The Pittsburgh Steelers have released their list of inactives for their Week 18 Saturday afternoon road game against the Baltimore Ravens, and once again there are seven players on it for the 4:30 p.m. contest.
The emergency inactive third quarterback against the Ravens is Mitch Trubisky, marking the first time this season that he has been on the inactive list.
Mason Rudolph will start against the Ravens, and he’ll be backed up by Kenny Pickett, who is active for the first time since sustaining an ankle injury in Week 13.
S Minkah Fitzpatrick will miss a third consecutive game on Saturday due to a lingering knee injury. He is also on the inactive list. This is the third consecutive game he has missed after ending the week listed as questionable on the injury report.
S Trenton Thompson, who ended the week listed as questionable on the injury report with a neck issue, is also inactive for Saturday’s game against the Ravens.
The Steelers’ other four Week 18 inactive players are all healthy scratches. They are T Dylan Cook, DL DeMarvin Leal, CB Darius Rush, and ILB Blake Martinez.
Elandon Roberts is back this week after missing the last game with a pectoral injury.
The Steelers made a few transactions on Friday, both of which were elevations from the practice squad. Elevated on Friday from the practice squad were S Eric Rowe and LB Myles Jack, and both are active against the Ravens.
Steelers’ Inactive Players Week 18 vs. Ravens:
QB Mitch Trubisky (3rd QB)
S Trenton Thompson
CB Darius Rush
OT Dylan Cook
ILB Blake Martinez
DL DeMarvin Leal
S Minkah Fitzpatrick
Ravens’ Inactive Players:
QB Lamar Jackson
WR Odell Beckham Jr.
LB Malik Harrison
CB Marlon Humphrey
G Kevin Zeitler
WR Zay Flowers
S Kyle Hamilton