The Minnesota offense is in trouble.
The Vikings head into a crucial Week 14 matchup with the Steelers, and Minnesota ruled out both WR Adam Thielen and OT Christian Darrisaw.
Minnesota ruled RB Dalvin Cook, LB Ryan Connelly and LB Blake Lynch as questionable for the Thursday game.
The Vikings do not have the depth to easily replace Thielen and Darrisaw in the lineup.
Thielen went down with an ankle injury in the Week 13 defeat to the Lions. The Vikings will utilize K.J. Osborn and Dede Westbrook more often with Thielen officially absent.
Last week, Minnesota moved Oli Udoh over to left tackle, brought back Garrett Bradbury at center and moved Mason Cole from center to right guard. Bradbury and Cole did well, but Udoh struggled with his position switch. It will be interesting to see whether Minnesota does that same thing or switches it up.
When Darrisaw was dealing with injury issues at the start of the year, he sat while the Vikings played Rashod Hill at left tackle. Hill was up and down in that role, but the team could elect to put him back in the starting lineup again.