Lions vs. Commanders inactives: Teddy Bridgewater promoted to backup QB
Jan 18, 2025
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The Detroit Lions have released their inactives ahead of their Divisional round playoff game against the Washington Commanders. Who’s in, and who’s out? The Detroit Lions have declared their inactives ahead of their Divisional round playoff game against the Washington Commanders on Saturday night at Ford Field. The only “surprise” of these inactives is that Teddy Bridgewater has been promoted to QB2 and Hendon Hooker will now act as the Lions emergency third quarterback.
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For this week’s game, because the Lions have eight offensive linemen active for Sunday’s game, they are eligible to expand their game-day roster from 47 to 48 players. Therefore, with 55 players on the game-day roster and 48 eligible to play, the Lions need to declare just seven players inactive for today’s matchup.
Lions inactives:
QB Hendon Hooker — Emergency third quarterback
RG Kevin Zeitler (hamstring) — Ruled OUT on Thursday
OL Colby Sorsdal
OL Giovanni Manu
DL Pat O’Connor — Ruled OUT on Thursday
DL Brodric Martin
EDGE Mitchell Agude
Commanders inactives:
WR K.J. Osborn
QB Jeff Driskel (emergency QB)
CB Michael Davis
RB Chris Rodriguez Jr.
LB Dominique Hampton
DE Andre Jones Jr.
G Chris Paul