The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are heading into the final game of the season riding a nine-game losing streak and hoping that New Year's Day of 2012 will be a bit kinder to them. They'll visit the Atlanta Falcons, who are playoff bound and present a formidable challenge.
Here is the full list of inactive players for both teams in Sunday's game.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Inactives:
QB Rudy Carpenter
WR Arrelious Benn
WR Sammie Stroughter
CB Anthony Gaitor
DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim
T Jeremy Trueblood
G Derek Hardman.
Atlanta Falcons Inactives:
QB John Parker Wilson
CB Brent Grimes
LB Stephen Nicholas
C Brett Romberg
OL Kirk Chambers
WR Kerry Meier
DE Cliff Matthews
Brent Grimes is a key component to the Atlanta secondary. His being out of the game is a very beneficial thing for the Bucs.
For more on the Buccaneers, please visit Bucs Nation, SB Nation's Buccaneers blog. For the perspective from the other side, please visit SB Nation Atlanta and The Falcoholic, SB Nation's Falcons blog.