Tonight brings us two staggered Monday Night Football games across ESPN and ABC. That means we have twice the normal Monday night NFL inactives and injury news to think about. With a relatively clean slate of injuries across the two games, barring a couple of star players, which players will teams choose to list as inactives this week?
Who Are the Inactives for Monday Night Football Tonight?
New Orleans Saints vs. Carolina Panthers Inactives
Saints Inactives
RB Kendre Miller
RB Kirk Merritt
WR A.T. Perry
WR Lynn Bowden
OL Nick Saldiveri
DE Kyle Phillips
Panthers Inactives
RB Raheem Blackshear
CB Sam Webb
OLB DJ Johnson
G Nash Jensen
OT David Sharpe
Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Inactives
Browns Inactives
Inactives will be updated when announced.
Steelers Inactives
- WR Diontae Johnson (hamstring)
- RB Anthony McFarland (knee)
Latest Injury Report News and Updates
The Panthers had three players on the injury report this week. CB Jaycee Horn was placed on the IR ahead of the game, while OT Taylor Moton was cleared on Saturday. WR DJ Chark Jr. was able to practice in full on Saturday but is still listed as questionable. The expectation is that he will be able to go.
The Saints opened the week with five players on the injury report. Two were for rest purposes, while TE Juwan Johnson was able to practice in full by Thursday. RB Kendre Miller and DB J.T. Gray were both limited all week in practice and are listed as questionable heading into the games.
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The Cleveland Browns’ injury report looked far worse than it really was early in the week. They had a total of players start on the injury report Thursday, but four of those were for rest purposes. Three others, DE Shelby Harris, DT Maurice Hurst, and OT Jedrick Wills, were able to make good progress through the week to be cleared by Saturday.
However, the biggest issue for the team popped up Saturday when Cooper, who has been one of those resting players, was listed as limited with a groin injury. Late-week injuries are never a good sign, and Cooper looks like he is trending toward not playing. He is one of three players listed as questionable; DT Siaki Ika and DB Juan Thornhill.
The Steelers injury report is an all-or-nothing situation. WR Diontae Johnson (hamstring) and RB Anthony McFarland (knee) were both ruled out Saturday. The other five players who started on the report were cleared on Saturday.
One minor scare came Saturday, with WR George Pickens being listed as limited with a hamstring issue. However, he was cleared to play against the Browns tonight.
What Are the Starting Lineups for Each Team?
Saints Projected Starters
The projected starting lineup is based on the current Saints depth chart.
- Quarterback: Derek Carr
- Running Back: Jamaal Williams
- Full Back: Adam Prentice
- Wide Receiver: Michael Thomas and Chris Olave
- Tight End: Juwan Johnson
- Left Offensive Tackle: Trevor Penning
- Left Offensive Guard: Andrus Peat
- Center: Erik McCoy
- Right Offensive Guard: Cesar Ruiz
- Right Offensive Tackle: Ryan Ramczyk
- Left Defensive End: Cameron Jordan
- Left Defensive Tackle: Nathan Shepherd
- Right Defensive End: Carl Granderson
- Right Defensive Tackle: Khalen Saunders
- SAM Linebacker: Zack Baun
- MIKE Linebacker: Demario Davis
- WILL Linebacker: Pete Werner
- Left Cornerback: Paulson Adebo
- Right Cornerback: Marhon Lattimore
- Free Safety: Tyrann Mathieu
- Strong Safety: Marcus Maye
- Kicker: Blake Grupe
- Punter: Lou Hedley
- Long Snapper: Zach Wood
- Punt Returner: Rashid Shaheed
- Kickoff Returner: Rashid Shaheed
Panthers Projected Starters
The projected starting lineup is based on the current Panthers depth chart.
- Quarterback: Bryce Young
- Running Back: Miles Sanders
- Full Back: Giovanni Ricci
- Wide Receiver: DJ Chark Jr. and Jonathan Mingo
- Tight End: Hayden Hurst
- Left Offensive Tackle: Iken Ekwonu
- Left Offensive Guard: Cade Mays
- Center: Bradley Bozeman
- Right Offensive Guard: Chandler Zavala
- Right Offensive Tackle: Taylor Moton
- Defensive End: DeShawn Williams
- Defensive Tackle: Derrick Brown
- Nose Tackle: Shy Tuttle
- Left Outside Linebacker: Brian Burns
- Left Inside Linebacker: Frankie Luvu
- Right Inside Linebacker: Shaq Thompson
- Right Outside Linebacker: Justin Houston
- Left Cornerback: Jeremy Chinn
- Right Cornerback: Donte Jackson
- Free Safety: Xavier Woods
- Strong Safety: Vonn Bell
- Kicker: Eddy Piniero
- Punter: Johnny Hekker
- Long Snapper: JJ Jansen
- Punt Returner: Ihmir Smith-Marsette
- Kickoff Returner: Ihmir Smith-Marsette
Browns Projected Starters
The projected starting lineup is based on the current Browns depth chart.
- Quarterback: Deshaun Watson
- Running Back: Nick Chubb
- Wide Receiver: Amari Cooper, Donovan Peoples-Jones, and Elijah Moore
- Tight End: David Njoku
- Left Offensive Tackle: Jedrick Wills Jr.
- Left Offensive Guard: Joel Bitonio
- Center: Ethan Pocic
- Right Offensive Guard: Wyatt Teller
- Right Offensive Tackle: Dawand Jones
- Left Defensive End: Za’Darius Smith
- Left Defensive Tackle: Dalvin Tomlinson
- Right Defensive End: Myles Garrett
- Right Defensive Tackle: Shelby Harris
- SAM Linebacker: Sione Takitaki
- MIKE Linebacker: Anthony Walker Jr.
- WILL Linebacker: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
- Left Cornerback: Martin Emerson Jr.
- Right Cornerback: Denzel Ward
- Free Safety: Juan Thornhill
- Strong Safety: Grant Delpit
- Kicker: Dustin Hopkins
- Punter: Corey Bojorquez
- Long Snapper: Charley Hughlett
- Punt Returner: Donovan Peoples-Jones
- Kickoff Returner: Jerome Ford
Steelers Projected Starters
The projected starting lineup is based on the current Steelers depth chart.
- Quarterback: Kenny Pickett
- Running Back: Najee Harris
- Full Back: Connor Heyward
- Wide Receiver: Diontae Johnson and George Pickens
- Tight End: Pat Freiermuth
- Left Offensive Tackle: Dan Moore Jr.
- Left Offensive Guard: Isaac Seumalo
- Center: Mason Cole
- Right Offensive Guard: James Daniels
- Right Offensive Tackle: Chukwuma Okorafor
- Defensive End: Larry Ogunjobi
- Defensive Tackle: Cameron Heyward
- Nose Tackle: Montravius Adams Sr.
- Left Outside Linebacker: T.J. Watt
- Left Inside Linebacker: Cole Holcomb
- Right Inside Linebacker: Elandon Roberts
- Right Outside Linebacker: Alex Highsmith
- Left Cornerback: Patrick Peterson
- Right Cornerback: Levi Wallace
- Free Safety: Minkah Fitzpatrick
- Strong Safety: Keanu Neal
- Kicker: Chris Boswell
- Punter: Pressley Harvin III
- Long Snapper: Christian Kuntz
- Punt Returner: Calvin Austin III
- Kickoff Returner: Anthony McFarland Jr.