Saturday inactives, injuries and weather: NFL Week 18

Week 18 weather, injury updates and gameday inactives for the Saturday slate.

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 18 Saturday inactives, weather and notes

KEY GAME-TIME DECISIONS

Afternoon game:
Saturday night: RB Chase Brown (inactive), WR Tee Higgins (active)


Late-afternoon game


Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens (4:30 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 29°F, cloudy, WNW 15 mph, feels like 18°F

Browns

Inactives: CB Kahlef Hailassie, CB Denzel Ward, QB Jameis Winston, LB Devin Bush, WR Michael Woods II, LB Jordan Hicks and DT Dalvin Tomlinson

Lineup notes: TE David Njoku (knee), RB Jerome Ford (ankle) and RB Pierre Strong (concussion) went on IR, ending their seasons. CB Denzel Ward (shoulder) also is out. WR Jerry Jeudy (knee) is good to go. DE Myles Garrett (thigh) was idle Tuesday and Wednesday and limited Thursday, but he’ll play.

Ravens

Inactives: DE Adisa Isaac, DT Chris Wormley, WR Anthony Miller, RB Justice Hill, WR Nelson Agholor, C Nick Samac and S Marcus Williams

Lineup notes: RB Justice Hill (concussion, illness) is out again. LT Ronnie Stanley (illness) is good to go after practicing Thursday.


Saturday Night Football


Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers (8:00 p.m. ET)

Kickoff Weather: 19°F, cloudy, feels like 8°F

Bengals

Inactives: TE Tanner McLachlan, OT Andrew Stueber, WR Jermaine Burton, WR Charlie Jones, RB Chase Brown, DE Sam Hubbard and DE Isaiah Thomas

Lineup notes: DE Sam Hubbard (knee) is out again. RB Chase Brown (ankle) was not able to get right in time. WR Tee Higgins (ankle, knee), RT Amarius Mims (ankle, hand) and CB Cam Taylor-Britt (ankle) are good to go after being deemed questionable. LT Orlando Brown Jr. (leg) and QB Joe Burrow (wrist, knee) practiced Thursday and will play.

Steelers

Inactives: DE Dean Lowry, WR Scotty Miller, CB Donte Jackson, QB Kyle Allen and DE Isaiahh Loudermilk

Lineup notes: CB Donte Jackson (back) won’t be available in the regular-season finale.

Fantasy football inactives, injuries and weather: Week 18 Saturday Slate

Week 18 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 18 gameday inactives, weather and notes

KEY GAME-TIME DECISIONS

Afternoon game: WR Zay Flowers (inactive)
Night game:


Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens (4:30 p.m. EST)

Kickoff Weather: 36°F, 100% chance of rain, NE 15 mph

Steelers

Inactives: CB Darius Rush, DL DeMarvin Leal, LB Blake Martinez, OT Dylan Cook, S Minkah Fitzpatrick, QB Mitchell Trubisky and S Trenton Thompson

Lineup notes: QB Mason Rudolph once again starts. RB Najee Harris (knee) went limited-DNP-full and avoided an injury tag. FS Minkah Fitzpatrick (knee) is inactive, but LB Elandon Roberts (pec) will give it a go.

Ravens

Inactives: OG Kevin Zeitler, WR Odell Beckham Jr., S Kyle Hamilton, QB Lamar Jackson, LB Malik Harrison, WR Zay Flowers and CB Marlon Humphrey

Lineup notes: QB Lamar Jackson (coach’s decision), WR Odell Beckham Jr. (coach’s decision), CB Marlon Humphrey (calf), and RG Kevin Zeitler (knee, quad, coach’s decision) will not play. WR Zay Flowers (calf) is inactive, and S Kyle Hamilton (knee) joins him. QB Tyler Huntley starts in place of Jackson.


Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts (8:15 p.m. EST)

Kickoff Weather: 34°F, cloudy (retractable-roof dome)

Texans

Inactives: CB Kris Boyd, QB Case Keenum, LB Jonathan Greenard, OG Nick Broeker, WR Noah Brown and WR Robert Woods

Lineup notes: DE Will Anderson Jr. (ankle) is active after being deemed questionable. WR Noah Brown (back) will not play, and WR Robert Woods (hip) also will miss this one after sitting all week. He’s officially questionable. LT Laremy Tunsil (groin) will give it a whirl.

Colts

Inactives: DT Adetomiwa Adebawore, OG Jack Anderson, RB Trey Sermon, DB Chris Lammons and DB Henry Black

Lineup notes: LG Quenton Nelson (ankle), C Ryan Kelly (ankle), RT Braden Smith (knee) and RB Zack Moss (arm) are active.