Green Bay Packers injury Report: Inactives announced for game vs. Detroit Lions

The Green Bay Packers released their updated injury report and inactives for Sunday’s opener against the Detroit Lions. The biggest question mark was Micah Parsons coming into this one.

Packers inactives: Micah Parsons to play

21 CB Nate Hobbs
39 S Zayne Anderson
67 OL Donovan Jennings
89 TE Ben Sims
91 DL Warren Brinson
99 DL Barryn Sorrell

Coming into the game, Parsons was expected to make his debut, following his trade from the Dallas Cowboys. The star pass rusher was dealing with a back injury.

He may receive an injection before the game against the Lions on Sunday, according to ESPN insider Adam Schefter, for a L4/L5 facet joint sprain. Before trading Parsons to the Packers last week, the Dallas Cowboys prescribed him a five-day course of prednisone, a corticosteroid to help him recover from back tightness.

Despite this, Parsons said that he was feeling great physically during his introductory press conference with the Packers, which was likely before this plan was put in place. He noted that he planned to meet with team doctors and work on piecing a recovery plan together and assured that he’s working diligently on his return.

After all, Parsons said himself that Green Bay didn’t “give up what they gave up” for him to simply sit on the sidelines. While it remains to be seen how much he’ll ultimately play, it appears that the Packers and Parsons both want him on the field during Week 1 — especially on key snaps.

“He wants to play and the Packers want to get him in there,” ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler said during a SportsCenter hit. “They’re trying to be cautious because he had that back issue. My sense, asking around early in the week, is that they were leaning on some sort of pitch count. Not throwing him out there for 60 snaps, because he’s been out throughout the entire preseason.”

Kickoff between Green Bay and Detroit is scheduled for Sunday Sept. 7 at 4:25 p.m. ET inside Lambeau Field. The Packers are a two-point betting favorite over the Detroit Lions in Green Bay, according to BetMGM. The over/under for the game is set a 47.5 total points.