Ninety minutes away from kickoff in New Orleans, and the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints have released their inactive lists for this afternoon’s game. Let’s see who will be watching this one in street clothes from the sidelines.
Justin Jefferson is active for today’s game, while Jordan Addison is not. The Vikings lifted both OBJ and Jeshaun Jones from the practice squad in anticipation of potentially being without Addison or Jefferson, and opted to have Jones active today instead of Beckham, which I think makes sense. Darrisaw and Demmings were both declared on the final injury report of the week, and Jakobe Thomas still hasn’t found his way onto the active roster after five weeks, which isn’t a positive sign for a third-round pick. Brian O’Neill, listed by the Vikings as “questionable,” will be active and will start at right tackle. Ryan Van Demark will start for Darrisaw at left tackle.
Elliss, Jennings, and Wright were all declared “out” by the Saints on their final injury report. The Saints have three players listed as “questionable” in that report: wide receiver Barion Brown, safety Julian Blackmon, and running back Alvin Kamara. All three players are active for them today.
Those are your inactives for this afternoon’s game, ladies and gentlemen. We’ll have our Open Thread ready for the game today and ready for you on 11:30 AM Central Timeand we hope to see you there!