Thursday Night Football tonight will showcase the Dallas Cowboys as they head to Nashville to take on the Tennessee Titans. It is a game that might not hold immense playoff implications but is important nonetheless. Although some players have already been announced as inactive, others continue to have question marks.
Let’s take a look at who is at risk of missing this Cowboys vs. Titans matchup and examine what the final injury reports looked like for each squad.
Game-day NFL rules only allow teams to “dress” 48 players each week. However, with teams often having between 53 and 55 players on their active roster (including practice-squad call-ups), they must designate the other players as inactive.
Dallas Cowboys Inactives
LB Micah Parsons (Questionable)
RB Tony Pollard (Questionable)
LB Leighton Vander Esch (Out)
Tennessee Titans Inactives
QB Ryan Tannehill (Out)
DL Jeffery Simmons (Out)
T Nicholas Petit-Frere (Out)
S Amani Hooker (Out)
OLB Bud Dupree (Out)
LB Zach Cunningham (Out)
LB Dylan Cole (Out)
DB Josh Thompson (Out)
RB Derrick Henry (Doubtful)
CB Kristian Fulton (Doubtful)
OLB Denico Autry (Doubtful)
Latest Cowboys vs. Titans Injury Reports
Cowboys Week 17 Injury Report
The Cowboys come into this game with a significantly shorter injury report compared to their opponents. However, there are two key names with questionable tags: Micah Parsons and Tony Pollard.
Parsons is officially questionable due to a hand injury. He was limited in practice on both Tuesday and Wednesday, but there is still a chance we could see him Thursday night. Considering how important these last two games are for the Cowboys if they want to make a run at the top seed in the NFC, it would be surprising not to see Parsons on the field.
Pollard is in danger of missing his second game this season and has yet to practice during the short week leading up to Thursday Night Football. Pollard has been a nice surprise for Dallas, and the young RB is closing in on his first 1,000-yard rushing season.
Leighton Vander Esch has already been ruled out this week and is still recovering from a shoulder injury.
Titans Week 17 Injury Report
The reality of the situation for Tennessee is quite simple. They will be facing the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 18 — the winner will make the playoffs as AFC South champions. That means that whatever happens in this one doesn’t really matter. Yes, it increases their potential Wild Card chances to a whopping 8%. But their injury report this week clearly indicates that they are looking ahead.
They have already ruled out eight players, and guys like Derrick Henry and Kristian Fulton are listed as doubtful. With Henry being such a huge part of the team’s offense, it makes sense that he would get a week off to ensure he is 100% for Week 18.