Week 3 Inactives: Bills WRs Survive the Injury Report While the Panthers Lose Legette
Actives today include: Panthers WR Jalen Coker, Bills WRs DJ Moore and Keon Coleman... Inactive: Steelers CB Joey Porter Jr., Jets WR AD Mitchell...
Sunday morning inactive lists are the weekly reminder that NFL rosters are held together by athletic tape and pure delusion. Adam Schefter just dropped the official Week 3 roll call, and the fantasy group chats are already in shambles.
The are rolling out their wide receivers like a medical experiment against the . Both and are officially active despite spending the week nursing shoulder and ankle injuries. Moore went for 100 yards and a score in the opener, so keeping him on the field is massive for anyone holding Buffalo tickets, even if he is one bad hit away from needing a sling.
Down in , the are playing a game of receiver roulette against the . Xavier Legette is officially in street clothes with a knee issue, leaving to carry the load. Coker has been fighting an ankle problem of his own but is active, which is great news considering he already flashed a two-touchdown game in Week 1.
The rest of the slate is a graveyard of defensive and backfield plans. The get running back back from a shoulder issue, but lose lockdown corner Joey Porter Jr. Meanwhile, the get linebacker Brian Burns on the field but are missing Devin Singletary in the backfield against the , and the are down receiver AD Mitchell against the thanks to a finger injury.
This is the exact point in the season where the injury report starts dictating the betting board more than actual talent. When a team is missing its starting running back or top cover corner, the prop markets shift violently. You are no longer betting on who is better, you are betting on who has enough healthy ligaments left to finish four quarters.
Watch how these active-but-banged-up guys look in the first quarter. If or Moore start limping early in , the Chargers defense is going to feast. We will see who actually survives the afternoon and who ends up right back on the Wednesday injury report.