Jihad Ward, defensive end: Ward was inactive for Baltimore’s home game versus the Tennessee Titans.
Del’Shawn Phillips, linebacker: The Bills were on bye this week.
Malik Turner, wide receiver/special teams: Turner was inactive for Dallas’ game at the Minnesota Vikings. He has not played since Week 4.
Coming off an ugly 10-7 loss to the Cleveland Browns, Houston returned home to play Cam Newton and the New England Patriots.