We are right around ninety minutes from kickoff at U.S. Bank Stadium for tonight’s Monday Night Football matchup between the Buffalo Bills and the Minnesota Vikings, and both teams have released their inactive lists. Let’s take a look at who will be sitting this one out for both sides.
Buffalo Bills
- OL Alec Anderson
- WR Skyler Bell
- OLB Mike Danna
- OT Dion Dawkins
- DL Greg Gaines
- S Jalon Kilgore
Dawkins is the Bills’ starting left tackle and among the league’s best at his position, so his loss will be a huge one for the Bills. Hopefully the Vikings will be able to take advantage of it. Dawkins, Gaines, and Anderson
were all listed as questionable on the Bills’ final injury report, and they’re all out for tonight’s contest.
In addition to the inactives that you see here, the Bills have elevated safety Geno Stone and wide receiver (and former Viking) Trent Sherfield from the practice squad for tonight’s game.
Minnesota Vikings
- DL Caleb Banks
- CB Chuck Demmings
- S Theo Jackson
- WR Jauan Jennings
- QB Kyler Murray
- S Jakobe Thomas
Well, there’s a bit to unpack here, starting with first-round pick Caleb Banks being a healthy scratch for tonight’s game. He was not listed on the injury report all week, so seeing his name on the inactive list tonight is a shock, to say the least. Murray and Jennings were listed as “out” on the final injury report, and Jackson was listed as “questionable,” but he’s down for tonight’s game as well. The Vikings are not going with an emergency quarterback with the Murray injury, so we are potentially one snap away from the Max Brosmer Experience™ this evening in Minneapolis. Hoo boy.
We need to give you an update on some other moves that the Vikings made this afternoon as well. The team placed running back Demond Claiborne on injured reserve with a knee injury, and they’ve signed wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to the active roster from the practice squad. In addition, they have elevated safety Tavierre Thomas from the practice squad for tonight’s game. This is Thomas’ second elevation of the season.
Those are your inactives for tonight’s game, folks. We will have our Open Thread for tonight hitting the site at around 6:45 PM Central Time, and we hope to see you here with us this evening!
