Injury Report Pretty Sweet for Vikings against GB

The Minnesota Vikings have won eight straight, bouncing back masterfully after losing two games following their Week 6 bye.

Injury Report Pretty Sweet for Vikings against GB

This week’s injury report is out, and the thing looks pretty fantastic, all things considered.

Next up is the Green Bay Packers on Sunday afternoon, the Vikings’ foremost rival that is locked into a Wildcard playoff spot.

Minnesota’s injury report, on the whole, is encouraging.

These are each team’s injured players one day before Week 17.

Vikings Injury Report

• Fabian Moreau — OUT (CB, Hip)
• Ivan Pace Jr. — QUESTIONABLE (LB, Hamstring)

Harrison Smith (S), Jalen Redmond (DT), and Stephon Gilmore (CB) were sprinkled a bit on the injury report this week but carry no injury designation to Week 13.

Long-term Injuries

• Mekhi Blackmon, CB (Knee, Out for season)
• Christian Darrisaw, LT (Knee, Out for season)
• Jeremy Flax, OL (Out for season)
• J.J. McCarthy, QB (Knee, Out for season)
• Taki Taimani, DT (Ankle)
• Najee Thompson, CB (Knee, Out for season)

Packers Injury Report

• Jaire Alexander — OUT (CB, Knee)
• Quay Walker — OUT (LB, Ankle)
• Evan Williams — OUT (S, Quadricep)
• Javon Bullard — QUESTIONABLE (S, Ankle)
• Ty’Ron Hopper — QUESTIONABLE (LB, Ankle)
• Christian Watson — QUESTIONABLE (WR, Knee)

Elgton Jenkins (OG), Tucker Kraft (TE), and Luke Musgrave (TE) were limited in practice this week but will enter Sunday with no injury designation.

Minnesota is a 1.5-point favorite to defeat the Packers in Week 17. The Vikings are 10-8-1 (.552) against the Packers since the start of 2015.

The Vikings remain in second place inside the NFC North, one game back of the Detroit Lions, a club that is straight crushing it right now. In fact, sportsbooks believe the Lions will win the Super Bowl.

Minnesota’s Super Bowl probability has climbed from +8000 to +1100 in the last 3.5 months, a signal that oddsmakers are beginning to buy what the purple team is selling. Nobody anywhere predicted Minnesota to be 13-2 at this point on the calendar. Instead, most would’ve guessed a mark closer to .500.

Green Bay is guaranteed a playoff spot, no matter what, but a couple of losses could drop the team to the seventh seed in the NFC.

The Packers are balanced, ranking third leaguewide per offensive DVOA and sixth in defense.

With a win on Sunday night, Minnesota can keep its hopes of homefield advantage in the postseason alive. Winning two games in a row would mandate the Vikings to play every postseason game at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The show features guests, analysis, and opinion on all things related to the purple team, with 4-7 episodes per week. His MIN obsession dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doors (the band). He follows the NBA as closely as the NFL. 

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