The Patriots are healthy as they face off with the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium.
The Patriots and Bills kick off in just under an hour in a crucial game for the Patriots. A win would send New England to the postseason, while a loss would bring their playoff chances to 20%.
The Patriots’ inactive list is listed below.
DB Joshuah Bledsoe
RB Kevin Harris
CB Jalen Mills
DT Sam Roberts
DB Brenden Schooler
TE Jonnu Smith
CB Shaun Wade
The Patriots already announced cornerback Jalen Mills and tight end Jonnu Smith would be inactive heading into the regular season finale. Mills will miss his sixth consecutive game with a groin injury, while Smith won’t play his second straight game with a concussion. Meanwhile, the Patriots ruled out special teamer Brenden Schooler, who suffered a hip injury last week. Schooler was limited in practice and will be a key loss on special teams to the Patriots.
However, the Patriots will have receivers Jakobi Meyers and Jonathan Jones, who were injured in last week’s contest against Miami. Furthermore, the Patriots removed wideout DeVante Parker and cornerback Marcus Jones from the injury report as both cleared concussion protocol.
The Patriots chose to elevate linebacker Calvin Munson and tight end Matt Sokol from the practice squad. As a result, Sokol should see more snaps in place of Jonnu Smith, and Munson should fill Schooler’s special team role.
All of the Bills’ inactives are healthy scratches.
S Jared Mayden
CB Christian Benford
LB Baylon Spector
G Ike Boettger
T Justin Murray
TE Tommy Sweeney
The Patriots and Bills kick off at 1:00 p.m. ET and can be seen on CBS.
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