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Fantasy football inactives, injuries and weather: NFL Week 16

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 16 gameday inactives, weather and notes

KEY GAME-TIME DECISIONS

Early games: TE David Njoku, RB Tyrone Tracy Jr., RB Tony Pollard
Afternoon games: WR Tyreek Hill
Sunday night:
Monday night:


Early games


New York Giants at Atlanta Falcons (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 42°F, mostly clear (retractable-roof dome)

Giants

Inactives:

Lineup notes: LB Bobby Okereke (back) is out. RB Tyrone Tracy Jr., (ankle) is questionable after limited work all week. He’s a game-time decision but expected to play. WR Malik Nabers (knee, foot) also was limited Friday, but he’ll play. QB Tommy DeVito (concussion) and WR Wan’Dale Robinson (shoulder) practiced Friday and will be good to go.

Falcons

Inactives:

Lineup notes: PK Younghoe Koo (hip) was placed on IR, and PK Riley Patterson will handle the duties. WR Drake London (knee) was limited Friday, but he’ll play, as will RT Kaleb McGary (knee), who practiced all week. QB Kirk Cousins was benched this week in favor of rookie QB Michael Penix Jr.


Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 33°F, clear, S 12 mph

Lions

Inactives:

Lineup notes: DT Alim McNeill (knee) and CB Carlton Davis (jaw) were placed on IR. RB David Montgomery (knee) is out and likely done for the season with a torn MCL. S Ifeatu Melifonwu was activated from IR but remains questionable.

Bears

Inactives:

Lineup notes: C Ryan Bates (concussion) went on IR. LG Teven Jenkins (calf) and LT Braxton Jones (concussion) are questionable. Jones practiced Friday, but Jenkins was limited. RB Roschon Johnson (concussion) practiced all week and will play.


Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 32°F, partly cloudy, calm

Browns

Inactives:

Lineup notes: RB Nick Chubb (foot) had his season end on IR again with a broken foot. TE David Njoku (hamstring) and WR Cedric Tillman (concussion) were questionable, but the latter was downgraded to out on Saturday. WR Jerry Jeudy (knee) practiced all week, and DE Myles Garrett (back) was limited Friday, but they’ll both play.

Bengals

Inactives:

Lineup notes: DE Sam Hubbard (knee) is out. LT Orlando Brown (leg) is questionable after limited work Friday in his first action of the week.


Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 32°F, partly cloudy (retractable-roof dome)

Titans

Inactives:

Lineup notes: RB Tony Pollard (ankle), LB Kenneth Murray (hamstring) and PK Nick Folk (abdomen) are all questionable. Folk was limited Friday. Pollard and Murray sat out. WR Tyler Boyd (foot) and WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine (ankle) are good to go after a full practice Friday. PK Brayden Narveson was signed to the active roster from the practice squad.

Colts

Inactives:

Lineup notes: WR Alec Pierce (concussion) and LB E.J. Speed (knee) are out. C Ryan Kelly (knee) was activated from the Reserve/Injured list. PK Matt Gay (neck) and TE Mo Alie-Cox (hip) are questionable. Kelly sat Friday, but Alie-Cox and Gay were full participants Friday. WR Michael Pittman Jr. (back) was a full-go Thursday and Friday and will play.


Los Angeles Rams at New York Jets (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 19°F, clear, calm

Rams

Inactives:

Lineup notes: TE Tyler Higbee (knee) Friday and is poised to make his season debut. WR Demarcus Robinson (shoulder) practiced Friday and will play.

Jets

Inactives:

Lineup notes: RB Braelon Allen (back) is questionable but practiced Friday. With RB Breece Hall (knee) off the injury report this week, Allen’s prospects were limited anyway.


Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 28°F, clear, calm

Eagles

Inactives:

Lineup notes: TE Dallas Goedert (knee) is on IR and out until at least Week 18. QB Jalen Hurts (finger) and WR DeVonta Smith (back) practiced all week and will be in there. WR A.J. Brown (knee) was limited Thursday and Friday, but he’ll play.

Commanders

Inactives:

Lineup notes: RB Austin Ekeler (concussion) and WR Noah Brown (kidney) are on IR. TE Zach Ertz (concussion, shoulder) is questionable after limited work Friday.


Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 37°F, clear, calm

Cardinals

Inactives:

Lineup notes: RB Trey Benson (knee) and PK Matt Prater (knee) are out. PK Chad Ryland will handle the kicking chores.

Panthers

Inactives:

Lineup notes: WR Xavier Legette (hip) is out. WR Jalen Coker (quadriceps) and WR David Moore (concussion) are questionable. Coker was limited Friday, but Moore had a full practice.


Late-afternoon window


Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks (4:05 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 46°F, 90% chance of rain, SSE 10 mph

Vikings

Inactives:

Lineup notes: S Harrison Smith (foot) is questionable after limited work Friday.

Seahawks

Inactives:

Lineup notes: RB Zach Charbonnet (oblique), TE Noah Fant (knee), WR DK Metcalf (shoulder), QB Geno Smith (knee) and RB Kenneth Walker III (calf) all practiced Friday and will play.


New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills (4:25 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 11°F, cloudy, calm

Patriots

Inactives:

Lineup notes: OG Cole Strange (knee), FS Jabrill Peppers (hamstring) and SS Kyle Dugger (ankle, illness) were all limited all week and are questionable. LT Vederian Lowe (shoulder) practiced Friday and will play.

Bills

Inactives:

Lineup notes: LB Matt Milano (biceps, groin) and WR Curtis Samuel (ribs) are questionable after limited work Friday. TE Dalton Kincaid (knee) and WR Amari Cooper (wrist) practiced Friday and will play.


Jacksonville Jaguars at Las Vegas Raiders (4:25 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: Dome stadium

Jaguars

Inactives:

Lineup notes: TE Evan Engram (shoulder) was placed on season-ending IR and underwent surgery.

Raiders

Inactives:

Lineup notes: DE Maxx Crosby (ankle) and RB Sincere McCormick (ankle) were placed on IR. RB Alexander Mattison (ankle), WR Jakobi Meyers (ankle) and QB Aidan O’Connell (knee) all practiced Friday and will play.


San Francisco 49ers at Miami Dolphins (4:25 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 73°F, clear, calm

49ers

Inactives:

Lineup notes: RB Christian McCaffrey (knee) and RB Jordan Mason (ankle) are on IR. LT Trent Williams (ankle) and RB Isaac Guerendo (foot, hamstring) also are out. DE Nick Bosa (hip, oblique) and LB Dre Greenlaw (Achilles, knee) are both questionable. They were limited all week. RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn was elevated from the practice squad.

Dolphins

Inactives:

Lineup notes: LB Bradley Chubb (knee) was downgraded to out. WR Jaylen Waddle (knee) is doubtful and didn’t practice all week. WR Tyreek Hill (wrist) and LT Terron Armstead (knee) are questionable. Both were limited Friday. RB De’Von Achane (groin) and QB Tua Tagovailoa (hip) practiced Friday and will play.


Sunday Night Football


Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys (8:20 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 52°F, clear (retractable-roof dome)

Buccaneers

Inactives:

Lineup notes: S Antoine Winfield Jr. (knee) is out again, and TE Cade Otton (knee) was downgraded to out on Saturday. LB K.J Britt (ankle) are doubtful. S Mike Edwards (hamstring) is questionable but had a full practice Friday. RB Bucky Irving (hip, back), S Tykee Smith (knee), QB Baker Mayfield (knee) and WR Trey Palmer (illness) all practiced Friday and will go.

Cowboys

Inactives:

Lineup notes: CB Trevon Diggs (knee) is out. LB Eric Kendricks (personal, calf) is questionable after upgrading to limited work Friday. WR CeeDee Lamb (shoulder) and RB Rico Dowdle (knee) had full sessions Thursday and Friday. They’ll play.


Monday Night Football


New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers (8:15 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 30°F, 15% chance of flurries, calm

Saints

Lineup notes: WR Chris Olave (concussion) remains on IR. QB Derek Carr (hand) and RB Alvin Kamara (groin) have been ruled out. WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling (chest, illness) have yet to practice this week but somehow is questionable. TE Juwan Johnson (foot) has no injury designation.

Packers

Lineup notes: LB Quay Walker (ankle) and S Javon Bullard (ankle) have been ruled out. CB Jaire Alexander (knee), CB Corey Ballentine (knee), and S Evan Williams (quad) are questionable.

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