The Pittsburgh Steelers have now released their list of seven players who will be inactive for the team’s Sunday night Week 14 home game against the Buffalo Bills and it looks pretty much as expected based on the team’s injury reports this week.
Inactive for the Steelers Sunday night after being officially listed as out for the Week 15 game on the team’s Friday injury report are wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (knee) and tight end Vance McDonald (concussion). This will mark the fourth consecutive game that Smith-Schuster and the second game this season that McDonald has missed.
The other Steelers inactive players for Week 15 are a healthy scratches and they are defensive end Isaiah Buggs, outside linebacker Tuzar Skipper, quarterback Paxton Lynch, tackle Chukwuma Okorafor and cornerback Artie Burns.
Steelers running back James Conner (shoulder), who has missed the team’s last three games with a shoulder injury, is active Sunday night. With McDonald down, rookie tight end Zach Gentry is dressing for the just the fourth time this season and the first time since Week 6.
Steelers Inactive Players
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster
TE Vance McDonald
OLB Tuzar Skipper
QB Paxton Lynch
T Chukwuma Okorafor
CB Artie Burns
DE Isaiah Buggs
Bills Inactive Players
RB T.J. Yeldon
WR Duke Williams
TE Tommy Sweeney
T Ty Nsekhe
G Ike Boettger
DT Corey Liuget
S Dean Marlowe
