Dec. 14, 2025, 10:15 a.m. MT

The Houston Texans released their inactive list for Week 15 90 minutes before kicking off against the Arizona Cardinals. Running back Nick Chubb, questionable to play with a rib injury, would not suit up, which was expected.

Who were the seven player the Cardinals deactivated?

Week 15 Houston Texans inactive listWR Braxton BerriosQB Graham MertzRB Nick ChubbCB Ameer SpeedLB E.J. SpeedDE Solomon ByrdOL Jarrett Kingston

Speed is their coverage linebacker, so it will be interesting to see how they handle covering Cardinals tight end Trey McBride. With no Chubb, Woody Marks will get the bulk of the work at running back.

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