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Rams, Broncos Without Key Receivers for Week 3 Sunday Night Football
The Los Angeles Rams and Denver Broncos will be without key wide receivers Puka Nacua and Marvin Mims Jr. respectively for their Week 3 Sunday Night Football game. Both players are inactive due to injury—Nacua with a psoas injury and Mims with a foot injury. Both teams also have multiple other contributors on their inactive lists, affecting offensive depth for the matchup.
Quick Facts
- Week 3 NFL matchup
- Sunday Night Football game
- Rams and Broncos inactives announced
- Rams elevated Dean Connors and Elias Neal from practice squad
- Broncos activated Kolbe Katsis for first time in NFL career


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.
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Why This Matters
Both teams enter a primetime matchup with significant offensive depth losses at a skill position, potentially affecting play-calling and passing game performance. The Rams (1–1) and Broncos (1–1) face each other at full strength reduction; starting receivers for both teams are sidelined, forcing reliance on backup options and practice-squad elevations. This impacts real-time on-field execution and could influence game tempo and scoring outcomes.
Timeline & Sources
Sep 11, 2026
WireRams play 49ers in Melbourne, Australia (Week 1); lose 27-7
Sep 15, 2026
WireBroncos play Chiefs (Week 1); lose 31-10
Sep 27, 2026
WireYahoo Sports confirms inactives lists
Sep 28, 2026
WireWeek 3 Sunday Night Football kickoff: Rams at Broncos (8:20 PM ET)
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Sources
- Sunday Night Football: Marvin Mims, Puka Nacua inactive for Broncos-RamsNBC SportsMediaSep 27, 2026
- WR Marvin Mims Jr. among Broncos’ inactives for Week 3 game vs. RamsDenver BroncosMediaSep 27, 2026
- Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos inactives: Who’s in & out for Sunday Night Football?Yahoo SportsMediaSep 27, 2026
- Week 3 inactives for RamsUSA TodayMediaSep 27, 2026
- Fantasy football Week 3 inactives: Puka Nacua out for Sunday Night FootballESPNMediaSep 28, 2026