Sun. AM update – New Orleans and Houston have released their respective inactives lists ahead of their matchup this afternoon. The Saints will be without tight end Juwan Johnson, who did not practice this week due to a calf injury. For the Texans, they will be without rookie wideout Tank Dell after he suffered a concussion last week.
J.T. Gray, Juwan Johnson, Lonnie Johnson Jr. & four other Saints are inactive.#Saints | @LaMachinery https://t.co/oBkTmJGiCK
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) October 15, 2023
Inactives for #NOvsHOU ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/M9PUCRfHWG
— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) October 15, 2023
The New Orleans Saints (3-2) travel to face a Houston Texans (2-3) squad that is showing some pluck and proving to be dangerous behind rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud. The Texans are only a game back of first place in the AFC South while the Saints are a half game back of first place in the NFC South.
Sunday’s game kicks off at 1 p.m. ET on Fox and the Saints are a 1.5-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 Saints ruled out S J.T. Gray (hamstring), TE Juwan Johnson (calf), CB Lonnie Johnson (hamstring), FB Adam Prentice (knee), and T Landon Young (hip). G Andrus Peat (groin, concussion) is listed as questionable after an unexpected DNP on Friday.
The Texans have listed WR Tank Dell (concussion), LB Christian Harris (concussion), and WR Robert Woods (ribs) as questionable. Dell is not expected to play, per Adam Schefter, while Woods is expected to play.