The New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams submitted their inactive lists ahead of kickoff, with several defensive contributors sidelined for New York and Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua among the players unavailable.
Key takeaways
- Giants linebacker Micah McFadden and cornerback Deonte Banks are inactive.
- New York will also be without safety Jason Pinnock and defensive linemen Bobby Jamison-Travis and Darius Alexander.
- Rams receiver Puka Nacua is inactive along with fellow wideouts CJ Daniels and Jordan Whittington.
- Los Angeles safety Kamren Kinchens and offensive lineman Bill Murray will not play.
- Quarterback Ty Simpson is designated as the Rams’ emergency third quarterback.
Giants inactive list
The Giants will be short-handed across multiple levels of their defense. McFadden, Banks and Pinnock are all unavailable in the linebacker and secondary groups, while Jamison-Travis and Alexander are inactive on the defensive line.
Tight end Thomas Fidone II and offensive lineman J.C. Davis round out New York’s seven-player inactive list.
- TE Thomas Fidone II
- OL J.C. Davis
- DL Bobby Jamison-Travis
- DL Darius Alexander
- LB Micah McFadden
- CB Deonte Banks
- S Jason Pinnock
Rams sit Nacua, designate Simpson as emergency quarterback
Los Angeles will play without Nacua, trimming a receiver room that also has Daniels and Whittington on the inactive list. The Rams also listed Kinchens and Murray as inactive.
Simpson will serve as the emergency third quarterback. He may enter the game only under the NFL’s emergency-quarterback rules if the Rams’ other available quarterbacks are unable to continue.
- WR CJ Daniels
- OL Bill Murray
- S Kamren Kinchens
- WR Jordan Whittington
- WR Puka Nacua
- QB Ty Simpson, emergency third quarterback
