Inactives for Steelers at Seahawks, Week 17

Just because you're a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers 53-man roster doesn't mean you'll be playing on gameday, even if healthy. That's because the NFL limits teams to 46 active players on game day. So with the context clear, here are the inactive players for today's matchup: Steelers Inactive players: No. 8 QB Kenny PickettNo. […]

Rob Gregson — NFL News Writer

Dec 31, 2023 2:40 PM EST

Just because you're a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers 53-man roster doesn't mean you'll be playing on gameday, even if healthy.

That's because the NFL limits teams to 46 active players on game day.

So with the context clear, here are the inactive players for today's matchup:

Steelers Inactive players:

• No. 8 QB Kenny Pickett
• No. 17 S Trenton Thompson
• No. 21 CB Darius Rush
• No. 39 S Minkah Fitzpatrick
• No. 50 LB Elandon Roberts
• No. 60 T Dylan Cook
• No. 98 DE DeMarvin Leal

Seahawks Inactive players:

• No. 25 RB Kenny McIntosh
• No. 28 CB Kelvin Joseph
• No. 56 LB Jordyn Brooks
• No. 66 T McClendon Curtis
• No. 70 T Jason Peters
• No. 79 T Raiqwon O'Neal
• No. 97 DE Mario Edwards

Observations:

With Pickett officially listed as inactive, the Steelers safeguard themselves against any potential QB controversy. 

Had Pickett been active and the backup, it would have proved that he was healthy enough to play, meaning Pittsburgh basically benched him for Rudolph. 

But the move is also risky because it means that if Rudolph struggles in a must-win game, Pittsburgh has no one to turn to with their season on the line. 

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