The Pittsburgh Steelers are now less than 90 minutes away from their kickoff for Week 16 of the 2024 NFL season. Coming off a loss in Philadelphia, the Steelers are in Baltimore looking the wrap up the AFC North.

As is always the case, 90 minutes before kickoff is when teams must announce their inactive list for the upcoming game. With 48 players active for each team, the number of players on the inactive list depends on if a team makes any practice squad elevations. With the Steelers not elevating any players from the practice squad, their inactive list is five players. As for the Ravens, they will have six players after their roster moves on Saturday.

Keep in mind that last season implemented a modified return of the “third quarterback rule.” Every NFL team who has a third quarterback on their 53-man roster may include him on their inactive list, but he can be designated as a third quarterback and is therefore in uniform in case of injury to the two players ahead of him on the depth chart. But if one of the players is deemed healthy enough to return, the third quarterback goes back to their role on the sideline.

Here are the five players inactive for the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 16 against the Ravens according to Steelers.com.

Steelers Inactives

No. 2 QB Justin Fields
No. 14 WR George Pickens
No. 25 S DeShon Elliott
No. 26 CB Donte Jackson
No. 99 DT Larry Ogunjobi

This week, three players had already been ruled out for the Steelers coming into the game in wide receiver George Pickens, safety DeShon Elliott, and quarterback Justin Fields. This is the third game in a row George Pickens has missed in his three-year career. DeShon Elliott will miss his second game of the season, and Justin Fields will miss his second contest this year. For this reason, quarterback Kyle Allen is active as the backup quarterback.

The rest of the Steelers inactive list is made up of all players who had an injury status coming into the game. Both cornerback Donte Jackson and defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi were questionable after both leaving last week‘s game due to injury. Despite Ogunjobi working each day this week, both players are inactive for Week 16. Because Jackson is inactive, Cory Trice will be getting a helmet for the first time since leaving the Steelers Week 3 game due to injury.

As for the Ravens inactive list, it can be seen below.Wide receiver Rashod Bateman is active. (Note: Steelers.com incorrectly has Roquan Smith listed as inactive.)

Ravens Inactives

No. 5 CB Jalyn Armour-Davis
No. 15 WR Nelson Agholor
No. 32 FS Marcus Williams
No. 34 RB Keaton Mitchell
No. 50 OLB Adisa Isaac
No. 61 C Nick Samac