The Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs have declared their inactives ahead of their Week 6 matchup on “Sunday Night Football,” and it appears that Kerby Joseph (knee) and Brian Branch (ankle) will both try to play through their injuries.
Joseph has been dealing with a knee injury for a while now, but has managed to play in games through mid-week practice management. Branch’s injury is new, and he required an MRI during the week, but he also looks like he’ll be able to play. The fact that the Lions declared reserve safety Loren Strickland inactive is encouraging news that the Lions are likely expecting both starting safeties to be able to play a full game.
If you missed any of the team’s roster transactions this week or need a refresher on our updated depth chart, with position-by-position rankings as well as a visual overview, we’ve got you covered. We also delivered a plethora of game previews leading up to this game, including breaking down the Chiefs’ offensive/defensive schemes, Erik’s Honolulu Blueprint: Keys to victory, Jeremy’s On Paper preview, Al’s best statistical matchups, a bold prediction for the game from Brandon, and our POD staff pick-em predictions.
With two players elevated for this game, the Lions’ roster sits at 55 players on the game-day roster, and with 48 eligible to play, Detroit needs to declare seven players inactive for today’s matchup.
Lions inactives:
- RB Sione Vaki (groin) — Ruled OUT Friday
- LT Taylor Decker (shoulder) — Ruled OUT on Saturday
- LB Zach Cunningham (hamstring) — Ruled OUT Friday
- CB Terrion Arnold (shoulder) — Ruled OUT Friday
- DB Avonte Maddox (hamstring) — Ruled OUT on Saturday
- DL Mekhi Wingo
- S Loren Strickland
Chiefs inactives:
- RB Elijah Mitchell
- TE Jared Wiley
- LT Josh Simmons
- EDGE Malik Herring
- CB Kristian Fulton
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