The Tennessee Titans plan to activate Derrick Henry for Saturday's playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals, according to a source.

Henry is expected to start for the Titans as he comes back from injury.

The Titans designated Henry for return to practice from injured reserve on Jan 5. The designation opened a 21-day window for Henry to be added to the 53-man active roster.

Henry was placed on injured reserve on Nov. 1 because of a fractured foot he suffered in the team's 34-31 win over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 8. 

Derrick Henry has taken another significant step towards returning to the Tennessee Titans for their playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday.

The Titans held a padded practice Tuesday and had some of the defensive players bang into Henry as he went through drills during the individual period of practice with the running backs.

"I felt great," Henry said. "I just wanted to get some pads on. Haven't them on in a while and got some contact going."

Henry was placed on injured reserve Nov. 1 because of a fractured foot he suffered in the team's 34-31 win over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 8.

Matthew Stafford doesn't expect his injured toe to be a factor in Sunday's divisional playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Stafford suffered the injury in the Los Angeles Rams' regular-season finale.

"I'm feeling OK," Stafford said. "The toe kind of happened in that game and that was kind of a real thing, but I got a bunch of treatment on it. I'm feeling a lot better. So I don't see anything limiting me in this game."

Jimmy Garoppolo suffered a "slightly" sprained right (throwing) shoulder during Sunday's playoff win over the Dallas Cowboys.

The San Francisco 49ers quarterback was already playing through a torn ligament in his right thumb.

Kyle Shanahan believes Garoppolo will be able to practice when the team resumes those sessions on Tuesday.

"He should be fine for practice," Shanahan said. "He had to play through some pain and stuff, but he ended up checking out all right. Just a slight shoulder sprain and he should be good for [Tuesday's] practice."

The Pittsburgh Steelers have activated JuJu Smith-Schuster for Sunday's playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Smith-Schuster underwent shoulder surgery after the injury and has been sidelined for the past 14 weeks. He was designated to return from IR on Thursday and practiced with the team Thursday and Friday.

"God answered my prayers [and] I've recovered from my season-ending shoulder injury earlier than expected," Smith-Schuster tweeted Saturday afternoon. "I can't believe I get another chance to take the field with this team and play in a playoff game to keep our season alive."

Matthew Stafford says his toe is doing OK and shouldn't impact him in Monday night's playoff game between the Los Angeles Rams and Arizona Cardinals.

The quarterback said his toe was landed on awkwardly late last Sunday as the Rams lost 27-24 to the San Francisco 49ers.

"But it's doing OK," he said. "I'll be out there. I'll be good to go."

Stafford will also be trying to win a playoff game for the first time in his 13-year career. He lost in all three of his appearances while with the Detroit Lions.

"Every time I step on the field I'm proving myself, whether it's a preseason game or a regular-season game, practice, a playoff game," he said. "I want to go out there and play well. This is just another opportunity to do that."

Alabama wide receiver Jameson Williams suffered a torn ACL in Monday night's National Championship Game.

Williams was widely regarded as a potential top-10 pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

The Tennessee Titans have declined to activate Derrick Henry for the season finale against the Houston Texans. The Titans, however, expect Henry to return for the playoffs.

The Titans designated Henry for return to practice from Injured Reserve on Tuesday and took part in practice on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. 

Henry was placed on injured reserve on Nov. 1 following a fracture in his foot.

Joe Burrow and Joe Mixon will miss Sunday's Week 18 game for the Cincinnati Bengals against the Cleveland Browns.

Burrow will rest his sore right knee and injured right pinkie for the playoffs.

Mixon tested positive for COVID-19. 

Baker Mayfield will miss Week 18 for the Cleveland Browns to undergo surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. 

Mayfield, who has been playing with the shoulder injury since Week 2, admitted following Monday night's loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers that he was "pretty damn beat up." Mayfield was sacked nine times in the game.

The Browns (7-9) were eliminated from playoff contention on Sunday when the Bengals clinched the AFC North Division title.