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Gameday inactives, injuries and weather: Week 16

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.

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