GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — New Orleans Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler was set to face a Green Bay Packers secondary missing three starters in the rookie fifth-round pick's fourth career start Monday night.
Rattler started in place of Derek Carr, who missed a second straight game with an injured left, non-throwing hand. The Saints were also without five-time Pro Bowl running back Alvin Kamara (groin) and wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling (chest/illness).
Green Bay’s secondary was missing cornerback Jaire Alexander (knee) and safeties Evan Williams (quadriceps) and Javon Bullard (ankle).
Alexander practiced all week but missed his fifth straight game. He and Williams had both been listed as questionable. Bullard missed his second straight game.
Green Bay’s defense also was missing linebacker and leading tackler Quay Walker, who was ruled out Saturday with an ankle injury.
Green Bay’s offense welcomed back tight end Luke Musgrave, who was activated off injured reserve Monday after missing nearly three months with an ankle issue.
Musgrave has played only four games this season, the last on Sept. 29. After catching 34 passes for 352 yards and a touchdown in 11 games as a rookie, Musgrave has just five catches for 22 yards this year.
Also on the Packers' inactive list were wide receiver Malik Heath and offensive lineman Jacob Monk. New Orleans' inactives included defensive tackles Nathan Shepherd and Khristian Boyd.
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New Orleans Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler (18) throws a pass in the second half of an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
New Orleans Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler (18) throws a pass in the second half of an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide Tuesday due to a technical issue just as the Christmas travel season kicks into high gear.
American flights were cleared to fly by federal regulators about one hour after a national ground stop order was issued by federal regulators.
Just before 7 a.m. Eastern time, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered all American Airlines flights grounded in the U.S. at the airline’s request. American had reported a technical issue affecting its entire system with millions traveling for the holiday.
The ground stop, according to the time stamps on the FAA's orders, lasted exactly one hour.
American has not expanded on what technical issue grounded the flights and the airline did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The groundings couldn't come at a worse time for the millions of travelers expected to fly over the next 10 days. The Transportation Security Administration expects to screen 40 million passengers over the holidays and through January 2.
Many flights during the holidays are sold out, which makes cancellations even more disruptive than during slower periods. Even with just a brief outage, the cancellations have a cascading effect that can take days to clear up.
In December 2022, Southwest Airlines stranded 2 million travelers, and Delta Air Lines suffered a smaller but significant meltdown after a worldwide technology outage in July caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike.
Southwest was ordered to pay a $35 million fine as part of a $140 million settlement to resolve a federal investigation into the Christmas debacle of 2022.
Excluding the settlement, the nation’s fourth-biggest airline by revenue said the meltdown cost it more than $1.1 billion in refunds and reimbursements, extra costs and lost ticket sales over several months.
FILE - American Airlines planes wait at gates at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Friday, July 19, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)