Fantasy football inactives, injuries and weather: Week 16

Week 16 weather, injury updates and gameday inactives for the fantasy football lineup decisions.

Sunday updates will begin when teams start releasing official pregame inactives and starter information to the league. This is typically around 60-90 minutes prior to the kickoff of their game.

Weather forecasts are courtesy of The Football Database.

Week 16 gameday inactives, weather and notes

KEY GAME-TIME DECISIONS

Early games: RB AJ Dillon (active), WR Jayden Reed (inactive), RB Kenneth Walker III (active), WR Nico Collins (active)
Afternoon games: QB Trevor Lawrence (active), RB D’Onta Foreman (inactive), TE Cole Kmet (active), WR Tyreek Hill (active)
Sunday night:


Indianapolis Colts at Atlanta Falcons (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 61 degrees, cloudy ESE 10 mph (retractable-roof dome)

Colts

Inactives: DL Eric Johnson, WR Michael Pittman Jr., OT Braden Smith, RB Zack Moss, CB Darrell Baker Jr., LB Segun Olubi and OG Jack Anderson

Lineup notes: RB Jonathan Taylor (thumb) practiced all week and will make his return. RB Zack Moss (forearm) and WR Michael Pittman Jr. (concussion, shoulder) were deemed questionable Friday but both have been downgraded to out, joining RT Braden Smith (knee).

Falcons

Inactives: QB Logan Woodside, OG Kaleb McGary, DE Joe Gaziano, DT Tommy Togiai, TE John FitzPatrick, OG Jovaughn Gwyn and P Patrick O’Donnell

Lineup notes: RT Kaleb McGary (knee) is inactive once again. C Drew Dalman (ankle), RG Chris Lindstrom (ankle) and LT Jake Matthews (knee) are all good to go.


Seattle Seahawks at Tennessee Titans (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 62 degrees, cloudy

Seahawks

Inactives: DE Frank Clark, OT Raiqwon O’Neal, S Jamal Adams, WR Dee Eskridge, OG McClendon Curtis, CB Devon Witherspoon and DT Myles Adams

Lineup notes: RB Kenneth Walker III (shoulder) will be out there after a questionable listing. QB Geno Smith (groin) is good to go after full work all week. CB Devon Witherspoon (hip) and S Jamal Adams (knee) won’t go.

Titans

Inactives: OT Daniel Brunskill, DE T.K. McLendon, S K’Von Wallace, TE Trevon Wesco, WR Kyle Philips, QB Will Levis and DB Sean Murphy-Bunting

Lineup notes: WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine (hand), S Amani Hooker (knee), and DT Jeffery Simmons (knee) went on IR and will miss the rest of the season. QB Will Levis (ankle) won’t play, so QB Ryan Tannehill draws the start. TE Chigoziem Okonkwo (illness) and WR Treylon Burks (illness) will play.


Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: Dome stadium

Lions

Inactives: WR Antoine Green, CB Steven Gilmore, LB Derrick Barnes, TE Brock Wright, DL Brodric Martin, CB Jerry Jacobs and QB Hendon Hooker

Lineup notes: Starting C Frank Ragnow (knee, back, toe) will play after a full practice Friday. S C.J Gardner-Johnson (pectoral) won’t be out there just yet.

Vikings

Inactives: OG Chris Reed, WR Jalen Nailor, S Lewis Cine, OT Brian O’Neill, CB Byron Murphy, QB Joshua Dobbs and TE Nick Muse

Lineup notes: RB Alexander Mattison (ankle) is active, but he was demoted to No. 2 on the depth chart. RT Brian O’Neill will not be available.


Washington Commanders at New York Jets (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 45 degrees, cloudy

Commanders

Inactives: LB Andre Jones Jr., CB Kyu Blu Kelly, RB Brian Robinson Jr., WR Mitchell Tinsley, C Nolan Laufenberg, OG Tyler Larsen and OT Charles Leno Jr.

Lineup notes: RB Brian Robinson Jr. (hamstring), C Tyler Larsen (knee) and LT Charles Leno (calf) were ruled out.

Jets

Inactives: QB Aaron Rodgers, FB Nick Bawden, OT Austin Deculus, OT Duane Brown, WR Randall Cobb, CB Bryce Hall and QB Zach Wilson

Lineup notes: QB Aaron Rodgers (Achilles) will miss the rest of the season, despite being activated from IR. QB Zach Wilson (concussion) are out.


Green Bay Packers at Carolina Panthers (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 62 degrees, cloudy

Packers

Inactives: S Darnell Savage, WR Jayden Reed, LB De’Vondre Campbell, DL Brenton Cox, OT Caleb Jones, WR Christian Watson and CB Robert Rochell

Lineup notes: TE Luke Musgrave (kidney) and LB De’Vondre Campbell (neck) aren’t ready yet. WR Christian Watson (hamstring) won’t be out there. RB AJ Dillon (thumb) is active, but WR Jayden Reed (toe, chest) couldn’t get ready in time. WR Dontayvion Wicks (ankle) and CB Jaire Alexander (shoulder) overcame questionable designations.

Panthers

Inactives: CB CJ Henderson, WR Terrace Marshall Jr., WR Mike Strachan, DE Eku Leota, DT Chris Wormley and OT Ricky Lee

Lineup notes: No injuries of fantasy relevance.


Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 67 degrees, cloudy (retractable-roof dome)

Browns

Inactives: C Luke Wypler, LB Anthony Walker, LB Jordan Kunaszyk, DL Isaiah McGuire, S Juan Thornhill, DE Ogbo Okoronkwo and CB Kahlef Hailassie

Lineup notes: QB Joe Flacco (calf), RB Jerome Ford (wrist) and RB Kareem Hunt (groin) practiced Friday and will play. S Juan Thornhill (calf) was ruled out.

Texans

Inactives: LB Blake Cashman, QB C.J. Stroud, DT Teair Tart, OT Joshua Jones and DL Will Anderson Jr.

Lineup notes: QB C.J. Stroud (concussion) and DE Will Anderson Jr. (ankle) are out again. WR Nico Collins (calf) and WR Noah Brown (knee) will play.


Late afternoon games

Jacksonville Jaguars at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4:05 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 72 degrees, cloudy

Jaguars

Inactives: OT Chandler Brewer, DT Angelo Blackson, CB Gregory Junior, LB Yasir Abdullah and WR Zay Jones

Lineup notes: QB Trevor Lawrence (ankle, concussion) cleared the protocol and is active. WR Zay Jones (knee) will not be available.

Buccaneers

Inactives: DT Deadrin Senat, OT Brandon Walton, LB JJ Russell, LB Markees Watts and QB John Wolford

Lineup notes: WR Chris Godwin (knee) is good to go after a full session Friday. S Antoine Winfield Jr. (calf) was added Friday as questionable after being unable to participate, but he is active.


Arizona Cardinals at Chicago Bears (4:25 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 46 degrees, cloudy

Cardinals

Inactives: OT Dennis Daley, WR Marquise Brown, TE Travis Vokolek, CB Garrett Williams, DE Tyreke Smith, DE Victor Dimukeje and OT Carter O’Donnell

Lineup notes: WR Marquise Brown (heel) is out. WR Greg Dortch (shoulder) will be available.

Bears

Inactives: OT Teven Jenkins, QB Nathan Peterman, LB Noah Sewell, S Quindell Johnson, RB D’Onta Foreman and WR Equanimeous St. Brown

Lineup notes: RB D’Onta Foreman (personal) won’t be available, but TE Cole Kmet (quadriceps) is ready to roll. WR Darnell Mooney (illness) practiced Thursday and Friday and will go.


Dallas Cowboys at Miami Dolphins (4:25 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy, E 11 mph

Cowboys

Inactives: DL Johnathan Hankins, QB Trey Lance, RB Deuce Vaughn, CB Noah Igbinoghene, OT Tyron Smith, CB Eric Scott Jr. and WR Jalen Brooks

Lineup notes: LT Tyron Smith (back) was downgraded to out. RG Zach Martin (thigh) will tough it out. RB Rico Dowdle (ankle) and RB Tony Pollard (thumb) are good to go after full practices Friday.

Dolphins

Inactives: DL Emmanuel Ogbah, WR River Cracraft, OT Robert Hunt, QB Skylar Thompson, TE Tyler Kroft, S Jevon Holland and CB Cam Smith

Lineup notes: WR Tyreek Hill (ankle) is active for Week 16. RB De’Von Achane (toe) and RB Raheem Mostert (knee, ankle) also are good to go. CB Xavien Howard (hip) will give it a whirl, while S Jevon Holland (knee) couldn’t get right in time. LB Melvin Ingram was elevated to the 53-man roster.


Sunday Night Football

New England Patriots at Denver Broncos (8:20 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 24 degrees, cloudy

Patriots

Inactives: RB Rhamondre Stevenson, DT Sam Roberts, TE Hunter Henry, WR JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR Matthew Slater, SS Jabrill Peppers and QB Nathan Rourke

Lineup notes: RB Rhamondre Stevenson (ankle) and WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (ankle) are out. TE Hunter Henry (knee) was downgraded on Saturday and also won’t play.

Broncos

Inactives: C Alex Forsyth, S JL Skinner, DL Thomas Incoom, QB Ben DiNucci, DT Elijah Garcia, TE Nate Adkins and LB Nik Bonitto

Lineup notes: TE Greg Dulcich (hamstring, foot) and LB Nik Bonitto (knee) will not play.

Gameday inactives, injuries and weather: Week 16 Christmas Day

Week 16 weather, injury updates and gameday inactives for the Christmas Slate.

Sunday updates will begin when teams start releasing official pregame inactives and starter information to the league. This is typically around 60-90 minutes prior to the kickoff of their game.

Weather forecasts are courtesy of The Football Database.

Week 16 gameday inactives, weather and notes

KEY GAME-TIME DECISIONS

Early game: RB Jeff Wilson (active)
Afternoon game: RB Latavius Murray (active), WR Courtland Sutton (active)
Sunday night: WR Marquise Brown (active)

Green Bay Packers at Miami Dolphins (1:00 p.m. EST)

Kickoff Weather: 51 degrees, overcast

Packers

Inactives: CB Shemar Jean-Charles, OT Caleb Jones, OT David Bakhtiari, LB Jonathan Garvin and DT Jonathan Ford

Lineup notes: QB Aaron Rodgers (thumb, ribs) continues to play through multiple injuries. LT David Bakhtiari (knee, abdomen) will not play.

Dolphins

Inactives: QB Skylar Thompson, TE Tanner Conner, RB Myles Gaskin, CB Noah Igbinoghene, OT Eric Fisher, WR Erik Ezukanma and WR River Cracraft

Lineup notes: RB Jeff Wilson (hip) will play through a questionable designation, but RB Myles Gaskin (illness) isn’t available.LT Terron Armstead (toe, pec, knee) and LB Bradley Chubb (knee) are active despite drawing questionable tags.

Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Rams (4:30 p.m. EST)

Kickoff Weather: 74 degrees, clear (open-air dome)

Broncos

Inactives: TE Albert Okwuegbunam, WR Kendall Hinton, WR Brandon Johnson, QB Jarrett Guarantano, OT Calvin Anderson, DT Elijah Garcia and CB Michael Ojemudia

Lineup notes: WR Kendall Hinton (hamstring) is out. RB Latavius Murray (foot) and WR Courtland Sutton (hamstring) are questionable but will  . QB Russell Wilson (concussion) cleared the protocol and will start.

Rams

Inactives: DL Marquise Copeland, CB Shaun Jolly, DL Aaron Donald, LB Travin Howard, QB John Wolford, WR Ben Skowronek and C Brian Allen

Lineup notes: WR Cooper Kupp (ankle) and QB Matthew Stafford (neck) remain on IR and will likely end the season there. DT Aaron Donald (ankle), WR Ben Skowronek (calf) and QB John Wolford (neck) are also out.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals (8:20 p.m. EST)

Kickoff Weather: 63 degrees, clear (retractable-roof dome)

Buccaneers

Inactives: OG John Molchon, OT Donovan Smith, WR Breshad Perriman, DT Vita Vea, DL Carl Nassib, CB Jamel Dean and QB Kyle Trask

Lineup notes: WR Julio Jones (knee) is active after being listed as questionable. DT Vita Vea (calf) has been ruled out, while S Mike Edwards (hamstring), S Keanu Neal (toe) and S Antoine Winfield (ankle) are active. LT Donovan Smith (foot) will not play. RT Tristan Wirfs (ankle) and swing OT Josh Wells (back) were deemed questionable, though both are active.

Cardinals

Inactives: QB Colt McCoy, LB Jesse Luketa, DE Victor Dimukeje, OG Wyatt Davis, DL Zach Allen, OG Rashaad Coward and CB Jace Whittaker

Lineup notes: QB Kyler Murray (knee) and WR Rondale Moore (groin) will end the season on IR. QB Colt McCoy (concussion) is also out. WR Marquise Brown (groin) was limited all week and listed as questionable, but he is active. WR Greg Dortch (knee) was a full-go Friday and will play.

Gameday inactives, injuries and weather: Week 16

Week 16 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 60-90 minutes prior to the kickoff of their game.

Weather forecasts are courtesy of The Football Database.

Week 16 gameday inactives, weather and notes

KEY GAME-TIME DECISIONS

Early games: WR Jakobi Meyers (active), RB Rhamondre Stevenson (active), RB Damien Harris (inactive), WR Treylon Burks, RB Kenneth Walker III (active), TE Noah Fant (active), WR Marquise Goodwin (active)
Afternoon games:
Sunday night: WR Diontae Johnson (active)

Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers (1:00 p.m. EST)

Kickoff Weather: 23 degrees, clear, WSW 11 mph

Lions

Inactives: OG Kayode Awosika, OG Ross Pierschbacher, RB Craig Reynolds, FB Jason Cabinda, SS DeShon Elliott, DE Austin Bryant and DL Michael Brockers

Lineup notes: No injuries of fantasy relevance.

Panthers

Inactives: LB Amare Barno, WR Rashard Higgins and OT Larnel Coleman

Lineup notes: No injuries of fantasy relevance.

New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings (1:00 p.m. EST)

Kickoff Weather: Dome stadium

Giants

Inactives: CB Adoree’ Jackson, OG Shane Lemieux, WR David Sills, OG Jack Anderson and CB Rodarius Williams

Lineup notes: No injuries of fantasy relevance.

Vikings

Inactives: DL Ross Blacklock, LB Luiji Vilain, OT Kyle Hinton, CB Cameron Dantzler and C Garrett Bradbury

Lineup notes: LB Eric Kendricks (hip) is active, and C Garrett Bradbury (back) was ruled out.

Buffalo Bills at Chicago Bears (1:00 p.m. EST)

Kickoff Weather: 8 degrees, mostly cloudy, W 22 mph

Bills

Inactives: C Mitch Morse, LB Baylon Spector, S Dean Marlowe, TE Tommy Sweeney, DE Carlos Basham Jr., OT Justin Murray and CB Xavier Rhodes

Lineup notes: QB Josh Allen (elbow) continues to play through an elbow injury. WR Cole Beasley was elevated to the active roster.

Bears

Inactives: OT Teven Jenkins, QB Tim Boyle, DT Angelo Blackson, TE Trevon Wesco, WR Chase Claypool, OG Cody Whitehair and WR Equanimeous St. Brown

Lineup notes: WR Chase Claypool (knee) will sit again. WR N’Keal Harry (back) practiced all week and will play. RB Khalil Herbert (hip) was activated off IR.

Atlanta Falcons at Baltimore Ravens (1:00 p.m. EST)

Kickoff Weather: 15 degrees, partly cloudy, W 14 mph

Falcons

Inactives: DL David Anenih, CB Rashad Fenton, DE Matt Dickerson, OT Chuma Edoga and CB Jovante Moffatt

Lineup notes: QB Marcus Mariota (knee) and RB Caleb Huntley (Achilles) are out for the season.

Ravens

Inactives: CB Marcus Peters, LB David Ojabo, OG Ben Cleveland, RB Kenyan Drake, DL Calais Campbell, TE Charlie Kolar and QB Lamar Jackson

Lineup notes: WR Devin Duvernay (foot) is out for the season. QB Lamar Jackson (knee) will miss his third straight game, and QB Tyler Huntley (shoulder) will start.

Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs (1:00 p.m. EST)

Kickoff Weather: 10 degrees, clear, WNW 12 mph

SEahawks

Inactives: DL Al Woods, CB Artie Burns, DT Daviyon Nixon, WR Tyler Lockett, RB Wayne Gallman, DB Ryan Neal and OT Jake Curhan

Lineup notes: WR Tyler Lockett (finger) remains out. RB DeeJay Dallas (ankle), TE Noah Fant (knee), WR Marquise Goodwin (wrist, ankle) and RB Kenneth Walker (ankle, back) are all available. RBs Wayne Gallman
and Godwin Igwebuike were elevated to the 53-man roster, but the former will not be available.

Chiefs

Inactives: OG Darian Kinnard, DL Malik Herring, DE Joshua Kaindoh, QB Shane Buechele, OT Geron Christian and DL Khalen Saunders

Lineup notes: RB Isiah Pacheco (shoulder) and WR Kadarius Toney (hamstring) are good to go.

Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans (2:00* p.m. EST)

*Game delayed due to power outages

Kickoff Weather: 16 degrees, partly cloudy, W 11 mph

Texans

Inactives: OG Kenyon Green, QB Kyle Allen, DL Mario Addison, DB Jacobi Francis and TE O.J. Howard

Lineup notes: RB Dameon Pierce (ankle) will end his rookie season on IR. WR Nico Collins (foot) joined him on the list Friday. WR Brandin Cooks (calf) is questionable. He had full sessions Wednesday and Thursday and will play.

Titans

Inactives: S Amani Hooker, QB Ryan Tannehill, CB John Reid, DL Mario Edwards Jr., DB Josh Thompson, LB Dylan Cole and CB Kristian Fulton

Lineup notes: RB Dontrell Hilliard (neck) is out for the season. QB Ryan Tannehill (ankle) is out. WR Treylon Burks (concussion) practiced Thursday and is active. LB Zach Cunningham (elbow) was activated from injured reserve.

New Orleans Saints at Cleveland Browns (1:00 p.m. EST)

Kickoff Weather: 10 degrees, overcast, SW 26 mph

Saints

Inactives: OT Lewis Kidd, S Marcus Maye, CB Marshon Lattimore, RB Dwayne Washington, DL Payton Turner, LB Pete Werner and WR Chris Olave

Lineup notes: OG Cesar Ruiz (foot), RB Mark Ingram (knee) and WR Jarvis Landry (ankle) are out for the season. WR Chris Olave (hamstring) and RB Dwayne Washington (illness) also are out.

Browns

Inactives: RB Demetric Felton, QB Kellen Mond, DE Jadeveon Clowney, WR Jaelon Darden, OG Chris Hubbard and DB Thomas Graham

Lineup notes: RB Nick Chubb (foot), TE David Njoku (knee) and DE Myles Garrett (illness) all missed some time this week, but they will play. C Ethan Pocic (knee) activated off injured reserve.

Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots (1:00 p.m. EST)

Kickoff Weather: 18 degrees, clear, SW 13 mph

Bengals

Inactives: OT Jackson Carman, OT D’Ante Smith, CB Jalen Davis, DE Sam Hubbard, RB Chris Evans and TE Hayden Hurst

Lineup notes: TE Hayden Hurst (calf) remains out. WR Tee Higgins (hamstring) practiced all week and will play.

Patriots

Inactives: RB Damien Harris, WR Raleigh Webb, CB Jalen Mills, DT Sam Roberts, WR DeVante Parker, S Joshuah Bledsoe and CB Jack Jones

Lineup notes: WR DeVante Parker (concussion) remains out. WR Jakobi Meyers (shoulder) and RB Rhamondre Stevenson (ankle) will play, but RB Damien Harris (thigh) is out yet again.

Washington Commanders at San Francisco 49ers (4:05 p.m. EST)

Kickoff Weather: 61 degrees, partly cloudy

Commanders

Inactives: OT Chris Paul, S Kamren Curl, DL Daniel Wise, OT Saahdiq Charles and QB Sam Howell

Lineup notes: RBs Brian Robinson Jr. (quadriceps) and Antonio Gibson (foot) are both good to go.

49ers

Inactives: WR Deebo Samuel, DE Drake Z. Jackson, QB Jimmy Garoppolo, OT Nick Zakelj, TE Ross Dwelley, DL Kerry Hyder and DT Kevin Givens

Lineup notes: QB Jimmy Garoppolo (foot) and WR Deebo Samuel (ankle, knee) could be out for the remainder of the regular season. RB Christian McCaffrey (knee) continues to grind through a knee ailment. DT Javon Kinlaw will make his return after missing a dozen games.

Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys (4:25 p.m. EST)

Kickoff Weather: 35 degrees, clear (retractable-roof dome)

Eagles

Inactives: QB Jalen Hurts, DE Janarius Robinson, OG Sua Opeta, OG Josh Sills, RB Trey Sermon and LB Kyron Johnson

Lineup notes: QB Jalen Hurts (shoulder) is out, so QB Gardner Minshew will start.

Cowboys

Inactives: DE Sam Williams, WR Jalen Tolbert, WR James Washington, S Markquese Bell, DB Trayvon Mullen, QB Will Grier and LB Leighton Vander Esch

Lineup notes: WR Noah Brown (foot) was limited Thursday but carries no injury designation. CB Trevon Diggs and LB Micah Parsons both were able to overcome illness and will play.

Las Vegas Raiders at Pittsburgh Steelers (8:15 p.m. EST)

Kickoff Weather: 16 degrees, overcast, WSW 15 mph

Raiders

Inactives: CB Rock Ya-Sin, OT Jackson Barton, DT Matthew Butler, DE Tashawn Bower, OG Netane Muti and RB Zamir White

Lineup notes: No injuries of fantasy relevance.

Steelers

Inactives: LB Mark Robinson, QB Mason Rudolph, SS Terrell Edmunds, DT Jonathan Marshall and OG Kendrick Green

Lineup notes: WR Diontae Johnson (toe) is active after being questionable. TE Pat Freiermuth (foot), RB Najee Harris (hip) and QB Kenny Pickett (concussion) are good to go.