The Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings will announce their inactive players 90 minutes before kickoff on Sunday afternoon, or roughly 10:30 a.m. CT. This post will update as more information on player availability is known and official gameday inactives for Week 10 are announced.
Both the Packers and Vikings will need to navigate difficult injury situations. The Packers listed 12 players with status designations on the final injury report of the week, while the Vikings ruled out five players, including three preferred starters.
Football is a game of attrition, and the best teams are usually the healthiest teams. Here's who is in and who is out for the Packers and Vikings:
Packers inactives (updating)
- RB Josh Jacobs (finger surgery, ruled out)
- C Sean Rhyan (ankle injury, ruled out)
Jacobs had surgery to repair his broken finger on Friday and will miss
2-3 weeks. The Packers also ruled out Micah Parsons and Josh Whyle, but Parsons is still on the PUP list and Whyle (concussion) was placed on injured reserve on Saturday.
Vikings inactives (updating)
- TE TJ Hockenson (wrist/chest injury, ruled out)
- LB Blake Cashman (concussion, ruled out)
- WR Jauan Jennings (calf, ruled out)
- QB Kyler Murray (hamstring, ruled out)
- DL Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins (ankle, ruled out)
Hockenson leads the team in receptions and has previous experience with Kirk Cousins; Cashman has 24 pressures and 17 quick pressures and is enjoying an All-Pro caliber season.
Cousins to start, Parsons and Jacobs out
The Vikings will start 38-year-old quarterback Kirk Cousins, who was acquired on Tuesday via trade with the Las Vegas Raiders. He got in only three practices with his new team, but playing two years in Kevin O'Connell's offense provided a quick and easy transition in Minnesota. For the Packers, Micah Parsons and Josh Jacobs are both OUT. Parsons still isn't ready to return while ramping up during practice, while Jacobs broke his finger last Sunday and had surgery on Friday. Both players were ruled out on Friday's final injury report.
11 players listed as questionable or doubtful
The Packers and Vikings listed the following players as questionable or doubtful on the final injury report:
- Doubtful: Packers LB Zaire Franklin (shin)
- Questionable: Packers S Xavier McKinney (foot), Packers DB Javon Bullard (ankle/knee), Vikings WR Jordan Addison (thumb), Vikings S Josh Mettelus (shoulder), Packers EDGE Lukas Van Ness (back) Packers OL Kevin Zeitler (triceps, ankle), Packers OL Travis Glover, Vikings OLB Kyle Van Noy, Packers RB Chris Brooks (ankle), Packers WR/KR Skyy Moore (ankle)
Packers activate 2 players from IR
The Packers activated running back Chris Brooks and receiver/returner Skyy Moore from injured reserve on Saturday. While listed as questionable, expect both to make their returns from ankle injuries. Brooks figures to be an important part of the pass protection unit against Brian Flores, while the Packers might need Moore to create a short field or flip field position in the return game.
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Packers vs. Vikings: Who's in, who's out for Week 10?
