The Indianapolis Colts have two injured players among the Week 2 inactives vs. the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday Night Football, including wide receiver Ashton Dulin and running back DJ Giddens.
The Indianapolis Colts and Kansas City Chiefs are nearing kickoff for Sunday Night Football on NBC at 8:20 p.m. ET.
Both teams have revealed their inactives lists as of 90 minutes prior to kickoff.
The Colts entered the weekend having declared second-year running back DJ Giddens (knee) questionable. He is inactive. The Colts also ruled out wide receiver and special teams ace Ashton Dulin (ankle) on Friday after not practicing all week.
The Chiefs listed seven-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Chris Jones (calf) and rookie cornerback Mansoor Delane (shoulder) as questionable, but both players are active. Kansas City ruled out defensive back Chamarri Conner (knee) and left tackle Josh Simmons (back) on Friday.
Here are both teams' inactive lists:
COLTS
- LB Austin Ajiake
- WR Ashton Dulin (ankle)
- RB DJ Giddens (knee)
- DE George Gumbs Jr.
- QB Riley Leonard (emergency QB3)
- IOL Dalton Tucker
Dulin being out is significant for special teams, mostly. He played 10 snaps on offense and 19 on special teams last Sunday. He couldn't come down with his only target, but he made one special teams tackle and returned one kickoff for 33 yards. He'll likely be replaced by Laquon Treadwell on offense, cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt as a gunner on the punt team, and receiver Anthony Gould on kickoff returns. Running back Seth McGowan will also handle kickoff returns.
Ajiake missed last week's game with a hamstring injury, and although he's no longer on the injury report, he's a healthy scratch this Sunday night. Second-year running back Giddens, rookie edge rusher Gumbs, and backup offensive lineman Tucker are also healthy scratches for the second week in a row.
The Colts elevated Gould to the active roster from the practice squad for Sunday's game. He'll revert to the practice squad afterward.
CHIEFS
- S Chamarri Conner (knee)
- DT Bryson Eason
- QB Garrett Nussmeier (emergency QB3)
- OT Diego Pounds
- DE Jack Pyburn
- OT Josh Simmons (back)
- TE Jared Wiley
The Chiefs got a dose of good news with rookie first-round pick Delane being a full participant in practice and ultimately being able to play. He injured his shoulder on the Chiefs' defense's first drive last Monday night but practiced fully all week.
Starting left tackle Simmons remains out and is replaced in the lineup by undrafted rookie Kahlil Benson out of Indiana. Conner is also a starter for Kansas City as the defense's strong safety.
Eason, Pounds, Pyburn, and Wiley are all healthy scratches.
