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The Colts made a surprising move Sunday by listing running back Trent Richardson as inactive for the team's divisional playoff game at Denver. Richardson was not on the team's injury report.

There was plenty of speculation heading into Sunday's game about Richardson's role on offense after he appeared for just one snap during a wild-card win over Bengals last week. Richardson had started 12 games at running back for Indianapolis during the regular season.

Zurlon Tipton and Michael Hill, who was signed Tuesday, will be the Colts' backup running backs behind Daniel Herron on Sunday.

Packers running back DuJuan Harris, cornerback Demetri Goodson, linebacker Carl Bradford, center Garth Gerhart, tight end Justin Perillo, wide receiver Jeff Janis and defensive tackle Bruce Gaston were ruled inactive for Sunday's divisional playoff game vs. Dallas.

Patriots running backs Brandon Bolden, Shane Vereen and LeGarrette Blount were unable to get going in New England's 35-31 win over the Ravens Saturday.

Between the three, they total seven carries for 14 yards. Quarterback Tom Brady had the only rushing touchdown for the Patriots.

New England did not give a handoff to a running back in the second half.

Vereen had four catches for 39 yards and Bolden one catch for 11.

The Patriots have deemed the following players as inactive for Saturday's divisional round game against the Ravens: Josh Boyce, Jordan Devey, Zach Moore, Steve Maneri, Cameron Fleming, James White and Jonas Gray.

Gray, who 89 carries for 412 yards and five touchdowns in the regular season, is dealing with an ankle injury. Gray was listed as probable throughout the week.

The Patriots are 7-point favorites against Baltimore Saturday.

Jets running back Chris Johnson was arrested Friday night in his hometown of Orlando for open carrying of a firearm, a second degree misdemeanor, per Pro Football Talk.

Johnson has a license to carry in the state of Florida, but the Sunshine State along with five other states (California, New York, Illinois, South Carolina and Texas) have banned open carry of handguns. At this point, neither details about the incident, nor an immediate court date have been made available.

Johnson signed a two-year, $4 million contract last year. He rushed for a career-low 663 yards and one touchdown in his first season for Gang Green. Johnson is due approximately $2 million next season, but with a new front office expected to take over in New York, his future remains uncertain.

The Patriots should have both Tom Brady and Julian Edelman against the Ravens on Saturday. 

Brady is listed with an ankle injury, but should play. He's been listed on the injury report every week this season, but always plays. Edelman is getting over a concussion, but will attempt to play through it.

The team will also have Jonas Gray and Brandon LaFell for the contest. Both players were also listed as probable. Gray is coming back from an ankle issue. LaFell has a shoulder and toe injury.

The Broncos will head into their divisional round playoff matchup with the Colts relatively healthy. Defensive tackle Mitch Unrein (knee) and linebacker Brandon Marshall (foot) are considered questionable. Quanterus Smith has been declared out with a knee injury.

David Bruton (concussion/neck), Paul Cornick (toe), Orlando Franklin (concussion), Peyton Manning (thigh), Will Montgomery (knee), Aqib Talib (Achilles), Julius Thomas (ankle), Demaryius Thomas (ankle/finger), Juwan Thompson (hip/knee), T.J. Ward (neck), and Kayvon Webster (shoulder) are all considered probable for Sunday's game.

The Broncos are currently 7-point favorites against the Colts.

The Patriots have locked up running back Brandon Bolden and starting safety Patrick Chung to contract extensions on Friday, ESPN reports.

Bolden, a core special teams player, signed a two-year, $3.2 million contract extension through 2016. Chung, who returned to New England after spending the 2013 season with the Eagles, signed a three-year extension through 2017. The deal is worth up to $8.2 million and includes $3.4 million in guarantees, according to the report.

Patriots receivers Brandon LaFell (shoulder/toe) and Julian Edelman (concussion) and running back Jonas Gray (ankle) remained limited in practice Thursday ahead of Saturday's divisional playoff game against the Ravens. All are expected to play.

Running back LeGarrette Blount, limited Wednesday by an illness, was able to practice fully Thursday. 

The Patriots are 7-point home favorites.

Colts running back Trent Richardson was demoted to third-string running back during Indianapolis' wild-card win against the Bengals. Richardson received no touches and played just a snap in the second half.

The Colts said Richardson was behind Daniel Herron and Zurlon Tipton on the depth chart last week because he missed some practice time due to an illness. However, his role heading into Sunday's divisional playoff game against the Broncos remains uncertain.

"We’re going to evaluate the situation as we go through the week and we’ll know more as we go through the week," coach Chuck Pagano said, per ESPN.

Richardson has been a disappointment in Indianapolis since his acquisition in September 2013 from the Browns. Although, general manager Ryan Grigson doesn't regret acquiring the former first-round pick.

"When we made that trade it was a great shot in the arm," Grigson said during the radio interview earlier in the week. "We lost our starter. I felt like it was the right football move at that time. I’ll never back off that thought. I thought it was a no-brainer."