The Steelers will be without starting inside linebacker Ryan Shazier tonight when they host the Ravens at Heinz Field. Here is the official injury report.

OUT: NT Dan McCullers, QB Ben Roethlisberger, ILB Ryan Shazier, TE Matt Spaeth
QUESTIONABLE: CB Cortez Allen
PROBABLE: OLB James Harrison, Cody Wallace

McCullers has been limited due to a nagging knee injury. Tomlin previously described him as day to day, but the big man will not see any playing time against the Ravens. Ben Roethlisberger’s absence requires no explanation.

Shazier is still dealing with the “stinger” he suffered against San Francisco. Stingers are one of the those vague injuries that can last for minutes or last for weeks depending on the location and severity. According to Coach Tomlin, he is still experiencing weakness and will need to be cleared by doctors before he can return to play.

Spaeth has a hand fracture. Tight End Jesse James will get a helmet tonight in his absence.

For the Ravens:

DE Chris Canty, TE Crockett Gilmore, LT Eugene Monroe and WR Breshad Perriman are all out.

Gilmore and Canty are the only two players who have had any meaningful playing time on the Ravens list this season. Gilmore has started the first 3 games recording 10 receptions for 151 yards and two touchdowns.

With kickoff just over an hour away, the inactives for today’s Steelers/ Saints game have been announced.

For the Steelers:

QB Landry Jones, WR Justin Brown, CB Cortez Allen, CB B.W. Webb, LB Ryan Shazier, OT Marcus Gilbert, and NT Steve McLendon.

The only names on the list that could be considered surprises are Cortez Allen and to a lesser extent, Ryan Shazier. Allen has a cast on to protect a broken thumb that he had surgically repaired recently. Shazier did not seem overly confident earlier in the week that he would be a go for today’s game.

For the Saints:

WR Robert Meachem, RB Khiry Robinson, LB Kyle Knox, OT Nick Becton, DB Terrence Frederick, NT Lawrence Virgil, and DB Stanley Jean-Baptiste.

The Saints recently placed WR Brandin Cooks and NT Brodrick Bunkley on Injured Reserve. NT John Jenkins will start in Bunkley’s place.

The team has released their list of “inactives” for the Bills game. The following players are not playing tonight for the Steelers.

S W. Allen, CB D. Smith, CB S. Richardson, FB W. Johnson, LB J. Zumwalt, LS G. Warren, TE M. Spaeth and LB J. Jones.

LB Chris Carter is expected to start in place of injured Jarvis Jones. Ryan Shazier is also expected to play tonight, which is a nice surprise, as he’s been nursing a bruised knee and hasn’t fully practiced since sustaining the injury.

Being inactive tonight really doesn’t bode well for Shaq Richardson and Jordan Zumwalt.

The following players are inactive for the Bills:

K D. Hopkins, CB L. McKelvin, S J. Meeks, LB T. Powell, G C. Williams, TE T. Moeaki, and WR M. Goodwin.