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True Patriot: Brady active for season finale vs. Bills

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is a go.

The three-time Super Bowl winner was listed as probable for Sunday's regular-season finale against the Buffalo Bills with a left shoulder injury, but that won't stop him from taking the field in an attempt to secure the No. 1 seed throughout the AFC playoffs.

NFL Network's Albert Breer cited a source with knowledge of the situation to report Friday that Brady's injury, suffered last Saturday against the Miami Dolphins, is categorized as a sprain, but it's more a matter of "pain control" for the quarterback.

Patriots running back Shane Vereen also is inactive with a hamstring injury.

Safety Patrick Chung and linebacker Brandon Spikes are active for the Patriots for the first time in eight games. Chung had been sidelined with a foot injury and Spikes with a knee injury. The return of the two starters Sunday boosts the struggling defense. Guard Logan Mankins is inactive because of a knee injury.

Notable Bills inactives include wide receiver Brad Smith (hamstring), offensive linemen Kraig Urbik (right knee) and Demetrius Bell (knee/ankle).

Visit www.nfl.com/inactives to see inactive players in every Sunday game.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.