Sunday inactives: Bakhtiari will play; Vikings down two starters

The Green Bay Packers will have their starting offensive line in place for today’s NFC North showdown against the Minnesota Vikings.

The Vikings, however, will not.

For Green Bay, three-time All-Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari is active. He missed Thursday’s practice after his back started “not cooperating.” Bakhtiari practiced on Friday and was listed as questionable.

Green Bay’s inactives are linebacker Oren Burks (pectoral), cornerback Ka’Dar Hollman (neck), receiver Darrius Shepherd (hamstring), guard Lucas Patrick, guard Cole Madison, defensive tackle Kingsley Keke and running back Dexter Williams.

For Minnesota, two starters are out: guard Pat Elflein and linebacker Ben Gedeon, as are backup cornerbacks Mackenzie Alexander (elbow) and Mike Hughes (knee). Dakota Dozier will start for Elflein and Eric Wilson will replace Gedeon. Gedeon, however, is the linebacker taken off the field when the Vikings field their nickel and dime packages.

Bakhtiari said the limited practice reps would not be a detriment this week, even as he prepared for another battle against Minnesota defensive end Everson Griffen, a player he holds in high regard.

"I think you can get by without the work," Bakhtiari said on Friday. "It’s more a matter of comfort. We’re creatures of habit so we enjoy going through the workweek, getting your sets, getting your fits, getting your angles, actually running the game plan. At this level of our careers, I don’t think it would hinder it that much."

Still, the injury led to a bit of a shakeup on the inactives list, with Alex Light up today after being inactive at Chicago.

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