We are 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 take a look at who will be watching this one in street clothes from the sidelines.
Minnesota Vikings
- WR Jordan Addison
- WR Odell Beckham Jr.
- QB Max Brosmer (emergency QB)
- OT Christian Darrisaw
- CB Chuck Demmings
- S Jakobe Thomas
- DL Elijah Williams
Justin Jefferson is active for today’s game, while Jordan Addison is not. The Vikings elevated both OBJ and Jeshaun Jones from the practice squad in anticipation of potentially being without Addison or Jefferson, and elected to have Jones active today instead
of Beckham, which I suppose makes sense. Darrisaw and Demmings were both declared out on the final injury reports of the week, and Jakobe Thomas still can’t find his way to the active roster after five weeks, which isn’t a positive sign for a third-round pick. Brian O’Neill, who the Vikings had listed as “questionable,” is active and will start at right tackle. Ryan Van Demark will start for Darrisaw at left tackle.
New Orleans Saints
- DL Vernon Broughton
- LB Kaden Elliss
- OLB Anfernee Jennings
- S Mike Reid
- DL Nathan Shepherd
- OL Jeremiah Wright
Elliss, Jennings, and Wright were all declared “out” by the Saints on their final injury report. The Saints had three players listed as “questionable” on that report: wide receiver Barion Brown, safety Julian Blackmon, and running back Alvin Kamara. All three of those players are active for them today.
Those are your inactives for this afternoon’s game, ladies and gentlemen. We’ll have our Open Thread for today’s game up and ready for you at 11:30 AM Central Time, and we hope to see you there!
