Sun AM update – Both Carolina and Miami have released their respecitve injury reports ahead of today’s matchup. As expected, Miles Sanders will not suit up for the Panthers as he’s dealing with a shoulder injury. On the Dolphins’ side, newly acquired Chase Claypool has been ruled inactive and has yet to make his debut for the team.
Inactives for #CARvsMIA. pic.twitter.com/QJKV4HLrY8
— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) October 15, 2023
Five of the Panthers’ inactives are injured guys: RB Miles Sanders, S Vonn Bell, S Xavier Woods, TE Giovanni Ricci, G Chandler Zavala.
— Joe Person (@josephperson) October 15, 2023
T David Sharpe is the only healthy scratch.
The Carolina Panthers (0-5) and Miami Dolphins (4-1) face off on Sunday in a Week 6 matchup in South Florida. Carolina has played teams close but has struggled to get over the top and remains winless. The Dolphins bounced back from a loss to the Bills to thump the Cowboys last week.
The game kicks off at 1 p.m. ET on CBS and the Dolphins are a 14.5-point favorite at DraftKings Sportsbook. We don’t have the official inactives report yet as it is released an hour and a half before kickoff, but we know which players are definitely not playing. We will get the full list of inactives around 11:30 a.m. ET, but for now, here is what we know about players in question.
The Panthers have a lengthy injury report and have ruled out S Vonn Bell (quadricep), G Austin Corbett (knee), TE Giovanni Ricci (shoulder), RB Miles Sanders (shoulder), S Xavier Woods (hamstring), and G Chandler Zavala (neck). They also have listed DE Derrick Brown (knee, ankle), LB Brian Burns (ankle), TE Stephen Sullivan (hip), and TE Ian Thomas (calf) as questionable. Burns is expected to play, per Ian Rapoport.
The Dolphins will be without C Connor Williams (groin), CB Nik Needham (Achilles), and RB Jeffery Wilson (ribs, finger). They’ve listed FB Alec Ingold (foot), G Robert Jones (knee), and LB Jaelan Phillips (oblique) as questionable.