Fantasy football inactives, injuries and weather: NFL Week 15

Week 15 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 15 gameday inactives, weather and notes

KEY GAME-TIME DECISIONS

Early games: TE David Njoku, RB Breece Hall, RB Tony Pollard
Afternoon games: WR Ladd McConkey, RB Bucky Irving
Sunday night: RB Kenneth Walker III
Monday night: RB D’Andre Swift, QB Aidan O’Connell


Early games


Kansas City Chiefs at Cleveland Browns (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 42°F, cloudy, SSE 15 mph

Chiefs

Inactives:

Lineup notes: WR Marquise Brown (shoulder) is out but saw his 21-day open this week. LT D.J. Humphries (hamstring) was downgraded to out. PK Harrison Butker (knee) was activated from IR and will be on the field, and PK Matthew Wright was released.

Browns

Inactives:

Lineup notes: WR Cedric Tillman (concussion) is out. TE David Njoku (knee) hasn’t practiced all week and is questionable. OG Joel Bitonio (back) upgraded to limited Friday and is questionable. WR Jerry Jeudy (knee) and DE Myles Garrett (personal) practiced Thursday and Friday and will play.


Cincinnati Bengals at Tennessee Titans (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 55°F, cloudy, SSW 11 mph

Bengals

Inactives:

Lineup notes: LT Orlando Brown (leg) is out. QB Joe Burrow (wrist, knee) was limited up until a full session Friday, and he’s good to go. PK Cade York was elevated from the practice squad and will handle the kicking chores.

Titans

Inactives:

Lineup notes: RB Tony Pollard (ankle) didn’t practice the first two days and was limited Friday. He’s questionable. WR Tyler Boyd (foot) and LB Kenneth Murray (hamstring) practiced Friday and will go.


Washington Commanders at New Orleans Saints (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: Dome stadium

Commanders

Inactives:

Lineup notes: RB Austin Ekeler (concussion) remains on IR. WR Noah Brown (kidney) joined him on Saturday. WR Jamison Crowder (calf) was activated from IR. PK Zane Gonzalez (foot) is questionable, though PK Greg Joseph was elevated from the practice squad on Saturday. TE Zach Ertz (hamstring) and CB Marshon Lattimore (hamstring) will play.

Saints

Inactives:

Lineup notes: WR Chris Olave (concussion) and TE Taysom Hill (knee) remain on IR. QB Derek Carr (hand, concussion) didn’t practice all week and is doubtful, but he’s not playing. RB Alvin Kamara (illness) was out Wednesday and Thursday but had a full practice Friday. He and TE Juwan Johnson (foot) will play after Johnson came back fully Friday from limited work.


Baltimore Ravens at New York Giants (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 39°F, cloudy

Ravens

Inactives:

Lineup notes: WR Rashod Bateman (knee) has practiced fully all week and should be good to go coming off the bye.

Giants

Inactives:

Lineup notes: LB Bobby Okereke (back) and OG Jon Runyan (ankle) are out. WR Malik Nabers (hip) was limited all week, but he’ll play. QB Drew Lock (heel, elbow) didn’t practice all week and is doubtful.


Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 45°F, cloudy

Cowboys

Inactives:

Lineup notes: RG Zack Martin (ankle) was placed on IR. CB Trevon Diggs (knee) was questionable but has been downgraded to out. WR CeeDee Lamb (shoulder) was limited Wednesday and Thursday but had a full session Friday. He’s good to go. RB Rico Dowdle (knee) practiced all week and will play.

Panthers

Inactives:

Lineup notes: RB Jonathon Brooks (knee) went on IR after retearing his ACL. LB Josey Jewell (hamstring) and CB Jaycee Horn (groin) are both questionable this week. Horn was limited all week, and Jewell was, too, until a full session Friday. WR Jalen Coker (quadriceps) practiced all week and is good to go.


New York Jets at Jacksonville Jaguars (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 73°F, partly cloudy, E 10 mph

Jets

Inactives:

Lineup notes: RB Breece Hall (knee) is questionable after sitting Wednesday and Thursday but practicing fully Friday. CB Sauce Gardner (hamstring) was a full participant all week and will play.

Jaguars

Inactives:

Lineup notes: QB Trevor Lawrence (shoulder) is out for the season on IR. TE Evan Engram (shoulder) joined him on IR.


Miami Dolphins at Houston Texans (1:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 79°F, mostly clear, S 10 mph (retractable-roof dome)

Dolphins

Inactives:

Lineup notes: LB Bradley Chubb (knee) was downgraded to out. LT Terron Armstead (knee) didn’t practice all week and is doubtful. WR Tyreek Hill (wrist) was limited Wednesday and practiced fully the rest of the week. He’ll play, as will WR Jaylen Waddle (hamstring) and RB Raheem Mostert (hip). Waddle was limited all week, and Mostert was until a full practice Friday.

Texans

Inactives:

Lineup notes: OG Juice Scruggs (foot) is out. LB Christian Harris was activated from IR.


Late-afternoon window


Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos (4:25 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 50°F, clear, WNW 13 mph

Colts

Inactives:

Lineup notes: RT Braden Smith (personal) was placed on the Reserve/Non-football Injury list, and C Ryan Kelly (knee) was downgraded to out. WR Josh Downs (shoulder) was limited Wednesday but had a full practice Thursday and Friday, but he’s questionable. WR Michael Pittman Jr. (back) practiced all week and will play.

Broncos

Inactives:

Lineup notes: No injuries of fantasy relevance.


Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lions (4:25 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: Dome stadium

Bills

Inactives:

Lineup notes: TE Dalton Kincaid (knee) is questionable despite practicing all week, but he’s expected to make his return. WR Keon Coleman (wrist), LB Matt Milano (biceps), WR Amari Cooper (wrist) and WR Curtis Samuel (pectoral) all practiced all week and will play.

Lions

Inactives:

Lineup notes: LT Taylor Decker (knee) practiced all week and is fit to return.


Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles (4:25 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 43°F, cloudy

Steelers

Inactives:

Lineup notes: WR George Pickens (hamstring) and SS DeShon Elliott (hamstring) have been ruled out.

Eagles

Inactives:

Lineup notes: TE Dallas Goedert (knee) went on IR and is out until at least Week 18. QB Jalen Hurts (finger) practiced all week and will be in there.


New England Patriots at Arizona Cardinals (4:25 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 68°F, cloudy (retractable-roof dome)

Patriots

Inactives:

Lineup notes: LT Vederian Lowe (shoulder), OG Cole Strange (knee) and S Kyle Dugger (ankle) were all limited all week and are questionable.

Cardinals

Inactives:

Lineup notes: TE Trey McBride (knee) was limited early in the week, but he had a full practice Friday and is good to go. QB Kyler Murray (illness) popped up on the report Friday but had a full session and will go.


Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Los Angeles Chargers (4:25 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 62°F, clear (open-air dome)

Buccaneers

Inactives:

Lineup notes: S Antoine Winfield Jr. (knee), LB K.J Britt (ankle) and SS Mike Edwards (hamstring) are out. RB Bucky Irving (hip, back) and WR Sterling Shepard (foot) are questionable. Neither practiced until receiving limited work Friday. WR Mike Evans (hamstring) sat out the first two practices and had limited work Friday, but he’s good to go. S Tykee Smith (knee) and LT Tristan Wirfs (foot, knee) missed some practice time in the week but will play.

Chargers

Inactives:

Lineup notes: RB J.K. Dobbins (knee) remains on IR. TE Will Dissly (shoulder) is out. WR Ladd McConkey (knee, shoulder) and LB Denzel Perryman (groin) are both questionable after limited work all week. QB Justin Herbert (ankle, thigh) sat Wednesday, was limited Thursday and had a full practice Friday. He’ll play.


Sunday Night Football


Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks (8:20 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 42°F, cloudy

Packers

Inactives:

Lineup notes: CB Jaire Alexander (knee) is out again. LB Edgerrin Cooper (hamstring) and WR Romeo Doubs (concussion) practiced fully Friday and will return.

Seahawks

Inactives:

Lineup notes: RB Kenneth Walker III (calf) didn’t practice all week and is doubtful. WR DK Metcalf (shoulder) worked Friday and will go.


Monday Night Football


Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings (8:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: Dome stadium

Bears

Lineup notes: RB Roschon Johnson (concussion) has been downgraded to out. RB D’Andre Swift (groin) earned himself a questionable tag, but Swift has been grinding through his maladies.

Vikings

Lineup notes: CB Stephon Gilmore (hamstring) was out last week and is questionable to return. RB Aaron Jones (back) fully practiced the last two days and is not on the report.


Atlanta Falcons at Las Vegas Raiders (8:15 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: Dome stadium

Falcons

Lineup notes: WR Darnell Mooney (foot) was limited Thursday but had a full practice Friday.

Raiders

Lineup notes: RB Alexander Mattison (ankle) will be available in reserve. WR Jakobi Meyers (ankle) was limited Thursday and Friday but fully practiced Saturday and is good to go. QB Aidan O’Connell (knee) is questionable and will be a flimsy game-time call after not practicing all week. DE Maxx Crosby (ankle) has been ruled out.