an issue for us. It will be something that we’ll look at very seriously. What it will come down to is, clearly, he doesn’t have as clean a record as the rest of our guys and what we’re looking for.

“The questions would be is this someone that might be a disruptive force in our locker room? Or is it someone who with the proper supervision and being around good guys is manageable? That will be a decision, if we reach the point where we say number one, ‘We want him as a player,’ then it would reach that point of will there be other issues there that would be too important for us to overlook.”

It’s more than a decent bet that GMs and teams around the league are approaching Johnson, who turns 30 this month, in similar fashion.

In New England, Patriots coach Bill Belichick was more coy, but divulged in a conference call with reporters the team would at least discuss signing Johnson.

“We’ll discuss that organizationally this afternoon,” Belichick said. “We’ll decide then if there’s anything we want to do.”

Despite an initial call from his agent, the Bears have decided against adding Johnson, a source tells La Canfora. Two other teams where dots could be connected — the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets — appear to be out. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin refused to discuss free agents earlier Tuesday, and the Steelers declined interest after being approached by Johnson’s agent, Peter Schaffer. The Jets also have no interest despite losing Leon Washington for the season, sources tell La Canfora.

That’s the latest on the LJW.

The 49ers will need Frank Gore to be prepared for a heavy work load on Thursday night against the Bears, as backup RB Glen Coffee (concussion) has been officially ruled out.

Coffee, who has carried 75 times for 198 yards and a touchdown, suffered his concussion during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Titans. RB Michael Robinson will likely serve as San Francisco’s No. 2 back. Robinson (shoulder) was a full participant on Tuesday.

Other injury updates for the 49ers: S Michael Lewis (quadricep) was a full participant in practice, as were TEs Vernon Davis (shoulder) and Delanie Walker (shin, knee), and WR Jason Hill (ankle). LB Takeo Spikes (shoulder) was limited.

For the Bears, TE Desmond Clark (neck), DT Tommie Harris (knee) and CB Charles Tillman (shoulder) were limited.

The Cleveland Browns officially ended Eric Barton’s season Tuesday, placing the veteran linebacker on injured reserve. Barton, who started all eight games this season, suffered a shoulder injury in the 30-6 loss to the Bears before the team’s bye last week.

Barton, who leads the team with 58 tackles this season, is the second starting linebacker to be lost for the season — the Browns placed D’Qwell Jackson on IR last month with a shoulder injury.

The Browns made two other roster moves Tuesday, signing RB Thomas Brown to the practice squad and releasing WR Darnell Jenkins from the practice squad.