- The Rams’ Week 7 availability picture changed in a way that matters: Trent McDuffie went from questionable to inactive, while Puka Nacua’s status moved from uncertainty to active.
- For the Raiders, the final picture still came with its own questions, including a questionable Mike Washington and a defensive-tackle shuffle that kept their own inactive list in focus.
- Nacua is available, but McDuffie is not, and the Rams also have multiple other players inactive, including Nate Landman, Bill Murray, Keagen Trost and Max Klare.
- Their Week 7 inactive list includes tight end Carter Runyon and wide receiver Dont’e Thornton, while running back Mike Washington is listed as questionable with foot and back issues.
- The draft of the day also includes a defensive-tackle jumble that has kept the Raiders’ front seven part of the conversation heading into kickoff.
- That matters because the Raiders are trying to steady themselves after a three-game skid that followed a 3-0 start.
- They enter Week 7 at 3-3, and a win would put them in position to reach 5-3 if they can also handle the Jets in the next game.
- By kickoff, it had become something more specific: the Rams are without McDuffie, Nacua is in, and the Raiders are left to answer the same question on their side of the field.
Late inactives tilt Raiders-Rams Week 7 from injury cloud to roster test
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Sources & Referenced Reporting
- justblogbaby.com, “Raiders Week 7 inactives: Mike Washington, Quay Walker, Puka Nacua status, DT jumble,” Oct. 25, 2026.
- Los Angeles Rams, “Trent McDuffie among Rams' inactives for Week 7 at Raiders,” Oct. 25, 2026.
- Las Vegas Raiders, “Las Vegas Raiders Week 7 Inactives vs. Los Angeles Rams,” Oct. 25, 2026.
- justblogbaby.com, “Raiders are at a crossroads in Week 7, and must take out undermanned Rams,” Oct. 25, 2026.
- Los Angeles Rams, “Injury Report, Week 7 at Raiders: Puka Nacua and Trent McDuffie questionable, Nate Landman ruled out,” Oct. 23, 2026.
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