Dallas Cowboys: Inactives for Week 17 at Tennessee Titans
Cowboys running back Tony Pollard and Titans running back Derrick Henry are just two of the stars on the Week 17 inactives list for the Thursday Night Football game between the Dallas Cowboys and Tennessee Titans.
The best news from the Cowboys inactives list is that linebacker Micah Parsons is active after practicing in a limited capacity on Tuesday and Wednesday due to a banged-up hand. Parsons is not on a pitch count for the game, according to Cowboys sideline reporter Kristi Scales.
With Ryan Tannehill fresh off of ankle surgery, the Titans are starting backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs. The former Steeler has just five pass attempts on the season and is getting the start over rookie Malik Willis. The last time Dobbs played in the stadium in Nashville, he was leading the Vols to victory over Nebraska in the 2016 Music City Bowl. He’ll be protected by a patchwork offensive line with starting right tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere out.
Check out the final inactive lists for both teams ahead of kickoff at 8:15 p.m. ET.
Dallas Cowboys inactives
OUT – RB Tony Pollard, LB Leighton Vander Esch, WR James Washington, CB Trayvon Mullen, S Markquese Bell, WR Jalen Tolbert, QB Will Grier
Tennessee Titans inactives
OUT – RB Derrick Henry (hip), LB Dylan Cole (ankle), LB Zach Cunningham (elbow), OLB Bud Dupree (pec), RT Nicholas Petit-Frere (ankle), QB Ryan Tannehill (ankle), DB Josh Thompson (concussion), S Amani Hooker (knee), DL Jeffery Simmons (ankle), DL Denico Autry (bicep), CB Kristian Fulton (groin)
Top Cowboys running back Tony Pollard ‘out’
Tony Pollard is officially unavailable for the Week 17 game due to a thigh bruise. Pollard didn’t practice from Monday through Wednesday, however, he traveled with the team to Nashville, which left his status up in the air going into Thursday afternoon. Reports broke several hours before kickoff that the Cowboys will be rolling with Ezekiel Elliott and the third-string running back, rookie Malik Davis.
Prior to kickoff, the Cowboys elevated running back Qadree Ollison and center Brock Hoffman from the practice squad to the active roster. Ollison gives Dallas a third option at the position behind Elliott and Davis.
The rookie out of Florida has 23 carries on the year for 103 yards and a touchdown. He also has four receptions for 40 yards. The first touchdown of his NFL career came on Dec. 4 versus the Indianapolis Colts. Playing clean-up ball at the end of the game, Davis burst through the Cowboys offensive line for a 23-yard touchdown run.