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Patriots Inactives: Connolly In, Vereen, 6 Others Out vs. Cardinals

BOSTON (CBS) - Seven players are inactive for the New England Patriots for Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals, including running back Shane Vereen.

Guard Dan Connolly was listed as "questionable" on Friday's practice report but will play as the Patriots open the home portion of their season.

Read: What To Watch For In Pats-Cards

Joining Vereen on the inactive list are WR Greg Sales, CB Alfonzo Dennard, TE Daniel Fells, and defensive linemen Jake Bequette, Justin Francis and Marcus Forston.

The Cardinals also have seven players inactive for Sunday's game, highlighted by quarterback John Skelton. Kevin Kolb will start under center for Arizona.

Read: Pats-Cards Tale of the Tape

Corner Patrick Peterson, listed as "questionable" on Friday, is active for Arizona.

Tune in to Patriots-Cardinals at 1 p.m. Sunday on 98.5 The Sports Hub! Pregame coverage begins at 10 a.m. with Patriots Preview, and stayed tuned after the game for three hours of post-game reaction and analysis.

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