Saturday inactives, injuries and weather: NFL Week 17

Week 17 weather, injury updates and gameday inactives for the Saturday slate.

Sunday updates will begin when teams start releasing official pregame inactives and starter information to the league. This is typically around 90 minutes prior to the kickoff of their game.

Weather forecasts are courtesy of The Football Database.

Week 17 gameday inactives, weather and notes

KEY GAME-TIME DECISIONS

Early game: RB J.K. Dobbins (active)
Afternoon game: WR Tee Higgins (active)
Saturday night: RB James Conner, RB Trey Benson


Early game


Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 40°F, foggy, calm

Chargers

Inactives: LB Denzel Perryman, OT Trey Pipkins, QB Easton Stick, OG Jordan McFadden, RB Gus Edwards, DE Justin Eboigbe and TE Hayden Hurst

Lineup notes: RB Gus Edwards (ankle) and LB Denzel Perryman (groin) are out. RB J.K. Dobbins (knee) was activated from IR and will play. TE Will Dissly (shoulder) upgraded to a full practice and is ready to return despite the questionable tag. TE Hayden Hurst (illness) won’t be available.

Patriots

Inactives: OG Sidy Sow, OG Ben Brown, RB Terrell Jennings, QB Joe Milton III, OG Tyrese Robinson and SS Jabrill Peppers

Lineup notes: C Ben Brown (concussion) is out, and FS Jabrill Peppers (hamstring) was declared inactive. C Cole Strange (knee) and SS Kyle Dugger (ankle, illness) were all limited all week but will play.


Late-afternoon game


Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals (4:30 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 57°F, cloudy, calm

Broncos

Inactives: WR David Sills, DT Matt Henningsen, RB Blake Watson, DT Eyioma Uwazurike, OT Frank Crum, LB Levelle Bailey and QB Zach Wilson

Lineup notes: RB Jaleel McLaughlin (quadriceps) had full practices Wednesday and Thursday, and he’ll play.

Bengals

Inactives: DL Sheldon Rankins, TE Tanner Hudson, OT Andrew Stueber, WR Charlie Jones and DE Sam Hubbard

Lineup notes: DE Sam Hubbard (knee) is out again. WR Tee Higgins (ankle, knee) was a game-time decision but is indeed active. QB Joe Burrow (wrist, knee) was limited all week, but he’ll play. LT Orlando Brown (leg) upgraded to full practices Wednesday and Thursday, and he is ready to return.


Saturday Night Football


Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams (8:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 55°F, cloudy, calm (open-air dome)

Cardinals

Inactives:

Lineup notes: LT Paris Johnson Jr. (knee) and RT Jonah Williams (knee) were placed on IR. PK Matt Prater (knee) is out. RB Trey Benson (ankle) and RB James Conner (knee) are both questionable after limited work all week. It sounds like Conner is expected to play, and Benson will be a true game-time decision. LG Evan Brown (neck) and LB Baron Browning (neck) also are questionable after limited action all week.

Rams

Inactives:

Lineup notes: RT Rob Havenstein (shoulder) didn’t practice Thursday and is questionable.