Happy New Year, everybody.The inactives are out for today's regular season finale at Reliant Stadium in Houston, and here they are.HOUSTON TEXANS: G Mike Brisel, TE Owen Daniels, RB Arian Foster, QB Jeff Garcia, CB Johnathan Joseph, CB Sherrick McManis, FS Troy NolanTENNESSEE TITANS: FB Quinn Johnson, DE Jason Jones, C Kevin Matthews, LB Gerald McRath, QB Rusty Smith, DT Shaun Smith, OT Byron StingilyWell, apparently Gary Kubiak's definition of playing the game like he'll be trying to win includes benching several starters. As expected, WR Andre Johnson is active, but is expected to play only a limited number of snaps. Beyond him, Kubiak surprisingly elected to sit Foster, Daniels, and Joseph. Ben Tate starts at RB, Joel Dreessen at TE, and Jason Allen at CB. The corner pairing of Allen and Kareem Jackson is one the Titans can probably have success attacking.For the Titans, the only real surprise on the inactive list is Shaun Smith out and Zach Clayton in for only the th...
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Total Titans:
PLAYERS:
Owen Daniels,
Arian Foster,
Jeff Garcia,
Johnathan Joseph,
Sherrick McManis,
Troy Nolan,
Quinn Johnson,
Jason Jones,
Kevin Matthews,
Gerald McRath,
Rusty Smith,
Shaun Smith,
Byron Stingily,
Gary Kubiak,
Andre Johnson,
Ben Tate,
Joel Dreessen,
Jason Allen,
Kareem Jackson,
Zach Clayton,
Wes Welker
TEAMS: Houston Texans, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots
TEAMS: Houston Texans, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots
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