It's the last Sunday morning of the regular season, but it looks like some teams are taking a bye anyway. Some can't affect playoff seeding, while some don't care enough to risk anyone. The Giants and Ravens fit into these categories.
Most notably, the Ravens could theoretically host a first-round playoff game if they win in Cincinnati, the Chargers win in Denver, and Baltimore itself wins a coin flip. But either they don't think any of those things are likely, or worth playing hard for. They're holding J.K. Dobbins and Mark Andrews out, and it looks like they are at least considering sitting Tyler Huntley, too (which might be telling regarding how likely it is that Lamar Jackson is healthy for the first round of the playoffs; there'd be less need to protect Huntley if they were certain Jackson would play next week). In any case, Anthony Brown is expected to make his first NFL start at quarterback, while some combination of Gus Edwards, Justice Hill and Kenyan Drake runs the ball into the line and takes 40 seconds off the clock. Theoretically, you could consider using Isaiah Likely if you wish. He should start in place of Andrews. But I'm not sure Baltimore will pass the ball well or often, so there's some risk involved.
The Giants plan to start Davis Webb at quarterback. This is exciting for Davis Webb's family members. A little background on Webb, who turns 28 later this month. He was selected in the third round of the 2017 draft, when Ben McAdoo was the coach. He and I have thrown the same number of regular-season passes. If I could go back into the weekly rankings to move the Eagles defense higher, I would.
In the same game, Jalen Hurts is expected to start. The Giants defense (those players suiting up) will be trying, and I think Hurts will mostly be handing the ball of, throwing short passes, and operating a conservative game plan that results in him being touched as seldom as possible.
D'Onta Foreman (knee) is active and should start for the Panthers against the Saints.
Jakobi Meyers (shoulder) is active for New England.
Jacksonville's win yesterday makes them the AFC South champs and eliminates Tennessee. Jacksonville is the 4 seed and will play either the Chargers (if they win or the Ravens lose) or the Ravens (if they win and the Chargers lose).
New England gets the final wild-card spot in the AFC with a win at Buffalo. Miami gets it with a win over the Jets, and a New England loss. Pittsburgh gets it with a win and losses by the other two teams. If all three lose, New England gets the spot and travels to Buffalo again next week.
In the NFC, Seattle plays in the afternoon. If they lose, Green Bay and Detroit are playing at night for the final wild-card spot. If Seattle wins, Green Bay gets the spot with a win, while Seattle gets the spot with a Detroit win.
If I see anything interesting in the inactives before 1 p.m. Eastern, I'll post in the comments below.
--Andy Richardson