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Gameday inactives, injuries and weather: Week 16 Christmas Day

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.

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