The Packers will have their top two running backs in the lineup in Denver on Sunday.
Josh Jacobs and Emanuel Wilson are both active for their game against the Broncos. Jacobs was listed as questionable with a knee injury and Wilson was added to the injury report on Saturday with an illness.
Defensive end Lukas Van Ness is also active. Running back Pierre Strong, offensive lineman Donovan Jennings, defensive lineman Quinton Bohanna, wide receiver Savion Williams, defensive lineman Nazir Stackhouse, and defensive lineman Barryn Sorrell are inactive.
Broncos right tackle Mike McGlinchey will play after being listed as questionable due to a shoulder injury. Wide receiver Pat Bryant, quarterback Sam Ehlinger, cornerback Reese Taylor, linebacker Que Robinson, offensive lineman Geron Christian, defensive lineman Jordan Jackson, and defensive lineman Sai’Vion Jones make up their inactive list.
One of the most underaprecciated coaches in the NFL is Matt LaFleur. It’s time to show some appreciation for what the seven-year Packers coach has accomplished in the most important month of any and every NFL season,
LaFleur has complied a record of 21-4 in December. That matches Vince Lombardi at 21-4-2.
It’s an 84-percent success rate for LaFleur, the highest percentage in December with at least 15 games. A win today at Denver would push LaFleur to 22-4 and 84.6 percent.
The 9-3-1 Packers lead the NFC North. They have a realistic shot at the No. 1 seed in the NFC. If LaFleur can keep doing what he’s done in December since getting the job in 2019, they could pull it off.
Packers running back Josh Jacobs’ knee kept him from practicing two days this week, but he returned to the field on Friday and he is set to play against the Broncos on Sunday.
According to multiple reports, Jacobs is expected to play in the matchup of division leaders in Denver. Jacobs was listed as questionable on Friday’s injury report.
Jacobs missed Week 12 due to his knee injury, but ran 37 times for 169 yards and a touchdown the last two weeks.
The Packers added No. 2 back Emanuel Wilson to the report on Saturday with an illness. He’s also listed as questionable and they elevated Pierre Strong from the practice squad to provide more depth in their offensive backfield.
Sam Ehlinger turned down an opportunity to join the Colts’ 53-player roster this week. The Broncos have done him a solid by promoting him from the practice squad to the game-day roster for Sunday.
The Colts made Ehlinger a sixth-round pick in 2021, and he spent his first four seasons in Indianapolis. He started three games in 2022.
But Ehlinger said he is “really happy” in Denver, which is why he chose to stay on the team’s practice squad.
It is his first elevation, but he was on the active roster for Week 1.
The Broncos also elevated wide receiver Michael Bandy to the game-day roster for Sunday’s game against the Packers.
They signed inside linebacker Jordan Turner from the practice squad to the active roster. Turner was out of elevations and had participated in 59 percent of the Broncos’ special teams snaps in the games he played and totaled three tackles.
In addition, the Broncos signed tight end Marcedes Lewis back to the practice squad after he was waived on Thursday.
The Packers added another running back to their injury report on Saturday.
Emanuel Wilson is now listed as questionable to play. An illness led to the change in status.
Josh Jacobs is also listed as questionable to play against the Broncos. Jacobs missed two days of practice with a knee injury and returned for a limited workout on Friday.
The Packers elevated running back Pierre Strong from the practice squad to provide them with more depth in the backfield. Strong has not appeared in any games during the 2026 season, but had 26 carries for 108 yards in 14 games for the Browns last season.
