Fantasy football inactives, injuries and weather: NFL Week 12

Week 12 weather, injury updates and gameday inactives for the fantasy football lineup decisions.

Sunday updates will begin when teams start releasing official pregame inactives and starter information to the league. This is typically around 90 minutes prior to the kickoff of their game.

Weather forecasts are courtesy of The Football Database.

Week 12 gameday inactives, weather and notes

KEY GAME-TIME DECISIONS

Early games: RB D’Andre Swift, WR Keenan Allen, WR Adam Thielen, WR Malik Nabers, WR Mike Evans
Afternoon games: RB Alexander Mattison, RB Zamir White
Sunday night:
Monday night: WR Ladd McConkey


Early games


Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 45°F, cloudy, SSE 10 mph

Vikings

Inactives:

Lineup notes: QB Sam Darnold (foot) and RB Aaron Jones (ribs) practiced Friday and are good to go.

bears

Inactives:

Lineup notes: RB D’Andre Swift (groin) sat Wednesday, was limited Thursday and had a full session Friday. He’s questionable. WR Keenan Allen (ankle) rolled his ankle in Friday’s practice, and he has been deemed questionable. The team is hopeful he’ll go, but he has an extensive injury history that leaves us wondering.


Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 49°F, cloudy (retractable-roof dome)

Lions

Inactives:

Lineup notes: LB Alex Anzalone (forearm) was placed on IR. CB Terrion Arnold (groin) downgraded to out. CB Emmanuel Moseley (pectoral) was activated from injured reserve, while CB Ennis Rakestraw Jr. (hamstring) was placed on IR. TE Sam LaPorta (shoulder) will return after practicing all week.

Colts

Inactives:

Lineup notes: LT Bernhard Raimann (knee) is out again. WR Michael Pittman Jr. (back), WR Josh Downs (calf) and CB Kenny Moore (knee) all practiced Friday and will play.


New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 77°F, mostly clear

Patriots

Inactives:

Lineup notes: No injuries of fantasy relevance.

Dolphins

Inactives:

Lineup notes: LT Terron Armstead (knee) didn’t practice all week and is questionable. WR Tyreek Hill (wrist) was limited Friday, but he’s good to go. LB Jordyn Brooks (wrist), CB Jalen Ramsey (knee), RB Raheem Mostert (hip) and S Jevon Holland (hand, knee) are all cleared to play after a full practice Friday.


Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Giants (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 48°F, cloudy, W 13 mph

Buccaneers

Inactives:

Lineup notes: WR Mike Evans (hamstring) was limited Wednesday and Friday and a full-go Thursday. He’s expected to return but is deemed questionable. LT Tristan Wirfs (knee, foot) was downgraded from questionable to doubtful. RB Bucky Irving (toe) and WR Jalen McMillan (hamstring) practiced all week and are good to go. CB Jamel Dean (hamstring) was activated from IR.

Giants

Inactives:

Lineup notes: QB Daniel Jones was benched in favor of QB Tommy DeVito and subsequently waived. LB Kayvon Thibodeaux (wrist) was activated off IR. WR Malik Nabers (groin) popped up on the injury report as he didn’t practice Friday. He’s now questionable but expects to play. WR Darius Slayton (concussion) had full sessions all week and is good to go.


Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 53°F, partly cloudy

Cowboys

Inactives:

Lineup notes: QB Dak Prescott (hamstring) landed on IR this week. TE Jake Ferguson (concussion) is also out. WR Brandin Cooks (hamstring) had his 21-day window opened, and he saw limited sessions all week but won’t play. CB Trevon Diggs (groin, knee) and RG Zack Martin (ankle, shoulder) were downgraded to out. CB DaRon Bland (foot) will make his season debut. WR CeeDee Lamb (back, foot) is good to go.

Commanders

Inactives:

Lineup notes: CB Marshon Lattimore (hamstring) is out again. PK Austin Seibert (hip) has been cleared to return.


Kansas City Chiefs at Carolina Panthers (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 60°F, clear

Chiefs

Inactives:

Lineup notes: PK Harrison Butker (knee) landed on IR and had knee surgery. RB Isiah Pacheco (leg) also has been ruled out. WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (hamstring) and RB Kareem Hunt (knee) both practiced Friday and are good to go.

Panthers

Inactives:

Lineup notes: RB Miles Sanders (ankle) is out. WR Adam Thielen (hamstring), PK Eddy Pineiro (knee) and RB Jonathon Brooks (knee) are all questionable. Thielen was limited Friday, Brooks was a full-go, and Pineiro sat out.


Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 78°F, clear, SSW 12 mph (retractable-roof dome)

Titans

Inactives:

Lineup notes: LB Jack Gibbens (ankle) and CB L’Jarius Sneed (quadriceps) went on IR. RB Tyjae Spears (concussion) is out. RB Tony Pollard (foot) sat Wednesday, was limited Thursday but a full participant Friday, and he’ll play. WR Calvin Ridley (illness) and LB Kenneth Murray (shoulder) missed practice Wednesday, but they’re good to go after working the rest of the week.

Texans

Inactives:

Lineup notes: DE Will Anderson Jr. (ankle) is on track to return after graduating to a full session Friday. CB Derek Stingley Jr. (hip) did the same and will join him in the starting lineup.


Late-afternoon window


Denver Broncos at Las Vegas Raiders (4:05 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: Dome stadium

Broncos

Inactives:

Lineup notes: WR Josh Reynolds (hand) practiced all week but has been ruled out again.

Raiders

Inactives:

Lineup notes: QB Aidan O’Connell (thumb) remains on IR. RB Alexander Mattison ankle) and RB Zamir White (quadriceps) are both doubtful after sitting out all week. RB Ameer Abdullah figures to see heavy work with RB Dylan Laube being worked in.


San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers (4:25 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 40°F, cloudy

49ers

Inactives:

Lineup notes: QB Brock Purdy (shoulder) and DE Nick Bosa (hip, oblique) are out. S Tashaun Gipson was signed to the active roster. LT Trent Williams (ankle) sat out all week but is questionable. TE George Kittle (hamstring) and RB Christian McCaffrey (Achilles) practiced Friday and will go.

Packers

Inactives:

Lineup notes: RB MarShawn Lloyd (ankle, hamstring, abdomen) went on the non-football illness list this week. CB Jaire Alexander (knee) and LB Edgerrin Cooper (hamstring) are out. RB Josh Jacobs (quadriceps, calf) was limited all week, but he’s good to go.


Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks (4:25 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 46°F, 70% chance of light rain, SSW 10 mph

Cardinals

Inactives:

Lineup notes: S Jalen Thompson (ankle) didn’t practice all week and is out.

Seahawks

Inactives:

Lineup notes: S Rayshawn Jenkins (hand) was activated off injured reserve. TE Noah Fant (groin) is questionable despite practicing fully Friday.


Sunday Night Football


Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Rams (8:20 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 56°F, cloudy (open-air dome)

Eagles

Inactives:

Lineup notes: WR DeVonta Smith (hamstring) is out. QB Jalen Hurts (ankle) was limited Wednesday but a full participant the rest of the week and will play.

Rams

Inactives:

Lineup notes: TE Tyler Higbee (knee) remains on the PUP. RT Rob Havenstein (ankle) is doubtful after limited practices Thursday and Friday.


Monday Night Football


Baltimore Ravens at Los Angeles Chargers (8:15 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 61°F, cloudy (open-air dome)

Ravens

Lineup notes: LB Roquan Smith (hamstring) and C Tyler Linderbaum (back) are questionable. RB Justice Hill (concussion), S Kyle Hamilton (neck), and WR Rashod Bateman (knee) avoided an injury tag.

Chargers

Lineup notes: LB Denzel Perryman (groin) was ruled out. S Derwin James (groin) and LB Joey Bosa (hip) avoided injury designations. WR Ladd McConkey (shoulder) and LB Khalil Mack (groin) never advanced beyond limited practices and are questionable.