The Patriots are as healthy as they have been all season, but they are still short one of their starting tackles.
Questionable Patriots like guard Logan Mankins, linebacker Brandon Spikes, and safety Patrick Chung are all active for Saturday night’s game against the Broncos. But tackle Sebastian Vollmer is out, meaning rookie Nate Solder will start against the Broncos.
Inactive for New England: Ryan Mallett, Nate Jones, Shane Vereen, Gary Guyton, Donald Thomas and Ron Brace.
Kevin Faulk is active over Vereen.
There were no surprises on the Broncos list. Brian Dawkins, Eric Decker, Julius Thomas, Lonnie Paxton, and Ryan Harris were among the players out for Denver.
