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The Vikings are getting healthier heading into the stretch run
The Minnesota Vikings are set to take on the New Orleans Saints on Sunday afternoon with Josh Dobbs getting his first start for the franchise.
Throughout the week, the injury report saw multiple names on it with significant starters in limbo for Sunday’s game.
The final injury report is out and the Vikings injury report is extensive.
Christian Darrisaw highlights the Vikings inactive list
The Minnesota Vikings have released their inactive list for their week nine matchup with the Atlanta Falcons.
The Vikings will be without Darrisaw for the second week this season. He dressed but didn’t play against the Philadelphia Eagles. Darrisaw injured his groin during practice this week.
Asamoah misses his second consecutive game with an ankle injury.
Muse continues to be inactive, as he hasn’t been active all season.
Nwangwu and Nailor are still out with their respective injuries.
Cine being inactive is a very frustrating one because of his draft capital.
The game kicks off at noon.
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The final injury report for the Minnesota Vikings matchup with the Atlanta Falcons has been released with multiple players out
The Minnesota Vikings are set to take on the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday afternoon with quarterback Jaren Hall getting his first start in the NFL.
The injury report for both teams is out and is much cleaner for the Vikings than it is their counterparts.
Thursday’s injury report saw a few minor changes
The Minnesota Vikings have released their injury report for Thursday ahead of Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. All seven players on the report saw no changes in designation from Wednesday.
Lowry being the only DNP right now is a concern for Sunday. Even if he is a limited participant in practice on Friday, the expectation is likely that he won’t play.
The Falcons saw quarterback Desmond Ridder removed from the injury report after having been evaluated for a concussion against the Tennesse Titans. He will backup Taylor Heinicke on Sunday. Wide receiver Drake London once again didn’t practice with a groin injury.
Friday’s injury report will tell us a lot more about if these players will play on Sunday afternoon.
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The Vikings inactive list against the Green Bay Packers includes Ezra Cleveland for the second week in a row
The Minnesota Vikings have released their inactive list for Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers.
The Vikings announced on Saturday that Nwangwu would miss the game due to an illness. He appeared on the injury report on Friday seemingly out of nowhere. The same thing happened to D.J. Wonnum before the game against the Miami Dolphins.
Cleveland is still recovering from his foot injury and with Dalton Risner’s performance, it’s a smart move to play it safe.
Muse has only suited up for one game this season but, unlike in 2022, he has been on the active roster.
Adeniji has been inactive every game since the Vikings signed him to the active roster.
Thompson is inactive for the second-consecutive game with the Vikings prioritizing depth at other positions other than a special teams ace.
Lewis Cine is active after missing the last four game with a hamstring injury. He was removed from the injury report before the game against the Chicago Bears but the Vikings still made him an inactive the last two weeks.
The Vikings and Packers kick off at noon.
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We analyzed the final Vikings injury report ahead of Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers
The Minnesota Vikings will be looking to improve to 2-0 in the NFC North along with getting back to 0.500 when they take on the Green Bay Packers. They were desperate for a win against the San Francisco 49ers and they got one by a score of 22-17.
As things currently sit, the Vikings are currently tied for a wild card spot but would lose out on the tiebreaker to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers due to a head-to-head loss.
Injuries have hit the Vikings both hard and not hard at all this year. They do have Justin Jefferson and Marcus Davenport on injured reserve, but they are mostly healthy outside of them. The final injury report is out for Sunday’s game and there were multiple changes.
The Vikings saw some improvement on their injury report on Thursday afternoon
The Minnesota Vikings are set to take on the Green Bay Packers on Sunday afternoon and had their first official day of practice this week on Thursday. Wednesday’s injury report was only estimated as they took the day off on the field to recoup from Monday night’s game.
There was some improvement from the Vikings on Thursday.
The only player that saw improvement was Hockenson, as he was estimated as a did not practice player on Wednesday.
Cleveland staying as limited is a good sign in his healing process. Now, the Vikings don’t have to rush him back. Dalton Risner started for Cleveland on Monday against the San Francisco 49ers and played well in his place. Having depth on the offensive line is new for the Vikings and it’s paying dividends already.
Friday’s injury report will tell us who will be in and out of Sunday’s game.
The first Minnesota Vikings injury report for week 8 against the Green Bay Packers is estimated, as they didn’t practice
The Minnesota Vikings released their first injury report ahead of their week eight game against the Green Bay Packers and it’s an estimated report. What that means is the Vikings didn’t practice, so they give an estimation on what each player on the report would have done.
Asamoah injured his ankle during Monday night’s game, as did Hockenson. While Asamoah didn’t return to the game, Hockenson did and played most of the game.
Cleveland being limited is an improvement, as he didn’t practice at all last week after being injured against the Carolina Panthers. Dalton Risner started in his place and played well in his absence.
Nailor had his practice window activated last Wednesday and has 14 days before he needs to be activated from injured reserve.
There will be two more injury reports over the next two days and they will tell us a lot about who will play and who won’t.
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Things continue to look bleak for the top of the 2022 NFL draft class
The Minnesota Vikings 2022 NFL draft class is not in a great spot. Their top three defenders from that draft Lewis Cine, Andrew Booth Jr. and Brian Asamoah II all played zero snaps on Sunday.
Not overall snaps, but snaps on defense, the positions they were drafted to play. That’s not great!
It’s been a complicated road for all three. Cine broke his leg in week four of his rookie year and it set him back. He is still learning how to control his aggressive nature and the Vikings just don’t trust him on the field with how deep their safety room is.
Booth is in a similar boat. Injuries hindered his rookie season to less than 200 snaps during his rookie campaign. Like Cine, Booth’s aggressiveness gets him into trouble and he hasn’t shown that he can handle playing on the outside regularly.
Asamoah is a different case. He played well toward the end of last season but didn’t get off on the right foot this season. His absence is best explained by the emergence of Ivan Pace Jr. but that only explains so much.
Why aren’t these guys getting any playing time? Brian Flores is a very aggressive defensive coordinator and the one trait that describes all three is aggressiveness. Is it that these three just aren’t disciplined enough to be counted on? That could, along with some lack of development, explain why the top of the Vikings 2022 draft class isn’t playing much after three games.
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Our staff @TheRealForno, @jzulgad, @TheKevinFielder and @MixsonS_NFL each identified a player to keep your eye on Thursday night
Last season, the Minnesota Vikings faced the Philadelphia Eagles in week two on Monday night at Lincoln Financial Field. Things didn’t go very well for them as they lost the game 24-7.
This season, the Vikings take on the Eagles in week two at Lincoln Financial Field, but this time the game is on Thursday night.
Going into the game, the Vikings don’t have a 1-0 record like they did last season, as they lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20-17.
As the Vikings prepare for the defending Super Bowl runner-up, there are plenty of things to be positive about. Our staff each picked one player to watch in Thursday’s game.
