Cowboys vs Texans inactives: CeeDee Lamb good to go

CeeDee Lamb is ACTIVE for the Cowboys

The Cowboys are almost set for Monday Night Football, hoping to close out Week 11 with a win over their in-state rival (if you can call them that), the Houston Texans. Now, with the inactives list out, we know who will be playing after the Cowboys had a particularly lengthy injury report this week.

It’s been a tough year for injuries in Dallas, but this week saw a whopping 19 players on the injury report, including both Dak Prescott and Cooper Rush. We know Prescott is out for the rest of the year, but he wasn’t officially placed on the injured reserve until earlier today.

The big news, though, is that CeeDee Lamb is active and will be suiting up for tonight’s prime time matchup. Lamb was a late addition to the report with a back injury sustained in practice this week, but the star receiver will play.

While Lamb will suit up tonight, several starters who were on the injury report will not. That includes Jourdan Lewis and DaRon Bland, the latter of whom has yet to play this year. Fullback Hunter Luepke is also inactive with an injury. It’s expected that Israel Mukuamu will man the slot in Lewis’ absence while Josh Butler – who was signed to the active roster when Prescott was placed on the injured reserve – will start outside instead of rookie Caelen Carson.

Interestingly, both Damone Clark and Jalen Brooks will be inactive for the first time this year, making way for both Ryan Flournoy and recently-acquired Jonathan Mingo to play. Also inactive are K.J. Henry and Matt Waletzko.

As for the Texans, they’ll be without a few key defensive players, notably star edge rusher Will Anderson and rookie corner Kamari Lassiter. Anderson missed last week’s game too. Lassiter has been having a strong season on the outside of this defense, but won’t be able to go, perhaps making things a bit easier on Cooper Rush.