Cowboys-Cardinals Inactives: Who's In, Who's Out?

The Arizona Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys have released their list of inactives ahead of their Week 3 battle:

Inactives vs. Cowboys pic.twitter.com/HQPU6BbdTS
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) September 24, 2023

The Cardinals previously ruled out Carlos Watkins and Josh Woods on Friday and labeled Leki Fotu as questionable, though Fotu practiced all three days and head coach Jonathan Gannon was confident he would be active after missing last week. He's good to go.

Arizona has done a strong job of rotating pieces, as 13 players last week played double digit snaps in the front seven.

Other defensive starters such as L.J. Collier and Budda Baker were previously placed on injured reserve.

"You’re never going to replace a Budda Baker, but we’ve got guys that we feel comfortable getting the job done and playing winning football for us. Everyone has just got to do their job, we’ll be OK," said Gannon.

#Cowboys inactives vs. Cardinals:

Tyler Biadasz
Zack Martin
Israel Mukuamu
Eric Scott
Jalen Brooks
Junior Fehoko
Trey Lance (emergency QB)

🔑 Tyron Smith is ACTIVE

🔑 Returning today: Donovan Wilson, Brandin Cooks, Tyler Smith

🔑 Brock Hoffman, TJ Bass are set to start
— Patrik [No C] Walker (@VoiceOfTheStar) September 24, 2023

The Cowboys lost DB Trevon Diggs to a torn ACL during the week of practice, but are confident they can manage to win in Arizona without him. According to NFL insider Jane Slater, Dallas expects to utilize DaRon Bland on the outside, Jourdan Lewis on the inside and Noah Igbinoghene as a depth piece.

Replacing Diggs is something Cowboys owner Jerry Jones deems impossible.

“You can’t do that. That’s just not real,” Jones said on Dallas' 105.3 The Fan. “That’s like saying I want to be Tom Cruise. The point is you don’t replace these irreplaceable players.”

The offensive line was a concern for Dallas entering Sunday with Tyler Biadasz and Zack Martin entering today as questionable - both will be missing today for Dallas.

Dallas' defense ranks first in categories such as yards per game, points per game, sacks and turnover differential.

The Cowboys are favored by 12.5 points according to SI Sportsbook.

Kickoff is scheduled for 1:25 PM PST.