Miami Dolphins-New England Patriots Week 17 Inactive Breakdown

The Miami Dolphins will be missing some key players, besides quarterback Tua Tagovailova, when they face the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Tackle Terron Armstead, cornerback Xavien Howard and linebacker Bradley Chubb all are among the team’s seven inactives for the Week 17 games.

The absence of Chubb should have been expected after the Dolphins elevated veteran linebacker Brennan Scarlett from the practice squad Saturday, but the other two were jarring developments Sunday morning.

With Armstead out, the expectation is that Greg Little, who will play after being listed as questionable on the final injury report, will start at left tackle. That’s what the Dolphins did when Armstead had to miss the game against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 13.