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Here are the players who will be inactive during the Philadelphia #Eagles vs. Kansas City #Chiefs, Super Bowl LIX | @EdEastonJr
The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles have released their lists of inactive players ahead of their Super Bowl LIX matchup.
Here are the inactive players for the Chiefs:
Here is the inactive list for the Eagles:
Here are the players who will be inactive during the #Bills vs. #Chiefs AFC Championship game | @EdEastonJr
The Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills have released their lists of inactive players ahead of their AFC Championship matchup.
Here are the inactive players for the Chiefs:
Here is the inactive list for the Bills:
The inactives are in for the NFC championship game for the Eagles and Commanders.
The Washington Commanders shocked everyone on Saturday by downgrading defensive tackle Daron Payne from questionable to out. Payne broke a finger two weeks ago and was also dealing with a knee injury he suffered last week. Sunday’s NFC championship against the Philadelphia Eagles will only be the second game Payne has ever missed since entering the NFL in 2018.
So, as the Commanders prepare to face the Eagles for the third time this season — this time for a trip to the Super Bowl — Payne’s name headlines Washington’s inactive list alongside guard Sam Cosmi. Cosmi injured his ACL in last week’s win at Detroit and is out for the remainder of the playoffs.
Here are the Commanders’ inactives:
The Eagles are at full strength for today’s game as center Cam Jurgens, who was a game-time decision with a back injury, is active. Also, quarterback Jalen Hurts and tight end Dallas Goedert, both dealing with injuries, are in the starting lineup.
Here are the Eagles’ inactives:
Hendon Hooker highlight the Lions inactive players vs Commanders
The long-anticipated changing of the guard at backup quarterback is now official for the Lions. Veteran Teddy Bridgewater is the new No. 2 QB for Detroit as the playoff games begin.
Bridgewater had been the emergency-only No. 3 QB, inactive on game days ever since re-signing with the Lions late in the year. That status has now changed. Bridgewater is active for Saturday night’s divisional round matchup against the Washington Commanders. Rookie Hendon Hooker is inactive and the designated third QB for this one.
The rest of the inactive include two players ruled out on the final injury report in RG Kevin Zeitler and DL Pat O’Connor.
Full inactive list:
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— Detroit Lions (@Lions) January 18, 2025
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Here are the players who will be inactive during the #Texans vs. #Chiefs AFC Divisional round game | @EdEastonJr
The Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans have released their lists of inactive players ahead of their AFC Divisional round matchup.
Here are the inactive players for the Chiefs:
Here is the inactive list for the Texans:
Seven Broncos players did not play against the Bills, including healthy scratch Audric Estime.
Seven members of the Denver Broncos‘ 53-man roster did not play in the team’s 31-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs on Sunday.
Broncos quarterback Zach Wilson*, running back Audric Estime, running back Blake Watson, linebacker Levelle Bailey, offensive lineman Nick Gargiulo and and defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike were inactive.
*Wilson was inactive but still dressed as an emergency third quarterback. Jarrett Stidham, Denver’s primary backup quarterback, also did not get on the field as Bo Nix played the entire game. That gave the Broncos a total of eight players who did not play against the Bills.
Denver now enters the NFL offeseason with 19 players scheduled to become free agents in March.
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The Packers have LB Quay Walker, S Evan Williams and DL TJ Slaton active and available for Sunday against the Eagles in the NFC Wild Card Round.
The Green Bay Packers made five players inactive for Sunday’s NFC Wild Card Round showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles.
The big news: Linebacker Quay Walker, safety Evan Williams and defensive lineman TJ Slaton are all active and available despite being listed as questionable. The starting trio will be important for the spine of the Packers defense against 2,000-yard rusher Saquon Barkley. Walker and Williams are returning after missing three straight games to end the regular season.
Receiver Christian Watson (knee) and safety Zayne Anderson (concussion) were both ruled out on Friday’s injury report. Offensive tackle Andre Dillard — who is coming off a concussion — and tight end Ben Sims are also inactive, and quarterback Sean Clifford is inactive as the emergency third quarterback.
Sims played in all 17 regular season games but is a healthy scratch for Sunday. John FitzPatrick is active as the third tight end behind Tucker Kraft and Luke Musgrave.
The Packers are also returning defensive end Brenton Cox Jr., who missed the season finale but had four sacks in his final seven games of 2024.
The Packers and Eagles kick off from Lincoln Financial Field at 3:30 p.m. CT.
WR Christian Watson
S Zayne Anderson
OT Andre Dillard
TE Ben Sims
QB Sean Clifford (third quarterback)
QB Tanner McKee (third quarterback)
WR Ainias Smith
CB Eli Ricks
DB Lewis Cine
OL Nick Gates
OL Darian Kinnard
G Trevor Keegan
Broncos inactives vs. Bills: QB Zach Wilson, RB Audric Estime, RB Blake Watson, LB Levelle Bailey, OL Nick Gargiulo and DL Eyioma Uwazurike.
The Denver Broncos have announced their list of six inactive players for Sunday’s Wild Card playoff game against the Buffalo Bills.
The Broncos’ inactive players today are quarterback Zach Wilson*, running back Audric Estime, running back Blake Watson, linebacker Levelle Bailey, offensive lineman Nick Gargiulo and and defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike.
With Estime a healthy scratch, Denver’s top running backs will be Jaleel McLaughlin, Javonte Williams and Tyler Badie, who was just activated from injured reserve on Saturday.
*Technically, Wilson is still available to play as the team’s emergency third-string quarterback behind starter Bo Nix and primary backup Jarrett Stidham, but he’s on the inactive list and does not count against the game-day roster. Wilson can play if both Nix and Stidham are injured.
With the exception of Wilson, these inactive players are members of the 53-man roster who are not eligible to play against the Bills. They will be reactivated on Monday.
Sunday’s game will be nationally televised on CBS. Playing on the road, Denver is considered a big underdog against the Bills.
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Six players did not play in the Broncos’ win over the Chiefs on Sunday, including RB Blake Watson and LB Levelle Bailey.
Six members of the 53-man roster did not play in the Denver Broncos‘ big win over the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 18 of the 2024 NFL season.
Broncos quarterback Zach Wilson*, running back Blake Watson, linebacker Levelle Bailey, offensive tackle Frank Crum (illness), defensive lineman Matt Henningsen and defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike were inactive on Sunday.
*Wilson was inactive but still dressed as an emergency third quarterback. Jarrett Stidham, Denver’s primary backup quarterback, entered the game in the fourth quarter but did not attempt any passes. Stidham has only appeared in three games this season.
Following Sunday’s win, Denver is now set to go on the road to face the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the NFL playoffs on Sunday, Jan. 12.
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Lions inactives for Week 18 vs the Vikings: Alex Anzalone and Kalif Raymond will play
The Detroit Lions released their weekly inactive player list ahead of Sunday night’s key matchup against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 18. It’s good news on the injured player front.
Three players were listed as questionable on the final injury report: LB Alex Anzalone, WR/RS Kalif Raymond and RB Craig Reynolds. All three are active for Sunday night’s game.
Running back David Montgomery was ruled out on the final injury report with his knee injury. Cornerback Emmanuel Moseley was also ruled out, but he was subsequently placed on the non-football illness list. The Lions added rookie DB Morice Norris back to the active roster to replace Moseley, as well as elevating Stantley Thomas-Oliver from the practice squad.
The full list of Lions inactives for Week 18:
RB David Montgomery (injured)
QB Teddy Bridgewater (emergency 3rd QB)
OL Colby Sorsdal
OL Giovanni Manu
OL Kayode Awosika
DL Brodric Martin
DL Jonah Williams
All of the healthy scratches are repeats from Week 17 and much longer, in many cases.
