The Green Bay Packers won’t have running back A.J. Dillon for the third consecutive game but cornerback Jaire Alexander is active for Matt LaFleur’s team in the NFC Divisional Round vs. the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday night.
Dillon is still recovering from a stinger in his neck. Without his top backup available again, running back Aaron Jones could easily hit 20 or more carries for the fifth straight game.
Alexander will play through an ankle injury for the second consecutive week. He reinjured the ankle against the Dallas Cowboys last week and missed practices on Wednesday and Thursday, but he’s available for the Packers at Levi’s Stadium. Alexander had a huge interception of Dak Prescott in the first half last Sunday.
Linebacker Isaiah McDuffie and punter Daniel Whelan are both active despite questionable designations. Of the four players listed with playing status designations, only Dillon is inactive.
Receiver Malik Heath, safety Benny Sapp III, outside linebacker Brenton Cox Jr. and offensive tackle Caleb Jones are healthy scratches.
Rookie Keshawn Banks, a practice squad call-up, is active over Cox, who has been on the 53-man roster all season. Banks will help replace Kingsley Enagbare, who is inactive after suffering a significant knee injury last week.
Packers inactives
18 WR Malik Heath
28 RB AJ Dillon
48 S Benny Sapp III
55 LB Kingsley Enagbare
57 LB Brenton Cox Jr.
72 T Caleb Jones
49ers inactives
QB Brandon Allen
OL Matt Pryor
WR Ronnie Bell
LB Jalen Graham
CB Samuel Womack III
DL Alex Barrett
DL T.Y. McGill
Linebacker Dre Greenlaw (Achilles, questionable) is active for the 49ers.