Bills CB Terrence McGee will miss his fifth game in a row this season as he recovers from a back injury.

Panthers RB DeAngelo Williams will miss another game, this time against the Saints, because of a sprained foot.

The Vikings and Cardinals will have their top playmakers on the field Sunday at the Metrodome.

NFL.com senior writer Steve Wyche reports that Falcons CB Dunta Robinson will start vs. Tampa Bay. Robinson sustained a concussion after he and Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson were knocked out of their game in Week 6 after a frightening collision in which the Falcons’ cornerback launched himself head first to make a tackle. Robinson was fined $50,000 by the league, but said he will appeal the NFL’s ruling.

Six-time Pro Bowl TE Antonio Gates will miss a game for the first time in his eight-year NFL career Sunday after the Chargers declared him inactive against the Texans because of a toe injury.

In the latest edition of Put Up Your Dukes, NFL Network analyst Jamie Dukes takes a closer look at some of the questionable conduct coming from Randy Moss and Mike Shanahan during recent postgame press conferences.

The Colts could save a lot of time and effort if they just listed every notable player on their team as questionable or worse. The Colts injury report looks like the VIP list for St. Elmo Steak House in Indianapolis — WRs Austin Collie (hand), Anthony Gonzalez (knee), Mike Hart (ankle) and Joseph Addai (neck) are all questionable or worse.

Vikings WR Percy Harvin (ankle) is listed as questionable vs. the Cardinals in Week 9.

Raiders coach Tom Cable told reporters on Friday that CB Nnamdi Asomugha (ankle) and TE Zach Miller (arch) will be game-time decisions vs Chiefs.

Panthers RB DeAngelo Williams (foot) missed practice again on Friday and is listed as doubtful vs. the Saints. That means that Jonathan Stewart will again see the bulk of the carries against the defending champions.

Chargers TE Antonio Gates (toe/foot) was held out of practice because of his ailing feet and was listed as doubtful on the team’s injury report.

Hello, NFL fans, it’s Ralph Lanier Jr. , your 2010 NFL Director of Fandemonium. My recent visit to London for the 2010 International Series game was an amazing experience.

Playoffs?

Apparently Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Roy Williams isn’t kidding, telling the Dallas Morning News that he believes the 1-6 team can run the table to go 10-6 and make the playoffs.

Could there be more playing time on the horizon for Cowboys RB Tashard Choice? That is the word, according to the Dallas Morning News. Choice told the paper that he was going to be part of the Cowboys rotation this week against the Packers. But coach Wade Philips seemed rather ambivalent about the whole thing.

Tasked by the “NFL Total Access” producers to compile who they think are the top five teams in the AFC, analysts Trent Green and Jamie Dukes unveiled their AFC power rankings on Thursday.