When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New Orleans Saints meet for a Week 14 rematch on Sunday, neither team will have the services of one of their starting offensive tackles.
For the Buccaneers, that means the absence of All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs, who suffered an oblique injury in last week's win over the Arizona Cardinals. Wirfs' only practice of the week was a limited one on Friday and he was listed as questionable on the Bucs' Friday injury report. Wirfs was also sidelined for the first three games of the 2025 season after undergoing knee surgery in July.
Meanwhile, the Saints will be without their starting right tackle, 2024 first-round pick Taliese Fuaga. Like Wirfs, Fuaga has also missed three other games this season due to back and knee issues. He was ruled out on Friday by the Saints due to a new ankle injury.
The Buccaneers and Saints submitted their list of inactives at 11:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, 90 minutes before the scheduled kickoff of their Week 14 meeting at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. The Buccaneers elevated safety Marcus Banks from their practice squad for the game and thus had to name six inactives to get down to the game-day limit of 48. The Saints elevated wide receiver Kevin Austin and kicker Charlie Smyth from their practice squad and were required to name seven players inactive.
In addition to the absence of Fuaga, the Saints will also play Sunday's game without running back Alvin Kamara and starting safety Justin Reid, both of whom are dealing with knee issues. Kamara, who also is listed on the injury report with an ankle ailment, will miss a second consecutive game. New Orleans had listed leading receiver Chris Olave as questionable on Friday's injury report but he has been cleared to play.
BUCCANEERS INACTIVES
- QB Connor Bazelak (3rd QB)
- G Elijah Klein
- S Kaevon Merriweather
- CB Benjamin Morrison
- DL Elijah Simmons
- T Tristan Wirfs
Morrison and Wirfs are out due to injury.
SAINTS INACTIVES
- DT Khristian Boyd
- T Taliese Fuaga
- RB Alvin Kamara
- TE Zaire Mitchell-Paden
- S Justin Reid
- DT John Ridgeway
- CB Rejzohn Wright
Fuaga, Kamara and Reid are out due to injury.
