Head coach Kevin O’Connell stated earlier in the week that the Minnesota Vikings would be playing their starters to begin Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears, but ahead of the game, they announced that a number of starters would be inactive for Week 18. Here’s the full list of inactives for the Vikings:
- CB Cam Dantzler
- S Harrison Smith
- LB Brian Asamoah
- OLB Za’Darius Smith
- C Garrett Bradbury
- DL James Lynch
- DL Ross Blacklock
Harrison Smith was ruled out on Saturday after some knee soreness popped up on Friday, and in order to preserve his health for the playoffs, Minnesota will sit him in their final regular season game.