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Two Vikings make the 2024 NFL Pro Bowl, six are alternates

Two players will represent the Minnesota Vikings at the 2024 Pro Bowl Games while six others were honored as alternates.

The NFL recently unveiled their 2024 NFL Pro Bowl Games with the following Minnesota Vikings making the cut:

  • OLB Danielle Hunter
  • LS Andrew DePaola

The Vikings also have six alternates, ranging from first to fourth at their respective positions.

The number of players may seem lower than usual, especially with wide receiver Justin Jefferson not being a part of the festivities due to injury. However, the Vikings are well-represented in that those who were selected, alternate or otherwise, certainly deserved it.

Here are the 2024 representatives (and alternates) for your Vikings.

9 Vikings finish top 10 in Pro Bowl Games voting

The Minnesota Vikings have nine players that finished top 10 in votes

The Minnesota Vikings might be 7-9 but they have had some quality performances across the board from players on the roster.

That also includes injured players. Quarterback Kirk Cousins, outside linebacker D.J. Wonnum and tight end T.J. Hockenson all had standout years in the time they played for the Vikings this season, including MVP-caliber play from QB1.

While the Pro Bowl Games aren’t exactly what it used to be, it’s a way to recognize each player’s performances during the 2023 season. With rosters set to be announced at 7 p.m. CST on Wednesday night, the NFL released the top 10 vote-getters at each position. The Vikings had nine players finish in the top 10.

Vikings vs. Packers: 4 offensive keys for week 17

Jaren Hall gets the start. What does the offense need to do to be successful with Hall at the helm?

We’ve reached do-or-die time for the Minnesota Vikings.

The Vikings take on the Green Bay Packers at 7:20 p.m. CST in primetime on Sunday Night Football. The winner gets to sleep peacefully, knowing that they have one more week to make a push for the playoffs. The loser goes home and likely eliminated from contention..

Green Bay’s defense under Joe Barry has been an uninspiring unit. They’re 17th in points allowed, 25th in EPA allowed/play and 30th in defensive DVOA. There has not been much to celebrate. This unit has been one of the more disappointing in the league.

The Vikings are not doing enough to win on the offensive side. They are scoring, averaging just over 24 points a game since Kirk Cousins has been out, but they can’t finish the job. Most of that is because of the lack of consistency at the position.

Josh Dobbs gave the performance of his life for six quarters. After that, he turns into a pumpkin for three straight games, including a game after the bye week. Nick Mullens gave it his best effort, and while the ball was moving, he didn’t perform at the level necessary to keep his job.

Now Minnesota turns to Jaren Hall, the only quarterback with a starting record above .500, to try to spark this offense to the playoffs.

Can he do it? He has the capabilities. He and the rest of this Minnesota offense must follow these four keys to success.

Vikings 53-man roster, elevation-eligible players vs Packers in Week 17

The Minnesota Vikings 53-man roster saw some changes going into week 17 after T.J. Hockenson and D.J. Wonnum were placed on injured reserve.

The Minnesota Vikings are a fascinating team to watch the last two weeks of the regular season.

Sitting at 7-8, they no longer control their own destiny for the playoffs, but they are still very much alive for a wild card spot after a 30-24 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday afternoon.

That game also saw multiple season-ending injuries, as both tight end T.J. Hockenson and outside linebacker D.J. Wonnum suffered season-ending injuries and were placed on injured reserve earlier this week.

With that being said, there were some roster moves that happened and at the time of publishing, the Vikings had only 51 players on the active roster.

Six points with David Dorey

Looking at the 2024 free agent running backs

So here we are on the brink of fantasy championships for one person in every league. But next year should already be in your head. The changes from season to the next can be dramatic, even if we draft like the previous season is going to repeat.

Like every year, plenty of fantasy starters were left behind during the season. Here are my top six injured players and what to think about them entering next season. I have excluded quarterbacks who all appear likely to return healthy for next year. Those include Justin Herbert, Kirk Cousins, Joe Burrow, and Deshaun Watson.

  1. TE Mark Andrews (BAL) 2023 ADP = No. 2 TE, Pick 4.03
     Suffered a cracked fibula and ankle ligament injury in Week 11 thanks to a hip-drop tackle. He is expected to be healed early enough to potentially join the Ravens in the playoffs. He is not returning for the regular season but will be assessed later for a potential return in late January. That’s great news for a tight end that’s become Top-2 when healthy.
  2. RB Nick Chubb (CLE) 2023 ADP = No. 5 TE , Pick 1.11
    The star running back suffered a gruesome knee injury in Week 2. He tore his ACL , MCL, and meniscus. He needed surgery for the MCL and meniscus and a separate procedure to repair the ACL. He is expected to return “during the 2024 season.” Doctors say that he has extensive rehab to go through, but so far, the surgeries are over, and he’s progressing according to play. He was injured so early in the season, that he’ll have plenty of rehab by the opening of the 2024 NFL season. He’ll likely open the year on IR and be a high risk/high reward draft pick.
  3. TE T.J. Hockenson (MIN) 2023 ADP = No. 3 TE, Pick 4.12
    He just tore his MCL and ACL last week when he was hit low by a defender. The injury is fresh enough that his prognosis and recovery are still in progress but the injury was severe enough that it’s reasonable to assume he will not be ready for the start of the 2024 season with only about eight months to heal. He’ll be another elite player who won’t show up until later in the season and present a risky pick that can win – or lose – your league.
  4. Christian Kirk (JAC) 2023 ADP = No. 28 WR, Pick 4.09
    The Jaguars wideout was lost in Week 13 when he suffered a core muscle injury in Week 13. He was placed on injured reserve and required surgery, which will keep him out even if the Jaguars made a deep run in the playoffs. Kirk’s situation becomes further complicated because he’s owed $24 million next year, but the Jags have an out they can take in the offseason. He may end up re-signing on a restructured deal or could be released.
  5. WR Mike Williams (LAC) 2023 ADP= No. 26 WR, Pick 5.03
    The Chargers wideout tore his ACL in Week 3 after rolling up 110 yards and a score on the Vikings. He was placed on injured reserve and underwent surgery to repair the knee. He is expected back next season, but he, too, has his situation complicated by his contract. He’ll turn 30 next year and has been often dinged up in his seven-year career. He is due $20 million next year, but the Chargers have an out they can use in the offseason. He is another player that will either restructure his contract or be released. 
  6. WR Tank Dell (HOU) 2023 ADP = NA, Free Agent
    The Texan’s third-round pick was just a 5-10, 165-pound wideout who carried minimal expectations as a rookie, but he was on a pace to end with a stat line of 80-1205-12 but broke his fibula while blocking in Week 12. He underwent surgery but is expected to return sometime during the Texans’ offseason program. He should rebound 100% from the injury and merit drafting as a fantasy starter.

 

About Last Night…

New York Jets 20, Cleveland 37 

Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

As we all know, Thursday night games are sloppy and low-scoring. Two of the best defenses were meeting and both teams were on their third quarterback of the year. So naturally, they throw down 57 total points.

Trevor Siemian passed for 261 yards and one touchdown to Breece Hall who caught nine passes for 42 yards. Garrett Wilson (5-50) and Tyler Conklin (5-45) were the top receivers. Hall rushed for 84 yards on 13 rushes but the Jets had to abandon the run when they trailed 34-17 at halftime. 

Joe Flacco was without Amari Cooper, so expectations were even lower going against the No. 2 defense versus quarterbacks. And so he threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns. David Njoku (6-134) had a monster performance and Elijah Moore (5-61, TD) scored before leaving with a concussion. Jerome Ford blew up with 12 runs for 64 yards and two catches for 57 yards – both touchdowns. Kareem Hunt (10-31, TD) took the rushing score.

Both teams returned an interception for a touchdown. But this game only furthers the question – why was Joe Flacco sitting at home until Week 13?

The Real Forno Show: Where do the Vikings go from here?

The Real Forno Show breaks down where the Vikings go from here as they no longer control their own destiny.

The Minnesota Vikings are in a weird place right now. They are coming off of a 30-24 loss to the Detroit Lions and no longer control their own destiny when it comes to the playoffs. They don’t control their own destiny when it comes to making the playoffs and gave the Lions the NFC North title with four interceptions from Nick Mullens.

Who should get the start on Sunday? It’s an interesting discussion that was made even more murky with both Jaren Hall and Mullens getting first-team snaps during Wednesday’s walkthrough.

As we move forward with the final two games of the regular season, there are a lot of questions to answer.

We are here to break it all down and more on the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, airing Monday and Wednesday nights at 6 pm central on the Vikings 1st & SKOL YouTube channel.

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T.J. Hockenson out for the season with torn ACL, MCL

Minnesota Vikings tight end and former Hawkeye great T.J. Hockenson is out for the remainder of the NFL season with a torn ACL and MCL.

One of the Iowa Hawkeyes‘ favorite sons sadly won’t get to finish the 2023 NFL season.

Minnesota Vikings star tight end T.J. Hockenson is officially out for the remainder of the season with torn ACL and MCL ligaments in his right knee. Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell confirmed that news Tuesday.

“Knowing T.J., the type of player he is, I’m absolutely looking forward to when we can get him back rolling and ready to have a great 2024 season,” O’Connell said.

It’s a shame for Hockenson and perhaps a devastating blow to the Vikings’ playoff chances. Injured on the second play of the third quarter during Minnesota’s 30-24 loss against the Detroit Lions, Hockenson was in the midst of a career year in his first full season with the Vikings.

Hockenson ends his 2023 season with career bests in receptions (95) and receiving yards (960). The 6-foot-5, 248 pound tight end reeled in five touchdown grabs this season with the Vikes.

Hockenson’s 960 receiving yards currently ranks 24th in the NFL and third among all tight ends.

Hockenson’s 155 receptions since the Vikings acquired him at the 2022 trade deadline leads all NFL tight ends. The fifth-year pro signed a four-year contract extension in August that will pay him at least $66 million and up to $68.5 million.

The Minnesota Vikings close their 2023 regular season with games against the Green Bay Packers and then one final road trip to the Detroit Lions.

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Twitter reacts to T.J. Hockenson’s season ending torn ACL and MCL

Fans took to Twitter to express their frustration

The Minnesota Vikings lost one of their best players for the season in Sunday afternoon when T.J. Hockenson went down with a knee injury in the third quarter.

On Tuesday afternoon, head coach Kevin O’Connell said that he tore both his ACL and MCL in his right knee and would be placed on season-ending injured reserve. That paired with OLB D.J. Wonnum also was injured with a torn quad muscle and he would also join Hockenson on injured reserve.

Needless to say, Vikings fans were really upset by the news of Hockenson’s injury and they expressed their frustrations on Twitter.

 

Vikings TE T.J. Hockenson suffers torn ACL and MCL, out for season

The worst has come to fruition for Hockenson which ends his season and puts 2023 in doubt

Injuries will be the narrative that defines the 2023 Minnesota Vikings season. During his press conference on Tuesday afternoon, head coach Kevin O’Connell told the media that tight end T.J. Hockenson suffered season-ending torn ACL and MCL injuries to his right knee.

Hockenson will join OLB D.J. Wonnum on injured reserve with a torn quad muscle as both players suffered the injuries in the second half against the Detroit Lions.

This is a brutal blow, not just for the rest of 2023, but also the 2024 season. The standard recovery time is nine months and if Hockenson has surgery on the ligaments this week, that would put him on a timeline to be potentially ready in week four of the 2024 season.

Due to the nature of major knee injuries, it’s likely that Hockenson will miss more time than that. The physically unable to perform list is very plausible, and that could lead to missing half or more of the season.

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Vikings ‘bracing for worst’ with T.J. Hockenson

The Minnesota Vikings are bracing for the worst with tight end T.J. Hockenson’s knee injury

Injury luck has not been on the side of the Minnesota Vikings and it continued on Christmas Eve. Not only did the Vikings lose OLB D.J. Wonnum for the season, they could be losing another starter.

According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the outlook for tight end T.J. Hockenson is not good.

Hockenson injured his knee after a catch over the middle in the beginning of the third quarter. He caught a stick and nod up the seam and was tackled right on his knee. His leg looked like it hyper extended and he left the game immediately.

If the Vikings will be without Hockenson, that will be a significant blow to their playoff chances and if it’s significant enough, could impact the 2024 Vikings.

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