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Oliver (arm) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Buccaneers, Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com reports.

Oliver went to the locker room during the fourth quarter of Sunday's game and was promptly ruled out after being evaluated by medical staff. Gavin Bartholomew will be the top backup behind T.J. Hockenson for the rest of Sunday's game.

Kinchens (hamstring) is inactive for Sunday night's contest against Denver, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.

Kinchens will be forced to miss a second straight game after suffering a hamstring injury Week 1 versus San Francisco. In his absence, Josh Wallace will stand to see a larger workload at safety during Sunday Night Football.

Mims (foot) is listed as inactive Sunday versus the Rams, Aric DiLalla of the Broncos' official site reports.

Despite being limited on all three of Denver's Week 3 practice reports, Mims will miss a second contest in a row due to a foot issue. His next chance to play is next Sunday at San Francisco. Kolbe Katsis likely will handle return duties in Mims' absence.

Simpson (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the Rams' emergency third quarterback for Sunday night's contest against the Broncos, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.

Simpson will operate as the No. 3 QB for the third straight week to open the 2026 campaign. He will only be able to enter the game if both starter Matthew Stafford and top backup Stetson Bennett suffer injuries.

Herbert completed 20 of 34 passes for 226 yards with one touchdown and one interception and rushed four times for 17 yards in the Chargers' 24-16 loss to the Bills on Sunday.

Herbert finished with some serviceable numbers, but his play-to-play consistency lacked at times in a tough road environment. The 2020 first-round pick connected with a relatively narrow pool of six targets, and his one touchdown throw came via a shovel pass to Keaton Mitchell to cap off the opening drive of the game. Herbert also saw what was originally ruled a lost fumble returned for a touchdown reversed just before the two-minute warning, and through three games, he's completed only 59.1 percent of his passes while mustering a 3:4 TD:INT during an alarmingly winless start to the season for the Chargers. Herbert and his teammates draw a second straight unenviable assignment in Week 4, as they travel to face the defending champion Seahawks next Sunday afternoon.

Parkinson (knee) is listed as active Sunday at Denver, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.

Despite Parkinson being a listed non-participant on all three Week 3 practice reports due to a knee injury, head coach Sean McVay relayed to Adam Grosbard of The Orange County Register on Friday that the tight end was "trending in the right direction" ahead of Sunday's game. Indeed, Parkinson is available, but he may yield some of his position-leading 74 percent snap share to fellow active TEs Terrance Ferguson, Davis Allen and Tyler Higbee. Parkinson has three catches (on four targets) for 21 yards and no TDs through the first two games of the season.

Bech suffered a broken forearm in Sunday's game against the Saints and is expected to go on injured reserve, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Bech's broken forearm isn't expected to be season-ending, but the wide receiver will face an absence of at least four weeks if he's placed on injured reserve, which would require an official transaction from the Raiders. He didn't record a catch Sunday prior to being ruled out against the Saints.

LaPorta caught three of four targets for 44 yards in Sunday's 31-24 win over the Jets.

The fourth-year tight end had his quietest game of the season, as five different Lions saw at least three targets from Jared Goff on the afternoon. LaPorta has been a complementary piece of an offense dominated by Jahmyr Gibbs and Amon-Ra St. Brown in the early going, producing a 14-144-1 line on 19 targets through three contests. LaPorta will look to step up his numbers in Week 4 on the road against the Panthers.

Nacua (hip) is inactive for Sunday's game in Denver, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.

Nacua has been listed as a non-participant on each of the Rams' last five injury reports as he deals with a hip injury that head coach Sean McVay has termed "soreness in his groin" that's unrelated to the psoas discomfort that he dealt with in training camp. McVay told Barshop on Friday that if Nacua doesn't suit up Sunday, he likely will be back in action Week 4 at Philadelphia. While Nacua misses a second consecutive contest, fellow WR Davante Adams again will have unfettered access to targets from QB Matthew Stafford, with Jordan Whittington, Konata Mumpfield and Xavier Smith the others available at the position.

Etienne (hamstring) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Raiders.

Etienne went to the locker room in the second half due to an injury, and the reason for his exit has now been revealed. This injury could be an aggravation of the hamstring injury that bothered Etienne in practice leading up to the game. Alvin Kamara, CJ Donaldson and Kendre Miller are the available options in the backfield for New Orleans while Etienne is unavailable.