Sunday Night Football features a Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that just stomped all over the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 15 and is in the driver’s seat for their fourth straight NFC South title.
In Tampay Bay’s way is a Dallas Cowboys team desperately trying to keep their playoff hopes alive. Here’s the latest injury news and inactives list ahead of Sunday night’s game.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Dallas Cowboys Inactives
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Inactives
- LB K.J. Britt
- DE Earnest Brown
- OG Royce Newman
- TE Cade Otton
- LB Jose Ramirez
- S Antoine Winfield
Dallas Cowboys Inactives
- OG T.J. Bass
- WR Jalen Brooks
- LB Eric Kendricks
- DT Justin Rogers
- S Juanyeh Thomas
- RB Deuce Vaughn
- DE Tyrus Wheat
Latest Injury Report News and Updates
The Buccaneers will be without a key piece of their offense Sunday as tight end Cade Otton was ruled out with a knee injury. Otton was able to practice in a limited capacity Friday after missing Wednesday and Thursday, but the Buccaneers are going to play it safe with him in hopes of a playoff run.
Antoine Winfield Jr. remains out with the knee injury he suffered in Week 14 against the Las Vegas Raiders. It was expected he would miss at least a couple of games, and this is the second game he will miss with the injury.
For the Cowboys, cornerback Trevon Diggs was sent to injured reserve with a knee injury. Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said Diggs’ timeline for return could be the start of the 2025 season, and it’s possible that he may miss training camp.
Buccaneers’ Projected Starting Lineup
Here is the projected starting lineup for the Buccaneers based on their current depth chart.
- Quarterback: Baker Mayfield
- Running back: Bucky Irving, Rachaad White
- Wide receiver: Mike Evans, Jalen McMillan
- Tight end: Payne Durham
- Left tackle: Tristan Wirfs
- Left guard: Ben Bredeson
- Center: Graham Barton
- Right guard: Cody Mauch
- Right tackle: Luke Goedeke
- Defensive ends: Logan Hall, Calijah Kancey
- Nose tackle: Vita Vea
- Inside linebackers: K.J. Britt, Lavonte David
- Outside linebackers: Joe Tryon-Shoyinka, Yaya Diaby
- Cornerbacks: Zyon McCollum, Jamel Dean
- Safeties: Mike Edwards, Kaevon Merriweather
- Kicker: Chase McLaughlin
- Punter: Jack Browning
- Long snapper: Evan Deckers
- Kick returner: Sean Tucker
- Punt returner: Trey Palmer
Cowboys Projected Starting Lineup
Here is the projected starting lineup for the Cowboys based on their current depth chart.
- Quarterback: Cooper Rush
- Running back: Rico Dowdle
- Fullback: Hunter Luepke
- Wide receiver: CeeDee Lamb, Jalen Tolbert
- Tight end: Jake Ferguson
- Left tackle: Tyler Guyton
- Left guard: Tyler Smith
- Center: Cooper Beebe
- Right guard: Brock Hoffman
- Right tackle: Terence Steele
- Defensive ends: Chauncey Golston, Micah Parsons
- Defensive tackles: Mazi Smith, Osa Odighizuwa
- Middle linebacker: Eric Kendricks
- Strongside linebacker: Marist Liufau
- Weakside linebacker: Damone Clark
- Cornerbacks: Jourdan Lewis, DaRon Bland
- Safeties: Donovan Wilson, Malik Hooker
- Kicker: Brandon Aubrey
- Punter: Bryan Anger
- Long snapper: Trent Sieg
- Kick returner: KaVontae Turpin
- Punt returner: KaVontae Turpin