Breaking Down the Week 16 Dolphins-Cowboys Inactive Info

Tyreek Hill back for the Miami Dolphins, but still no Jevon Holland
Breaking Down the Week 16 Dolphins-Cowboys Inactive Info
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Tyreek Hill is back.

The Miami Dolphins' All-Pro wide receiver is active for the Week 16 game against the Dallas Cowboys at Hard Rock Stadium.

The Dolphins also will have key players Xavien Howard and Austin Jackson available after they both were listed as questionable on the final injury report of the week.

On the negative side, the Dolphins will have to play a fourth consecutive game without safety Jevon Holland and again play without starting right guard Robert Hunt.

Holland has been dealing with injury to both knees, and he was among three inactive players who were questionable on the final injury report, along with DE Emmanuel Ogbah (hamstring) and rookie CB Cam Smith (hamstring).

Ogbah's absence should have been foreshadowed by veteran Melvin Ingram being elevated from the practice squad Saturday, and the same could be said for Smith's absence being foreshadowed by the elevation of rookie cornerback Ethan Bonner to help out on special teams.

Along with the injured players, the Dolphins inactives will TE Tyler Kraft and WR River Cracraft, the latter being kept out in favor of veterans Chase Claypool and Robbie Chosen.

As expected, safety DeShon Elliott will be back after missing the game against the Jets last Sunday because of a concussion.

COWBOYS INACTIVE REPORT

The Dallas Cowboys' inactive list included the two starters who already had been ruled out, along with former Dolphins first-round Noah Igbinoghene.

The two sidelined starters are left tackle Tyron Smith (back) and DT Johnathan Hankins (knee/ankle).

The other inactives are CB Eric Scott, RB Deuce Vaughn and WR Jalen Brooks, along with Trey Lance serving as the emergency third quarterback.

Perennial Pro Bowl guard Zack Martin indeed is active after sustaining a thigh injury in Dallas' 31-10 loss at Buffalo last Sunday.

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Alain Poupart
ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of All Dolphins and co-host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press, the Dolphins team website, and the Fan Nation Network (part of Sports Illustrated). In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.