Rams, Broncos Without Key Receivers for Week 3 Sunday Night Football

The Los Angeles Rams and Denver Broncos will both be depleted at wide receiver for their Week 3 matchup on Sunday Night Football. Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua is inactive due to a psoas injury, while Broncos receiver Marvin Mims Jr. will miss the game with a foot injury. Both players were listed as questionable heading into the contest.

The Rams' inactive list includes Nacua, safeties Kam Kinchens and Maximus Pulley, receivers CJ Daniels and Tutu Atwell, quarterback Ty Simpson (emergency third quarterback), and offensive lineman Bill Murray. The team elevated running back Dean Connors and linebacker Elias Neal from the practice squad to the active roster. Myles Garrett, acquired by the Rams in an offseason trade, remains on injured reserve.

Denver's inactives comprise Mims, quarterback Sam Ehlinger (emergency third quarterback), receiver Lil'Jordan Humphrey, offensive lineman Kage Casey, tight end Dallen Bentley, and defensive linemen Sai'Vion Jones and Tyler Onyedim. However, the Broncos activated wide receiver Kolbe Katsis from the practice squad for the first time in his NFL career, and running backs J.K. Dobbins and RJ Harvey are both active after full participation in practice. Defensive lineman Jordan Jackson also returns to active status for the first time this season.

The Broncos enter the game at 1-1 after losing 31-10 to Kansas City in Week 1 before defeating Jacksonville 20-13 at home in Week 2. The Rams also sit at 1-1 following a 27-7 loss to the 49ers in Australia during Week 1 and a bounce-back victory over the Giants on Monday night. Both teams face significant depth challenges at receiver for the primetime matchup.