The NY Jets are beaten and battered as they enter their Week 17 game against the Buffalo Bills today. It's been a long and arduous season for Gang Green, and the Jets' roster is feeling the effects this week.
The Jets have a whopping 10 players with injury designations entering Week 17, but only one player has been ruled out. That player is defensive tackle Leki Fotu, who remains on the injured reserve with a knee injury.
The most prominent of the nine questionable players for the Jets today is wide receiver Davante Adams, who returned to practice on Friday after suffering a hip injury. Adams is expected to be active and play in today's game, but his status won't be confirmed until the Jets release their inactives list.
Other notable Jets players listed as questionable include cornerback Sauce Gardner (hamstring), defensive tackle Quinnen Williams (hamstring), cornerback Michael Carter II (back), right tackle Morgan Moses (knee), and edge rusher Haason Reddick (neck).
Gardner and Williams, who missed last week due to his injury, are expected to be game-time decisions. The fact that the Jets elevated defensive tackle Bruce Hector from their practice squad doesn't bode well for Williams' availability.
The Bills are a bit healthier with only four players listed as questionable. Safety Damar Hamlin (rib), safety Taylor Rapp (neck), wide receiver Curtis Samuel (rib), and cornerback Cam Lewis (shoulder) are nursing injuries but all are expected to play today.
Who are the official inactives for both the Jets and the Bills today? We've got you covered.
Full inactives list for NY Jets in Week 17
- K Anders Carlson
- CB Jarrick Bernard-Converse
- EDGE Braiden McGregor
- SAF Jaylin Simpson
- CB Kendall Sheffield
- CB Qwan'Tez Stiggers
Wide receiver Davante Adams is active despite being listed as questionable with a hip injury. The Jets did not elevate a wide receiver from the practice squad and Adams will start today in hopes of catching Aaron Rodgers' 500th career touchdown pass.
Cornerback Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams are both also active despite entering the week as game-time decisions. The Jets elevated Bruce Hector from the practice squad and will have five healthy defensive tackles this week.
With Gardner active, the Jets have made Kendall Sheffield and rookie Qwan'Tez Stiggers healthy scratches. Stiggers received his first career start two weeks ago but returns to the bench with a healthy Jets secondary.
The Jets have made kicker Anders Carlson a healthy scratch this week. Greg Zuerlein was activated from the injured reserve and will be the team's kicker today. The Jets currently have two kickers on their 53-man roster.
The Jets curiously have all nine offensive linemen active this week. That means the team has three active backup interior offensive linemen in Wes Schweitzer, Xavier Newman, and Jake Hanson. Olu Fashanu has been placed on IR, giving the Jets one less offensive lineman on their active roster.
Full inactives list for Bills in Week 17
- OL Tylan Grable
- DT Austin Johnson
- WR Curtis Samuel
- SAF Damar Hamlin
- CB Kaiir Elam
- LB Nick Morrow
- SAF Lewis Cine
Wide receiver Curtis Samuel (rib) and safety Damar Hamlin (rib) are both out today. Both players were listed as questionable but neither will suit up today against the Jets. Rookie Cole Bishop and Taylor Rapp will start at safety for Buffalo.
Former first-round pick Kaiir Elam is a healthy scratch again this week after starting the previous two games. With Rasul Douglas back, Elam returns to the bench.