Injury Sidelines Josh Jacobs, Aaron Rodgers for NFL Week 12

The Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans kicked off Week 12 of the 2025 NFL season on Thursday Night Football. The Texans, led by their stellar defense, came away with a surprising 23-19 win against the Bills.

Since there is no international game this week, Sunday’s action begins with seven games in the 1:00 p.m. (ET) slate. Four teams are on bye in Week 12: the Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers, Washington Commanders, and Miami Dolphins.

Bucky Irving and Drake London are already ruled out for this week, and apart from them, several other star players will also not play. Here is the complete list of inactives for Week 12:

NFL Inactives for Week 12

Pittsburgh Steelers at Chicago Bears

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers was a game-time decision for the Steelers and was eventually ruled out for Week 13. According to PFSN’s QB Impact metric, the four-time NFL MVP ranks 27th among quarterbacks in the league this year.

Steelers designated as out:

Bears designated as out:

• QB Case Keenum
• LB T.J. Edwards
• LB Noah Sewell
• RB Travis Homer
• OL Theo Benedet
• DL Jonathan Ward
• WR Jahdae Walker

New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals

Patriots designated as out:

• QB Tommy DeVito
• OL Caedan Wallace
• DT Joshua Farmer
• WR Efton Chism
• TE CJ Dippre
• LB Jahlani Tavai

Bengals designated as out:

New York Giants at Detroit Lions

Giants designated as out:

Lions designated as out:

Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers

Running back Josh Jacobs will not play in Week 12.

Vikings designated as out:

• TE Ben Yurosek
• T Walter Rouse
• G Joe Huber
• EDGE Jonathan Greenard
• DT Elijah Williams
• LB Austin Keys

Packers designated as out:

• WR Matthew Golden
• LB Quay Walker
• RB Josh Jacobs
• CB Nate Hobbs
• K Lucas Havrisik
• LB Jamon Johnson
• OL Donovan Jennings

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Seattle Seahawks at Tennessee Titans

Seahawks designated as out:

Titans designated as out:

• WR Elic Ayomanor
• S Xavier Woods
• S Kendell Brooks
• OL Drew Moss
• OL Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
• DL CJ Ravenell

Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs

Wide receiver Xavier Worthy is playing for the Kansas City Chiefs against the Indianapolis Colts. According to PFSN’s WR Impact metric, Worthy is the 47th-ranked receiver in the league this season.

Colts designated as out:

• CB Jonathan Edwards
• RB DJ Giddens
• S Rueben Lowery III
• TE Will Mallory
• OT Luke Tenuta

Chiefs designated as out:

New York Jets at Baltimore Ravens

Jets designated as out:

Ravens designated as out:

Cleveland Browns at Las Vegas Raiders

Browns designated as out:

• QB Dillon Gabriel
• RB Raheim Sanders
• G Zak Zinter
• T Cornelius Lucas
• WR Jamari Thrash
• DE Alex Wright

Raiders designated as out:

Jacksonville Jaguars at Arizona Cardinals

Jaguars designated as out:

Cardinals designated as out:

Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys

Eagles designated as out:

• OT Lane Johnson
• RB A.J. Dillon
• CB Mac McWilliams
• DT Ty Robinson
• QB Sam Howell

Cowboys designated as out:

• G Hakeem Adeniji
• RB Jaydon Blue
• CB Trikweze Bridges
• WR Jalen Tolbert
• DT Perrion Winfrey

Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints

Falcons designated as out:

• RB Nathan Carter
• DT Elijah Garcia
• OT Michael Jerrell
• LB Khalid Kareem
• WR Drake London
• WR Casey Washington
• LB Josh Woods

Saints designated as out:

• S Ugo Amadi
• DT Khristian Boyd
• RB Audric Estime
• RT Taliese Fuaga
• DT John Ridgeway III
• CB Rejzohn Wright

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Los Angeles Rams (SNF)

Buccaneers designated as out:

Rams designated as out:

Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers (MNF)

Panthers designated as out:

• LB Christian Rozeboom
• LB Trevin Wallace

49ers designated as out: