Dallas Cowboys vs Green Bay Packers: Inactives revealed for Wild Card round
Surprise injuries and last-minute illnesses have the potential to impact Sunday’s Wild Card round game between the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers.
On Wednesday, Packers star cornerback Jaire Alexander suffered an ankle sprain after stepping on a teammate’s foot during a light practice. Receiving treatment around the clock since the injury, Alexander is now active to start. Also active is wide receiver Christian Watson. Watson has dealt with a hamstring issue which sidelined him for over a month now. With a win-or-go-home situation, Green Bay will have the stars suited up.
Although Alexander and Watson are active, running back AJ Dillon, who is dealing with a neck/stinger injury, is out. Though he has slightly fewer yards than Aaron Jones, Dillon leads the Packers running backs this season in carries with 178.
The Cowboys had a potential need for their third quarterback, Trey Lance, this week, but second-string QB Cooper Rush is active after coming down with an illness. Also active is cornerback Stephon Gilmore. Gilmore will play Sunday’s game with a shoulder brace and he’s one of Dallas’ six team captains.
In case Gilmore re-aggravates his shoulder injury during the game, the Cowboys activated cornerback Noah Igbinoghene for extra depth. Despite concern early in the week, left guard Tyler Smith is active. He tore the plantar fascia in his foot in Week 17 and sat out Week 18. Dallas will have the best five on the offensive line to begin the game.
Ahead of kickoff, the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers have released their final list of inactive players for Sunday’s Wild Card round matchup. Kickoff in AT&T Stadium is at 4:40 p.m. ET with the game broadcast on FOX.
Dallas Cowboys inactives
WR Jalen Brooks
LB Tyrus Wheat
OT Matt Waletzko
CB Eric Scott
DL Viliami Fehoko
OT Asim Richards
QB Trey Lance
Green Bay Packers inactives
WR Malik Heath
RB AJ Dillon
CB David Long Jr.
S Benny Sapp III
LB Brenton Cox Jr.
T Caleb Jones
The Green Bay Packers have traveled for the wild card round on Sunday versus Dallas. The two teams are the No. 7 and 2 seeds in the NFC, respectively.
A classic matchup that goes back quite a bit, the Packers have faced the Cowboys in the playoffs eight times, splitting the games 4-4. The meeting on Sunday will be their ninth in the postseason.
The Packers are seven-point underdogs heading into the matchup. The over/under for the wild card game is 48.5 points, per ESPNBET.