James Pearce Jr. active for Atlanta Falcons' game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Madrid

MADRID (AP) — Atlanta Falcons edge rusher James Pearce Jr. was active for Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Madrid.

Pearce had an injury setback in practice Friday that cast doubt on his return from an eight-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. He had been listed as questionable because of a back issue.

Defensive back Billy Bowman Jr. was among those inactive for the Falcons. He had been dealing with a hamstring injury but was cleared to play Friday.

Falcons wide receiver Zachariah Branch also was ruled out because of a hamstring injury.

Safety Kyle Dugger was on the Bengals' inactive list with a quadriceps injury. Others on their list included center Connor Lew, offensive tackle Myles Hinton and defensive tackle Landon Robinson.

Emergency third quarterback Andy Dalton also was inactive for the Falcons, along with fellow QB Jack Strand, defensive back Robert Longerbeam and defensive end Drake Jackson.

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