Fantasy football inactives, injuries and weather: Week 15 Saturday Slate

Week 15 weather, injury updates and gameday inactives for the Saturday Slate.

Updates will begin when teams start releasing official pregame inactives and starter information to the league. This is typically around 60-90 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 game: WR Justin Jefferson (active)
Afternoon game:
Night game: WR Josh Reynolds (active)

Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals (1:00 p.m. EST)

Kickoff Weather: 53 degrees, cloudy

Vikings

Inactives: OG Chris Reed, WR Jalen Nailor, S Lewis Cine, OT Brian O’Neill, QB Joshua Dobbs and TE Nick Muse

Lineup notes: RB Alexander Mattison (ankle) and RT Brian O’Neill (ankle) were ruled out, while WR Justin Jefferson (chest) is ready to play. QB Joshua Dobbs is a healthy scratch, and QB Nick Mullens will start.

Bengals

Inactives: OT Jackson Carman, C Trey Hill, DT Jay Tufele, LB Joe Bachie and RB Chris Evans

Lineup notes: WR Tyler Boyd (foot, ankle), QB Jake Browning (forearm), and WR Ja’Marr Chase (ankle) fully practiced Thursday and don’t carry injury tags.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Indianapolis Colts (4:30 p.m. EST)

Kickoff Weather: 51 degrees, cloudy (retractable-roof dome)

Steelers

Inactives: RB Anthony McFarland, CB Darius Rush, DE Isaiahh Loudermilk, LB Blake Martinez, OT Dylan Cook and QB Kenny Pickett

Lineup notes: QB Kenny Pickett (ankle) was ruled out, so QB Mitchell Trubisky will make another start. RB Najee Harris (knee), DT Cameron Heyward (groin), LB Alex Highsmith (concussion), WR Diontae Johnson (knee), and LB T.J. Watt (concussion) all practiced in full Thursday and will play.

Colts

Inactives: DT Adetomiwa Adebawore, LB Isaiah Land, LB Segun Olubi, CB Tony Brown, RB Jonathan Taylor, OT Braden Smith and WR Isaiah McKenzie

Lineup notes: RT Braden Smith (knee) and RB Jonathan Taylor (thumb) will not be available.

Denver Broncos at Detroit Lions (8:20 p.m. EST)

Kickoff Weather: Dome stadium

Broncos

Inactives: C Alex Forsyth, LB Ben Niemann, S JL Skinner, QB Ben DiNucci, DT Elijah Garcia, TE Nate Adkins and LB Nik Bonitto

Lineup notes: TE Greg Dulcich (hamstring, foot) won’t play.

Lions

Inactives: DL Julian Okwara, PK Riley Patterson, WR Antoine Green, CB Steven Gilmore, LB Trevor Nowaske, DE Charles Harris and CB Chase Lucas

Lineup notes: WR Josh Reynolds (back) was limited Wednesday and Thursday, which earned him a questionable label, but he is active. LT Taylor Decker (back) and C Frank Ragnow (knee, back, toe) also were deemed questionable, and they, too, are ready to role.