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With so much at stake in Sunday's game against Chicago, this isn't a death knell for Nelson's Week 15 status, but he's not off to a good start. Coach Mike McCarthy said at Monday's presser he was "hopeful" Nelson would be back this week, and that he's "getting better." There will be no reason to assume Nelson will return until he gets in some practice reps, but it's too early to officially rule him out.